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Teaching Humanities and Social Sciences in the Primary Years

Postgraduate | CUR-MTP504 | 2020

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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
Entry requirements
Part of a degree
Duration
13 weeks

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:

    1. establish critical and reflective practice based on local, national and international research
    2. apply discipline knowledge, principles and concepts to plan for the delivery and evaluation of teaching and learning experiences that will impact on student learning in Primary HASS
    3. integrate knowledge of the needs of students from diverse backgrounds and across the full range of abilities to develop differentiated teaching and learning experiences that support and challenge all students in Primary HASS
    4. appraise a range of resources, including technologies, and make appropriate selections to inform HASS teaching programs
    5. research Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures and explain ways in which they are incorporated into the HASS learning area.

Entry requirements

To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.

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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