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Higher Diploma in
Art for Art & Design Teachers (Level 8)
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Programme Description
This programme will prepare you for a career in Art & Design Teaching. Emphasis is placed on the concept of teaching as a creative activity, demanding capacities for problem solving, inventiveness, imagination and sensitivity.
The programme includes three blocks of teaching experience. Successful graduates, subject to the regulations of the Department of Education & Science, will qualify for permanent whole-time appointments as teachers of art in second-level schools.
The minimum entry requirement for this programme is an
Honours Degree in Art & Design (Level 8) or an equivalent qualification.
Subject 1: School Based Studies
Teaching Practice, Lesson Planning, Evaluation of Educational Experiences.
This stage includes three blocks of teaching practice in schools:
Block 1 – October (4 weeks)
Block 2 – January (4 weeks)
Block 3 – April/May (6 weeks)
Subject 2:
Education and Subject Studies
The main foundation subjects of education are studied with the objective
of relating theoretical ideas to real-world school situations; including:
psychological, sociological, philosophical, methodological and the
historical contexts of art & design education.
Duration
1 Year Post (Honours) Degree in Art & Design (Level 8).
Class contact hours
30 per week
Minimum Entry Requirements
Holders of a recognised (Honours) Degree in Art & Design (Level 8) or an equivalent qualification.
Awarding Body
Limerick Institute of Technology
Professional Links
Teaching Council
ATAI
Art Teachers Network
For Further Information
Contact: Dr. Kieran Meagher
Tel: 061 208392
Email: kieran.meagher@lit.ie