ECS471 - History and Humanities: Curriculum Study A
Unit details
Year | 2015 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Cohort rule: | (For students enrolled in courses D342, D344, D347, D389, E377, E359, E360, E365 and E455 only) |
Unit chair: | K Garrard |
Prerequisite: | Sub-major study in one of the specialist Humanities areas: History, Economics or Geography; OR Sub-major study in one of the specialist Humanities areas: History, Economics or Geography together with a Part in another area of study: Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Indigenous Studies, Legal Studies, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology. Students are strongly encouraged to include at least two units of History in their undergraduate degree; OR Sub-major study in one of the following: Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Indigenous Studies, Legal Studies, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology together with a Part in another of these areas of study. |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | ELE408 |
Contact hours: | Campus: 1 x 2 hour Seminar per week and 1 x 1 hour self-directed engagement with Cloud seminar Resources. Cloud (online): Learning experiences are via CloudDeakin. |
Content
This unit aims to prepare students to teach confidently across the Humanities disciplines including History, Geography and Economics and interdisciplinary areas including Civics and Citizenship offered in Years 7-10 in schools. The unit will develop students’ understanding of various elements of the AusVELS curriculum including Cross-curriculum Priorities and General Capabilities relevant to the Humanities. The unit aims to develop students’ knowledge of practical aspects; engage with a range of effective pedagogical approaches and design teaching and learning sequences and assessment tools informed by literature. This unit demonstrates and utilises a range of contemporary teaching and learning resources and technologies to illustrate practical strategies in Humanities.
Assessment
Task 1: 50%:
History Teaching and Learning Report:
Individual
2000 words
Task 2: 50%:
Collaborative Humanities Unit Outline:
Partners
2000 words each
Unit Fee Information
Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
$769 | $615 | $2452 | $2612 |
* Rate for all CSP students, except for those who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
** Rate for CSP students who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.