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Minor Availability:
- Location:
Mt Lawley - Delivery Mode:
On-campus
- Location:
Joondalup
Mt Lawley - Study Mode:
Full-time
Part-time - Delivery Mode:
On-campus - Duration:
4 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Faculty:
Education and Arts - School:
Education - Code:
Y68 - CRICOS:
074171B - Indicative ATAR (TER):
65
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Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
Minor In Visual Arts Education
This minor will introduce students to working with oil, acrylic and non-conventional painting media; printmaking through etching, collagraph, monoprinting, drypoint, and relief processes; mould making and casting, welding and soft sculpture; and ceramics fabrication techniques and decorative processes.
Units also examine the relationships between art forms, explore art history, and build conceptual skills through studio exercises and set projects.
The Curriculum units investigate materials and processes used in school art programmes, teaching styles and methodologies, and the changing face of visual arts education in Australia.
Minor structure
This unitset structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
The Visual Arts Education minor will introduce students to working with oil, acrylic and non-conventional painting media; printmaking through etching, collagraph, monoprinting, drypoint, and relief processes; mould making and casting, welding and soft sculpture; and ceramics fabrication techniques and decorative processes. Units also examine the relationships between art forms, explore art history, and build conceptual skills through studio exercises and set projects. The Curriculum units investigate materials and processes used in school art programmes, teaching styles and methodologies, and the changing face of visual arts education in Australia.
Students must complete a total of 90 credit points, consisting of 4 Minor Content Study units and 2 Curriculum Minor units.
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minor Content Study Units | |||
| VIS1305 | Materials and Methods: Approaches to Studio | 15 | |
| AED1110 | Introduction to Ceramics | 15 | |
| VIS2519 | Painting: Old Country, New Visions | 15 | |
| VIS2525 | Printmaking: Mapping Self and World | 15 | |
| Curriculum Minor Units | |||
| AED2203 | Art Education Foundations | 15 | |
| AED2303 | Lower Secondary Art Education (Years 7-9) | 15 | |
This major can also be studied in the following courses: