Undergraduate Course: Professional Practice (ARTX09057)
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 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Art |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Indicative course content
Students should submit a proposal for c 80 hours of negotiated activity to be undertaken in an appropriate discipline and professional working environment. The agreed programme, supervised by an approved tutor, should consist of a project workbook and a body of practice-based work.
Aims of course
1 To foster a fully developed understanding of the interrelationship between the finished work and the critical thinking and research undertaken as part of its development.
2 To further develop independent approaches, fostering the development, to a high standard, of a range of skills in a professional context
3 To foster professional and well considered approaches in the presentation of work created in this module.
Mode of delivery
Professional studio context, Email assistance, Group crit, Individual Mentoring, Review, Tutorial |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | This course is only available to ECA students on degree programmes belonging to the School of Art. |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Show evidence of a high level of originality and a distinct personal language in finished work and the research which supports it.
2. Demonstrate command, to a high level, of appropriate skills and a high level of ability to identify and develop a proposal to resolution.
3. Show professionalism, good judgement and a highly considered approach to the selection and presentation of a resolved body of work for assessment. |
Assessment Information
Assessment plan
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
Indicative Bibliography
Professional journals and websites appropriate to chosen project and context. Full list available in Combined Studies Core Bibiliography |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Contact hours 0 hours
Directed study 20 hours
Self-directed study 80 hours
Total 100 hours |
| Keywords | PROFESSIONAL WORKING ENVIRONMENT, NEGOTIATED STUDY |
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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