CURRICULUM STRUCTURE FOR
 DIPLOMA IN ART/MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME
 

The curriculum structure for Diploma in Art/Music Education Programme is shown in Table 8 below:

Table 8: Curriculum Structure for Diploma in Art/Music Education Programmes


Year 1

 
Category / Subject
Module Code
Title
No. of Aus
EDUCATION STUDIES
 
DED130
Educational Psychology I: Theories and Applications for Learning and Teaching
2
DED131
Educational Psychology II: Providing for Individual Differences in Learning and Teaching and Classroom Management
2
DED132
ICT for Engaged Learning
2
CURRICULUM STUDIES (Select Art or Music)
Art DCA130 Visual Representation and Expression I: Issues in two-dimensional praxis
3
DCA131 Visual Representation & Expression II: Issues in three-dimensional praxis 3
DCA132 Art Theory in Action I 2
DCA133 Visual Representation and Expression III: Issues in new media  3
Music DCI130 General Musicianship I 3
DCI131 General Musicianship II 3
DCI132 Secondary School Music 3
DCI133 Choir I 2
DCI134 Band I 2
DCI135 Conducting 2
SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE (To align with the Curriculum Studies subject)
Art DSA130 Understanding Visual Literacy 3
DSA131 Concepts and Practices in Art Education 3
DSA132 The Development of Adolescent Art and its Implications for Teaching 3
Music DSI130 World Music in Education 3
LANGUAGE ENHANCEMENT AND ACADEMIC DISCOURSE SKILLS 
 

DLK130

Communication Skills for Teachers

2

PRACTICUM
 

DPR130

Teaching Assistantship

3

 

Note:  In addition to the core modules and the required number of prescribed electives, student teachers are required to undertake a compulsory Group Endeavours in Service Learning (GESL) project – DGS101. Description on GESL projects  is available under the General Information section of the Diploma programmes handbook (page 17).

 

Year 2
 
Category / Subject
Module Code
Title
No. of Aus
EDUCATION STUDIES
 
DED230
The Social Context of Teaching and Learning
2
CURRICULUM STUDIES (Further studies in subject taken in Year 1)
Art DCA230 Visual Representation and Expression IV: Issues in new media praxis 3
DCA231 Visual Representation and Expression V: Issues in two-dimensional praxis 3
DCA232 Visual Representation and Expression VI: Issues in three-dimensional praxis 3
DCA233 Art Theory in Action II 2
DCA234 Visual Arts Research Project 3
Music DCI230 General Musicianship III 3
DCI231 Choir II 2
DCI232 Educational Perspectives in Music 3
DCI233 Band II 2
SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE (Further studies in subject taken in Year 1)
Art DSA230 Visual Arts Education in Museums and Galleries 3
DSA231 Contemporary South East Asian Art 3
Music DSI230 Creativity in the Classroom 3
DSI231 Music in Media 3
DSI232 Music of Popular Culture in Education 3
DSI233 Western Art Music in Education 3
LANGUAGE ENHANCEMENT AND ACADEMIC DISCOURSE SKILLS
 

DLK230

English for Academic and Professional Purposes

2

PRACTICUM
 

DPR230

Teaching Practice

12