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Area/Catalogue
EDUC 5171

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Course Level
Postgraduate

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Offered Externally
Yes

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

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Course ID
150424

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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 develop students’ understandings of the humanities and social sciences area, with an emphasis on History, Geography and Civics and Citizenship.

Course content

Students will develop a range of methodological approaches and strategies for teaching and learning in the humanities and social sciences with an emphasis on history, geography, civics and citizenship. Students will examine and analyse key teaching and learning resources and curriculum content within the ACARA curriculum framework.

Textbook(s)

Gilbert, R & Hoepper, B 2014, Teaching Humanities and Social Science in Australian Curriculum, 6th ed, 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
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
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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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

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.

Course Coordinators

Prof Andrew Peterson
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