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Unit description

Continuing with the second-year studio, this unit offers a further immersion into the student's main studio focus. The unit promotes further conceptual and material development through interdisciplinary exchange and fabrication procedures. Theoretical understanding of contemporary collaborative art practices will be used to underpin the associated projects. Students will continue to develop their material and conceptual curiosity into their idiosyncratic art language. The theme for this unit is ‘Collaboration'.

Unit content

  • Concept evolution and presentation skills
  • Gallery and exhibition skills will be further addressed
  • Individual approaches to artistic expression
  • Studio investigations, mixed-media and installation strategies
  • Pictorial/object design and production
  • Artistic criticism
  • Work Health and Safety

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
1produce individual artworks which draw on well-grounded studio practice and sensitive use of materials
2demonstrate competent skills in student's chosen area of self-expression
3demonstrate experimentation and investigation within their own work with evidence of focus on specific themes and technologies
4develop collaboration skills that may contribute to creative projects.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. produce individual artworks which draw on well-grounded studio practice and sensitive use of materials
  2. demonstrate competent skills in student's chosen area of self-expression
  3. demonstrate experimentation and investigation within their own work with evidence of focus on specific themes and technologies
  4. develop collaboration skills that may contribute to creative projects.

Prescribed Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • Students are required to provide all their own materials as required, any additional or specialised material will be listed at the beginning of session. Students must wear closed toe shoes in V Block building at all times.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method
Tutorial 3 hours/twice weekly (6 weeks)
Assessment
Creative Work and Critique Presentation40%
Project60%
Notice

Intensive offerings may or may not be scheduled in every teaching period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Southern Cross University employs different teaching methods within units to provide students with the flexibility to choose the mode of learning that best suits them. SCU academics strive to use the latest approaches and, as a result, the learning modes and materials may change. The most current information regarding a unit will be provided to enrolled students at the beginning of the teaching period.

Fee information

Domestic

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Fee paying courses
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International

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