Undergraduate Course: Digital and Printed Image Making (ARTX07015)
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 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Art |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Indicative course content
Students will consider the creative possibilities of the digital and printed image. Students may investigate both traditional and contemporary methods of printed image making including etching, relief printmaking, digital imaging and photoshop.
Aims of course
1 To enable students to understand the interrelationship between finished work and the critical thinking and research undertaken as part of its development.
2 To develop technical skills in a variety of digital and printed image making techniques and to foster understanding of two dimensional design.
3 To develop familiarity with appropriate means of presentation and display of work made using media covered in this module.
Mode of delivery
Studio-Based, Demonstration, Email Assistance, Group Crit, Individual Mentoring, Project, Tutorial.
This course is only available to students on BA Combined Studies (School of Art). |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | This course is only available to ECA students on degree programmes belonging to the School of Art.
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| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Display evidence of originality and the beginnings of a personal language in finished work and the research which supports it.
2. Show evidence of a basic understanding of design in a practical context to develop skills in digital and printed media.
3. Show an understanding of the requirements of professional practice and appropriate presentation and selection skills at this level |
Assessment Information
Assessment plan
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Special Arrangements
| This course is only available to students on BA Combined Studies (School of Art). |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
Indicative Bibliography
Print Publishing Guide The Adobe Essential Resource for Print Publishing ISBN 1 56830 468 4 Ed Dawson The Complete Guide to Prints and Printmaking:Techniques and materials. Phaidon 1981 ed Gilmour The Mechanised Image Arts Council of Great Britain 1978 |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Contact hours 70 hours
Directed study 10 hours
Self-directed study 20 hours
Total 100 hours |
| Keywords | DIGITAL, PRINTMAKING, PHOTOSHOP |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Joan Smith
Tel: (0131 6)51 5917
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Course secretary | Miss Annabelle Evans
Tel: (0131 6)51 5763
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