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The main aim of the Arts, Creativity and Education (ACE) PGCEM course is to provide a broad-based intellectual exploration, from an interdisciplinary perspective, of the key arts educational debates amongst policy makers, practitioners and researchers in the UK and abroad. The route will provide an opportunity for students to engage with a range of discourses within arts and culture and within the processes of teaching and learning. It will include contributions from a range of disciplinary specialists, including Performing Arts, Drama, Theatre, Music, Visual Art, Design and Technology (as well as cross-domain theories and principles). Key concepts such as creativity, design, performance and aesthetics will be considered from philosophical, psychological, cognitive and cultural perspectives.
As well as providing a strong grounding in critical perspectives, this unique interdisciplinary course offers several distinctive elements which distinguish it from other courses on offer in other universities:
- explore key debates and conceptualisation in the arts
- encourage a capacity in students to reflect on and to analyse practices in the arts as they relate to education and research
- facilitate insight into the nature and place of the arts and creativity/ies in education and culture
- foster a critical understanding of and ability to bring together theoretical, practical and policy perspectives
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the programme, students will have:
- a comprehensive understanding of research techniques, and a thorough knowledge of the literature applicable to their specific educational domain;
- demonstrated originality in the application of knowledge, together with a practical understanding of how research and enquiry are used to create and interpret knowledge in their field;
- shown abilities in the critical evaluation of current research and research techniques and methodologies;
- demonstrated self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems, and acted autonomously in the planning and implementation of research.
Continuing
Students wishing to continue from the PGCEM to PhD or EdD are required to achieve a mark of 70 or higher for the thesis.
The course is composed of two key elements:
- the research methods training course
- the 'Arts, Creativity and Education' thematic route
Teaching time is split between the two elements. The course is taught through a mixture of lectures, smaller group seminars and individual supervisions.
One to one supervision |
4.5 hours per year. |
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Seminars & classes |
The PGCEM course involves 48 hours of face to face teaching. This is made up of a mixture of lectures and small group seminars. Teaching sessions take place in the Faculty, once a week (on Wednesday afternoons) in the Michaelmas and Lent terms. There is only a small amount of teaching in the Easter term when students are writing up their theses. |
Posters |
Towards the end of the course, students are required to give short presentations with slides about their research. |
- Module 1: Arts in Society
- Module 2: The Arts, Creativity and Education
- Module 3: The Arts, Artists and Collaborative Partnerships
- Module 4: The Arts in Teaching and Learning
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The PGCEM course involves 48 hours of face to face teaching. This is made up of a mixture of lectures and small group seminars. Teaching sessions take place in the Faculty, once a week (on Wednesday afternoons) in the Michaelmas and Lent terms. There is only a small amount of teaching in the Easter term when students are writing up their theses.
Assessment
Thesis
The thesis is up to 20,000 words in length and submitted at the end of August.
Where a candidate receives a provisional fail mark, an oral examination is required.
IMPORTANT: This course is only open to students who have completed the PGCE at the Faculty of Education. PGCEM applicants are NOT required to submit transcripts or references.
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- ✔️ Certificate upon completion
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