Secondary Mathematics Specialisation
Code SPAASM
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About this Specialisation
Provides an opportunity for motivated and academically capable primary and secondary teachers to re-engage in a learning area of great demand.
This unit-set emphasises both the Australian Curriculum content for mathematics and best teaching practice for late primary and lower secondary students in Australian schools is a strong and consistent theme across all units. It also provides a refresher and a consolidation of content skills up to and including Year 10 mathematics, and closely examines the learning needs of students in mathematics as they transition from primary to secondary school.
Special entry requirements
All applicants are required to demonstrate a satisfactory achievement in ATAR Maths Applications, or the equivalent (including Maths WACE 2A/2B).
Code SPAASM
Availability & Campus
| Location | Availability |
|---|---|
| Joondalup | |
| Mount Lawley | |
| South West | |
| Online |
Details
Structure
For more detailed unit information for this Specialisation take a look at our Handbook. To organise your life for next semester visit the Teaching timetable.
Student handbookNotes
Learning Outcomes
- Analyse complex problems to generate creative solutions within a chosen specialisation or discipline.
- Critically analyse professional approaches, knowledge and skills for mathematics within a diverse range of educative contexts.
- Manage own learning within a collaborative learning environment.
- Transmit specialised knowledge, skills and ideas of mathematics to audiences engaged in education.
Career Opportunities
Employment opportunities
Retraining teachers in the area of teaching lower secondary mathematics.
Possible future job titles
Mathematics teacher
This Specialisation can be studied in the following courses
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