Bachelor of Teaching (Fine Art) (Honours) (pre 2017)

The University of Newcastle

About

This program is only available for currently enrolled students.

No new applications for admission will be accepted.As a teacher of visual arts subjects, you will guide students through their journey to the knowledge and skills that will enable them to become confident creative individuals, artists, designers and cultural participants both in Australia and in other cultures.

You will be able to share your talent and knowledge with enthusiastic young people who are developing their interests in the creative arts.The Bachelor of Teaching (Fine Art)(Honours) program at the University of Newcastle aims to develop the knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary for a highly successful career in teaching across educational sectors.

The opportunity is also provided to extend your visual, media and design teaching accreditation to include either Drama or History teaching.

Graduates of this program will be able to seek employment as 7-12 (Secondary) teachers in and beyond the New South Wales Government, Catholic, and Independent school sectors.

This innovative program integrates the studies of your chosen teaching subjects with teaching and learning skill development.

Classroom observation and professional practice experiences are closely integrated throughout the program.

The program aims to develop graduates who are inspirational teachers with the capability to act professionally, ethically and effectively in their Secondary school destinations;

insightful scholars with the capability to engage in rational enquiry into curriculum, policy and practice;

and innovative leaders with the capability to play a constructive role in public discourse on and beyond education.

Structure

Code Title Term / Location Units
AART1100 Art and Modernism Semester 1 - 2020 (Newcastle City Precinct) 10 units
EDUC1038 Foundations of Secondary Education Semester 1 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 1 - 2020 (Central Coast) Semester 2 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 2 - 2020 (Central Coast) 10 units
EDUC1101 Curriculum, Assessment and Pedagogy Semester 1 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 1 - 2020 (Central Coast) 10 units
AART2100 Australian Art Semester 2 - 2020 (Callaghan) 10 units
EDUC2071 Specialist Studies in Junior Visual Arts Semester 2 - 2020 (Callaghan) 10 units
EDUC2102 Educational Psychology: Learners and the Learning Process Semester 1 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 1 - 2020 (Central Coast) Semester 1 - 2020 (ONLINE) Semester 1 - 2020 (Port Macquarie) Semester 2 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 2 - 2020 (Central Coast) Semester 2 - 2020 (ONLINE) 10 units
EDUC2151 Multiliteracies Semester 2 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 2 - 2020 (Central Coast) 10 units
EDUC2181 Managing the Learning Environment Semester 1 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 1 - 2020 (Central Coast) 10 units
EDUC2196 Quality Teaching and Student Learning 7-12 Semester 1 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 1 - 2020 (Central Coast) 10 units
AART3462 Screen – based Photomedia Semester 1 - 2020 (Callaghan) 10 units
ABOR3500 Aboriginal Education, Policies and Issues Semester 1 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 1 - 2020 (Central Coast) Semester 1 - 2020 (Port Macquarie) Semester 2 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 2 - 2020 (Central Coast) 10 units
EDUC3026 Special Education Semester 1 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 1 - 2020 (Central Coast) Semester 1 - 2020 (Port Macquarie) Semester 2 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 2 - 2020 (ONLINE) 10 units
EDUC3196 Quality Teaching, Equity and Diversity 7-12 Semester 2 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 2 - 2020 (Central Coast) 10 units
EDUC4099 Specialist Studies in Senior Visual Arts Semester 1 - 2020 (Callaghan) 10 units
EDUC4181 Ethical Teaching in Classrooms Semester 1 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 1 - 2020 (Central Coast) 10 units
EDUC4196 Quality Teaching and Professional Practice 7-12 Semester 1 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 2 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 2 - 2020 (Central Coast) 20 units
EDUC4940 Research Design and Critique Semester 1 - 2020 (Callaghan) Semester 1 - 2020 (Central Coast) Semester 2 - 2020 (Callaghan) 10 units

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the program students will have:

  • Inspirational teachers who act professionally, knowledgably, and effectively
  • Insightful scholars who engage in rational enquiry into the theory and practice of education
  • Innovative leaders who play a constructive role in public discourse on education

Institution