EDF5160 Humanities: Legal studies in secondary years B
Faculty of Education
EDF5160 Humanities: Legal studies in secondary years B is a level 5, 6-credit-point, undergraduate and postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF5160
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After EDF5160
No unit lists EDF5160 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisites
- EDF5159
- Enrolment in D3001 BEd(Hons), D3002 to D3007 BEd(Hons)(Secondary doubles), D6001 MTeach
Overview
This unit builds on EDF5159 Humanities: Legal studies in secondary years A, enabling you to build a strong foundation for your career-long professional learning as a teacher of secondary school legal and related studies. You will further your understanding of key theoretical and pedagogical perspectives and issues in the teaching of law-related curriculum. You will acquire knowledge and understanding of the nature and purpose of assessment, designing assessments that are purposeful and relevant to the legal studies teaching and learning program and the learning needs of students Through an examination of a range of curricula and related documents drawn from state, national and international contexts, you will be further familiarised with current developments in the theory, research and practice of legal studies education. You will work independently, collaboratively and interdependently to develop your capabilities in planning and implementing appropriate curriculum and pedagogy. You will design a teaching and learning plan suitable for teaching post-compulsory legal studies content. The unit reinforces a view of learning about teaching as an ongoing, collaborative process that is developed through critical reflection on experience.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus, block |
Assessment
- Collection of assessment tasks (2000 words or equivalent)Artefact50%
- Design of a teaching and learning plan (2000 words or equivalent)Project50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
demonstrate knowledge of relevant discipline areas associated with the teaching and learning of legal studies and law-related studies across Years 7 to 12
- 2
research, select and evaluate appropriate teaching and learning resources for legal and related studies
- 3
set clear, challenging and achievable goals for students in their learning of legal and related studies
- 4
research and design innovative teaching and learning procedures to engage and motivate the diverse range of learners in every classroom
- 5
demonstrate a capacity to draw on a range of teaching approaches, including the use of information and communications technologies (ICTs), in ways that align with pedagogical intentions
- 6
create assessment tasks that are purposeful and relevant to the teaching and learning program and the learning needs of students
- 7
employ accountable and theoretically grounded processes to monitor and assess student learning and progress
- 8
critically evaluate practicum experiences of teaching legal and related studies in schools and other settings.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials16 hours
- Lectures8 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
In this unit, a range of teaching activities involving inquiry, direct instruction, problem-solving, group work, research-based activities, simulations and other exploratory teaching practices, are utilised. It is expected that you will attend scheduled classes and that you will take responsibility of your their learning journey by keeping abreast of the unit schedule, undertaking relevant research, reading and engaging with all of the materials provided, and making links between theory and practice in order to maximise both scheduled opportunities and the required independent study time. Readings and self directed learning activities may furthermore be asked to be presented during or submitted (via Moodle) prior to workshops.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Stephanie Wescott
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Stephanie Wescott
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF5160?
EDF5160 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is EDF5160 offered?
In 2025, EDF5160 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is EDF5160?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF5160 have an exam?
No. EDF5160 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.