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Undergraduate Course: Research Drawing 4 (Painting) (20 credit option) (ARTX10012)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryIndicative course content
This module is undertaken in conjunction of the 40 credit VCS module. Students should define a chosen area of research that underpins studio and theoretical practice.

Aims of course
1 To propose and undertake a personal study plan with defined aims and objectives
2 Develop a body of research material that communicates a progression of ideas an awareness of current fine art practice.
3 To undertake critical analysis of a body of research material.

Mode of delivery
Studio, Seminar, Tutorial, Guest speakers, Group crit.
Course description Development and completion of work for final degree assessment.

Introduce a critical relationship to core methodologies of artistic research.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: ( Painting 3 (ARTX09040) AND Research Drawing 3 (Painting) (ARTX09041) AND Professional Practice 3 (Painting) (ARTX09042) AND Art 3: Visual Research (ARTX09046))
Co-requisites Students MUST also take: Art 4: Extended Research Project (ARTX10018) AND Painting 4 (ARTX10009) AND Professional Practice 4 (Painting) (ARTX10011)
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements This course is only available to ECA students on degree programmes belonging to the School of Art.
Additional Costs ECA students are required to pay for the cost of materials used throughout their programme of study.
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Clearly identify the conceptual areas of practice through personal exploration and research using appropriate methods.
  2. Present a body of work that shows the analysis and synthesis of the aims of individual studio practice.
  3. Demonstrate a focused range of organisational, verbal and presentational skills.
Reading List
Indicative Bibliography
Conceptual Art and Painting,(Further Essays on Art and Language) MIT Press, 2001 Vitamin D : new perspectives in drawing. Phaidon,2005. Thinking through art :(reflections on art as research) Routledge, 2006. Place, Tacita Dean / Jeremy Millar, Thames and Hudson 2005. Envisioning information / Edward R. Tufte. Graphics Press, 2001, Locus Solus, (Site identity, technology in contemporary art) Black Dog 2000. Periodicals ; Art World, Art Forum, Art in America. Also as directed by tutors.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Research, manage time, attend to visual material, assess and evaluate own and others work.
Study Abroad Study Abroad is not permissable in Final Honours Degree Year.
Additional Class Delivery Information Mixture of one-to-one and group presentations and workshops.
KeywordsCRITICAL ANALYSIS,RESEARCH,SELF DIRECTED.
Contacts
Course organiserMr Charles Stiven
Tel: 0131 221 6063
Email:
Course secretaryMiss Catriona Morley
Tel: (0131 6)51 5763
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