Arts Education & 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.

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):

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: 

The Department of Arts Education and Physical Education delivers two taught postgraduate programmes:

• MA in Education & The Arts (META)
• MA in Music Education

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.

The Department of Arts Education and Physical Education delivers two taught postgraduate programmes:

• MA in Education & The Arts (META)
• MA in Music Education

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:

1. Details of the proposed research (1000 word limit)
2. Research CV (3 pages max)

Completed applications should be forwarded to Deirdre.NiChroinin@mic.ul.ie by 1 May 2024.

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. 

Website: Cleary Connolly - The School of Looking

Physical Education