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Area/Catalogue
EDUC 4070

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
No

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Course ID
011800

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Education

Course aim

To introduce students to the Humanities and Social Sciences curriculum area in middle years and lower secondary schooling contexts.

Course content

Students will be introduced to the theoretical basis of studies of Humanities and Social Sciences in the middle and lower secondary school, the core values and perspectives, teaching and learning approaches, methods and resources and the Humanities and Social Sciences curriculum content and organisation within the ACARA framework.

Textbook(s)

Gilbert, R & Hoepper, B 2014, Teaching Humanities and Social Science in Australian Curriculum, 6th edition, Cengage, Victoria

OR Marsh, C & Hart, C 2011, Teaching the Social Science and Humanities in an Australian curriculum , 6th edition , Prentice-Hall, Frenchs Forest, NSW

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Workshop 3 hours x 11 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Essay, Professional development activity, Resource critique

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1A)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

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