Major - Secondary Education
Western Sydney University
Major
Code:
M1133.1
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.
Students in the Secondary Education Major will study units that deal with educational concepts such as sustainability, creativity, social justice and adolescent development. These units are broadly structured for students to investigate and critique contemporary education issues. Students will study the first four units of the M Teaching (Secondary). This major facilitates a transition into a Master of Teaching postgraduate qualification in Secondary Teaching.
Major
Structure
Students must successfully complete 80 credit points as per the recommended sequence below.
All units in this major are 10 credit points and are arranged in two pools: the Education Studies Learning in Context Pool Units (levels 1,2,3) and the (Level 7) Master of Teaching (Secondary) units.
Students must complete 10 credit points at Level 1 and at least 30 credit points at Level 3 or higher.
Education Studies Learning in Context Pool Units
Students must complete at least 4 units: one unit at level 1 and 3 units at level 2 or 3 or higher. (A minimum of 30 credit points at level 3 is required overall for this major.)
Level 1
Students must complete the following Level 1 unit:
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101751
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Contextualising Indigenous Australia (Day Mode)
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Level 2
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101263
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Education and Transformation
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101663
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Education for Sustainability
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101259
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Learning and Creativity
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102048
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Contemporary Childhoods
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102796
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Teachers as Change Makers
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Level 3
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101661
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Education in a Cosmopolitan Society
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Master of Teaching (Secondary) Units
Students must have completed 160 credit points before enrolling in the following units
Level 7
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102081
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Adolescent Development and Teaching
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102083
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Diversity, Social Justice and Learning
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102086
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Designing Teaching and Learning
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102605
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Professional Practice Community Engagement
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