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Health and Physical Education Specialisation

Effective from 01-JAN-2021 : Code SPAARR

This specialisation provides students with the opportunity to further develop their knowledge, understanding and skills to teach Health and Physical Education (HPE). It highlights the importance of HPE in the Australian Curriculum and its influence on the learning, development, health and well-being of children. The specialisation units examine contemporary issues, trends and learning activities in HPE within varied contexts. Special emphasis is placed on strategies for greater pupil involvement in the learning process and the development of cross curricular skills. Particular focus is given to developing additional depth of understanding of expert content knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge and highly effective classroom teaching in Health and Physical Education.

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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.

This Specialisation can be studied in the following courses:

Mode of Delivery

On Campus at Joondalup
Online

Related Careers

Teacher, Primary Teacher, Health and Physical Education Teacher

Employment Opportunities

The Master of Teaching (Primary) qualifies graduates to teach junior, middle and upper primary students in government and non-government schools.

Specialisation Structure

Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
PHE6304Advanced Studies of Teaching Physical Education10
FMS6020Fundamental Movement Skills and Games Education10
HPE6020Teaching Health Education10

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

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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