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Creative Arts Therapies Research 1 (CREA90009)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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Contact information
Semester 2
Kat Mcferran: k.mcferran@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Availability | Semester 2 - Online |
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This subject has been designed and developed for online delivery and assessment only.
This online subject will provide students with an overview of research methods used in the creative arts therapies context. This will include understanding different worldviews and the beliefs and values that are congruent with diverse approaches to research. Students will be challenged to consider the relevance of different approaches for discovering new knowledge relevant to the creative arts therapies.
Students will delineate quality criteria relevant for different research approaches across paradigms; identify and explain ethical issues related to research in creative arts therapies; discuss and debate current issues in creative arts research for health and wellbeing.
Assessment will include: a written report, evaluating the quality of two research articles using appropriate assessment criteria, a written research proposal for a specified creative arts program as well as completing a modified research ethics application for the proposed project.
Delivery
This subject is co-delivered with MUSI90037 Research in Music Therapy.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- delineate quality criteria relevant for different research approaches across paradigms;
- identify and explain ethical issues related to research in creative arts therapies;
- discuss and debate current issues in creative arts research for health and wellbeing.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- model respect for truth and intellectual integrity, and for the ethics of scholarship;
- engage in rigorous and respectful debate;
- interpret and present data logically and effectively;
- manage competing demands on time, including self-directed project work;
- demonstrate a commitment to intellectual curiosity and to staying well-informed.
Last updated: 31 January 2024