Drawing with Anatomy (FINA20035)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
Contact information
Summer Term
Coordinator
Dr Laura Woodward
Breadth Coordinator for Visual Arts, VCA & MCM
Contact
For all administrative enquiries, e.g. enrolment (including quota), class registration, special consideration enquiries:
For all academic enquiries, e.g. assessment, attendance or subject matter enquiries:
Dr Laura Woodward
January
Coordinator
Dr Laura Woodward
Breadth Coordinator for Visual Arts, VCA & MCM
Contact
For all administrative enquiries, e.g. enrolment (including quota), class registration, special consideration enquiries:
For all academic enquiries, e.g. assessment, attendance or subject matter enquiries:
Dr Laura Woodward
Winter Term
Coordinator
Dr Laura Woodward
Breadth Coordinator for Visual Arts, VCA & MCM
Contact
For all administrative enquiries, e.g. enrolment (including quota), class registration, special consideration enquiries:
For all academic enquiries, e.g. assessment, attendance or subject matter enquiries:
Dr Laura Woodward
July
Coordinator
Dr Laura Woodward
Breadth Coordinator for Visual Arts, VCA & MCM
Contact
For all administrative enquiries, e.g. enrolment (including quota), class registration, special consideration enquiries:
For all academic enquiries, e.g. assessment, attendance or subject matter enquiries:
Dr Laura Woodward
Overview
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This practice-based drawing subject focuses on developing skills and techniques in figurative drawing. It is designed for students who have little or no experience in visual art making. Students will be introduced to specialist figurative drawing techniques through working from both life models and from anatomical specimens within the Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy and Pathology in the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience. Lectures and writing tasks that explore the human figure in historic and contemporary visual art will complement the drawing program. By the end of the subject, students should have developed a comprehensive folio of exercises and finished works exploring the body in both its living and preserved states, and highlighting the ways in which artistic practice can be used to examine these conditions.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of, and productively apply, the knowledge and skills required to effectively represent the figure both from direct observation of life models and anatomical specimens, and through further studio-based experimentation;
- demonstrate an applied effort and positive development in the skills required to effectively represent the figure (drawings to be dated so that development can be observed in the final folio);
- explore, articulate and critically analyse (during class, in the visual diary and in writing) the ways in which the human body has existed in both historic and contemporary art, and how artistic production can be used to examine the body in both living and preserved states.
Generic skills
On completing this subject, students should be able to:
- display an awareness of the graphic possibilities of a variety of concepts, materials and practices;
- exhibit evidence of skill development both pictorially and technically as a means of independent image making;
- indicate evidence of individual research in the relevant area of practice;
- demonstrate capacities for artistic imagination, creativity, transformation and interpretation;
- demonstrate practical skills in respect of critical analysis, problem solving; and
- demonstrate an open, independent and inquiring attitude towards contemporary cultural developments and new ideas.
Last updated: 9 April 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Completion Year 1, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Biomedicine, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Environments, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 9 April 2025
Assessment
Additional details
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Folio - A comprehensive folio that includes completed work made for set exercises/projects, experimentation and related materials, and that demonstrates an appropriate level of understanding, development and application of the knowledge, skills and conceptual areas addressed in the subject; due 8-10 days after final class (75%)
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Essay - 1000 words; due 8-10 days after final class (25%)
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Ongoing feedback is provided to students through the subject’s duration via individual and group discussion. Additionally, a progress review will take place midway through the subject, taking into account the following criteria: course engagement; work development. Intensive delivery: day 2 to 3 of intensive.
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Hurdle requirement: Students must attend at least 80% of all scheduled classes for the folio and essay to be accepted for assessment purposes.
Last updated: 9 April 2025
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- Summer Term
Principal coordinator Laura Woodward Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours Total time commitment 136 hours Teaching period 22 January 2018 to 30 January 2018 Last self-enrol date 23 January 2018 Census date 2 February 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 February 2018 Assessment period ends 11 February 2018 Summer Term contact information
Coordinator
Dr Laura Woodward
Breadth Coordinator for Visual Arts, VCA & MCMContact
For all administrative enquiries, e.g. enrolment (including quota), class registration, special consideration enquiries:
For all academic enquiries, e.g. assessment, attendance or subject matter enquiries:
Dr Laura Woodward
- January
Principal coordinator Laura Woodward Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours Total time commitment 136 hours Teaching period 31 January 2018 to 7 February 2018 Last self-enrol date 1 February 2018 Census date 9 February 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 13 February 2018 Assessment period ends 19 February 2018 January contact information
Coordinator
Dr Laura Woodward
Breadth Coordinator for Visual Arts, VCA & MCMContact
For all administrative enquiries, e.g. enrolment (including quota), class registration, special consideration enquiries:
For all academic enquiries, e.g. assessment, attendance or subject matter enquiries:
Dr Laura Woodward
- Winter Term
Principal coordinator Laura Woodward Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours Total time commitment 136 hours Teaching period 25 June 2018 to 2 July 2018 Last self-enrol date 26 June 2018 Census date 29 June 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 8 July 2018 Assessment period ends 14 July 2018 Winter Term contact information
Coordinator
Dr Laura Woodward
Breadth Coordinator for Visual Arts, VCA & MCMContact
For all administrative enquiries, e.g. enrolment (including quota), class registration, special consideration enquiries:
For all academic enquiries, e.g. assessment, attendance or subject matter enquiries:
Dr Laura Woodward
- July
Principal coordinator Laura Woodward Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours Total time commitment 136 hours Teaching period 3 July 2018 to 9 July 2018 Last self-enrol date 4 July 2018 Census date 9 July 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 July 2018 Assessment period ends 22 July 2018 July contact information
Coordinator
Dr Laura Woodward
Breadth Coordinator for Visual Arts, VCA & MCMContact
For all administrative enquiries, e.g. enrolment (including quota), class registration, special consideration enquiries:
For all academic enquiries, e.g. assessment, attendance or subject matter enquiries:
Dr Laura Woodward
Time commitment details
136 hours (including 36 contact hours and 100 non-contact hours)
Additional delivery details
Please note that Blocks no longer exist for this subject. Students now choose the dates they wish to attend with their enrolment.
For SUMMER and JANUARY only:
This subject has a quota of 44 per availability. Selection is organised by ballot.
Entrance in to the ballot is by enrolment, which will remain open until 11:59pm Friday 27th October after which students from each availability will be randomly chosen for selection. All enrolled students will be notified of their outcome by Wednesday 1st November and unsuccessful students will be withdrawn.
From November the system will be automated and spaces may become available as others withdraw. The only way to check this is by attempting to enrol. Please note that there are no waiting lists for this subject.
As entry into this subject is based only on the order in which students enrol, special permission will not be offered to any students.
For WINTER and JULY only:
This subject has a quota of 44 per availability. Selection is automated and based on the order in which students enrol. Your enrolment in this subject guarantees a space unless you withdraw. Once the subject quota has been reached, all enrolled students will be contacted.
If the subject is full, spaces may become available in the future as others withdraw. The only way to check this is by attempting to enrol. Please note that there are no waiting lists for this subject.
As entry into this subject is based only on the order in which students enrol, special permission will not be offered to any students.
Last updated: 9 April 2025
Further information
- Texts
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
- Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 9 April 2025