Module overview
The practical scope and possibilities of contemporary fine art, the use of materials and techniques in the development of ideas, and the role of intellectual engagement in creative practice.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Generate ideas through enquiry and analysis of selected research material
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Develop strategies to integrate digital skills into your practice as appropriate
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Develop solutions through material engagement.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the fundamental principles, processes and methods core to your discipline
Syllabus
- workshop training in fundamental skills in painting, printmaking, sculpture, digital and lens-based media, and performance
- set projects to provide parameters within which to develop your own ideas, test materials and techniques, and make work to given deadlines
- participation in the Shared Drive project - typically a remaking project – working alongside Part 2 and 3 students towards a collective outcome
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
- Briefings, tutorials, group crits, workshop inductions and self-directed studio-practice
- Work in progress and outcomes are discussed individually with tutors, and in group crits and project reviews
- Learning opportunities include the Shared Drive project, studio (peer-group) discussion and self-evaluation
Type | Hours |
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Independent Study | 252 |
Teaching | 48 |
Total study time | 300 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Crow, David (2003). Visible Signs, An Introduction to Semiotics in the Visual Arts. Bloomsbury.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Assessment is by portfolio: a body of work mainly produced in on-campus workshops and studios, but also including any site-specific and location work, to be submitted with a log of the semester’s studio activity.
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Portfolio
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Feedback on project briefs. You will experience formative feedback during the module in different learning situations, for example: tutorials, crits and written feedback.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Portfolio | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Portfolio | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Portfolio | 100% |