Title: Art & Design Curriculum and Practice
Credits: 5
read more »This module examines the relationship between subject knowledge and subject application by engaging with creative practice in parallel with an examination of curricula frameworks for art and design in secondary level.
The module introduces students to practice based inquiry as the basis for curriculum planning and development in art and design. The module takes full advantage of collaborative studio work within the community of practice to reflect on, identify and present innovative approaches to curriculum development where learning is considered from the perspective of knowledge, skills and concepts.
Title: Core Common Modules Fine Art and Design
Credits: 25
read more »This module will introduce students to the knowledge and practices necessary for students to become confident, articulate, informed, creative and expressive art and design practitioners. The module begins this process by providing students with the stimuli to encourage self-confidence, self-motivation, and an appetite for knowledge, which will drive their creative practice. The learner will attain necessary skills vocabulary and contextual knowledge to progress their practice.
It will be an experiential module where students will be supported to identify and research a concept from a given brief; they will develop their problem solving, risk taking & creativity skills.
The practices encourage creative, innovative and ambitious use of materials, processes and methods. The module enables students to begin to develop their own critical judgement, commitment, motivation and self-reliance.
Title: Critical and Contextual 1
Credits: 5
read more »The aim of this module is to introduce students to the disciplines and vocabularies of Art and Design History. To familiarise them with established concepts and themes in art and design history and to introduce students to a range of contemporary issues and debates within visual practice. The module aims to teach students basic skills of looking, speaking, and writing analytically in relation artefacts. It aims to develop the students ability to contextualise their practice.
Title: Critical And Contextual 2
Credits: 5
read more »The aim of this module is to build on the learning from Critical and Contextual Studies 1. To continue to develop students understanding of the disciplines and vocabularies of Art and Design History. To familiarise them with establish concepts and themes in art and design history and to introduce students to a range of contemporary issues and debates within visual practice. It aims to introduce students to concepts relative to the concerns of specific discipline practices
Title: Fine Art/Design: Discipline Electives
Credits: 10
read more »The aim of this module is to introduce students to the knowledge and contextual understanding of selected art and design areas.
The aim is to support students in their choice of their art and design elective specialisation in Year 2 and in their career as art and design teachers. Students will continue to develop their skills in: research; concept development; materials, media and processes; and knowledge and contextual understanding.
Title: History and Philosophy of Education
Credits: 5
read more »During this module students will be introduced to the foundations of the Philosophy and History of Education.
Students will learn about some of the pioneer philosophers in education and critically analyse their impact on the development of education. Students will then be introduced to and examine current educational policies and structure to provide an Irish historical context. Students will critically evaluate key changes and developments in Irish Education, their causes, consequences, aims and effectiveness. Through the model of Living Enquiry, students will reflect on their own educational experience to explore core beliefs and personal values and evaluate how these inform their artist-teacher identity and their understanding of the purpose of education. The ethics of teaching and learning and educational practice will be explored in relation to the code of professional conduct for teachers.
Title: Understanding Young People and How They Learn
Credits: 5
read more »The aim of this module is to introduce students to key concepts in developmental psychology and how young people learn. The module will provide students with a critical understanding of key learning theories, examining behavioural, cognitive and constructivist theories from both a historical and contemporary perspective. Students will gain a critical understanding of relevant aspects of adolescent development and their applications to teaching, learning and assessment.