Studio Studies 1 (FINA10025)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 18.75On 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 completion of 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: 31 January 2024
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Folio, 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. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
| Hurdle requirement: Students must submit all elements of assessment to be eligible for a pass in this subject. For the purposes of meeting this hurdle requirement, each submitted assessment must be complete and constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task. Submitting only part of an assessment (e.g. only the title page) or an assessment on an irrelevant topic will not meet this hurdle requirement. | N/A |
Additional details
Students will be assessed on a presented body of art. This should demonstrate appropriate materials, skills and techniques consistent with their artistic interests.
- The final body of work should reflect their conceptual direction, experimentation and invention, while demonstrating appropriate levels of finish and resolution (60%);
- evidence of relevant artistic research, awareness and engagement with historical and contemporary art (20%), and;
- evidence of an overall engagement with the course and regular studio use (20%).
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Mark Shorter 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 306 hours Teaching period 28 February 2022 to 29 May 2022 Last self-enrol date 11 March 2022 Census date 31 March 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 May 2022 Assessment period ends 24 June 2022
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
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Last updated: 31 January 2024