Are you passionate about education, with ideas and a desire to engage and inspire young minds? If so, Education at Monash is for you. Whether you choose to specialise in early childhood, primary or secondary education – or a combination of these – you will graduate ready for a rewarding and successful career. In an Australian first, students in every specialisation earn an Honours degree. Learning from today's leaders in education, you emerge with a highly respected qualification that equips you to become one of tomorrow's education leaders. Furthermore, if you choose to study for a fifth year – either immediately or in the future – you will be able to qualify with an advanced Master's degree, putting you ahead of the game. The course reflects contemporary education priorities and the needs of the teaching profession. Offered in a mix of single and double degree options, it will prepare you to be an innovative and effective educator. You will learn how to foster the capabilities of children and young people with diverse backgrounds and needs. Across all specialisations, you will develop the skills needed to become a critical and effective educator and the research capabilities for advanced professional practice into the future. There is always a demand for excellent teachers in early childhood, school and community settings. An education degree also provides an excellent basis for diverse careers in youth and community education, community arts, publishing, government, and education services and management. If you are looking forward to creating the future by teaching young children, but are open minded about the particular age group or the education sector you work in, this specialisation is for you. It will qualify you to teach infants and children from birth to 12 years of age in childcare, kindergartens, preschools and primary schools. Early years education is an important growth area in education and there is an increasing demand for highly qualified early childhood professionals. There is also an ongoing need for excellent primary teachers. This dual sector qualification will offer you multiple options as a graduate, ensuring your flexible skills remain in demand across a range of communities and contexts. Start of expanded content You will study in depth how to develop children's creative, physical, personal, intellectual and social capabilities, engaging them in meaningful learning through innovative teaching approaches. Education studies include contemporary child development, psychology and the social and cultural context of education. This provides the foundations for understanding holistic and play-based learning and implementing effective early childhood and primary teaching practice. You will acquire a rich repertoire of strategies to promote children's literacy and numeracy and support their transition to school. You will study how primary-school-aged children learn and how they can be effectively taught across the primary curriculum. Areas of study will include the following: English and literacies, mathematics, arts education, humanities and social education, science, health and physical education, and studies of the environment and sustainability. At least 90 days of professional experience will provide hands-on teaching practice in early childhood centres, kindergartens, preschools and primary schools. You will learn to work in partnership with families and communities to support children's learning. This qualification provides an excellent preparation for your future as a leader and manager in a range of early childhood education and primary school settings.