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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 2021

Unit name Advanced Secondary Humanities and Social Sciences Education
Unit code EMT640
Credit points 12.5
Faculty/School College of Arts, Law and Education
Faculty of Education
Discipline Education
Coordinator

Dr. Bianca Coleman
Teaching staff

Level Postgraduate
Available as student elective? No
Breadth Unit? No

Availability

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Learning Outcomes

  1. Design and evaluate lesson plans and sequences for secondary (years 7-10) and senior secondary (years 11-12) that are consistent with the Australian curriculum: humanities and social sciences.
  2. Create multimedia/ICT resource(s) that support secondary and senior secondary students understanding of concepts from the Australian curriculum: humanities and social sciences.
  3. Reflect on and evaluate the pedagogical and disciplinary knowledge required for teaching the Australian curriculum: humanities and social sciences in the secondary and senior secondary classroom.
  4. 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 the secondary and senior secondary school.

Fees

Requisites

Prerequisites

EMT540

Co-requisites

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

Teaching

Teaching Pattern

On Campus:
Lecture online and 1 x 2 hour tutorial for 13 weeks.

Off Campus:
Fully online with weekly readings and activities.

Assessment

Task 1: Civics and Citizenship Learning Sequence, 2000 words (50%)

Task 2: Business and Economics Learning Sequence, 800 words (50%)

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Flexible Study Options

This unit is available face to face on Hobart Campus only and fully online via distance enrolment.

Textbooks

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