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2026 Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Education course map

For students commencing in 2009

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  • The following course information is provided in addition to the official Monash Handbook entry for this course and is subject to change.
  • Students who commenced their studies prior to 2009 should check their course requirements in the Archived handbook for the relevant year, or contact their Course/Pathway Adviser.

Clayton - secondary stream campus

Year level Sem Placements Education Units Commerce Units Professional placement units
First
Year		 15 days EDF1303 Learning and educational inquiry 1 (6pts) AFC1000 Principles of accounting and finance (6pts) ECC1000 Economics (6pts) MGC1010 Introduction to management (6pts)
25 days EDF1304 Learning and educational inquiry 2 (6pts) BTC1110 Business Law (6pts) First year Commerce unit (6pts) First year Commerce unit (6pts)
Second
Year		 15 days EDF2004 Issues in classroom environments (6pts) ETC1000 Business & economic statistics (6pts) Second year Commerce (6pts) Second year Commerce Major (6pts)
25 days EDF2005 Professional responsibilities, practice and relationships (6pts) MKC1200 Principles of marketing (6pts) (6pts) Second year Commerce Minor (6pts) Second year Commerce Major (6pts)
Third
Year		 15 days EDF3009 Schooling: local - global (6pts) EDF3006 Adolescent development and learning (6pts) Third year Commerce Major (6pts) Third year Commerce Major (6pts)
25 days EDF3008 Researching educational practices (6pts) EDF3007 Mediating the world of learning (6pts) Third year Commerce Major (6pts) Third year Commerce Major (6pts)
Fourth
Year		 125 days EDF41XX 7-10 Core Curriculum Unit (6pts) EDF41XX 7-10 Core curriculum unit (6pts)
or
Curriculum Elective Unit		 EDF4004 Assessing learning (6pts) General elective 1 (6pts) EDF4730 Professional experience 1A (3pts)
PLUS
EDF4731 Professional experience 1B (3pts)
225 days EDF44XX 7-12 Curriculum Specialism (6pts) EDF44XX 7-12 Curriculum Specialism (6pts) EDF4006 Professional engagement (6pts) General elective 2 (6pts) EDF4732 Professional experience 2A (3pts)
PLUS
EDF4733 Professional experience 2B (3pts)
Notes:
  1. To be eligible to graduate from the course students must have completed a minimum of 80 days of satisfactory teaching practice.
  2. To receive the awards of Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Education, a student must successfully complete units totalling 204 points, consisting of:
    1. Studies in education (108 points) including a series of units relating to the theory and practice of education, teaching and curriculum.
    2. Studies in commerce (96 points). Including 16 units (96 points) from the Faculty of Business and Economics in the Bachelor of Commerce at the Clayton campus as follows:
      1. Six compulsory common core units (36 points) from: AFC1000 Principles of accounting and finance, BTC1110 Business law, ECC1000 Principles of microeconomics, ETC1000 Business and economic statistics, MGC1010 Introduction to management, MKC1200 Principles of marketing
      2. At least two units from the following list (12 points) from: AFC1030 Introduction to financial accounting, or AFC2140 Corporate finance, ECC1100 Principles of macroeconomics, ETC1010 Data modelling and computing, MGC1020 Organisations: contexts and strategies
      3. A major of eight units (48 points):
        • the major must be selected from Economics, Accounting or Management.
        • at least two units (12 points) must be completed at each of second and third-year levels
      4. Additional units from the Faculty of Business and Economics in the Bachelor of Commerce at the Clayton campus to reach the required minimum of 16 units.

Requirements to meet the prerequisites for specialist discipline teaching units are:

  • at least four economics units (24 points) and/or
  • at least four accounting units (24 points) and/or
  • four management units (24 points)

This is a conceptual outline only queries regarding the course structure should be directed to the Course Advisor or relevant Administrative Officer, Student Services (Pre-service programs).