Arts Education & Physical Education
About
The Department of Arts Education and Physical Education at Mary Immaculate College includes four specialist teams in the areas of Drama Education, Music Education, Visual Art Education and Physical Education.
The Department of Arts Education and Physical Education team bring their wealth of experience, commitment, passion and expertise as artists, practitioners and teacher educators to the promotion of high quality, research-informed, inclusive, hands-on and practical, innovative and creative learning experiences to positively influence and enrich the lives of future teachers, the children they teach and the wider community. The AEPE mission compliments the overall mission of MIC in promoting excellence in its teaching, learning and research activities.
Subject Overview
Undergraduate
Staff of the department lecture in Drama Education, Music Education, Physical Education and Visual Art Education on the Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Education & Psychology and Bachelor of Education (International) programmes. Staff also contribute to the BA in Early Childhood Care & Education.
The following is a list of undergraduate modules on any given year (spanning across Years 1-4 of the programmes):
| EDU207: Social, Personal, Health and Physical Education 1 |
| EDU257: Social, Personal, Health, and Physical Education 2 |
| EDU : The Creative Arts 1 |
| EDU259: The Creative Arts 2 |
| EDU303: The Creative Arts 3 |
| EDE313: Movement Skill Development in Primary Physical Education |
| EDE353: Theatre for Young Audiences |
| EDE358: Children and Visual Art |
| EDE401: Physical Education and School Sport |
| EDE402: The Social Context of Sport, Physical Activity and Physical Education |
| EDE400: Physical Activity Promotion in the Primary School |
| EDE406: Music Education in the School and Community |
| EDE413: Advanced Drama and Theatre Education |
| EDE414: Drama as a Methodology |
| EDE415: Performance Studies |
| EDE424: Contemporary Visual Arts 1: Media and Issues |
| EDE425: Contemporary Visual Art 2: Interdisciplinary Practice |
| EDE426: Leadership in Visual Art in Schools and the Wider Community |
| EDE306: Advanced Teaching and Learning in Physical Education |
| EDE308: Visual Art and Visual Art Education |
Postgraduate
Members of the AEPE Department deliver a number of modules on the Professional Masters in Education programme.
The following is a list of PME modules on any given year:
| PME605: Arts Education 1: Drama, Music, And Visual Arts |
| PME625: Arts Education 2: Drama, Music, And Visual Arts |
| PME614: Social, Personal, Health and Physical Education 1 |
| PME626: Social, Personal, Health, And Physical Education 2 |
The Department of Arts Education and Physical Education delivers two taught postgraduate programmes:
Research Postgraduate Programmes (MA and PhD)
The Department of AEPE welcomes applications for research MA and PhD degrees and staff within the department are also available to supervise research degrees. Departmental assistantships are available to support students who wish to pursue graduate studies. Please contact the Head of Department for further information.
Students will normally only be accepted for research in areas in which the Department has a particular specialisation (see Research Interests on Staff Profiles for details).
Further information on the application process here. Information about the Research and Graduate School at MIC here.
Students undertaking the general Master of Education (M Ed) or Structured PhD programmes can complete their dissertation on a topic and under the supervision of academic staff with the Department of AEPE.
Staff
Research
The Department of Arts Education and Physical Education delivers two taught postgraduate programmes:
Research Postgraduate Programmes (MA and PhD)
The Department of AEPE welcomes applications for research MA and PhD degrees and staff within the department are also available to supervise research degrees. Departmental assistantships are available to support students who wish to pursue graduate studies. Please contact the Head of Department for further information.
Students will normally only be accepted for research in areas in which the Department has a particular specialisation (see Research Interests on Staff Profiles for details).
Further information on the application process here. Information about the Research and Graduate School at MIC here.
Students undertaking the general Master of Education (M Ed) or Structured PhD programmes can complete their dissertation on a topic and under the supervision of academic staff with the Department of AEPE.
AEPE Department Assistantship scheme 2024-25
Call for Applications
Applications are invited for the AEPE Department Assistantship 2024-25. All information is available on the RGSO Scholarships, Funding & Fees page here.
Applicants should work with an identified supervisor to progress an application including:
- Details of the proposed research (1000 word limit)
- Research CV (3 pages max)
Completed applications should be forwarded to Deirdre.NiChroinin@mic.ul.ie by 1 May 2024.
Resources
Arts Education
Resource constructed by Visual Art and Artists Connolly and Cleary; we are currently writing up a lesson plan to share and will forward this on as soon as it is ready.
Physical Education
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