Pathway + Bachelor
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Focuses on teaching processes, content and skills that will equip students to teach social science subjects.
Students aiming to fill specialist social sciences teaching roles in senior secondary (Years 11 and 12) can elect to specialise in Modern History, Geography, Economics, Accounting and Finance, Business Management and Enterprise, and Politics and Law. Emphasis is given to inquiry-based practical work, demonstrations, independent and co-operative group learning, whole class discussions, and use of information communication technology to ensure effective teaching and learning practices in secondary Humanities and Social Sciences. Units in this program address key social science understandings and provide the content knowledge, skills and values needed to address the demands and opportunities of Humanities and Social Sciences in secondary schools.
Learning Outcomes
Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts to create positive learning environments in social science.
Communicate knowledge and ideas clearly in both written and oral formats.
Critically reflect using accredited standards, mentor feedback and the ECA Code of Ethics to demonstrate responsibility and accountability and plan for continued collaborative and autonomous professional learning and development.
Demonstrate broad and coherent knowledge of social science and the Australian curriculum and teaching strategies for social science teaching in secondary education.
Demonstrate leadership, exercise professional judgement and collaborate to plan, problem solve and make decisions in social science.
Exercise critical thinking and judgement to plan and implement social science programs for a range of students with diverse abilities and needs, and assess the outcomes.
Review analyse and synthesise knowledge of teaching strategies to plan for the content of social science teaching.
Career Opportunities
Employment opportunities
Graduates will be eligible to seek employment in both government and non-government secondary schools teaching Humanities and Social Sciences.
Possible future job titles
Secondary Social Science Teacher
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
February 2026
Mount Lawley
2 Bradford Street,
Mount Lawley,
Western Australia,
6050, Australia
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
July 2025
Mount Lawley
2 Bradford Street,
Mount Lawley,
Western Australia,
6050, Australia
There are various ways to meet our admission requirements, such as:
Secondary school results
Successful completion of one year of tertiary study from a recognised institution
Completed Diploma program from a recognised institution
English competency requirements:
International students must attain an IELTS Academic with an average level of 7.5 or more, across the four components of listening, speaking, reading and writing; no score below level 7.0 in any of these components; and a score of 8.0 or more in the components of speaking and listening.
TOEFL iBT: 70 (no individual score less than 17)
TOEFL Paper-Based Test (PBT): Minimum score of 550, including Test of Written English of 5 or better. (Results are typically valid for only 2 years.)
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: 52, with no scores less than 50. (Results are typically valid for only two years.)
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
For the third year in a row, ECU students have rated it the top public university in Australia for overall undergraduate experience (QILT 2023).
