Undergraduate Course: MAFA Research 5 (ARTX10004)
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 10 (Year 5 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| 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 employ a high level of critical analysis in a chosen area of personal research and present a body of work that interrogates studio and current art practice.
Aims of course
1.Employ a high level of critical reflection in defining aims and objectives within personal Fine Art practice.
2.Critical analyse a body of research material
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 4 (ARTX10002) AND
MAFA Studio 4 (ARTX10001)
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Co-requisites | Students MUST also take:
MAFA Studio 5 (ARTX10003)
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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. ANALYSIS employing a range of research methodologies through the production of a clearly defined research proposal.
2. SYNTHESIS by presenting a body of work incorporating critical thinking and synthesis of the major aims of a personal approach to Fine Art Practice
3. PRESENTATION of personal practice through a highly focused range of organisational and presentational skills |
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 30 hours
Directed study 170 hours
Self-directed study 200 hours
Total 400 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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