Major - Secondary Teaching
Western Sydney University
Major
Code:
M1134.1
Related Courses
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2804.1
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Bachelor of Business (Pathway to Teaching Secondary)
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2804.2
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Bachelor of Business (Pathway to Teaching Secondary)
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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 Secondary Teaching major is comprised of the four initial units from the Master of Teaching (Secondary) or three units from the Master of Teaching (Secondary) STEM. These units are broadly structured for students to investigate the underlying principles and concepts in adolescent development, diversity and social justice, skills in the design of learning experiences along these principles, and putting their application into practice. Available to all students in a Pathway to Teaching (Secondary) degree, enrolment is dependent on the successful completion of 160 credit points in the undergraduate program. Students are also offered the flexibility to study subject content units in either Modern History, Geography and Urban Studies, Mathematics, Studies of Religion or English to form their second teaching area. This major, together with a Business major articulates into a Master of Teaching postgraduate qualification in Secondary Teaching, and leads to opportunities for employment across Australia as well as internationally.
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 pools of which the Secondary Teaching Pool is mandatory.
Students have a choice of either History and Political Thought, Geography and Urban Studies, Mathematics, Studies of Religion or English, as shown below.
Students must complete the following four compulsory core units
Secondary Teaching Pool
IMPORTANT NOTE: Students must have successfully completed 160 credit points before enrolling in any of the following four post graduate units.
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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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Students must then choose one of the following five areas
- 1. History and Political Thought or
- 2. Geography and Urban Studies or
- 3. Mathematics or
- 4. Studies of Religion or
- 5. English
History and Political Thought
Important Note: To meet NESA subject area teaching requirements students who aim to qualify as modern history teachers must complete one unit of Ancient History. This may be attained by completing one of the following units: 102814 History of the Ancient World, 100244 Ancient Western Culture: Periclean Athens, or 102492 Catastrophe: The Environmental History of the Ancient and Modern World. It is also strongly recommended that students select at least one Australian history unit.
Not all units will be offered each year. Units will be offered on a rotational basis.
Students must complete one of
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102768
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When Worlds Collide: European Empires and the World, c.1600-1950
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102000
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Modern European History and Politics
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Students must then complete three units from the following pool:
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102814
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History of the Ancient World
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101882
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A History of Modern Global Buddhism
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100244
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Ancient Western Culture: Periclean Athens
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101967
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Cultural History of Books and Reading
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100861
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Empire: European Colonial Rule and its Subjects, 1750-1920
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102002
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Religion and the Origins of Modern Science
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102004
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Australian Colonial History
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102835
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Catastrophe: The Environmental History of the Ancient World
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101799
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Convicts and Settlers - Australian History 1788 - 1840
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101999
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Twentieth Century Australia
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102766
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Historical Methodologies
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101830
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WWII in Asia and the Pacific
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102003
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Comparative Nationalism
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102007
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Ethics in Historical Perspective
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102516
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Australian History Around Us
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Or
Geography and Urban Studies
Students must complete the following units
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101646
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Analysis of Spatial Data
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101645
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Transport, Access and Equity
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Students must then complete two units from the following pool
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101589
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Cities: Introduction to Urban Studies
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101590
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Cultural and Social Geographies
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101591
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The Economics of Cities and Regions
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101694
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Geographies of Migration
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Or
Mathematics
Students must complete the following four units
Or
Studies of Religion
Students must complete at least one of the following units
Students must then complete three additional units. Additional units to complete the sub-major can be chosen from the above three units or from the pool units listed below
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102823
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Islam: Past, Present and Future
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102294
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Islam in the Modern World
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102002
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Religion and the Origins of Modern Science
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101882
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A History of Modern Global Buddhism
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102184
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History of Muslim Civilisations and Ideas
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102495
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Mystical Islam: The Emergence of Sufism in World History
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Or
English
Students must complete the following two units
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101907
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Introduction to Literary Studies
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Students must then complete two units from the following pool
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102765
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The Value of Literature
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101917
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Representing Everyday Life in Literary and Visual Cultures
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102205
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Children's and Young Adult Fiction
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100964
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Introduction to Film Studies
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