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Teaching Visual Arts for Primary and Early Years Education – (M.A.)
Cork Institute of Technology
CIT Crawford College of Art & Design
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 3,780 | ||
| Location: | Cork / Ireland / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 90 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Cork Institute of Technology
The Department of Art & Design Education has a long history of teacher education. It presently offers the . This is a one year postgraduate professional training programme where successful candidates qualify as art teachers at second level of education. The Department is also involved in educational research providing opportunities for students to gain a Master of Arts by Research.
The programme offers modules that will collectively explore the relevance of the Visual Arts in the education of children from Early Years Education through Primary Level. It exposes students to the crucial factors that impact on this process. It is designed to provide students with a wide range of theoretical and practical insights into how children learn through the Visual Arts.
The programme is delivered through a flexible framework of formal lectures, tutorials and practical art and craft workshops. It offers students the opportunity to develop their knowledge and skills in visual arts teaching to meet curriculum requirements or to allow students to become visual arts specialists in their workplace.
The programme content provides the following themes of study.
* The role of the Visual Arts in child development
* Planning and managing visual arts learning activities
* Visual Arts Practice, traditional and technological
* Art History and Appreciation
* Art Therapy
* Inclusive and Special Needs Education through Visual Arts
* Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
* Research Methodologies.
Aims
This programme is aimed specifically at:
* Educators at Primary level, both experienced or newly qualified, who wish to develop expertise in teaching visual arts and who wish to advance their qualifications to MA Level.
* Childcare professionals with suitable qualifications with similar aspirations with regard to teaching visual arts.
* Those involved in other specific education programmes.
Contents
Course Structure Part-Time:
No. of semesters: 5
No. of weeks per semester: 13
No. of timetable hour’s week: 6-8
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Applicants are expected to have either:
* A BEd for primary school teaching or equivalent recognised qualification or
* A BA in Early Childhood Care and Education (Level 8) or
* An equivalent qualification in primary, early years or special education
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Accreditation
Cork Institute of Technology operates under the terms of the Qualifications Act (1999) and therefore all courses lead to an award of a qualification which is fully recognised and conforms with the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ).
CIT's programmes operate under a quality system which is approved by HETAC, the Higher Education & Training Awards Council.
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