Course Title: Art, Music, and Movement for Children
Title Abbreviation: ART MUSIC MOVEMT/CHILD
Department: ECED
Course #: 201
Credits: 4
Variable: No
IUs: 4
CIP: 131210
EPC: 402
REV: 2018
Course Description
Practical ways to plan, select and prepare art, music and movement experiences for young children (birth to 8 years). Creative materials, activities and environments explored through a variety of curriculum methods and approaches. Includes weekly two-hour off-campus experience.
Prerequisite
Prerequisite: EDUC& 115 and/or department chair approval.
Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)
Lecture: 44
Lab: 0
Other: 0
Systems: 0
Clinical: 0
Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:
Vocational Preparatory Required for ATA degree
Equivalencies At Other Institutions
Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
General Education Learning Values & Outcomes
Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.
2. Critical Thinking
Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 2.9 Apply and/or create problem-solving strategies to successfully adapt to unpredictable and/or changing environments.
3. Communication
Definition: Understanding and producing effective written, spoken, visual, and non-verbal communication.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 3.5 Recognize, comprehend, and use non-verbal behaviors appropriate to a given context.
7. Aesthetics & Creativity
Definition: Interpreting human experience through engagement with creative processes and aesthetic principles.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 7.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the creative process. 7.2 Demonstrate knowledge of aesthetic principles.
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