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Drawing with Anatomy (FINA20035)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Summer Term
February
Winter Term
July
Overview
| Availability(Quotas apply) | Summer Term February Winter Term July |
|---|---|
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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.
Additional Costs
Additional costs will apply for the purpose of purchasing materials as relevant. Details will be provided to students approximately 1 month prior to the first class.
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.
Generic skills
On completion of this 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;
- indicate evidence of individual research in the relevant area of practice;
- demonstrate capacities for artistic imagination, creativity, transformation and interpretation;
- demonstrate practical skills in respect of critical analysis, problem solving; and
- demonstrate an open, independent and inquiring attitude towards contemporary cultural developments and new ideas.
Last updated: 11 April 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: 11 April 2024
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
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.
| During the assessment period | 75% |
Written Assignment
| During the assessment period | 25% |
| 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
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: 11 April 2024
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- Summer Term
Coordinator Colleen Ahern Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising 6 hours of on campus lectures and workshops per day for 6 days. Total time commitment 136 hours Teaching period 22 January 2024 to 30 January 2024 Last self-enrol date 23 January 2024 Census date 2 February 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 9 February 2024 Assessment period ends 23 February 2024 Summer Term contact information
- February
Coordinator Colleen Ahern Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising 6 hours of on campus lectures and workshops per day for 6 days. Total time commitment 136 hours Teaching period 1 February 2024 to 8 February 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 February 2024 Census date 9 February 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 February 2024 Assessment period ends 1 March 2024 February contact information
- Winter Term
Coordinator Colleen Ahern Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising 6 hours of on campus lectures and workshops per day for 6 days. Total time commitment 136 hours Teaching period 24 June 2024 to 1 July 2024 Last self-enrol date 25 June 2024 Census date 5 July 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 12 July 2024 Assessment period ends 26 July 2024 Winter Term contact information
- July
Coordinator Colleen Ahern Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising 6 hours of on campus lectures and workshops per day for 6 days. Total time commitment 136 hours Teaching period 3 July 2024 to 10 July 2024 Last self-enrol date 4 July 2024 Census date 12 July 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 19 July 2024 Assessment period ends 2 August 2024 July contact information
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Additional delivery details
Quota
This subject has an enrolment quota of 44 students per 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: 11 April 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 purchasing materials as relevant. Details will be provided to students approximately 1 month prior to the first class.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Informal specialisation Non-allowed Breadth Subjects within the Bachelor of Design - relating to specific majors Breadth Track Drawing, Painting and Observation - 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 through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- 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: 11 April 2024