Undergraduate Course: MAFA Research 2 (ARTX08015)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 30 |
| Home subject area | Art |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Indicative course content
This course is designed to allow students to develop an understanding of methods of information gathering and the collection of visual resources that underpin individual practice and are appropriate to the disciplines within Fine Art practice
Aims of course
1 To engage in specialist research in relation to Fine Art practice.
2 To develop methodologies of research through studio practice.
3 To test materials and processes to gain knowledge towards the visuaisation of ideas.
Mode of delivery
Studio-based, Workshop, Group crit, Presentation, Project, Tutorial |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
MAFA Research 1 (ARTX07001) AND
MAFA Studio 1 (ARTX07002)
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Co-requisites | Students MUST also take:
MAFA Studio 2 (ARTX08014)
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| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | This course is only available to ECA students on degree programmes belonging to the School of Art. |
| Additional Costs | Class Materials Costs, Books, Study Trips and Site Visits |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. COLLECTION by demonstrating an ability to locate and collate visual information from one or more direct sources.
2. EVALUATION of visual information and the synthesis of ideas through drawing and relevant processes.
3. COMMUNICATION by the identification and testing of appropriate methods to disseminate ideas. |
Assessment Information
Workbook/ Sketchbook/ Journal
Portfolio
Presentation |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Specific Bibliography will be determined by studio tutors as appropriate to individual students research interest |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Contact hours 50 hours
Directed study 100 hours
Self-directed study 150 hours
Total 300 hours |
| Keywords | PAINTING, PRINTMAKING, SCULPTURE, INTERMEDIA, PHOTOGRAPHY, MAFA |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Stuart Bennett
Tel: (0131 6)51 5875
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Sheena Milligan
Tel: 0131 221 6063
Email: |
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