EDF5163 Media education in the secondary years A
Faculty of Education
EDF5163 Media education in the secondary years A is a level 5, 6-credit-point, undergraduate and postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 1 unit.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- 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 EDF5163
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After EDF5163
1 unit list EDF5163 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisites
- Enrolment in D3001 BEd(Hons), D3002 to D3007 BEd(Hons)(Secondary doubles), D6001 MTeach
- Minor in media studies, film, photography, print, digital art, game development, web design, design technology journalism, or communication studies
Overview
This unit prepares specialist teachers of media arts to teach in secondary schools. Drawing on a range of national and international literature, the unit introduces you to past and current debates in media arts education theory and practice. You will collaboratively investigate various justifications for teaching media arts in secondary schools with a focus on Years 7–10. This includes undertaking critical inquiry into the benefits of a range of pedagogical approaches to teaching media arts. Pre-service media arts teachers will examine various approaches to teaching key media studies topics, including representation, narrative, new media and media production. You will demonstrate your knowledge of these topics through creating and evaluating media arts teaching resources, and by creating and implementing individual lessons plans aimed at enhancing successful learning for a diverse range of students. You will be asked to demonstrate the ability to apply national and international curriculum documents in these endeavours.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus, block |
Assessment
- Critical video bibliography (2000 words or equivalent)50%
- Lesson planning task and critique (2000 words or equivalent)50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
critically investigate different rationales and scoping of the prescribed media arts curriculum
- 2
understand and critically evaluate a variety of pedagogical approaches to teaching media arts
- 3
identify, evaluate and use different resources for teaching media arts across different year levels
- 4
demonstrate ability to plan curriculum and teach media arts lessons (both practical and theoretical) for Years 7 to 11inclusive of students from diverse backgrounds and abilities
- 5
understand and plan effective assessment/s for Years 7 to 11 media arts inclusive of students from diverse backgrounds and abilities
- 6
understand the ethical, safety and legal issues associated with the teaching of media arts in secondary schools and demonstrate procedures that respond to these issues.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials20 hours
- Lectures4 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study.
Usually, you can expect to engage with:
• 24 hours* of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities; and
• the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study
Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
*Subject to variation due to professional experience requirements
You will be provided with the opportunity to engage with relevant literature and resources. Further, you will be encouraged to deepen your understanding of topic areas through collegial discussion and debate, and by participating in activities designed to extend your understanding.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Chris Peers
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Chris Peers
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF5163?
EDF5163 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
What can I take after EDF5163?
EDF5163 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including EDF5164.
When is EDF5163 offered?
In 2025, EDF5163 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is EDF5163?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF5163 have an exam?
No. EDF5163 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.