Curriculum and Instruction Lower Secondary: Humanities and Social Sciences
PostgraduateCUR-MTS5082025
Study curriculum planning, teaching strategies, evaluation, resources, and how to have a positive impact on student learning. Teaching and learning practices to support and challenge a diverse student cohort are also explored.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 23 Nov 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 2 June 2025,
- 1 Dec 2025
- Price from
- $2,735
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Curriculum and Instruction Lower Secondary: Humanities and Social Sciences
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- establish critical and reflective practice in Lower Secondary Humanities and Social Sciences based on local, national and international theory, research and practice
- appraise a range of resources, including technologies, and make appropriate selections, including those which support and enhance the development of general capabilities and literacy and numeracy, to inform Lower Secondary Humanities and Social Sciences teaching programs
- apply high-level discipline knowledge, principles and concepts to plan and develop inclusive and integrated teaching and learning strategies and experiences to enhance learning for a diversity of learners in Lower Secondary Humanities and Social Sciences
- apply high-level discipline knowledge, principles and concepts to plan and develop assessments that support differentiated learning; and inform further teaching plans in Lower Secondary Humanities and Social Sciences
- Curriculum & Pedagogy
- Discipline Knowledge
- Teaching and Learning
- Planning & Assessment
Curriculum and Instruction Lower Secondary: Humanities and Social Sciences prepares pre-service Lower Secondary Humanities and Social Sciences teachers. Focus will be on curriculum planning, teaching strategies, evaluation, resources, the demonstration of positive impact on student learning and research relating to Lower Secondary Humanities and Social Sciences. Teaching and learning practices to support and challenge a diverse student cohort are explored.
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- Lower Secondary Humanities and Social Sciences Teaching and Learning Program (50%)
- Lower Secondary Humanities and Social Sciences Annotated Resource List and Critical Reflection (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:
Elective
- CUR-EDS-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary Education)
- CUR-SEC-MAS-2025 - Master of Teaching (Secondary Education)
Additional requirements
- Other requirements - Access to Microsoft Office or a unit approved alternative; access to video creation and editing software.
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
Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary Education)
PostgraduateCUR-EDS-GDI
Master of Teaching (Secondary Education)
PostgraduateCUR-SEC-MAS