Studio Studies 1 (FINA10025)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 25On Campus (Southbank)
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Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
Studio Studies 1 introduces students to a range of materials, methods, techniques and concepts that provide a focus for their studies according to specific practices relevant to their discipline of choice: Drawing and Printmaking, Painting, Photography or Sculpture. Through a range of activities including structured projects, individual work plans, classes, workshops and forums, students will begin to approach a self-directed studio practice. Students are encouraged to explore their ideas and concepts, and investigate and experiment with a range of materials and processes. Students will be introduced to the history and application of materials and techniques through a number of class-based workshops. Students will develop regular visual artwork practices through application of effective time management strategies and maintain established foundations of sound occupational health and safety practices.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- apply fundamental visual art skills and techniques to working with a range of materials;
- explore and experiment with a variety of visual arts working processes;
- recognise and select conceptual and technical skills to relate to the practical and theoretical requirement of visual art disciplines;
- research relevant aspects of the history and theory of the visual arts and implement this knowledge in the creation of new work;
- recognise and identify skills and knowledge in contemporary art practices.
Generic skills
On completing this subject students should be able to:
- demonstrate capacities for artistic imagination, creativity, transformation and interpretation;
- demonstrate practical skills in respect of critical analysis, problem solving, report writing, team work and oral and written communication;
- demonstrate a flexible and innovative approach to the national and international challenges for the professional visual artist in the 21st century;
- work at various levels, both as an individual and as a team member, in a wide variety of visual artistic environments;
- demonstrate an open, independent and inquiring attitude towards contemporary cultural developments and new ideas;
- understand their relationship with and responsibility to their cultural environment and society.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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: 3 November 2022
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Folio, requiring approximately 260 hours of work to complete, demonstrating the range of a student's semester activities, including any group of finished works, support work, drawings, journals, sketchbooks and other works in any media the student chooses to submit.
| During the examination period | 100% |
| Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of all scheduled classes and submit all elements of assessment to be eligible for a pass in this subject. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Additional details
Students will be assessed on regular studio use (20%), experimentation and development in chosen materials and ideas (20%), evidence of relevant research materials (20%), evidence of awareness and engagement with relevant art history and contemporary art (20%) and evidence of an overall engagement with the course (20%). Ongoing feedback including a mid-semester review is provided via individual tutorials in the studio and group critiques. These regular activities assess course engagement, work development and studio use.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Raafat Ishak Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 120 hours, comprising 10-hours of seminars, tutorials and workshops per week, and up to 180 hours of unsupervised studio time per semester. Total time commitment 408 hours Teaching period 1 March 2021 to 30 May 2021 Last self-enrol date 12 March 2021 Census date 31 March 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 May 2021 Assessment period ends 25 June 2021
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
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Last updated: 3 November 2022