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Visual Arts Education Major

Effective from 01-JAN-2025 : Code MABUTK

The major is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge to teach Years 7 to 12 Visual Arts, with an emphasis on visual literacy foundations. Emphasis is also placed upon collaborative teaching processes, whilst acknowledging the importance of individual creative practice.

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This unit set information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

This Major can be studied in the following courses:

Mode of Delivery

On Campus at Mount Lawley

Unit Set Coordinator

A/Prof Geoffrey LUMMIS

Learning Outcomes

  1. Apply broad discipline knowledge to a range of theoretical and practical visual arts education challenges.
  2. Think critically to analyse, interpret and conceptualise complex visual arts learning experiences.
  3. Think creatively to anticipate challenges and generate discipline specific responses.
  4. Use digital technologies and literacies to access, evaluate and synthesise relevant information from multiple sources.
  5. Communicate disciplinary knowledge and values in professional and public contexts.
  6. Demonstrate global awareness and respect for cultural diversity, including Indigenous cultural competence.
  7. Work collaboratively and demonstrate initiative to implement social, sustainable and ethical values.
  8. Demonstrate autonomy, accountability and judgement for own learning and professional practice.

Related Careers

Visual Arts Teacher

Employment Opportunities

Graduates will be eligible to seek employment in both government and non-government secondary schools teaching Visual Arts, and have the option to also work as specialist Kindergarten to Year 6 Visual Arts teachers.

Major Structure

Students are required to complete 10 Content units and 2 Curriculum units. Content units educate students in the subject area and the Curriculum units explain how to teach the subject area to others.

Content Units
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
AED3210Ceramics Studio15
VIS1800Foundations of Art Practice 115
VIS2815Time-based Art15
VIS1820Painting15
VIS1805Dialogues with Art15
VIS2800Printmaking + Artists Books15
VIS1815Foundations of Art Practice 215
CUR4210Curriculum Enrichment for the Major Secondary Specialisation15
Plus 2 units from:
VIS1810 ^Drawing15
PHO1625 ^Camera Work and Lighting 15
PHO2605 ^Film Photography and Darkroom Practices15
DES1600 ^Design Foundations15
DTM1104 ^Materials Design and Technology 115
DTM1105 ^Materials Design and Technology 215
DTM2104 ^Materials Design and Technology 315
DTM2105 ^Materials Design and Technology 415
PHO2610 ^Photography Reimagined15
PHO3605 ^Photography and Visual Storytelling15
Curriculum Units
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
AED2203Art Education Foundations15
AED2323Planning and Teaching Secondary Art Education15

^ Core Option

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

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