Undergraduate Course: 2D Image Making (ARTX07008)
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 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Art |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Indicative course content
Students may select from a range of media, including drawing, printmaking, photography, digital image making and collage to investigate the creative possibilities of the two dimensional image. Students will compile a research sketchbook, moving on to complete a number of works showing competence in developing a personal expressive language.
Aims of course
1 To encourage students to undertake research practice in order to develop an individual and personal approach.
2 To introduce students to the exploratory, expressive and creative possibilities of the two dimensional image.
3 To help students develop familiarity with appropriate means of presentation and display of work made using media covered in this module.
Mode of delivery
Studio-based, Tutorial, Email assistance, Group Crit, Demonstration, Individual Mentoring, Project |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | This course is only available to ECA students on degree programmes belonging to the School of Art. |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Display evidence of originality and the beginnings of a personal language through finished work and the research which supports it.
2. Demonstrate basic skills in the handling of a range of materials to make two dimensional images
3. Show an understanding of the requirements of professional practice and appropriate presentation and selection skills at this level |
Assessment Information
Assessment plan
Not entered |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Indicative Bibliography
New Perspectives in Painting, Vitamin P 2002 Ed Dawson The Complete Guide to Prints and Printmaking:Techniques and materials. Phaidon 1981 Periodicals: Foto8, Aperture, The Face, ID, Creative Review, European Photography, Portfolio Magazine, Blind Spot, Frieze, Artforum Baseline, Graphis, RAMagazine, Eye, Print, Print Monthly |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Contact hours 70 hours
Directed study 10 hours
Self-directed study 20 hours
Total 100 hours |
| Keywords | TWO DIMENSIONAL, DRAWING, PRINTMAKING, PHOTOGRAPHY |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Joan Smith
Tel: (0131 6)51 5917
Email: joan.smith@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Annabelle Evans
Tel: (0131 6)51 5763
Email: Annabelle.Evans@ed.ac.uk |
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