Arts Education and Community Engagement

Program Overview:

Arts Education and Community Engagement is a two-semester Graduate Certificate program designed to ladder students into careers in arts education and community arts.

Students will learn how to design arts educational programming that is pedagogically sound and that meets the needs of diverse communities.  Students will apply best practices of community arts work and will be trained to facilitate arts-based social justice initiatives. Students will also learn about a variety of careers in arts education and community development engagement through research, mentorship, and field placements.  Graduates of this program will be equipped to manage a professional career in arts and learning, and to incorporate community-engaged arts work into their existing creative practice. 

By modelling innovative pedagogy, this program teaches students to innovate for themselves. By partnering with leading arts organizations, this program facilitates connections and opportunities within the sector. By emphasizing global citizenship, social justice, and cultural competency, this program helps students locate these concerns at the heart of their creative and educational practice.

Admission Requirements:

• GPA: 60% or above

• IELTS: Overall 6.5 no band below than 6.0

• PTE: Overall 63 with no band below than 60

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Learning Outcomes:

1. Create ethical community-engaged programming that incorporates inclusive practices of anti-oppression, decolonization, and indigenization.

2. Research and assess best practices of arts education and community arts locally, nationally, and internationally to enhance program development in arts education.

3. Analyze and prepare project budgets and grant applications specific to organizations and government bodies supporting arts education and community engagement.

4. Plan and implement arts education and community programming that responds to the needs of a group of learners, in multiple settings, and in collaboration with other artists or organizations.

5. Develop strategies for career management that support innovation and entrepreneurship in the arts education sector.

Career Outlook:

• Cultural Programmer

• Education Officer

• Community Engagement Officer

• Outreach Officer

• Arts School Coordinator

• Youth Arts Worker

• Interpreter/Animator

• Artistic Educator

Program Intake: September

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