MEd in Learning and Teaching in the Arts
About the programme
This part-time 180-credit programme provides a unique opportunity for arts educators to upgrade their teaching qualifications and obtain a Masters qualification that has been designed to develop teaching skills for the arts. The programme is delivered on a part-time basis through a blended learning model, which includes a mix of face-to-face sessions, online sessions, one-to-one tutorials and independent study.
If you are a GTC Scotland registered teacher working in a Primary, Secondary or ASN school context, you can use this programme to build evidence of their commitment to your professional learning in:
- Music
- Drama
- Dance
- Art and Design
Over the first two years of the programme, you will join a diverse community of arts educators as you engage in a sustained professional enquiry of both your teaching practice and your arts practice, identifying and addressing your own developmental priorities within the following modules of study:
- Teaching the Arts (30 credits at SCQF level 11)
- Arts Context and Culture (30 credits at SCQF level 11)
- The Teacher as Researcher (30 credits at SCQF level 11)
- Artist Development/ Gaelic Artist Development (30 credits at SCQF level 11)
These modules are designed to help you develop your skills in providing inclusive, creative learning experiences that are informed by a deep knowledge of your arts practice and of your learners’ needs. Having completed these modules, you will gain the following award:
- GTC Scotland Professional Recognition in Creative Arts Education.
In year 3 of the MEd, you will engage in the 60-credit Final Project module, where you will design your own large-scale project designed to help you address a gap within the provision for your learners and to impact your sector.
The programme can be used as evidence to support your Professional Update, and can also be used to build credit towards an application for 2nd Subject Registration in dance, drama, music or art and design.
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Contact
Jamie Mackay, Head of Postgraduate Learning and Teaching Programmes and Academic Development
j.mackay@rcs.ac.uk
