Specialisation

Sub-major - Education Studies

Western Sydney University Sub-major Code: SM1100.1


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Available to students in other Western Sydney University Courses : YES, if the specialisation is available on your Home campus. Please ensure your course structure allows space for enrolment in the units in this unit set. Students must also meet any pre-requisite requirements. Consult your Course Advisor for further advice.


The Education Studies sub-major comprises units from the Learning in Context pool. These units are broadly structured for students to investigate and critique contemporary education issues, and are available to all undergraduate students in a Pathway to Teaching degree.


Sub-major Structure

Students must complete 40 credit points from the following units

Learning in Context Pool

Level 1 units

101751 Contextualising Indigenous Australia (Day Mode)
102206 Experience-based Outdoor Education

If choosing a language unit, please choose only one of the following:

100056 Chinese 101
100057 Chinese 102
100085 Japanese 101
100086 Japanese 102

Level 2 units

102048 Contemporary Childhoods
101263 Education and Transformation
101663 Education for Sustainability
101259 Learning and Creativity
102209 Scientific Discovery and Invention
102796 Teachers as Change Makers

Level 3 units

101661 Education in a Cosmopolitan Society
101623 Ethical Futures
102207 The Brain and Learning

The units listed below count towards completion of this sub-major for students who passed these units in 2020 or earlier.

101874 - Experiential Learning in Communities (ELC)

102210 - Australia-Asia Education



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