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Overview

An introduction to the Music and the Visual Arts learning areas of The New Zealand Curriculum.

About this paper

Paper title Visual Arts and Music
Subject Education
EFTS 0.15
Points 18 points
Teaching period(s) Semester 2 (On campus)
Semester 2 (On campus)
Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $1,053.30
International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
Prerequisite
EDPR 131
Limited to
BTchg
Notes
Primary Education students only.
Contact

Andrea Robertson

Teaching staff

Andrea Robertson Music (Dunedin)
Belinda Haig Visual Arts (Dunedin)
Alli McKenzie Visual Arts (Southland)
Alice Hildebrand Music (Southland)

Paper Structure

Music:

  • Inclusive approaches to teaching singing, instrumental playing, creating, and listening.
  • Music and technology.
  • Observation and reflection.
  • Planning for music teaching.

Visual Arts:

  • Making and knowing about Art - drawing and painting, or working in 3D to explore making and responding within a theme or context for art-making.
  • Teaching and learning in Visual Arts - developing knowledge and strategies to implement Visual Arts programmes in primary schools.
Textbooks

Required Text:

  • Ministry of Education (2007). The New Zealand Curriculum. Wellington, New Zealand: Learning Media.
Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Information literacy, Research.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
Learning Outcomes

In each Arts discipline, students will:

  1. Make appropriate links to the New Zealand Curriculum.
  2. Demonstrate understanding of content knowledge relevant to each subject area.
  3. Explain pedagogic strategies appropriate to each subject area.
  4. Consider New Zealand’s bicultural heritage relevant to each subject area.

Overview

An introduction to the Music and the Visual Arts learning areas of The New Zealand Curriculum.

About this paper

Paper title Visual Arts and Music
Subject Education
EFTS 0.15
Points 18 points
Teaching period(s) Semester 2 (On campus)
Semester 2 (On campus)
Domestic Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set
International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
Prerequisite
EDPR 131
Limited to
BTchg
Notes
Primary Education students only.
Contact

Andrea Robertson

Teaching staff

Andrea Robertson Music (Dunedin)

Belinda Haig Visual Arts (Dunedin)

Alli McKenzie Visual Arts (Southland)

Julie Milligan Music (Southland)

Paper Structure

Music:

  • Inclusive approaches to teaching singing, instrumental playing, creating and listening.
  • Music and technology.
  • Observation and reflection.
  • Planning for music teaching.

Visual Arts:

  • Making and knowing about Art-drawing and painting, or working in 3D to explore making and responding within a theme or context for art-making.
  • Teaching and learning in Visual Arts-developing knowledge and strategies to implement Visual Arts programmes in primary schools.
Textbooks

Required Text:

  • Ministry of Education (2007). The New Zealand Curriculum. Wellington, New Zealand: Learning Media.
Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Information literacy, Research.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
Learning Outcomes

In each Arts discipline, students will:

  • Make appropriate links to the New Zealand Curriculum.
  • Demonstrate understanding of content knowledge relevant to each subject area.
  • Explain pedagogic strategies appropriate to each subject area.
  • Consider New Zealand’s bicultural heritage relevant to each subject area.
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