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The Arts Engagement and Learning (EDUC90606)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
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Overview
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This subject investigates the distinctive forms of knowledge and understanding characteristic of engagement in and learning in the arts, together with their outcomes and how they are evidenced, and explores strategies for implementation and advocacy.
Through critical observation and close analysis of their own or another arts-based educational context, the students identify the integral connections between arts, engagement and learning; the role of the arts in shaping the development of understanding of the external world and cultural, interpersonal and individual identities; and arts-specific forms of cognitive, critical, sensory, emotional and kinaesthetic understanding
Intended learning outcomes
- Understand the relationship of the arts to engagement, and their impact on cognitive, sensory, emotional, social and kinaesthetic learning;
- Identify the ways in which learning in and through the arts can produce clearly evidenced outcomes, and explore ways of evaluating the effects of learning in and through the arts;
- Investigate the strategies needed to create an arts-conscious education policy, and implement an effective arts-based learning environment.
Generic skills
- Creative and critical observational and thinking skills
- Presentational, dialogic and written communication skills
- Organisation and management of diverse information and data into analytical, synthetical and strategic configurations.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Assessment
Additional details
- Summary Case Study Paper, 1500 words equivalent, due week 9, 30%
- Case Study Paper, 3500 words, due week 13, 70%
This subject has a minimum hurdle requirement of 80% attendance at all tutorials, seminars and workshops.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- March
Principal coordinator Robert Brown Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours. Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 27 February 2017 Teaching period 18 March 2017 to 27 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 2 March 2017 Census date 24 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 12 May 2017 Assessment period ends 16 June 2017 March contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Additional delivery details
During the pre-teaching period, students will be requried to complete reading that will be provided via LMS.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Education Course Professional Certificate in Arts Education Course Master of Education - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 10 February 2024