Humanities and Social Sciences Education

Course aim

To engage students with the Humanities and Social Sciences curriculum area and to develop effective learning strategies and resources for use within a diverse range of school settings.

Course content

Students will consider historical, geographical, ethical, economic, and futures perspectives of Humanities and Social Sciences. The course engages students with constructivist methodologies of student learning and focuses on inquiry approaches to thinking and working socially and environmentally from inclusive and critical perspectives. Students will have the opportunity to think through the many challenges involved in teaching in this diverse and complex learning area. Students will also be supported to develop and refine key knowledge, skills and values thus enabling them to construct challenging learning experiences that relate to the lives of their own future students.

Textbook(s)

Gilbert, R & Hoepper, B 2016, Teaching Humanities and Social Sciences: History, Geography, Economics and Citizenship in the Australian Curriculum, 6th edition, Cengage, Victoria

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
External (Online activities)	3 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hour x 13 weeks

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

Assessment

Review, Unit of work

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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* 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.