Arts Education: Music & Visual Arts unit (EPR130)

Cradle Coast, Launceston, Online

Introduction

In this unit you will learn about Music and the Visual Arts as key areas of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and the Australian Curriculum: The Arts. You will become familiar with the research that supports the practice of the Arts in education and apply this to your planning, teaching and reflection. You will experiment with, reflect on and apply the elements of Music and Visual Arts to Early Childhood and Primary contexts and to key Australian curriculum documents. As a culminating performance of your learning you will plan, teach and reflect on a short Music or Visual Arts teaching session.

Summary

Unit name	Arts Education: Music & Visual Arts
Unit code	EPR130
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Arts and Society Faculty of Education
Discipline	Education
Coordinator	Mrs Sarah Brooke
Available as an elective?	Yes
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Introductory

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Cradle Coast	Semester 2
Launceston	Semester 2
Online	Semester 2

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Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 2	5/7/2026	27/7/2026	30/8/2026	24/10/2026

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2026 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2026 will be available from the 1st October 2025. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate, experiment with and reflect on the elements of Music and Visual Arts
• Apply and reflect on Arts learning in the curriculum and in Early Childhood or Primary education
• Recall and relate research in Arts education to primary or early childhood education.
• Communicate using Arts language with due attention to spelling, grammar, punctuation and referencing of sources (APA 6th).
• Apply your knowledge and skills in Arts education to teach a short lesson in Musical or Visual Arts education.

Fee Information

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution 1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3	Domestic Full Fee 4
070199	$592.00	$592.00	not applicable	$2,562.00

• Available as a Commonwealth Supported Place
• HECS-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility³
• FEE-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility⁴

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Requisites

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

Mutual exclusion: ESH130

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	On Campus students participate in one Seminar in Week 1, and two, 2 hour tutorials (one in Music and one in Visual Arts education) for week of each module. Online students participate in one online Seminar in Week 1, and use the in-depth online support materials and the assistance of their online tutors to complete the same activities each week as on campus students.
Assessment	Textbook Weekly Chapter Quiz (10%)|Module 1: Completion of Music and Visual Arts Activities and Reflection (20%)|Module 2: Completion of Music and Visual Arts Activities, Reflection and Application (30%)|Module 3: Completion of Music and Visual Arts Activities and Reflection, Micro-Teaching Session, Planning, Video and Reflection (40%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required

Roy, D., Baker, W., & Hamilton, A. (2019). Teaching the Arts: Early childhood and primary education (3rd ed.). Cambridge University Press.

Recommended

Bamford, A. (2006). The wow factor: Global research compendium on the impact of the Arts in education. Waxmann Verlag. Deasy, Richard. J. (Ed.). (2002). Critical links: Learning in the Arts and social development. Washington, DC: Arts Education Partnership & National Endowment for the Arts. https://www.issuelab.org/resource/critical-links-learning-in-the-arts-and-student-academic-and-social-development.html Ewing, R. (2010). The Arts and Australian education: Realising potential. Australian Council for Educational Research. Retrieved from https://research.acer.edu.au/aer/11/ Fiske, E. (Ed.) (1999). Champions of change: The impact of the Arts on learning. Washington, DC: The Arts Partnership and the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. Retrieved from: http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/champions/pdfs/ChampsReport.pdf Gibson, R., & Ewing, R. (2011). Transforming the curriculum through the Arts. Palgrave Macmillan.

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