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MUED4633: Professional Experience 3
2025 unit information
This unit of study provides the final professional experience for music education students. The program consists of a 7-8 week teaching block (5 days a week) in a NSW secondary school. Students will be required to teach both junior and senior secondary school music classes (Years 7-12) and undertake the daily responsibilities and activities of a music teacher. It is envisaged that in the final weeks of this unit students will be responsible for a music teacher's full day teaching program. This last practice teaching experience enables the student music teacher to put into practice theoretical and practical content of all previous music education courses completed in their four year degree. It provides experiences, through which student teachers further develop an understanding of the ethical and professional requirements of being a teacher, successfully communicate with their students and fellow teaching colleagues and become independent, self-motivated practicing music teachers.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Sydney Conservatorium of Music
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Music Education |
| Credit points | 12 |
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Prerequisites:
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MUED3606 |
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Corequisites:
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MUED4602 |
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. successfully teach the NSW secondary music syllabus for 36 days in a secondary school with a greater understanding of the development of literacy in a broader sense
- LO2. demonstrate practical strategies for developing music lesson plans and programs
- LO3. recognise, discuss and demonstrate a variety of teaching strategies to develop appropriate teaching and learning experiences for music students
- LO4. understand relationships between the school, the music teacher and the learner
- LO5. discuss principles underlying theoretical models of pedagogy; explain, compare and evaluate the practices of theoretical models for effective teaching and learning
- LO6. demonstrate application of professional and ethical issues relevant to the school environment (including child protection)
- LO7. apply theories of educational psychology and adolescent development
- LO8. recognise, discuss and apply instructional strategies to create a positive and reflective learning environment supporting learning for all students
- LO9. summarise and explain the concept of teaching as reflective practice and apply strategies of reflection to improve classroom practices.
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Semester 1 2025
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Normal day | Sydney | |
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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