Postgraduate Course: Contemporary Art (AREA11018)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Available to all 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 | PLEASE NOTE: THIS COURSE IS OWNED AND ADMINISTRATED BY ECA 
Mode of Delivery : Lectures, Seminars, Tutorials, Online learning 
 
 This module examines contemporary art since the  
end of the 1970s. Relations between critical,  
promotional and reactionary reconfigurations of  
postmodernism will be considered by looking at a  
diverse range of culturally thematic and  
process-based practices. The conflicting critical and  
methodological discourses which negotiated such  
practices will be examined in the context of the  
contentious international debates regarding the  
genesis and meaning of postmodernism and  
globalism. 
 
Additional Notes  
This module is intended for students coming into eca  
on exchange. It could, however, be taken by an MFA  
student to as part of their Level 11 credits (which must  
be to a total of 40).  
   
 
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13  Flexible, Not available to visiting students (SS1) 
  
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WebCT enabled:  No | 
Quota:  None | 
 
	
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| Delivery period: 2012/13  Flexible, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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WebCT enabled:  No | 
Quota:  None | 
 
	
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		Activity | 
		Description | 
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		Tuesday | 
		Wednesday | 
		Thursday | 
		Friday | 
	 
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |  
| First Class | 
First class information not currently available |  
| No Exam Information | 
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
Learning Outcomes  
1. On completion of this module, students will be able to:  
demonstrate their critical reviewing skills by  
critically and creatively comparing and  
contrasting key examples of contemporary art.  
  
2. Demonstrate an ability to publicly articulate the  
relations between recent art practices and the  
broader cultural, political and economic contexts  
of global culture.  
 
3. Display a working knowledge and understanding  
of some of the principal debates raised in the  
interpretation of art and their theoretical and  
methodological implications since the end of the  
1970s.  
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Assessment Information 
Essay Two Papers + bibliography of research sources        
 
Presentation Two Oral Presentations + slides and notes/synopsis.        
 
Coursework Two Critical Exercises  
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Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
| Academic description | 
Not entered | 
 
| Syllabus | 
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| Transferable skills | 
Not entered | 
 
| Reading list | 
Indicative Bibliography 
KOCUR, ZOYA. and LEUNG, SIMON. Theory in Contemporary Art: From 1985 to the Present, Blackwell Publishing, 2004. 
 
TAYLOR, BRANDON. Art Today, Laurence King Publishing, 2004. 
 
FOWLE, KATE To Be Continued>: Contemporary Art Practice in Public Places, B.T. Batsford Ltd, 2003. 
 
STALLABRASS, JULIAN. Art Incorporated: The Story of Contemporary Art, Oxford University Press, 2004.  
 
DOHERTY, CLAIRE. Contemporary Art: From Studio to Situation, London: Black Dog, 2004.  
 
Indicative Learning Resources 
Edinburgh Libraries, Museums and Galleries, Moodle | 
 
| Study Abroad | 
Not entered | 
 
| Study Pattern | 
Mode of Delivery 
Lectures, Seminars, Tutorials, Onlearning via Moodle 
 
Contact Hours - 36 
Self Directed Study - 364 hours | 
 
| Keywords | Contemporary Art for Exchange Students | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Neil Mulholland 
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Course secretary | Mrs Elaine Dickson 
Tel: 0131 221 6286 
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