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Cradle Coast, Launceston, Online
Introduction
EPR260 Introduction to Humanities and Social Sciences Education will provide you with the foundational knowledge, threshold concepts and skills you need to teach Humanities and Social Sciences to students aged 5 to 13 years. By studying Humanities and Social Sciences, you—and your future students—will learn to ask questions, think critically, solve problems, communicate effectively, make decisions, and learn how to adapt to change.
This unit will help you understand learning about identity and place through the study of Australian History and Geography. We will examine issues about teaching History and Geography: What are our origins? What is History? What is Geography? How much do you know about Australian History and Geography? What is historical thinking? What is geographical thinking? How are History and Geography constructed in the Australian Curriculum?
EPR260 focuses on place-based learning through outside the classroom experiences. You will learn about Australia’s Deep Time past, nineteenth century colonial history and effective and engaging methods of communicating Australian History to students. We then examine the processes of teaching Geography with relevant cross-curriculum priorities.
Assessment tasks are authentic and meaningful to provide you with practical resources you can use during your Professional Experience and early years of teaching. The overall aim of the unit is to achieve a balance between current theory and praxis that will give you the sound professional knowledge to teach Humanities and Social Sciences with confidence and enthusiasm.
Summary
| Unit name | Introduction to Humanities and Social Sciences Education |
| Unit code | EPR260 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | Arts and Society Faculty of Education |
| Discipline | Education |
| Coordinator | Doctor Louise Zarmati |
| Available as an elective? | No |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Intermediate |
Availability
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| Cradle Coast | Semester 2 |
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| Launceston | Semester 2 |
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| Online | Semester 2 |
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- 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 |
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| Semester 2 | 5/7/2026 | 27/7/2026 | 30/8/2026 | 24/10/2026 |
* 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 2026 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2026 will be available from the 1st October 2025. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).
Learning Outcomes
- Recall and apply substantive and procedural knowledge of Australian History and Geography from the Australian Curriculum: Humanities and Social Sciences to specific learning contexts
- Design engaging learning and teaching activities using curriculum documents, age-appropriate pedagogies, and research
- Communicate to students and other teachers about Humanities and Social Sciences substantive and procedural knowledge research, and pedagogies using appropriate written, oral, or digital forms
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 |
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| 070103 | $592.00 | $592.00 | not applicable | $2,562.00 |
- Available as a Commonwealth Supported Place
- HECS-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility3
- FEE-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility4
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
ESH102 or EDU102Teaching
| Assessment | Knowledge Quiz (10%)|Geography learning activities (30%)|Museum learning activities (30%)|Yarning Story Video (30%) |
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| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
Tudball, L., Brett, P., and Gilbert, R. (eds.) (2025). Teaching Humanities and Social Sciences: Teaching & Learning across Australia, (8th ed). Melbourne: Cengage. |
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| Recommended | Clark, A. (2008). History's children: History wars in the classroom. University of NSW Press [UTAS Library e-book]. |
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