Double degrees
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Arts Education (AZAAE) – Melbourne (Bundoora)
This double degree requires completion of 540 credit points over four years of full-time study or equivalent part-time study. Students complete a Bachelor of Arts degree in specific teaching disciplines and gain a secondary teaching qualification. The course provides the opportunity for students to engage in education related studies (including teaching practice in schools) while developing their knowledge in the Humanities and Social Sciences disciplines. As part of the arts degree students must take two arts disciplines offered by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and which are available to be taken as a teaching methods in the Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary) at La Trobe (see arts subjects listed below). Students intending to take a Languages Other Than English (LOTE) method will be required to complete the third year advanced level of their chosen language.
The first year of the degree consists of the foundation arts subjects. During the second and third years of the degree, students will enrol in both arts and education subjects, which include supervised teaching practice in schools. In the final year, students will undertake the more intensive teacher-training component of the degree, including studies in educational philosophy, curriculum, and theory, teaching practice in schools and the two teaching methods subjects.
Please note: students must complete a ‘Working with Children Check’ form available at Australia Post offices. Students must provide a certified copy of their valid ‘Working with Children’ card prior to undertaking teaching placements.
| Teaching period | Requirements | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First year (120 credit points) | |||||
| TE-SEM-1 | First year subject arts discipline A (15 credit points) | First year subject arts discipline B (15 credit points) | First year arts elective (15 credit points) | First year arts elective (15 credit points) | |
| TE-SEM-2 | First year subject arts discipline A (15 credit points) | First year subject arts discipline B (15 credit points) | First year arts elective (15 credit points) | First year arts elective (15 credit points) | |
| Second year (140 credit points) | |||||
| TE-SEM-1 | Second year subject arts discipline A (20 credit points) | Second year subject arts discipline B (20 credit points) | Second year arts elective (20 credit points) | Education Elective (20 credit points) | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Second year subject arts discipline A (20 credit points) | Second year subject arts discipline B (20 credit points) | EDU2TPA Teaching Practice A (20 credit points) | ||
| Third year (140 credit points) | |||||
| TE-SEM-1 | Third year subject arts discipline A (20 credit points) | Third year subject arts discipline B (20 credit points) | Third year arts elective (20 credit points) | EDU4CSD Classroom Management and Student Responsibility (Summer subject) (20 credit points) | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Third year subject arts discipline A (20 credit points) | Third year subject arts discipline B (20 credit points) | EDU 3TPB Teaching Practice B (20 credit points) | ||
| Fourth year (140 credit points) | |||||
| TE-SEM-1 | EDU4COL Context of Learning (20 credit points) | Education method 1 (10 credit points) | Education method 2 (10 credit points) | EDU4TPS Teaching Practice and Skills (20 credit points) | Education elective (20 credit points) |
| TE-SEM-2 | EDU4SEI Issues in Secondary Education (20 credit points) | Education method 1 (10 credit points) | Education method 2 (10 credit points) | EDU4TPM Teaching Practices and Models (20 credit points) | |
Arts disciplines available for specific methods
Students must choose their arts disciplines (A and B above) from two different methods.
Drama method
Theatre and drama.
English method
English, linguistics – A degree with a major in Linguistics must include 2 subjects of English literature in order to qualify for the English method.
ESL method (English as a second language)
Linguistics, LOTE (language other than English) studies are also recommended.
History method
History, art history
Humanities method
Students must have studies from within two of the following areas:
Anthropology, cultural studies (including Aboriginal studies, development studies, gender studies, religious studies), history (including art history), legal studies, philosophy, politics and sociology. The minimum amount of study required is a major in one and a part study (one year) in another. Students can choose subjects from the wide range of study areas within the Faculty however they should seek advice from the course adviser in the Faculty of Education to ensure that the subjects they choose fall into two different areas of study as required by the Victorian Institute of Teaching.
LOTE method (language other than English)
Chinese, French, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Modern Greek, Spanish. Students wanting to do a LOTE method must complete the third year advanced level of their chosen language.
Media studies method
Media studies, cinema studies.