Undergraduate: Course rule and topic information

Bachelor of Education (Honours)

(BEd(Hons))

INTRODUCTION

Students who have completed to a sufficiently high standard (a GPA of 5.5 or higher) a Bachelor of Education degree (or an equivalent approved qualification) may apply to undertake an Honours degree in Education

The course is offered by the Faculty of Education, Humanities, Law and Theology.

COURSE AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The Bachelor of Education (Honours) aims to:

promote the development of research skills in education;
provide students with the opportunity to pursue in-depth study in areas of particular interest in Education;
provide an in-depth knowledge in an advanced area of the discipline;
enable students to plan, carry out and report on a research project;
provide experience in presenting research seminars and written reports.

Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the Bachelor of Education (Honours) students will have:

demonstrated the satisfactory development of research skills in education;
pursued an in-depth study in an area of educational interest;
provided an in-depth knowledge in an advanced area of educational enquiry;
demonstrated the ability to plan, carry out and report on a research project;
successfully presented research seminars and written reports on their area of enquiry.

COURSE RULE

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

In addition to student GPA, admission will depend upon the School of Education being able to provide adequate resources to supervise and manage the proposed research project.

As a full-year program, the general requirement of the Honours program in Education is the successful completion of 36 units of Honours Education topics including 18 units of Education thesis.

PROGRAM OF STUDY [November, 2008]

The program of study comprises:

Semester 1

EDUC7000

Introduction to Research in Education

6

EDUC7001

Research Methods in Education: Directed Study

6

EDUC7002

Preparation for Research Thesis

6

Semester 2

EDUC7003

Honours Thesis in Education

18