Undergraduate Course: Intermedia Research 2 (ARTX08023)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | Art |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Indicative course content
The aim of this module is to identify a personal area of inquiry, explore different methods of information gathering and develop approaches to drawing and other methods of visualisation. Intermedia Art is defined by ideas that move between different media and as such students will be introduced to the wide-ranging possibilities for information gathering specific to the Intermedia such as expanded approaches to drawing, film & video and sound
Aims of course
1 To examine a practical range of research methods and processes relating to observation, investigation and enquiry.
2 To create a personal body of work through the development of self directed and self initiated study.
3 To establish a knowledge of appropriate research methods through the study of contemporary artists and artworks in the area of Intermedia Art.
Mode of delivery
Tutorial Site Visit/Field Work Studio-Based Review Group crit Seminar Lecture Film Screenings |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: 150 |
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| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Evaluate visual information and synthesise ideas through drawing and other constructed images.
2. Identify an area of personal research and develop a coherent body of practical work through examining and extending particular ideas.
3. Organize, present and discuss a body of personal research work in individual and/or group situations, demonstrating an awareness of Contemporary Art Research methods. |
Assessment Information
Portfolio
Presentation |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
Indicative Bibliography
Vitamin D : new perspectives in drawing. Published: London ; New York : Phaidon, 2005. Notes: Some texts translated from French and Italian. PEREC, Georges. Title: Species of spaces and other pieces. Published: Penguin Books, 1997. BARTHES, Roland. Title: Mythologies. Published: Cape, 1972. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Contact hours 60 hours
Directed study 170 hours
Self-directed study 170 hours
Total 400 hours |
| Keywords | RESEARCH |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Dean Hughes
Tel: 0131 221 6068
Email: d.hughes@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Margaret Milner
Tel: 0131 221 6162
Email: m.milner@ed.ac.uk |
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