Undergraduate Course: Applied Techniques 1 (ARTX07011)
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 will develop skills in at least two applied art or design disciplines such as textiles, jewellery or glass. Students will work on projects from initial idea or brief, through developmental work to resolved pieces.
Aims of course
1 Working from a research notebook, sketches and other research materials students will show an ability to deploy key skills appropriate to applied design practice at this level.
2 To enable students to acquire introductory levels of skill in making and thinking in applied art or design disciplines.
3 To develop familiarity with appropriate means of presentation and display of work made using media covered in this module
Mode of delivery
Studio-Based, Demonstration, Group Crit, Individual Mentoring, Project, Tutorial, Review.
This course is only available to students on BA Combined Studies (School of Art). |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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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.
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| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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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 in finished work and the research which supports it.
2. Show evidence of a basic understanding of the creative interrelationship between preparatory drawing and at least two complementary applied art disciplines.
3. Show an understanding of the requirements of professional practice and appropriate presentation and selection skills at this level |
Assessment Information
Assessment plan
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Special Arrangements
| This course is only available to students on BA Combined Studies (School of Art). |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
Indicative Bibliography
Liz Olver. The Art of Jewellery Design. A and C Black Publisher Journals: Crafts Magazine, Metalsmith Magazine Inspired to stitch 21 textile Artists by Diana Springall Periodicals:Selvedge magazine Rayner, Geoffrey, Artist's Textiles in Britain 1945-1970, Antique Collector's Club, London, 2003 Contemporary Glass Society UK Newsletter & Website North Lands Creative Glass Website |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Contact hours 70 hours
Directed study 10 hours
Self-directed study 20 hours
Total 100 hours |
| Keywords | APPLIED ART AND DESIGN, TEXTILES, JEWELLERY, GLASS |
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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