Education III Program - Education Electives

Education III is designed to add to your developing knowledge in the education studies area.

Education III comprises of a series of options and one compulsory unit.

The compulsory unit is EDUF3031 - Positive Approaches to Special Education. Most employers require beginning teachers to have had specific training in special education if they are to deal with the diverse needs of students in schools.

The other units provide an opportunity to study different topics at an advanced level. They include units drawing from the foundation disciplines and fields of history, sociology, psychology, policy studies, international education and human development.

Normally students choose two options, making up the three units (including Positive Approaches to Special Education) to complete Education III. Human Movement students get less choice. They are usually required to enrol in EDUF3023 - Sports, Leisure and Youth. Some students complete Education III by doing some of its units in second and fourth year as well as the third year of the BEd.

Students should note that there are class-size quotas for Education III entry. Where there is competition for entry, an assessment of prior academic achievement determines the winning of a place. It pays to pre-enrol by the target date in Education III to maximize the chance of entry to a preferred option.

In 2006 Education III units were upgraded from 4 to 6 credit points.

If you need advice or assistance in any part of the Education III program, depending on your query or concern, contact your tutor, one of the Education III unit coordinators or the Education I-IV Coordinator, Dr Craig Campbell.

We look forward to your studies with us. We hope that you enjoy your association with the Faculty and the program for which you are enrolled, and that what you learn with us will be helpful for the years to come.

Dr Craig Campbell
Program Coordinator (Education I, II, III & IV)

Units of Study Available in 2008

Semester 1

• EDUF3023 Sports, Leisure and Youth
• EDUF3027 International Education
• EDUF3028 Mentoring in Educational Contexts
• EDUF3030 Australian Secondary Schooling
• EDUF3031 Positive Approaches to Special Education
• EDUF3034 Australian Theatre, Film and Learning

Semester 2

• EDUF3024 Adolescent Development
• EDUF3026 Global Poverty and Education
• EDUF3029 Psychology of Learning and Teaching
• EDUF3031 Positive Approaches to Special Education
• EDUF3032 Curriculum and Evaluation
• EDUF3033 Problems of Knowledge and Ethics
• EDUF3034 Australian Theatre, Film and Learning
• EDUF3036 Arts-Based Learning and Teaching