Humanities and Social Sciences 1

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
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
External (Online activities)	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, Resource critique

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1A)
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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.