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This minor prepares students for lower secondary teaching in the Humanities and Social Sciences learning area, which includes history, political and legal studies, geography, and economics. It is recommended that students choose their specialisation within this minor to enable themselves to teach in topics and explore issues from these disciplines. The curriculum units focus on short and long-term planning, using information technologies to enhance teaching and learning, investigative learning and developing assessment strategies to monitor learning.
This unit set information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.
On Campus at Mount Lawley
Students are required to complete 4 Content units and 2 Curriculum units. Content units educate students in the subject area and the Curriculum units explain how to teach the subject area to others.
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| GEO1150 | Geography and Environment: People, Pattern, Process | 15 |
| ECF1110 | Economics I | 15 |
| POL1104 | Foundations of Politics and Government | 15 |
| Plus 1 unit from: | ||
| HIS1105 ^ | World History | 15 |
| HIS1106 ^ | Themes in Australian History | 15 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| HSS3110 | Planning and Teaching Lower Secondary Humanities and Social Sciences | 15 |
| HSS3213 | Assessment and Learning in Lower Secondary Humanities and Social Sciences | 15 |
^ Core Option
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
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