Teaching Humanities and Social Sciences in the Primary Years
PostgraduateCUR-MTP5042025
Prepare yourself for teachinggeography, history, economics and business, and civics and citizenship. Explore inquiry approaches to teaching, learning and assessment and how to make relevant resources and technology choices.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 23 Nov 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 1 Dec 2025
- Price from
- $2,735
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Teaching Humanities and Social Sciences in the Primary Years
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- establish critical and reflective practices appropriate to the HASS learning area based on local, national and international research
- apply discipline knowledge, principles and concepts to deliver, plan, assess and evaluate challenging and authentic HASS learning experiences in accordance with the principles and content in the Australian Curriculum
- develop differentiated HASS teaching and learning experiences that support and challenge all students
- appraise a range of resources and make appropriate, safe and ethical selections to inform HASS learning experiences and environments
- research local First Peoples histories, cultures and languages and identify meaningful ways to teach these in the HASS learning area
- Curriculum Overview and Inquiry
- History
- Geography
- Civics and Citizenship
- Economics and Business
- HASS Planning and Integration Assessment
This subject prepares pre-service teachers to teach Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) in Primary schools through the areas of History, Geography, Economics and Business and Civics and Citizenship. It explores the history and development of the learning area, inquiry approaches to teaching, learning and assessment and integration of HASS in the primary school years. Students are asked to critically reflect on their approaches to teaching HASS, to engage with local First Peoples histories and cultures and to identify meaningful ways to teach these in the HASS learning environment. Students will plan for HASS inquiry and programming, including resource selection and appropriate differentiation.
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- Essay on the HASS Curriculum (50%)
- Build and complete an Inquiry Project (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-PRI-MAS-2025 - Master of Teaching (Primary Education)
Elective
- CUR-EDU-GCE-2025 - Graduate Certificate in 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.
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.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Master of Teaching (Primary Education)
PostgraduateCUR-PRI-MAS
Graduate Certificate in Education
PostgraduateCUR-EDU-GCE