Overview 2021
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NOTE: Course is not available to international students
Course objectives
Upon completion of the Bachelor of Education with Professional Honours (Geographical Education) graduates will be able to:
- Demonstrate advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in the provision of quality geographical education across diverse contexts;
- Critically analyse, evaluate and transform research findings as well as professional and personal experience to improve geographical education practice in a range of contexts;
- Analyse, generate, communicate, and critically reflect on responses to complex problems;
- Communicate effectively with diverse professional and scholarly communities across a range of platforms.
The units are available fully online and the choice of units can be viewed in the course structure.
Please Note: This course does not qualify graduates as teachers. The appropriate graduate entry course for initial teacher training is the Master of Teaching.
Course structure
The course consists of two core units, ESH714 Understanding Educational Inquiry and ESG748 Education Project 1, plus five specified coursework units.
All units are one semester in length and all units are weighted at 12.5% except for ESG748 (25%).
Year 1
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit is an introduction to research as an inquiry. In this unit, you will consider the importance of impetus in your proposed research. You will also learn the importance of developing succinct and robust research questions. You will consider…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for ESH714 Understanding Educational Inquiry
This is an independent study project that requires the completion of an extended piece of writing such as a monograph, curriculum development document, professional development program, video, digital media output, or journal article for refereed publication. The design of the…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Launceston | Winter school | ||||
This unit provides an introduction to the concepts and practices involved in taking a Global Education perspective to teaching and learning in contemporary curriculum contexts. An overview of Global Education will be presented where participants will have an opportunity to…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for ESG731 Teaching and Learning with a Global Perspective
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for ESM732 Education in the Asia-Pacific Region
Using different methods and bringing together diverse geographical perspectives, this unit is for those who are or will be engaged in geographical education in primary and secondary schools. The unit examines the ways in which the planet is influenced by…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Using different methods and bringing together diverse geographical perspectives, this unit is for those who are or will be engaged in geographical education in primary and secondary schools. The unit develops students' understanding and appreciation of three key geographical concepts,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for KGA572 Key Themes in Geography: Understanding Space, Nature and Place
Entry requirements
Admission Prerequisites
The University requires applicants for admission to the Bachelor of Education with Professional Honours (Geographical Education) degree to hold a Bachelor of Education or a degree in other discipline with a Diploma of Education, Bachelor of Teaching, or Master of Teaching, or to those holding equivalent qualifications.
Articulation from
The Bachelor of Education with Professional Honours(Geographical Education) articulates directly with the Master of Education. The course is not designed to articulate directly with research higher degrees. Students who complete the four specified coursework units will be able to exit the course with a Graduate Certificate in Geographical Education.
Detailed Admissions Information
Detailed admissions information and advice for all undergraduate courses, including comprehensive, course-level student profiles, is available from UTAS Admissions.
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
Domestic students enrolled in a full fee paying place are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the fees you pay for each unit you enrol in. Full fee paying domestic students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Detailed tuition fee information for domestic students is available at the Domestic Student Fees website, including additional information in relation to a compulsory Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
International students
International students should refer to the International Students course fees page to get an indicative course cost.
Scholarships
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