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MBH4310 Art and Play Course description
- Course name in Norwegian
- Kunst og lek
- Study programme
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M. Phil Programme in Early Childhood EducationM. Phil Programme in Early Childhood Education
- Weight
- 15.0 ECTS
- Year of study
- 2021/2022
- Programme description
- Course history
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Introduction
The overall aim of this course is to explore and challenge understandings of the significance, ambiguities and rhetoric of art, play and learning in an early childhood setting as well as the implications of these understandings for practice, research and professional development in the field.
Learning outcomes
After completion of the course, the student will have acquired the following learning outcomes, defined as knowledge, skills and general competence
Knowledge
By the end of the course the student has advanced knowledge of
- theories of art, play and learning that inform current thinking in early childhood education and care
- different historical, anthropological and cultural approaches to understandings of child culture/children's culture in an international perspective
- child culture and children's play culture with a focus on the interrelatedness between play and learning; and the inherent value of play
- aesthetic expressions in children's everyday life, in the early childhood curriculum, in the arts for children and in media for children
Skills
By the end of the course the student is able to
- engage critically and independently with academic studies on art, play and learning
- engage with participatory interaction as a pedagogical process from both child and adult perspectives
- analyse and deal critically with current theories, methods and interpretations concerning art, play and learning, children's perspectives, the roles of professionals and cultural diversity
- reflect critically on the integration of art, play and learning and the implications for practice and research
General competence
By the end of the course the students have
- developed their sensitivity regarding children's aesthetic practices as well as their own creative skills, values and practices and how these reflect their participatory interaction with children
- developed their own methodological research practice and scientific approach
- developed their creativity, improvisational abilities and playfulness in both scholarly approach and modes of artistic and academic communication
Content
Bestått VERN1400/VERND1400/VERNL1400
Teaching and learning methods
Literature studies are combined with lectures, seminars, and student work in groups.
Course requirements
Active participation during the lectures, seminars and group work is expected. Since this is a course with practical and creative components in teaching as well as assessment, an active student engagement is essential for completing the module successfully. The purpose of the course-work requirements is to contribute to professional reflection and to provide training in the presentation of professional content in an organized manner. Together with other academic work, the course-work requirements shall help the students achieve the skills stated in the subject plan. The attendance requirement for teaching activities in this course is 80%. Absence beyond 20 per cent means that the student cannot take the exam in the course. Students who exceed the absences quota due to valid documented absence, will be able to receive alternative assignments, by agreement with the supervisor and can give the examination right. Such alternative tasks are not given to students who have absence exceeding 50 per cent, regardless of the reason for absence.
Assessment
The exam is in two parts:
Part 1) Individual written semester assignment: approx. 2500 words. Counts 50 % of the final grade.
Part 2) Practical group exam based on key issues of art, play and learning. Each candidate is given an individual grade. Counts 50 % of the final grade.
New/postponed exam
In case of failed exam, the student can submit an improved assignment, one time.
The practical group exam may be substituted by an individual assignment.
Regulations for new or postponed examinations are available in Regulations relating to studies and examinations at Oslo Metropolitan University. Students must register for a new or postponed examination.
Permitted exam materials and equipment
Examination support material is permitted.
Grading scale
Relasjonelle ferdigheter, tverrfaglig samarbeid og veiledningsfunksjoner står sentralt i vernepleierens yrkesutøvelse. I emnet vektlegges betydningen av tverrprofesjonelt samarbeid.
Emnet vil også gi studentene kunnskap om psykisk helsearbeid, ulike diagnoser og konsekvenser for brukernes dagligliv. Videre vektlegges ulike evidensbaserte behandlingstiltak.
Examiners
To be assessed by an internal and an external examiner.