Postgraduate Course: TPG Methods (ARTX11033)
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 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Art |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | You will explore a variety of research methods, methodologies and theories of knowledge, along with the possible aims and outcomes different approaches may lead to. You are encouraged to map your own
research narrative in relation to the production, distribution and consumption of your work. A key objective here is to promote innovative, experimental and ambitious research that relates to academic study and creative practice at the forefront of your
field. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
21/04/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities |
| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
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| No Exam Information |
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities |
| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Develop an appropriate method of regularly documenting your research processes.
2. Display imagination, resourcefulness and initiative in the written, spoken and visual articulation of your research.
3. Research and write a Critical Study of two or more of the methodologies that motivate your research. |
Assessment Information
Workbook/Sketchbook/Journal
Essay |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Macleod, Katy and Holdridge, Lin. 'Thinking Through Art: Reflections on Art as Research', London: Routledge, 2006.
Daichendt, James. 'Artist Teacher: A Philosophy for Creating and Teaching', Intellect, 2010.
Gray, Carole. and Malins, Julian.'Visualizing Research', Aldershot: Ashgate, 2004.
Ingold, Tim. and Hallam, E. (eds), Creativity and Cultural Improvisation. Oxford: Berg, 2007.
Stiles, Kristine and Selz, Peter (eds). Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art: A Sourcebook of Artists' Writings, Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996.
Alex Danchev, '100 Artists' Manifestos', Penguin Classics, 2001.
Wallis, Brian. (ed.) 'Blasted Allegories: An Anthology of Writings by Contemporary Artists', MIT Press, 1989. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | PG Cert Contemporary Art, School of Art |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Neil Mulholland
Tel: (0131 6)51 5881
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Susan Mitchell
Tel: (0131 6)51 5743
Email: |
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