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Develop advanced critical skills, knowledge and understanding for best practice in secondary education. Curriculum areas offered are: English, The Arts, Mathematics, Physical Education, Science, and Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS).

Master of Teaching (Secondary Education)

Study 4 core subjects in teaching young people—and get entry and credit in Curtin’s Bachelor Degree. Topics include adolescent development, tech in the classroom, and literacy. Start thinking about your career as a high school teacher.

Undergraduate Certificate in Secondary Teaching Education Studies

Boasting a new course structure, this degree promises to hone your skills as a geography teacher. Gain the skills needed to teach Geography in Years 7-12 with new subjects and a chance to take on professional experience subjects throughout. 

Bachelor of Education (Secondary Education) (Humanities and Social Sciences - Geography)

Boasting a new course structure, this degree promises to hone your skills as a literacy leader. Gain the skills needed to teach English in Years 7-12 with new subjects and a chance to take on professional experience subjects throughout your degree.  

Bachelor of Education (Secondary Education) (English Education)

Boasting a new course structure, this degree promises to hone your skills as a visual arts teacher. Gain the skills needed to teach The Arts in Years 7-12 with new subjects and a chance to take on professional experience subjects throughout.

Bachelor of Education (Secondary Education) (The Arts - Visual Arts)

Curriculum and Instruction - Social Sciences (Upper Secondary)

Engaging Narrative

Project-based iSTEM Education

International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme

Curriculum and Instruction Lower Secondary: The Arts

Creating and Responding to Literature

Curriculum and Instruction Lower Secondary: Humanities and Social Sciences

Child Development for Educators

iSTEM Education through Digital Stories

Supporting Literacy and Numeracy Development for Diverse Learners

Gain an overview of human development from conception to early adolescence. Interpret aspects of development related to age—exploring how the interactions between the child, caregivers, home and school impact children's development.

Understand the value of dance, drama and music in society alongside children’s developmental growth. Inquiry-based and praxis-led learning will encourage your creative thinking, self-expression, meaning-making and ability to convey ideas. 

Performing Arts for Educators

Lay the foundations for meaningful interpretation and implementation of curriculum in the context of science and humantities. Seek answers to local and global social and environmental issues using various information and communication technologies.

Educators Inquiring About the World

Secondary Professional Experience 3: Using Data to Inform Teaching and Learning

Educating Adolescents: Diversity and Inclusion

Understand how to maintain a positive, safe and supportive learning environment. Focus on your own proactive behaviour in being able to meet individual student needs and appreciate how to engage carers and the wider community.

Managing the Learning Environment

Examine literacy and numeracy as evolving, cultural and historical concepts rather than a finite set of skills. Learn how to prepare lesson plans that address the literacy and numeracy demands within your chosen teaching area major.

Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum

Know what it means to be an effective secondary teacher. Examine your professional responsibilities, teacher identity, ethics, legislation, and professional growth. Equip yourself to handle diverse teaching contexts.

Teaching in the Secondary School

Examine storytelling and take apart how narratives are constructed. Sift through space, time, perspective and voice. Shine the spotlight on audiences. Take a closer look at narrative fiction and non-fiction and their approach to communication.

A final subject to demonstrate your attainment of skills, knowledge and attributes as an early childhood or primary professional. Via a 10-week placement, demonstrate you can plan for and teach children with diverse backgrounds, abilities and needs.

Professional Experience 4: The Internship

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