Critical Perspectives in HASS Education

Undergraduate | 2027

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Your study is delivered on campus and/or online
On campus, Online
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Area/Catalogue
EDUC 4136
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Course ID
209596
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Campus
Magill, Online, Mawson Lakes
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Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course owner
School of Education
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Course level
4
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
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No
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University-wide elective course
No
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Single course enrolment
No

Course overview

To develop conceptual and foundational content knowledge in Civics and Citizenship and Economics and Business, examining contemporary issues and connections across all four HASS substrands. Students will apply a personal to global lens to explore how these disciplines connect to History and Geography within the Australian Curriculum Foundation to Year 6.

  • Beyond Curriculum
  • Comparing Systems Approaches to Pedagogy
  • HaSS PCK
  • Creative Teaching in HaSS
  • Assessment in HaSS
  • Understanding Group Dynamics
  • Engaging Students and Using Technology in HaSS
  • The Importance of Context
  • Lesson Planning and Presentation Skills
  • Teaching a Lesson

Course learning outcomes

  • Demonstrate foundational content knowledge in Civics and Citizenship and Economics and Business within the Australian Curriculum HASS Foundation to Year 6
  • Examine the progression of Civics and Citizenship concepts from personal to global responsibility across year levels
  • Analyse a contemporary issue through a Civics and Citizenship or Economics and Business lens, connecting it to a relevant curriculum content descriptor
  • Evaluate the connections between all four HASS substrands at a nominated year level.

Prerequisite(s)

N/A

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

  • Must not have completed EDUCX418 Effective Pedagogies and Assessment in Humanities and Social Sciences

Assumed knowledge

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Textbook(s)

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Inherent requirements

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Other resources

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Assessment

  • Report – 30%
  • Report – 40%
  • Model – 30%