Module manager: Prof Edward Venn
Email: E.J.Venn@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
Acceptance onto PG Cert/PG Dip Performing Arts Education
This module is not approved as an Elective
This module provides an opportunity for students to engage in a Performing Arts Education Project. Students will work with an external organisation for several months and lead a large-scale educational project, or several small-scale projects. This work will form the basis of a reflective report which contextualises their project within the wider literature related to arts education theory and practice.
Students will emerge from this module with in-depth knowledge of a particular area of arts education theory and/or practice, and with the abilities to put that knowledge/skill into practice. The Project outcome will feature the practical application of arts education skills acquired throughout the programme. Students might, for example, work on a series of educational outreach events or undertake the management of a particular large-scale educational outreach event (in collaboration with an external arts organisation) over a specific period of time. These are only indicative examples, and the range of possible activities is much wider.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
1. devise, plan, and execute an extended project in arts education, the focus having been defined in negotiation with an approved supervisor;
2. identify and make effective use of appropriate methodologies, theoretical frameworks, and source materials;
3. demonstrate understanding of the relationship between arts education theory and practice;
4. present their work to a high standard, in clear English and with appropriate scholarly apparatus.
Skills Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
5. reflect analytically on their practice and learn from that reflection;
6. demonstrate a degree of intellectual confidence and independence of thought;
An initial plenary session will be supported by individual or group tutorials with an approved supervisor from either or both of the two schools, (to be determined as appropriate to the chosen topic) and in collaboration with the arts education provider. Students will undertake a highly focused and detailed investigation into some aspect of arts education, and present their findings in the form of an extended project with a practical element. The precise nature and balance of the submission will be determined in consultation with the student’s supervisor(s), but will typically include the management of an arts education event within a defined time period, accompanied by supporting reflective, descriptive and theoretical commentary. The syllabus is thus largely determined by the chosen project, to be approved by the academic and partner organisation supervisors.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supervision | 12 | 0.5 | 6 |
| Lecture | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Private study hours | 588 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 12 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 600 | ||
Students’ progress will be monitored through regular tutorials, and the learning contract and interim report. As the earlier work is more formative in nature, it is felt that the slightly larger word count than credits allocated for these tasks will be beneficial for allowing students more scope to express their ideas and to gain more specific and constructive formative feedback on their ideas at the inception stages of the project.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | Initial learning contract (500-1000 words); Interim report (1000-2000 words) | 10 |
| Project | The project will be negotiated with the supervisors, and will equate to 8000 words’ work | 60 |
| Reflective log | A Reflective Report (4000 words) | 30 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
The deadlines for the formative Initial Learning Contract and Interim Report will be negotiated between student and supervisor to fit in with the specific schedule of individual Projects. The initial learning contract sets out the planned project, the knowledge and skills required to complete it, and individual learning outcomes related to the project. It offers an opportunity to assess feasibility and address concerns at an early stage in the project. As such, it does not carry a mark but is vital for the project development, and feeds into the interim report. It is submitted in January for formative feedback, and then as part of the portfolio with the interim report. The interim report details the experiences and activities for the Arts Education Project at the mid-point of the year. The report can refer to the learning diary that is kept for the module (a record of events, experiences and achievements and personal reflections). Reference can also be made to the portfolio of evidence that will be submitted as part of the final project assessment. The Project outcome will feature the practical application of arts education skills acquired throughout the course. Students might, for example, work on a series of educational outreach events or undertake the management of a particular large-scale educational outreach event (in collaboration with an external arts organisation) over a specified period of time. These are only indicative examples, and the range of possible activities is much wider. This assessment will be documented by a portfolio (e.g. recordings/videos, planning documents, important correspondence, brochures, etc). In most cases it will not be practical to resit the Project element in the same format as its original manifestation. In such cases, an alternative (usually purely written) submission will be formulated by the module coordinator and supervisor. The Reflective Report complements the Project, outlining the underlying arts education theories, and both documenting and reflecting upon the process and outcome(s).
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Last updated: 30/04/2025
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