Secondary Geography Education, Major (0355)

  • Effective from: Spring 2024
  • Western Sydney University Major Code: 0355

Available to students in other Western Sydney University programs?  No

The Secondary Geography Education Major will provide students with 60 credit points of Geography discipline knowledge and 20 credit points of Geography pedagogy and curriculum knowledge. Together with completion of subjects in the Bachelor of Education (Secondary), this Major will enable students to meet requirements to graduate from the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) with the Geography teaching area. The Secondary Geography Education Major will span the Foundation and Development phases of the Bachelor of Education (Secondary), enabling students to develop strong pedagogical content knowledge, an understanding of evidence-based pedagogies, and skills in using assessment and feedback to guide and enhance student learning.

Location

Campus Mode Advice
Parramatta Campus - Victoria Road Internal SecondaryEnquiries@westernsydney.edu.au
Penrith Campus Internal SecondaryEnquiries@westernsydney.edu.au

Major Structure

  • Please note: Subjects that are part of the majors are subject to availability. Students may need to travel to different campuses to complete some of these subjects.

Students must successfully complete 80 credit points as follows.

Start-year intake

Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Autumn sessionCredit Points
Select one Alternate subject (from Alternate subjects listed below) 10
 Credit Points10
Spring session
Select one Alternate subject (from Alternate subjects listed below) 10
 Credit Points10
Year 2
Autumn session
ENVL 2001 Analysis of Spatial Data 10
 Credit Points10
Spring session
Select one Alternate subject (from Alternate subjects listed below) 10
Select one Level 3 Alternate subject (from Alternate subjects listed below) 10
 Credit Points20
Year 3
Autumn session
Select one Level 3 Alternate subject (from Alternate subjects listed below) 10
 Credit Points10
Spring session
TEAC 3054Geography Curriculum 7-10 10
 Credit Points10
Year 4
Autumn session
TEAC 4020Geography Curriculum 11-12 10
 Credit Points10
 Total Credit Points80

Mid-year intake

Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Spring sessionCredit Points
Select one Alternate subject (from Alternate subjects listed below) 10
 Credit Points10
Autumn session
Select one Alternate subject (from Alternate subjects listed below) 10
 Credit Points10
Year 2
Spring session
Select one Alternate subject (from Alternate subjects listed below) 10
Select one Level 3 Alternate subject (from Alternate subjects listed below) 10
 Credit Points20
Autumn session
ENVL 2001 Analysis of Spatial Data 10
 Credit Points10
Year 3
Spring session
TEAC 3054Geography Curriculum 7-10 10
 Credit Points10
Autumn session
Select one Level 3 Alternate subject (from Alternate subjects listed below) 10
 Credit Points10
Year 4
Autumn session
TEAC 4020Geography Curriculum 11-12 10
 Credit Points10
 Total Credit Points80

Alternate Subjects

Students must complete five of the following subjects, with at least two subjects at Level 3:

Subject Title Credit Points
Level 1 Subject
HUMN 1008Cities: Introduction to Urban Studies10
Level 2 Subjects
HUMN 2018Cultural and Social Geographies10
HUMN 2053The Economics of Cities and Regions10
Level 3 Subjects
ENVL 3005Planning the City: Development, Community and Systems10
ENVL 3006Transport, Access and Equity10
HUMN 3041Geographies of Migration10
HUMN 3050Housing Markets and Policy10