The Teaching of Art

Module Code

Title

Module Category

No. of AUs

Pre-requisites
QCA501 Working with Two-Dimensional Artistic Processes

Core

3

-
QCA502 Teaching of Art at Primary Level

Core

2

-
QCA503 Working with Three-Dimensional Artistic Processes

Core

3

-

 

QCA501   Working with Two-Dimensional Artistic Processes
     
   

This module looks into the practices of art appreciation through critical studies as well as two-dimensional art activities that will increase student teachers’ own understanding of the creative thinking and practical processes appropriate to primary art teaching.
     
     
QCA502   Teaching of Art at Primary Level
     
   

This module will look into how the teaching of art has evolved over history. Issues that arise from the various education theories and their curriculum implications will be discussed. The module will also introduce key classical and contemporary theories of child development in the visual arts and how they affect teaching approaches to art in primary schools. The module will also examine how government policies and initiatives in the arts influence art education in primary schools and beyond.
     
     
QCA503   Working with Three-Dimensional Artistic Processes
     
    This module looks into the practices of art appreciation through critical studies as well as three-dimensional art activities that will increase student teachers’ own understanding of the creative thinking and practical processes appropriate to primary art teaching.