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Studio Options (FINA30025)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 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 | Semester 1 |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
Studio Options enriches and elaborates on a particular aspect of the student’s work practice including the development of specialised skills and techniques, methods and processes, new technologies, concepts and ideas.
Students select a weekly class from a range of studio options offered by studio staff from the four streams of the program. This provides students the opportunity to pursue an area of interest and relevance to their practice.
All projects and classes are designed to intensify and extend, as well as complement and underpin the individual studio-based practice and research in the third year of study. Choices change annually, with more detailed information about each class being made available on student portals. Students can choose either Studio Options or the Travelling Studio.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- develop a plan of enquiry into particular aspects of artistic practice;
- apply new and experimental strategies to making art works;
- formulate ways to approach and develop artistic research;
- critically analyse art works produced during weekly class presentations;
- extend on existing modes of practice and enquiry.
Last updated: 9 December 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
All of
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINA20030 | Studio Studies 4 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
| FINA20032 | Critical and Theoretical Studies 4 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
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: 9 December 2022
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Folio of work demonstrating the range of a student's activities during the semester, including any group of finished works, support work, drawings, journals, sketchbooks and other works in any media as set by the lecturer at the beginning of semester, due during the examination period (weighting 100% ).
| During the examination period | 100% |
| 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
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 knowledge of contemporary art organisations or individual practitioners to their position in the overall art industry. (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: 9 December 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Mark Shorter Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising twelve 3-hour seminars/workshops. Total time commitment 204 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: 9 December 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
Last updated: 9 December 2022