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Professional Certificate in Arts Education (PR-ARTSED) // Attributes, outcomes and skills
About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Further study
Coordinator
Dr Robert Brown
Contact
Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Contact Stop 1
Future students:
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this Professional Certificate students should:
- Be skilled professionals who can effectively articulate and justify their teaching practices;
- Understand the significance of developing their practice on the basis of research evidence;
- Demonstrate highly developed analytic and problem-solving skills;
- Demonstrate a capacity for independent critical thought, inquiry and self-directed learning;
- Have the capacity to participate fully in collaborative learning and to confront unfamiliar problems;
- Demonstrate openness to new ideas, intellectual curiosity and creativity.
Generic skills
In addition to learning specific skills associated with the Professional Certificate in Arts Education, graduates will develop the following generic skills:
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories and to apply established theories to educational knowledge or practice;
- communication and technical research skills to justify and interpret theoretical propositions, methodologies, conclusions that inform professional decisions in the field of education;
- technical and communication skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse, and theorise about developments in education research that contribute to professional practice or scholarship in the field of education.
Graduate attributes
The Professional Certificate (Arts Education) will enable graduates to achieve the following University of Melbourne Graduate Attributes:
Academically excellent
Graduates will be expected to:
- have a strong sense of intellectual integrity and the ethics of scholarship
- have in-depth knowledge of their specialist discipline(s)
- reach a high level of achievement in writing, generic research activities, problem-solving and communication
- be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning
- be adept at learning in a range of ways, including through information and communication technologies
Knowledgeable across disciplines
Graduates will be expected to:
- examine critically, synthesise and evaluate knowledge across a broad range of disciplines
- expand their analytical and cognitive skills through learning experiences in diverse subjects
- have the capacity to participate fully in collaborative learning and to confront unfamiliar problems
- have a set of flexible and transferable skills for different types of employment
Leaders in communities
Graduates will be expected to:
- initiate and implement constructive change in their communities, including professions and workplaces
- have excellent interpersonal and decision-making skills, including an awareness of personal strengths and limitations
- mentor future generations of learners
- engage in meaningful public discourse, with a profound awareness of community needs
Attuned to cultural diversity
Graduates will be expected to:
- value different cultures
- be well-informed citizens able to contribute to their communities wherever they choose to live and work
- have an understanding of the social and cultural diversity in our community
- respect indigenous knowledge, cultures and values
Active global citizens
Graduates will be expected to:
- accept social and civic responsibilities
- be advocates for improving the sustainability of the environment
Last updated: 10 February 2024