Master of Teaching (Secondary) - Humanities and Social Sciences Education

Designed for students wishing to become Humanities and Social Science teachers in secondary schools.Humanities and Social Science teachers must be knowledgeable in a wide range of areas including history, geography, economics and civics. The specialisation content is closely aligned to the requirements of the Australian Curriculum and to WACE syllabus and examination requirements. The units cover school curricula, teaching strategies and the development and assessment of teaching programmes.

Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate advanced knowledge of appropriate Social Science curricula, content, learning and teaching sequences or strategies at secondary level, to design and organise content and lesson plans. (1,G,H,I,J,K,N,P,Q)
Generate and evaluate a variety of Social Science assessment strategies using a range of resources, including information and communications technology. (4,11,14,N,R,bb)
Demonstrate specialised technical, trans literacy and creative skills in developing learning and teaching strategies for secondary students in Social Science. (5,11,14,M,Q)
Communicate theoretical concepts and complex knowledge of both students and their learning to a variety of audiences including students, parentscaregivers, colleagues and the wider community. (6,7,Q,U,ee,ll,mm)
Independently and collaboratively plan, implement and evaluate innovative teaching and learning strategies in complex settings. (9,12,14,P,Q,T,dd)

The following course-specific admission requirements are mandatory and must be satisfied by all applicants. These requirements are in addition to or supersede the minimum requirements outlined within the Academic admission requirements band section below.

All applicants are required to have a discipline-specific bachelor or equivalent qualification relevant to the Australian Curriculum or other recognised areas of school provision. Professional experience cannot be accepted as an alternative to completion of the bachelor degree. Applicants must be able to demonstrate advanced skills and knowledge in a particular discipline to enrol in a major area of specialisation (eg. a Major in their bachelor degree) and intermediate skills to enrol in a minor area of specialisation (eg. a Minor in their bachelor degree), and provide a resume, In addition to satisfying academic entry criteria, applicants for pre-service teacher education courses at Edith Cowan University must also satisfy non-academic criteria. Applicants' non-academic capabilities will be assessed based on completion of a Non-Academic Requirements for Teacher Entry (NARTE) online questionnaire.
One or more of the specialisations in this course has admission requirements. Refer to the specialisation for more information.

Academic admission requirements (Band 6) may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

Bachelor degree, or
Equivalent prior learning including at least five years relevant professional experience.

All applicants are required to have completed a major in one of the specialist humanities areas: Economics/Business, Geography, History or Politics/Law (three years of degree level study comprising at least 6 units with no more than two at first-year level and no fewer than two units at third-year level) together with a part in another area of study: Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Environmental studies, Geography, History, Indigenous Studies, Legal Studies, Politics, Economics, with equivalents considered. Alternatively applicants can complete at least two years (4 units) of degree level studies in a combination of Economics, History or Geography with two units at level 2 or above, if they intend to undertake this specialisation as their minor area of study.

International students must attain an IELTS Academic with an average level of 7.5 or more, across the four components of listening, speaking, reading and writing, no score below level 7.0 in any of these components, and a score of 8.0 or more in the components of speaking and listening. Internationally schooled applicants may also be required to meet this requirement.

English competency requirements may also be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

Bachelor degree or master degree from Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK or the USA, or
Undergraduate degree taught in English from a South African University.