ECA731 - Arts Education Curriculum Inquiry
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online^ |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in D303, D347, E377, E760, E762, E763 or E765 |
| Prerequisite: | D303 students must have passed 24 credit points of study at levels 1, 2 & 3 with a minimum WAM of 60% Students enrolled in course E762, E763, E765 must pass EEE754, plus 1 unit from EEE755, EEE756, EPR721, EPR781, EPR731, EPR751 |
| Corequisite: | E762 course students must pass any co-req unit in EPR724 or EPR784 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 1 x 3-hour on-campus practical experience (workshop) per week in non-placement teaching weeks (approx. 6-9 weeks) |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | 1 x 2-hour online seminar per week in non-placement teaching weeks (approx. 9-11 weeks) |
| Note: | ^Dance or Drama are not available in online mode, Media is only available in online mode ** Arts discipline methodology specialisations are available for Campus and online study as follows:
E762 Internship students should not be enrolled in this unit. |
Content
Arts discipline methodology specialisations are available for Campus and Online study as follows:
- visual arts and/or visual communication design – available at Burwood (Melbourne) or Online
- music - available at Burwood (Melbourne) or Online
- media - available Online
- dance – available at Burwood (Melbourne)
- drama - available at Burwood (Melbourne)
This unit is part of a sequence undertaken by students completing an Arts methodology specialisation for teaching across the middle years and secondary schools (Dance, Drama, Media, Music, Visual Arts and/or visual communication design).
The focus is on identifying contemporary arts curriculum initiatives in the post primary years 7-10 of compulsory education and within various contexts such as the classroom, the whole school and the broader community. Students will consider and critique a range of influences and initiatives in the curriculum of their arts discipline area, with a focus on the Australian Curriculum.
The unit prepares students to research and apply skills required to design, and develop lesson and unit sequences. They will develop assessment strategies, resources for teaching the artform, and engage with selected technologies as both a creative process and a teaching and learning medium.
Students will develop critical and creative thinking skills, interpersonal communication and intercultural understanding as they analyse, reflect and build a philosophy of arts education.
Unit Fee Information
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Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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