Specialisation

Major - Education Studies

Western Sydney University Major Code: M1651EDST.1

Available to students in other Western Sydney University Courses : NO

All students in the Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching - Primary) must complete this mandatory Education Studies major. Education has a key role to play in bridging the gap between social advantage and disadvantage, in transforming the lives of individuals and their families, and building capacity within communities. The Education Studies Major comprises a foundation pool of units which addresses key issues in contemporary educational thinking and practice, and provides a basis for students to enhance their critical thinking of, and understanding about, Education. Students wishing to utilise their 80 credit points of electives and undertake an elective major in Education Studies should refer to unit set M1112.1 Education Studies.

Major Structure

The major must contain no more than 20 credit points at Level 1.

For students enrolled in the Key Program in Humanities or the Key Program in Languages

Humanities or Languages students must satisfactorily complete the following two units:

101414

Early Mathematical Thinking

100633

Mathematical Patterns and Relationships

Plus 60 credit points of units from the following pool:

100309

Contemporary Perspectives of Childhoods

101116

Issues in Aboriginal Education

101263

Education and Transformation

101114

Ethics in Education

101259

Learning and Creativity

101117

Learning through Community Service

101278

Literacy for Social Action

101428

Multiliteracies

101119

Policy, Politics and Educational Futures

101279

Technology, Equity and Education: Local and Global

For students enrolled in the Key Programs in Psychology and Islamic Studies

Students in the Key Program of Psychology and Islamic Studies must satisfactorily complete the following two units: