Arts Education Integration (9858.1)
| Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
|---|---|---|
| View teaching periods | Placement |
Bruce, Canberra |
| EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
| 0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Education |
| Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
| School Of Teacher Education | Level 4 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit | Band 1 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 1 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Demonstrate a highly developed capacity to use the terminology correctly and demonstrate skills in their chosen arts disciplines as outlined in the Australian Arts curriculum (Foundation to 6);
2. Enhance their pedagogical approach, using external providers, to teach their chosen arts discipline and understand the implications of this approach for childrens' learning;
3. Deepening their understanding of the nature of the arts and its relationship to everyday life and its social contexts;
4. Recognise the significance of arts education as part of a whole school inclusive curriculum;
5. Develop an appreciation of the contemporary issues in arts education;
6. Enrich their understanding of the role of arts institutions play in the teaching and learning of the Arts; and
7. Heighten their confidence in their knowledge skills and pedagogy and increased interest in teaching their chosen arts discipline to primary school students.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
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 - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
Skills development
Generic skills that are emphasised in this unit are referred to in the assessment overview (5a).
Prerequisites
9885 The Practice (PCK) of Teaching the Arts AND9866 Creative Arts Specialist AND
9865 Creative Arts Principles
Corequisites
Enrolment in the Bachelor of Primary Education (Creative Arts).Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
None.| Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 16 February 2026 | Placement | Dr Naomi Zouwer |
| 2027 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 15 February 2027 | Placement | Dr Naomi Zouwer |
Required texts
Recommended text:
Wright, S (2026). The Arts and Meaning-Making with Children. Cambridge
Dinham, J. (2022). Delivering Authentic Arts Education, 5th Edition. Cengage Publishing.
Further reading will be recommended on canvas
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
Approval of extenuating circumstances will be dependent upon the production of supporting documentation and at the discretion of the unit convener.
All assessment items required to be submitted online must be submitted via the appropriate Canvas drop box. It is the student's responsibility to upload the correct and corresponding draft or assessment item to the right submission section. Assignments must be submitted in a format accessible to the assessor(s), as stated on the relevant canvas site. If the unit convener and/or tutor are unable to access a submission, or if no submission has been made by the due date and time, a standard late penalty of 10% of the total marks possible for the task may be applied per day, for three days, after which the submission will receive a score of ‘0' in keeping with UC's Assessment Policy.
Artificial Intelligence
Students are not allowed to use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in assessments for this unit.
Special assessment requirements
Normally an aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass this unit.
When developing your lesson plans, it is encouraged that you are using your skills in lesson planning and design to create engaging and rich lesson resources. Using materials from commercial sites such as TPT, Twinkl, Sparkle Box etc. is not desirable in this unit. If you adapt resources from commercial sites and sources, please note this in your lesson planning and resource development.
Provision of valid documentation
Please note that the University takes student conduct very seriously. All documentation provided to University staff must be valid and the provision of fraudulent documentation carries with it potentially serious consequences, including suspension and/or exclusion from the University. Note that all allegations of student misconduct will be referred to the Associate Dean for Education (ADE) as a prescribed authority for investigation.
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Learner engagement
Breakdown of indicative hours:
- On campus sessions 3hrs x 3 weeks 1,2 and 11: 9hours
- Time with arts institution or out-of-hours school program: 20 hours
- Discussions weeks 3,4,5,6 and 7: 10 hours
- Reading and assessment preparation: 111 hours
Participation requirements
Successful completion of the professional experience placement associated with this unit is critical to success in the whole unit. Students must make themselves familiar with the processes and policies of professional experience.
Required IT skills
Artificial intelligence services must not to be used for assessment or assessment preparation by students unless explicitly allowed in the assessment instructions for an assessment task published with the assessment task and/or in the unit outline. That is, an artificial intelligence services may only be used if:
- its use is authorised by the unit convener as part of a specified
assessment task, and - it is used in the way allowed in the assessment instructions and/or unit outline, and
its use is appropriately referenced, meaning that students must reference the use of AI in their assessment in the same way as they reference other source material.
In-unit costs
Travel costs to Arts institutions and parking fees (if required).
Work placement, internships or practicums
Learning in this unit will be integrally linked to experience in professional contexts.
This unit involves learning in a WIL (industry) environment and therefore, additional student responsibilities are required in addition to those described in this section. Work-place learning requires strict adherence to professional practice principles and ethics. Student confidentiality must always be maintained, including for assessment items such as reports or essays. A Working With Vulnerable People card is also required due to the nature of this unit. The professional nature of this unit also requires 100% participation at all learning activities for the successful completion of this unit (also see section 6c). If attendance requirements cannot be satisfied (e.g. timetable clash), it is recommended that you meet with your Course Convener to schedule this unit for a future semester.
Additional information
Notifications through the Canvas Announcements Forum or the Canvas Discussion Forums are deemed to be made to the whole class. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that they check for announcements on the Unit's Canvas website (Canvas forum messages are also emailed to student email addresses only). Students should ensure they check their student email regularly. The Canvas discussion forums will be checked by staff regularly.
Use of student email account
The University Email policy states that "students wishing to contact the University via email regarding administrative or academic matters need to send the email from the University account for identity verification purposes". Therefore all unit enquiries should be emailed using a student university email account. Students should contact servicedesk@canberra.edu.au if they have any issues accessing their university email account.
In all cases of absence, sickness or personal problems it is the student's responsibility to ensure that the unit Convener is informed. The minimum participation requirement must be met in order to pass the unit (regardless of supporting documentation).
Theoretical Foundation of Unit
Arts education is founded on the theoretical basis of experiential learning, otherwise known as "learning through doing and reflecting", in the form of art as a vehicle for the development of critical thinking, aesthetic understanding and creation, cultural sensitivity and emotional development. This theoretical framework is based on the work of Elliot Eisner, John Dewey and Donald Schon.
Research led Units
This unit involves research-led education. There are active researchers delivering this unit who are able to engage students in deep
and active learning and transmit to students their passion for the research they are carrying out.
- Semester 1, 2026, Placement, UC - Canberra, Bruce (231502)
- Semester 1, 2025, Placement, UC - Canberra, Bruce (228442)
- Semester 1, 2024, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (218823)
- Semester 1, 2023, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (212946)
- Semester 1, 2022, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (205904)
- Semester 1, 2021, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (200861)
- Semester 1, 2020, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (193330)
- Semester 1, 2019, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (186791)
- Semester 1, 2018, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (176963)
