Code MAAALK
Food and Materials Technologies: Home Economics Major
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About this Major
Prepares students to take on the challenges of teaching home economics in a range of subject areas across Years 7 to 12.
Students receive specialised instruction in both the theory and practical components relating to hospitality and food science, family and community studies, and textiles.
Code MAAALK
Availability & Campus
| Location | Availability |
|---|---|
| Joondalup | |
| Mount Lawley | |
| South West | |
| Online |
Details
Structure
Students are required to complete 10 Content units and 2 Curriculum units. Content units educate students in the subject area and the Curriculum units explain how to teach the subject area to others.
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| CHN1101 | Ecology of Children and Families 1 | 15 |
| NUT1121 | Human Nutrition | 15 |
| CSC1175 | Textiles and Clothing 1 | 15 |
| NUT1111 | Food and Nutrients | 15 |
| FME2107 | Fashion and Materials | 15 |
| HEE2113 | Food Knowledge and Appreciation | 15 |
| HOS2500 | Food Service Management | 15 |
| CSC3275 | Textiles and Clothing 2 | 15 |
| NUT2210 | Nutrition in the Life Cycle | 15 |
| CUR4210 | Curriculum Enrichment for the Major Secondary Specialisation | 15 |
For more detailed unit information for this Major take a look at our Handbook. To organise your life for next semester visit the Teaching timetable.
Student handbookNotes
Important notes
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Some of the general education units and other specialised minor units may be delivered at the ML ECU campus.
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate broad and coherent knowledge of Food and Materials Technologies: Home Economics education and the Western Australian curriculum, which has been adapted and adopted from Australian Curriculum, and specialised teaching strategies for Food and Materials Technologies: Home Economics teaching in secondary education.
- Review, analyse and synthesise knowledge of teaching strategies to plan for the content of Food and Materials Technologies: Home Economics teaching.
- Exercise critical thinking and judgement to plan and implement Food and Materials Technologies: Home Economics programs for a range of students with diverse abilities and needs, and assess the outcomes.
- Communicate knowledge and ideas clearly in both written and oral formats.
- Demonstrate leadership, exercise professional judgement and collaborate to plan, problem solve and make decisions in Food and Materials Technologies education: Home Economics.
- Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts to create positive, inclusive learning environments in Food and Materials Technologies: Home Economics education.
- 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.
Career Opportunities
Employment opportunities
Graduates will be eligible to seek employment in both government and non-government secondary schools teaching Food and Materials Technologies: Home Economics.
Possible future job titles
Secondary Home Economics Teacher, Secondary Food and Materials Technologies Teacher, Textiles Teacher, Technologies teacher (Food and Materials).