Module EFPM224 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
EFPM224: Creativity and the Arts
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module's precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- understanding creativity and how it can be framed; in particular Possibility Thinking and Wise Humanising Creativity as ways of understanding and nurturing creativity in the arts and beyond;
- exploring characteristics of the arts, discussing misapprehensions and raising questions about defining the arts in various cultural contexts;
- investigating the main theories of play, how they contribute to learning and relationship between play and creativity;
- exploring Possibility Thinking as a way of understanding and nurturing creativity in the arts and beyond;
- researching children's creativity in the arts and beyond;
- documenting and assessing creativity in the arts and beyond; develop knowledge and understanding of creative teaching and learning in particular through partnership;
- gaining an introduction to different pedagogical perspectives on learning and the implications for different teaching contexts and cultures.
The module seeks to enable you to apply approaches to creativity and the arts through active reflection on practice and theory with a focus on pedagogy alongside policy framing. Independent, collaborative and peer to peer learning is also encouraged. Core staff are joined by visiting lecturers who specialise in the applied areas such as arts-education partnership, student voice and participation; a visit is also usually made to a creative school.
This module descriptor captures two modes of delivery: campus-based (C) and blended (B). In the Learning and Teaching section below there are two sets of numbers: one pertains to campus-based delivery and one to blended delivery. Students enrolled on the blended mode will be expected to undertake more independent guided study than those on the campus-based mode.
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 30 (C) 18 (B) | 270 (C) 282 (B) |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 24 (C) | (C): 2 x 1.5 hr lecture, 4 x 1.5 hr workshops, 2 x 1.5hr seminar (2 Saturdays with (B) students) AND 8 x 1.5 hr lecture/seminars |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 12 (B) | (B): 2 x 1.5 hr lectures, 4 x 1.5 hr workshops, 2 x 1.5hr seminars (2 Saturdays with (C) students) |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 3 (C) 3 (B) | Individual supervision by academic tutor, face to face or online. |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 3 (C) 3 (B) | Face to face or online debates facilitated by tutors |
| Guided independent study | 32 (B) | Independent Study using online directed tasks to study key aspects of creativity in specialist field arts practice |
| Guided independent study | 80 (C) 60 (B) | Directed study: preparatory work for taught sessions including reading; research tasks; collaborative tasks |
| Guided independent study | 90 (C) (B) | Assignment preparation |
| Guided independent study | 100 (C) (B) | Self directed study |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
