Inquiry in the Humanities and Social Sciences Classroom

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

  1. evaluate key HASS content and concepts
  2. develop resources and implement pedagogical strategies suitable for school students to improve engagement and learning in the HASS area
  3. develop instruction and assessment for the HASS area with an emphasis on inquiry learning and curriculum integration
  4. appraise the importance of values and civics in the curriculum
  5. appraise contested histories and develop strategies for including ATSI perspectives when teaching HASS

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Curtin University

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• CUR-SGE-DEG-2024 - Bachelor of Education (Secondary Education) (Humanities and Social Sciences - Geography)
• CUR-BED-DEG-2024 - Bachelor of Education (Primary Education)

Elective

• CUR-FAST-DEG-2024 - Fast track your Curtin on campus study

Prior study

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:

one of

• CUR-EDC171 (Not currently available)

• CUR-EDC175-Educators Inquiring About the World

Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• CUR-EDP315 (Not currently available)

Others

You don't have to enrol in this subject if you have completed EDP315 Society and Environment Education as they are considered equivalents.

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.