Creative Arts Key Learning Areas
UndergraduateUNE-EDAE3032022
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 16 weeks
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Creative Arts Key Learning Areas
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge and practical understanding of content relevant to the NSW Creative Arts K-6 Syllabus (GTSD 2.1.1);
- apply knowledge and skills to create an effective learning environment, and use a range of teaching strategies and resources appropriate to K-6 Creative Arts (GTSD 3.2.1);
- demonstrate a practical understanding of the processes involved in effective curriculum development in relation to planning, programming, assessment, reporting, and evaluation, relevant to implementation of Creative Arts (GTSD 2.3.1); and
- demonstrate an understanding of the place of the Creative Arts within the school and the wider community, and the contribution the Creative Arts make to students’ personal, social and intellectual development (GTSD 1.1.1).
- Topics will be available to enrolled students in the subjects Learning Management System site approximately one week prior to the commencement of the teaching period.
The Creative Arts underpin much of the primary school curriculum as a basis for other learning outcomes. In this subject you will be learning valuable practical skills and increasing your knowledge base in Music, Dance, Drama and Visual Arts so that you enter your future classroom with confidence. You will examine the place of the Creative Arts within the school and the wider community, and how the Creative Arts makes a positive contribution to the personal, social and intellectual lives of your future students. In this subject you will learn to plan lessons and units of study, how to link them directly to curriculum outcomes, and how to evaluate your lessons. You will explore what it means to provide a safe and effective learning environment for your students and you will explore how students learn through the Creative Arts disciplines of Music, Dance, Drama and Visual Arts.
Lectures and Workshops: Students are required to participate in the online activity/forum postings
- Music and Dance Teaching Activities - 2000 Words (50%)
- Visual Arts Education Teaching Activities - 1000 Words (25%)
- Drama Education Teaching Activities - 1000 Words (25%)
- Participation in Online activity/forum postings (0%)
For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Elective
- UNE-SPE-DEG-2022 - Bachelor of Special and Inclusive Education (Primary)
Others
Candidature in the Bachelor of Special and Inclusive Education Primary.
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media) Headset, including microphone (highly recommended) Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or media presentations).
- Software requirements - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units, regardless of whether they contain an on campus attendance or intensive school component. For additional information please visit UNE Hardware Requirements: https://www.une.edu.au/current-students/support/it-services/hardware
- Other requirements -
Textbook requirements:
Textbook information is not available until approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the Teaching period.
Students are expected to purchase prescribed material.
Textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Bachelor of Special and Inclusive Education (Primary)
UndergraduateUNE-SPE-DEG