The Arts: Visual Arts and Media in the Early Years (11992.1)

Children use visual arts methods to make sense of the world around them. In this hands-on unit students will learn how to support children to think like artists. Students will engage with a range of materials and a variety of visual arts making techniques with an emphasis on making meaning through material exploration and play. Students will examine theory and research that underpins the practice of visual arts pedagogy and how to apply that to design and implement innovative and authentic visual arts programming into the Early Years learning environment. This unit includes field trips to visit local art works.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate knowledge of the elements of art and how to teach them;
2. Develop skills and confidence in a variety of visual arts and media methods;
3. Plan and design authentic visual arts and media learning experiences that include a range of techniques and material exploration strategies appropriate for 0-5 years; and
4. Use sustainable materials and approaches to art making.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - use Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.