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Introduction to Screenprinting (FINA20045)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Overview
Availability(Quotas apply) | Summer Term Summer Term February April Winter Term July July September |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject will introduce students to the unique possibilities inherent in printmaking techniques, with a technical focus on screenprinting processes. As well as focusing on the development and application of screenprinting skills and techniques, students will be introduced to historical and contemporary contexts for screenprinting practice.
Within the workshop, students will be encouraged to explore their own work and utilise a selection of techniques by engaging with ideas of repetition, difference, and variation. This subject is designed to explore fundamental screenprinting processes as a vehicle for imaging ideas and for image production, as well as to motivate and involve students in analytical thinking about visual perception. It also includes an induction into the Screenprinting workshop, with an emphasis on Occupational Health & Safety.
Though this subject is designed for students who have little or no previous screenprinting experience, it will also suit students who have previously undertaken a visual art Breadth subject or similar.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- demonstrate technical skills in a range of screen printing processes;
- identify and apply relevant occupational health and safety practices;
- show technical development and proficiency in manipulating a range of printing techniques through practical experimentation and set tasks;
- produce original images leading to materially and conceptually developed artworks;
- demonstrate independent research in the field of screen printing;
- evaluate screen printing processes, creative outcomes and their own development.
Generic skills
On completion of the 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;
- demonstrate capacities for artistic imagination, creativity, transformation and interpretation;
- demonstrate practical skills in respect of critical analysis and problem solving;
- demonstrate an open, independent and inquiring attitude towards contemporary art, cultural developments and new ideas.
Last updated: 15 February 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: 15 February 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Written Assignment
| During the assessment period | 25% |
Folio, requiring approximately 75 hours of work to complete. Including all projects, finished prints, trials, support work, visual diary, research and notes created throughout the subject.
| During the assessment period | 75% |
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. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of all scheduled classes. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Additional details
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.
Last updated: 15 February 2024
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- Summer Term
Coordinator Colleen Ahern Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising twelve 3-hour on-campus workshop classes over 10 days. Total time commitment 136 hours Teaching period 17 January 2022 to 31 January 2022 Last self-enrol date 20 January 2022 Census date 28 January 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 February 2022 Assessment period ends 20 February 2022 - Summer Term
Coordinator Colleen Ahern Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising twelve 3-hour on-campus workshop classes over 10 days. Total time commitment 136 hours Teaching period 1 February 2022 to 11 February 2022 Last self-enrol date 3 February 2022 Census date 11 February 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 18 February 2022 Assessment period ends 3 March 2022 - February
Coordinator Colleen Ahern Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 36 hours comprising, one 3-hour online tutorial and one 3-hour on-campus studio workshop per week for 6 weeks. Total time commitment 136 hours Teaching period 28 February 2022 to 9 April 2022 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2022 Census date 18 March 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 1 April 2022 Assessment period ends 29 April 2022 - April
Coordinator Colleen Ahern Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 36 hours comprising, one 3-hour online tutorial and one 3-hour on-campus studio workshop per week for 6 weeks. Total time commitment 136 hours Teaching period 23 April 2022 to 28 May 2022 Last self-enrol date 29 April 2022 Census date 6 May 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 June 2022 Assessment period ends 17 June 2022 - Winter Term
Coordinator Colleen Ahern Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising twelve 3-hour on-campus workshop classes over 10 days. Total time commitment 136 hours Teaching period 27 June 2022 to 8 July 2022 Last self-enrol date 29 June 2022 Census date 8 July 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 July 2022 Assessment period ends 28 July 2022 - July
Coordinator Colleen Ahern Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising twelve 3-hour on-campus workshop classes over 10 days. Total time commitment 136 hours Teaching period 11 July 2022 to 22 July 2022 Last self-enrol date 13 July 2022 Census date 22 July 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 August 2022 Assessment period ends 11 August 2022 - July
Coordinator Colleen Ahern Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 36 hours comprising, one 3-hour online tutorial and one 3-hour on-campus studio workshop per week for 6 weeks. Total time commitment 136 hours Teaching period 25 July 2022 to 3 September 2022 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2022 Census date 12 August 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 2 September 2022 Assessment period ends 23 September 2022 - September
Coordinator Colleen Ahern Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 36 hours comprising, one 3-hour online tutorial and one 3-hour on-campus studio workshop per week for 6 weeks. Total time commitment 136 hours Teaching period 5 September 2022 to 10 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 12 September 2022 Census date 23 September 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 October 2022 Assessment period ends 30 October 2022
Additional delivery details
Quota
This subject has an enrolment quota of 24 for each availability, and places are limited. Places will be allocated until the quota is reached. Enrolment in this subject is not guaranteed.
Breadth Studies at the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music
Breadth studies at the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music allow students from a variety of backgrounds to continue their interest in the arts or develop new skills and passions alongside their undergraduate degree at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and the Victorian College of the Arts. Read More >
Enquire about this Breadth subject: vca-breadth@unimelb.edu.au
Last updated: 15 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Incidental costs
Incidental Costs will apply for the purpose of accessing the workshop and purchase of materials as relevant.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Breadth Track Printmaking, Screen-printing and Animation - 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 Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 15 February 2024