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EDU40011 · Swinburne University of Technology

Teaching the Humanities

Credit points
12.5
Level
4
Workload
≈ 13 h / week
Faculty
Education

What it covers

This unit focuses on preparing pre-service teachers to plan, teach and assess the Humanities and Social Science learning areas of History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship and Economics and Business within in the primary classroom. Pre-service teachers will gain knowledge of the principles, practices and curriculum content and key concepts of teaching Humanities and Social Sciences. Contemporary issues when teaching Humanities will also be considered. An emphasis will be placed on the use of ICT to support Humanities teaching and learning.

Assessment

TaskTypeWeight
Case StudiesGroup50%
PortfolioIndividual50%

When and where

Teaching periodCampusMode
Semester 2HawthornOn campus
Quarter 4HawthornOn campus
Teaching Period 3OnlineOnline
Semester 1HawthornOn campus