Education and Arts - D3002
Feed your curiosity, broaden your career options and inspire the next generation of young minds. At Monash, that’s what we offer (and more) with a double degree in Education and Arts.
A range of government scholarships and grants are available for this course:
Breaking down this degree
This course leads to two separate degrees. Depending on your specialisation, you’ll graduate with a Bachelor of Arts and either the:
- Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Primary Education
- Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Secondary Education
Specialise in primary education and you’ll be able to teach across the school curriculum, with particular expertise in one or two fields. Specialise in secondary education and you’ll qualify as a subject specialist teacher in two secondary areas.
What you’ll be learning
This degree paves the way to some fascinating areas of study across the arts, humanities and social sciences.
With all kinds of majors and minors to choose from, you could delve into history, politics, music, human rights, linguistics, economics or any other area you’re especially interested in.
Combined with your education studies, you’ll learn how to be an innovative and effective teacher, with the capacity to bring out the best in young people.
Look ahead to an exciting career
Our graduates go on to become leading teachers. Beyond this, they also make an impact on the world stage, contributing to public debate, policy development and community action.
With this double degree, you might be surprised by the range of career options on the table, particularly in areas such as publishing, editing and writing, community program development and education journalism.
About registration and accreditation
Here’s what you need to know:
- All primary and secondary education specialisations are accredited by the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) using national accreditation standards.
- This means your qualification will be accepted in Victoria and all other Australian states and territories.
At a glance
Subject prerequisites
English | Maths | Sciences / Other |
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Course Details
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Duration |
This course is equivalent to 4.25 years of full-time study and offered only in accelerated mode to complete in 4 years. |
Start date |
First Semester (February) |
Entry Requirements
Entry Requirements (Domestic students)
There are many ways to be considered for entry to a Monash University degree depending on your educational background and history. The below options reflect the academic requirements for the different applicant categories (or the highest level of education previously completed) to be considered for this Monash course. All applicants must satisfy equivalence of the VCE subject prerequisites or equivalent tertiary units including the English language requirements.
Qualifications
Equivalent Australian Year 12
Completing Year 12 in the Current Year or within the Last 2 Years
Applicants with Recent Secondary Education
Started or Completed a TAFE Certificate, Diploma or Advanced Diploma
Applicants with VET Study
Started or Completed a Bachelor Degree
Applicants with Higher Education Study
Finished Year 12 More than 3 Years Ago with No Further Study
Applicants with Work and Life Experience
Alternative qualifications and prerequisites
For other domestic and international qualification entry requirements and scores for this course based on your prior studies, use the study credit and admissions eligibility search.
English requirements
Applicants must also meet the English language requirements.
University entrance requirements
Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.
Extra Requirements
Compulsory: Extra requirements for application and admission
Situational Judgement test
Applicants must sit a Situational Judgement test to be eligible for entry into this course. The Situational Judgement test is a requirement for many of the initial teacher education courses in Victoria. It is an online test designed to assess an applicant's personal and professional attributes.
For more information on the test type options visit the faculty’s Situational Judgement test website. To ensure you meet VTAC deadlines for each offer round, visit the VTAC website.
Extra requirements for enrolment and graduation
National Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students (LANTITE)
You must achieve the standard in the National Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students.*
You must:
- make your first attempt at completing the test by 30 June in the year of your first enrolment in the course or before you have attempted 24 credit points of study, whichever is the latter; and
- achieve the test standard by 31 December in the year of your first enrolment in the course or before you have attempted 48 credit points of study, whichever is the latter.
If you do not achieve the standard in both the literacy and numeracy components of the test within the stipulated time you will be excluded from the course.
This applies unless a different completion date has been determined in consultation with the faculty's Literacy and Numeracy Development Team.
* This requirement applies to students in all specialisations
Working with Children Check:
Before participating in a professional experience placement in any educational setting, students must meet specific security clearances that apply to the state or territory where the placement is being undertaken.
Immunisations:
Before participating in professional experience in an education setting you must meet immunisation requirements.
Professional experience expenses
You are responsible for any expenses incurred while undertaking professional experience (e.g. transport, equipment, immunisations, security checks and clearances).
Inherent requirements
To complete your degree, you will need to demonstrate that you have the abilities, knowledge, and skills to achieve specific core learning outcomes, these are called inherent requirements.
Find out more about inherent requirements for this course.
Double degree courses allow you to study towards two different degrees at the same time, and graduate with two separate qualifications.
To support your preparedness for teaching in an increasingly diverse, complex and changing world, the Bachelor of Education (Hons) is organised around four themes. Each theme has been curated around specific professional knowledge and teaching skills required to engage students of various ages and developmental stages, in their learning. The four themes are:
A. Education studies:
These units focus on the core discipline of education including an examination of the learning and teaching relationship, fostering of positive behaviour, and classroom practice.
B. Curriculum studies:
With a focus on the Victorian curriculum, you will learn how to design, plan and implement engaging learning experiences in order to meet diverse learners' needs. You will develop your own knowledge and skills in key learning areas relevant to the educational level of your specialisation.
C. Discipline studies:
Designed to develop your content knowledge in the key learning areas that you will be teaching in schools or other education settings, the discipline studies units will provide you with a focused sequence of study, that will deepen and advance your knowledge in your teaching specialist areas.
D. Professional experience:
The professional experience component is an opportunity for you to build connections between the education, curriculum and discipline theme unit content and apply these in a professional context where you will work collaboratively with sector professionals whilst on placement.
The Bachelor of Arts is a comprehensive course, structured in three equal parts. In the double degree course you complete two:
A. Arts specified study
This will expose you to several Arts disciplines areas of study contributing breadth to your knowledge of the arts, humanities and social sciences. It will also give you the opportunity to learn about several areas of study before finalising your choice of major and minor.
B. Arts listed major
This will provide you with a focused program of study that will develop your practical and theoretical skills and knowledge in one Faculty of Arts listed major area of study. You will learn to critically analyse, apply and communicate an advanced level of understanding of the concepts and theoretical frameworks that constitute the knowledge base of the area of study.
For further information visit the course handbook entry.
Making the application
Future students
Semester one (February)
Applications for on campus studies should be made online through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre
Current Monash students
You may apply to transfer from another Monash course. Transfers are a competitive process. You may apply mid-year for available courses however consideration will be given as to whether you will be able to follow your course progression.
Please note that if you apply for a course transfer, you should still enrol in your current course as if you were continuing so as not to jeopardise your enrolment in the Faculty if your transfer application is unsuccessful. More about Course Transfer...
Self assess for credit eligibility
Check for study credit using the "Credit search" link on the Credit for prior study page
Fees
Fees are subject to change annually.
Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
The average annual student contribution amount for 2024 is:
- Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Primary Education and Bachelor of Arts A$11,000
- Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Secondary Education and Bachelor of Arts A$10,500
Note: see information on how average fee is calculated.
Fee assistance
As a Commonwealth supported student, you may be able to either:
- pay all of your student contribution upfront, or
- defer payment through the HECS HELP loan scheme.
Full fee
Fees are per 48 credit points which represents a standard full-time course load for a year. The fees for 2024 are:
A$30,400
Scholarships
We offer over 360 types of scholarships, valued at up to $280,000. Some scholarships offer one-off payments while others continue for the length of your course. Learn more about Monash Scholarships.
Other fees
The Student Services and Amenities Fee applies to some students each calendar year.