Details
Structure
Students are required to complete 10 Content units and 2 Curriculum units. Content units educate students in the subject area and the Curriculum units explain how to teach the subject area to others.
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| AED3210 | Ceramics Studio | 15 |
| VIS1315 | Foundation Studio | 15 |
| VIS2130 | Spatial Studio | 15 |
| VIS2120 | Painting Studio 1 | 15 |
| VIS2315 | Art History: Enduring Traces | 15 |
| VIS2140 | Printmaking Studio 1: Intaglio and Relief | 15 |
| VIS3140 | Printmaking Studio 2: Photographic Processes | 15 |
| CUR4210 | Curriculum Enrichment for the Major Secondary Specialisation | 15 |
| Plus 2 units from: | ||
| VIS3152 ^ | Contemporary Studio 2: Installation Art | 15 |
| VIS3120 ^ | Painting Studio 2 | 15 |
| PHO1125 ^ | Camera Work and Lighting | 15 |
| TDD3210 ^ | Glass Design | 15 |
| DTM2104 ^ | Materials Design and Technology 3 | 15 |
| PHO2105 ^ | Photo Work | 15 |
| TDD1101 ^ | Design Drawing | 15 |
| DTM1104 ^ | Materials Design and Technology 1 | 15 |
| DTM1105 ^ | Materials Design and Technology 2 | 15 |
| DTM2105 ^ | Materials Design and Technology 4 | 15 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| AED2203 | Art Education Foundations | 15 |
| AED2323 | Planning and Teaching Secondary Art Education | 15 |
^ Core Option
For more detailed unit information for this Major take a look at our Handbook. To organise your life for next semester visit the Teaching timetable.
Student handbookNotes
Learning Outcomes
- Apply broad discipline knowledge to a range of theoretical and practical visual arts education challenges.
- Think critically to analyse, interpret and conceptualise complex visual arts learning experiences.
- Think creatively to anticipate challenges and generate discipline specific responses.
- Use digital technologies and literacies to access, evaluate and synthesise relevant information from multiple sources.
- Communicate disciplinary knowledge and values in professional and public contexts.
- Demonstrate global awareness and respect for cultural diversity, including Indigenous cultural competence.
- Work collaboratively and demonstrate initiative to implement social, sustainable and ethical values.
- Demonstrate autonomy, accountability and judgement for own learning and professional practice.
Career Opportunities
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
This Major can be studied in the following courses
Experiences
Student stories
Alexander Gibbs
ECU Secondary Visual Arts Education graduate
Every unit from my degree has been helpful and I have been able to put the skills I have learnt into practice in the classroom.
I have a love for art that I wanted to be able to share with others, so I decided to study Secondary Education at ECU with a major in Visual Arts. I believe ECU is the best university for Teacher Education as they have a variety of disciplines, and provide so much real life experience in classrooms.
I was a bit nervous about going out on practicum placement at first, but this experience helped confirm that teaching was the career I want to pursue.