Undergraduate Course: Art as Personal Language: contextualising art and design c1980 - present (ARTX09063)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Indicative course content
Students will have the opportunity to explore a specially selected area of contemporary art practice, choosing either from an area of practice that relates closely to the material covered in the module, or following a more personally determined course of independent and self-directed study on an approved topic, with emphasis on enquiry that complements the student's own studio practice
Aims of course
1 To enable students to analyse and interpret with fluency, confidence and skill
2 To challenge students to engage with a high degree of competence in the interrogation and elucidation of a specially chosen area of contemporary art practice
3 To encourage students to achieve high standards of verbal, written and visual presentation of their ideas, using means appropriate at this level
Mode of delivery
Gallery based study day consisting of lecture, discussion, visit and supporting materials
This course is only available to students on BA Combined Studies (School of Art). |
| Course description |
Not entered
|
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
|
Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | This course is only available to students enrolled on BA Combined Studies (School of Art).
|
Course Delivery Information
|
| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
|
Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
| Course Start Date |
21/09/2015 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
(
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 15,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 5,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 8,
Formative Assessment Hours 3,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
64 )
|
| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
|
| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Assessment plan
Not entered |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate confidence and competence appropriate to this level in producing visual and critical analysis of a high order
- Show an ability to operate in a self-directed way both to research and to reach conclusions about visual art and design of direct relevance to the student's own studio practice
- Demonstrate sophisticated skills in the verbal, written and visual presentation of their ideas, appropriate to this level
|
Reading List
Indicative Bibliography
Core bibliography available on eportal. Subject specific bibliography attached to project brief for this module. A Reader The Sociology of Art (2003) Claire Bishop Installation Art (2005) |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | CONTEMPORARY ART PRACTICE,INDEPENDENT STUDY |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Joan Smith
Tel: (0131 6)51 5917
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Catriona Morley
Tel: (0131 6)51 5763
Email: |
|
© Copyright 2015 The University of Edinburgh - 21 October 2015 10:58 am
|
University Homepage