Courses & Units

Advanced Secondary Humanities and Social Sciences Education EMT640

Minimum enrolment number of 12 applies to this offering. Should enrolments not reach the minimum number required for on-campus study; students may be transferred to the on-line offering and advised of this change before semester commences.

Introduction

This unit extends students' understanding of teaching and learning in Humanities and Social Sciences in the secondary school years, building on content from EMT540. The unit develops students’ pedagogical content knowledge for teaching the Civics and Citizenship and Business and Economics learning areas within the Australian Curriculum: Humanities and Social Sciences. Further emphasis will be given to the Australian Curriculum Cross-Curriculum Priorities and General Capabilities as well as inquiry-based learning and teaching for conceptual understanding. Students will also learn about ICT for teaching and learning in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Summary

Unit name	Advanced Secondary Humanities and Social Sciences Education
Unit code	EMT640
Credit points	12.5
College/School	College of Arts, Law and Education Faculty of Education
Discipline	Education
Coordinator	Doctor Bianca Coleman
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Postgraduate

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 1	On-Campus		International	Domestic
Online	Semester 1		Off-Campus	International	Domestic

Key

: On-campus
: Off-Campus
: International students
: Domestic students

Note

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Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 1	26/2/2024	22/3/2024	15/4/2024	2/6/2024

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2024 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2024 will be available from the 1st October 2023. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

Design and evaluate lesson plans and sequences for secondary (years 7-10) that are consistent with the Australian Curriculum: humanities and social sciences
Create multimedia/ICT resource(s) that support secondary students' understanding of concepts from the Australian Curriculum: humanities and social sciences
Reflect on and evaluate the pedagogical and disciplinary knowledge required for teaching the Australian Curriculum: humanities and social sciences in the secondary classroom
Use theoretical and professional literature, and apply academic language and APA referencing conventions to communicate ideas about teaching the Australian Curriculum: humanities and social sciences in secondary school

Fee Information

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution ^1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution ^1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution ^2,3	Domestic Full Fee ⁴
070105	$555.00	$555.00	not applicable	$2,324.00

¹ Please refer to more information on student contribution amounts.
² Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
³ Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
⁴ Please refer to more information on eligibility for FEE-HELP.

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Requisites

Prerequisites

EMT540

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	Off Campus: Weekly online lectures (1 hour), weekly online tutorials or equivalent (2 hours), independent learning (8 hours) On Campus: Weekly online lectures (1 hour), weekly face-to-face tutorials (2 hours), independent learning (8 hours)
Assessment	Evaluation of the Australian Curriculum (20%)\|Civics and Citizenship Learning Sequence (40%)\|Economics and Business Learning Sequence (40%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable \| View the full unit timetable

Teaching Pattern

Off Campus:
Weekly online lectures (1 hour), weekly online tutorials or equivalent (2 hours), independent learning (8 hours)

On Campus:
Weekly online lectures (1 hour), weekly face-to-face tutorials (2 hours), independent learning (8 hours)

Assessment

Evaluation of the Australian Curriculum (20%)|Civics and Citizenship Learning Sequence (40%)|Economics and Business Learning Sequence (40%)

Timetable

View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Taylor, T., Fahey, C., Kriewaldt, J., & Boon, D. (2019). Place and time: Teaching history, geography and social sciences (2nd ed.). Pearson. * * Please note, this is the same textbook used in EMT540. There is no need to purchase an additional copy.
Recommended	Details of recommended readings will be provided in MyLO and in the Reading List
Links	Booktopia textbook finder

Required

Taylor, T., Fahey, C., Kriewaldt, J., & Boon, D. (2019). Place and time: Teaching history, geography and social sciences (2nd ed.). Pearson.

* * Please note, this is the same textbook used in EMT540. There is no need to purchase an additional copy.

Recommended

Details of recommended readings will be provided in MyLO and in the Reading List

Links

Booktopia textbook finder

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