Undergraduate Course: Scottish Art in the Age of Change 1945-2000 (HIAR10035)

Course Outline
School	Edinburgh College of Art	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate)	Availability	Available to all students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	The central purpose of this course will be to examine the complex and shifting relationship between the work of the major post-war Scottish artists (Eduardo Paolozzi, Boyle Family, Hamilton Finlay, Alison Watt, Douglas Gordon, etc.) and the wider developments of modern and postmodern art. The structure of the course will be broadly chronological. It will examine the development of the post-war Scottish and international art scenes, concentrating on the dominant characteristics and themes in the art of this period. This will require the students to focus their critical attention on how Scottish artists have responded and contributed to such aspects of modern and contemporary art as - realism, expressionism, abstraction, constructivism, conceptionalism, feminism, etc. These topics will not only be examined in terms of their stylistic features, but also within the context of socio-historical study and visual critical theory. The course is designed so that lectures, seminars and essay topics complement one another. Some of the seminars will take place outside the University, in locations such as the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. A special site visit will also be arranged to Little Sparta, the garden of In Hamilton Finlay.
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: History of Art 2 (HIAR08012) OR Architectural History 2A (ARHI08002) AND Architectural History 2B (ARHI08003)	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	Visiting students should have at least 3 History of Art courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. as numbers are limited, visiting students should contact the Visiting Student Office directly for admission to this course

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1)		Quota: 15
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Revision Session Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 173 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	1 x take home examination paper (50%) and 1 x 2,000 word extended essay (50%)
Feedback	Students will be required to produce a two-page critical and contextualizing text on one work by one of the artists in the course, which they intend to include in the essay of their choice. The Course Organiser will give written and one-to-one feedback on conceptual understanding, language, argument and scholarly apparatus.
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)	Scottish Art in the Age of Change 1945-2000		0:05

Academic year 2017/18, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)		Quota: 6
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 176 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	1 x take home examination paper (50%) and 1 x 2,000 word extended essay (50%)
Feedback	Students will be required to produce a two-page critical and contextualizing text on one work by one of the artists in the course, which they intend to include in the essay of their choice. The Course Organiser will give written and one-to-one feedback on conceptual understanding, language, argument and scholarly apparatus.
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Demonstrate a detailed knowledge and critical understanding of the historical and artistic development of modern and contemporary Scottish art from 1945 to 2000. Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the broader contextual dimensions of post-war Western art. Seek out and study a range of textual commentaries as well as critically examine the visual nature of the art itself. Acquire a secure understanding of the critical theoretical writing on modern and contemporary art which has been produced during the last five decades. Discuss in the seminars and write in their essays about difficult and demanding art historical and theoretical concepts, which need to be mastered for a fuller aesthetic appreciation and critical understanding of the course material.