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Drawing with Anatomy (FINA20035)

Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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Overview

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Winter Term
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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 will have developed a comprehensive folio of exercises and finished works exploring the body in both its living and preserved states, 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 drawing skills required to effectively represent the figure in both living and preserved states from direct observation;
  • discuss how the human body has been represented in both historical and contemporary art and in the field of anatomy;
  • use pictorial and technical experimentation to explore visual and conceptual ideas relevant to the representation of the human body;
  • show technical development and proficiency in manipulating a range of media through practical experimentation and set tasks;
  • demonstrate independent research in the field of figurative art;
  • critically evaluate drawing processes, creative outcomes and their own development.

Last updated: 22 January 2021

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: 22 January 2021

Assessment

DescriptionTimingPercentage

Folio, requiring approximately 75 hours of work to complete, including all projects, finished drawing and paintings, trials, all life drawings, support work, visual diary, research and notes created throughout the subject.

  • 75 hours (of work required)
During the assessment period75%

Written Assignment

  • 1000 words
During the assessment period25%
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 periodN/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: 22 January 2021

Quotas apply to this subject

Please refer to the Return to Campus page for information on subject delivery modes in First Half Year 2021 (including Summer Term and Semester 1).

Dates & times

  • Winter Term
    CoordinatorCeleste Chandler
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours36 hours, comprising 6-hours of on campus lectures and workshops per day for 6 days.
    Total time commitment136 hours
    Teaching period28 June 2021 to 5 July 2021
    Last self-enrol date29 June 2021
    Census date 2 July 2021
    Last date to withdraw without fail10 July 2021
    Assessment period ends16 July 2021
  • July
    CoordinatorCeleste Chandler
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours36 hours, comprising 6-hours of on campus lectures and workshops per day for 6 days.
    Total time commitment136 hours
    Teaching period 6 July 2021 to 13 July 2021
    Last self-enrol date 7 July 2021
    Census date16 July 2021
    Last date to withdraw without fail19 July 2021
    Assessment period ends24 July 2021

Additional delivery details

Quota

This subject has a quota of 44 per availability, and places are limited. Places will be allocated until the quota is reached. Enrolment in this subject is not guaranteed.

Last updated: 22 January 2021

Further information

Last updated: 22 January 2021