Curriculum and Culture in Secondary Schools
UndergraduateCUR-EDS3552025
Study how social, political, cultural and economic elements impact education policy. Consider which parts of the education system promote inclusivity and celebrate diversity so that you meet the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 24 Aug 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 3 Mar 2025,
- 1 Sept 2025
- Price from
- $666
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Curriculum and Culture in Secondary Schools
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- examine and evaluate current national and international policy trends in education
- demonstrate a critical perspective of issues of difference and diversity in education
- demonstrate awareness of approaches and strategies that promote inclusive student engagement
- formulate an informed position on an educational topic or issue.
- Schools, policy and neo-liberal reform
- Accountability & performativity
- Markets & school choice
- Competition & reforming school practices
- Educational experiences (3): cultural diversity and Indigenous learners; reforming parents and inequality
- Power and governing through schools
- Governing through our knowledge
- Normalisation of gendered practices
- Class & differentiating achievement
- Cultural diversity
- Thinking about change
- Review
This subject examines a number of social, political, cultural and economic relations of Australian society and their impact on education policy, classroom practices and student learning. The subject provides students with concepts and perspectives to think about schooling and society. Students examine the characteristics of education systems and learning settings that promote inclusivity, celebrate diversity and reduce the effects of disadvantage, inequality and social exclusion. The subject aligns with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers associated with student diversity, including consideration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in secondary schools.
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- Investigation into a recent educational reform (50%)
- An essay examining an education issue (50%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- CUR-SAR-DEG-2025 - Bachelor of Education (Secondary Education) (The Arts - Visual Arts)
- CUR-SEN-DEG-2025 - Bachelor of Education (Secondary Education) (English Education)
- CUR-SGE-DEG-2025 - Bachelor of Education (Secondary Education) (Humanities and Social Sciences Education - Geography)
Elective
- CUR-FAST-DEG-2025 - Fast track your Curtin on campus study
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Bachelor of Education (Secondary Education) (The Arts - Visual Arts)
UndergraduateCUR-SAR-DEG
Bachelor of Education (Secondary Education) (English Education)
UndergraduateCUR-SEN-DEG
Fast track your Curtin on campus study
UndergraduateCUR-FAST-DEG