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Youth, Culture and the Arts (EDUC20062)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
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How does your identity shape the art and media you consume and create, and the cultures and subcultures you’re a part of? This subject will explore how young people engage with the arts (including visual arts, music and drama), and how this helps to form their cultural and social identities and develop and express individualities. This subject is taught in intensive mode with a combination of tutorials and a cultural site visit excursion. Students will participate in arts activities and create arts-based 'artefacts' to explore the links between the arts and youth identity. The subject supports students to understand the processes associated with art-making with young people, and develop essential skills such as leadership, collaboration, communication and personal and interpersonal expression. Students do not need existing experience in the practical arts.
Intended learning outcomes
At the completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of contemporary social cultural theories regarding youth
- Document a range of arts practices as art-makers and/or audience members
- Apply arts making and responding skills to workplace situations
- Research and analyse ways young people use the arts and technology/digital media when developing and expressing personal values, beliefs and personal identity
- Research, critically reflect on and critique connections between young people and the Arts.
Generic skills
This subject will assist students to develop the following transferable skills:
- Leadership
- Collaboration
- Research skills
- Critical thinking and problem-solving
- Communication and personal and interpersonal expression.
Last updated: 6 December 2024