Student Welfare (Ed Studies)

Unit set code: EMASSW | Study level: Undergraduate | Unit set type: Major
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Overview

Student Welfare is a dynamic sequence that provides you with an understanding of young people and children as they transition into adolescence. Students will be engaged in discussing issues, strategies and options for working with young people. The focus is on improving your practice as a teacher. Schools want teachers with a robust mix of skills given the diversity of children and young people in the public setting. The final two units of this major are designed to engage students in content connected to the principles and practices of professionalism, entrepreneurship, innovation and design characteristics related to the specialist area.

Unit set structure

For a major study students must complete 96 credit points of study.

What is a unit?

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Most courses have compulsory 'core' units, as well as optional units.

Credits

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Most units at VU are worth 12 credit points. You will need to complete the required course credit points to graduate.

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