Arts Education

Course aim

To study a range of art forms in education and to consider the appropriate content, methodologies, materials, processes and curricula to enable their implementation within educational environments.

Course content

Students will develop knowledge of arts education theory and practices in the disciplines of dance, drama, media arts, music and visual arts. They will plan, document and implement arts teaching and learning, using curriculum frameworks, the influence of socio-cultural factors on arts education and, the intrinsic and instrumental value of the arts across learning areas.

Textbook(s)

Dinham, J 2017, Delivering authentic arts education, 3rd edition, Cengage Learning Australia, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
External (Online activities)	3 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, MAGILL (INTENSIVE)
Workshop	5 hours per day x 8 days
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES (INTENSIVE)
Workshop	5 hours per day x 8 days
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER
Workshop	2 hours x 10 weeks
Online activities	2 hour x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Workshop	2 hours x 10 weeks
Online activities	2 hour x 10 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Portfolio, Project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1A)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.