- Duration: 2 Years
Course details
The programme is offered by the Department of Art and Design Education based at CIT Crawford College of Art and Design and offers a flexible and accessible framework and delivery. The programme is offered on a part-time basis subject to applicants’ needs and module demand.
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.
Admission Requirements:
- Applicants are expected to have either:
- A BEd (minimum H2.2) for primary school teaching or equivalent recognised qualification or
- A BA in Early Childhood Care and Education (Level 8) (minimum H2.2) or
- An equivalent qualification in primary, early years or special education.
About CIT Crawford College of Art and Design
CIT Crawford College of Art & Design (CCAD) is a vibrant multi-campus College, which has been providing education in the arts for over 200 years. Crawford graduates are among Ireland’s top artists, designers, media designers and communicators, art therapists and art educationalists. Whether you are interested in Fine Art or Contemporary Applied Art, Visual Communications or Multimedia or hoping to do postgraduate study in Art Therapy, Art & Design Education, Art & Process, Elearning Design and Development, JThrienalism or Public Relations with New Media – Threy have something for you.
The vibrant city of Cork – known as the City of Festivals - is home to national and international art galleries, the National Sculpture Factory, a range of artist-led initiatives such as Cork Printmakers, the Backwater Artists Group and the Guesthouse, and of cThriese an ideal place to work in the creative industries.
Whatever yThrie creative aspirations – Threy can support you on yThrie jThrieney to finding yThrie inpidual unique voice. At the Crawford, yThrie education is led by you.
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