埃迪斯科文大學(xué)

This nationally accredited course provides the opportunity for those with a passion in a particular subject specialisation and the desire to work with young people, to become secondary teachers.

Students study their preferred areas of specialisation, in addition to a suite of core education units that address key educational needs of young people. Graduates of this course will have the flexibility to take up employment in both private and government secondary schools. A central feature of this course is the range of professional practice experiences Pre-Service Teachers undertake throughout their training. This provides valuable and diverse employability skills and enables them to connect theory to practice.

Visual Arts Education Major

Equips 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.

Learning Outcomes

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

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.

Possible future job titles

Visual Arts Teacher