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Bachelor of Education (Secondary) (Food and Materials Technologies: Home Economics)

Bachelor of Education (Secondary) (Food and Materials Technologies: Home Economics)

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

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.

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).

REQUIREMENTS

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.)

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Edith Cowan University (ECU) is a large, multi-campus institution serving communities in Western Australia and internationally.ECU was awarded university status in 1991, but despite its relative youth, the University has a proud history of more than a century of service to education in Western Australia and is recognised for its teaching and learning, excellence in research, and partnerships with the community.We have more than 23,300 students, including around 18,500 undergraduates and 4,800 postgraduates. Approximately 3,600 international students attend the University, originating from 104 countries.We are a progressive University with courses developed through ongoing industry input, and employing lecturers who engage fully with their students. We’re a university that knows while knowledge is important, understanding comes from experience –experience that enables you to adapt what you’ve learned to whatever opportunities come your way. Because that’s when you do more than just survive in this world. You thrive in it.

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Edith Cowan University (ECU) is a large, multi-campus institution serving communities in Western Australia and internationally.
ECU was awarded university status in 1991, but despite its relative youth, the University has a proud history of more than a century of service to education in Western Australia and is recognised for its teaching and learning, excellence in research, and partnerships with the community.
We have more than 23,300 students, including around 18,500 undergraduates and 4,800 postgraduates. Approximately 3,600 international students attend the University, originating from 104 countries.
We are a progressive University with courses developed through ongoing industry input, and employing lecturers who engage fully with their students. We’re a university that knows while knowledge is important, understanding comes from experience –experience that enables you to adapt what you’ve learned to whatever opportunities come your way. Because that’s when you do more than just survive in this world. You thrive in it.

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