Teaching
There are many ways to engage in arts education at FoE, both as an undergraduate and postgraduate student.
Spotlight on teaching and professional learning
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Space and preparing secondary drama teachers
In preparation for secondary drama teaching, the Drama Learning Area students explore both the discipline content and pedagogical approaches through practical workshops (praxis).
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Arts and artistry
This is an elective subject in the Master of Teaching that focusses on a cross arts immersive experience for both the teacher candidates and primary aged children, culminating in a student-designed 'Arts Day'.
Study Arts Education at FoE
We offer a suite of Breadth subjects for undergraduates at the University of Melbourne. We offer Master of Teaching programs and pathways for secondary specialists in drama, media, music and the visual arts. The primary generalist program provides a pathway for those wishing to focus on arts education and the arts is also offered in Early Childhood.
The Master of Education includes an Arts Education specialisation of four subjects within the degree suitable for arts and arts education specialists and arts professionals. By working with and alongside members of our team, there are opportunities to explore areas such as: the artistic and cultural curriculum the teacher as artist, the artist as teacher arts pedagogy and learning in the arts creativity and the arts education in the community the teacher as researcher in arts-based contexts communities of arts practice.
Course options
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Master of Teaching
Early childhood
Teacher candidates undertaking a Master of Teaching (Early Childhood) have the opportunity to undertake extended practical and theoretical studies based on learning about and through visual arts, drama, movement and music in early childhood.
Available arts education subjects:
Primary – opportunities for the generalist teacher
In the first year of study, teacher candidates undertaking a Master of Teaching (Primary) undertake eighteen weeks of intensive practical and theoretical studies based on learning about and through visual arts, drama, movement and music. Students also have the opportunity to select an elective arts subject in the second year of the program.
Available arts education subjects:
Primary – arts pathway
Master of Teaching (Primary) students can choose to take an Arts Pathway and this will be acknowledged by a certificate presented to them upon graduation.
View the Handbook entry for the Master of Teaching to see all requirements for the Arts pathway.
Secondary
Teacher candidates undertaking the Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and the Master of Teaching (Secondary) are required to undertake studies in two key learning areas. View secondary learning area guidelines for more information.
Available arts education subjects:
Drama (one learning area)
Music (two learning areas)
- Learning Area Music A (Classroom) 1
- Learning Area Music A (Classroom) 2
- Learning Area Music B CoCurricular 1
- Learning Area Music B CoCurricular 2
Visual Arts (two learning areas)
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Masters of Education coursework
There are a range of subjects available for students wanting to specialise in arts education.
Available arts education subjects:
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The Faculty of Education is widely recognised as a leader in Australian education research.
Our Arts Education experts have a wealth of experience in supervising research students for a diverse range of arts, education and cross–disciplinary projects.
View more information about current and past student research projects
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Arts Education offers a range of breadth subjects which targets over 350 undergraduate students per year from a diverse range of faculties within the university.
Arts Practice and Engagement
- Creative projects: digital technologies
- Creativity, play and the arts
- Story and the Arts
- Youth/arts: expressing cultural identities
Creativity, the arts and young people
- Drawing, painting and sensory knowing
- Spontaneous drama improv and learning communities
- School of rock and informal education
- Printing, collage and social engagement
- Devising drama in learning communities