Learning Area Humanities Addt'l (SI) 1 (EDUC91222)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
| Availability | January |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject introduces Interns who are studying Humanities Learning Area or History Learning Area to additional research and practice in the teaching of Humanities and Social Sciences in the context of Australian/Victorian Curricula and Frameworks. This subject will deepen their understanding of the nature of Humanities education for all secondary school students (Years 7-12). This subject provides Interns with both the knowledge base and the skills of professional practice to enable them to effectively educate all school students in their specific learning areas and to work effectively within school contexts.
Interns are supported to strengthen their knowledge of the conceptual foundations of disciplines in the Humanities and disciplinary skills related to best practice pedagogy and assessment, as well as the application and management of these activities in classrooms. Framed through the Clinical Teaching Model, they are supported to adapt and apply this knowledge in lesson planning, including the selection and integration of teaching strategies and resources, including the effective and appropriate use of ICT, to meet the specific needs of students from diverse backgrounds, and to engage students in their learning. This subject develops the foundations for Interns to prepare them to effectively educate senior secondary school students (VCE) in one Humanities subject.
The assessment tasks in this subject provide a pathway for the development of Interns understanding of contemporary research in disciplines in the Humanities and its relationship with content and pedagogical knowledge, along with specific skills in developing, sequencing and delivering programs.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, Interns should be able to:
- Critically reflect on research into how students learn through an emerging understanding of Humanities and Social Sciences curriculum and theory and implications for effective teaching practice.
- Design achievable Humanities and Social Sciences learning goals, lesson plans and learning sequences, integrating knowledge of student learning, curriculum, assessment, and reporting.
- Demonstrate strong Humanities and Social Sciences subject and pedagogical content knowledge that meets the specific needs of students from diverse backgrounds and promotes participation and inclusion of all students in their learning.
- Select and integrate Humanities and Social Sciences teaching strategies and resources, including ICT, to meet the specific needs of students from diverse backgrounds, and to engage students in their learning.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, Interns should be able to demonstrate:
- Clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice.
- Critical and creative thinking.
- Creativity and innovation.
- Learning to learn and metacognition.
- Responsiveness to a changing knowledge base.
- Reflection for continuous improvement.
- Linking theory and practice.
- Inquiry and research.
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
EDUC91220 Learning Area History (SI) 1 OR EDUC91221 Learning Area Humanities (SI) 1 is taken concurrently (at the same time)
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC91106 | Learning Area Humanities Additional 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Report: Written report on pedagogical content knowledge
| Second half of the teaching period | 40% |
Planning document: Lesson plan
| 8 weeks after the end of the intensive | 60% |
Attendance Hurdle requirement: A minimum of 80% attendance at, or engagement with, all sessions identified as contact hours (may include lectures, tutorials, seminars and workshops, both synchronous and asynchronous). | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Dates & times
- January
Coordinator Emlyn Cruickshank Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours (16 hours of on campus classes and 8 hours of asynchronous online activities). Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 6 January 2025 to 18 January 2025 Last self-enrol date 8 January 2025 Census date 31 January 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 14 March 2025 Assessment period ends 22 April 2025 January contact information
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Last updated: 4 March 2025
Further information
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- Links to additional information
Faculty of Education: https://education.unimelb.edu.au/
Last updated: 4 March 2025