Undergraduate Course: Construction Techniques 1 (ARTX07012)
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 investigate a range of processes related to assemblage, texture and construction, and may work in two dimensions or three dimensions. Students may select media and techniques that enable them to arrive at an individual personal language of creative expression.
Aims of course
1 To develop skills in creative problem solving in terms of the use of materials for joining, juxtaposing, overlaying, layering etc
2 To allow students to explore the full interdisciplinary range of practices available on this programme
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, Email Assistance, Group Crit, Individual Mentoring, Project, Tutorial.
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. |
| 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 a developing originality and a personal language in finished work and the research which supports it.
2. Demonstrate basic skills in the handling of a range of materials to explore the creative potential of the constructed form.
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
| 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
Telos Books Art Textiles of the World. Contemporary textile artists. Alexander Calder Royal Academy of Arts (London) catalogue of exhibition 1992 Stanislav Kolibal Praha 1997 Bill Woodrow: Sculptures Waddington Galleries 2005 Germano Celant Claes Oldenburg, A bottle of Notes and some voyages 1988 |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Contact hours 70 hours
Directed study 10 hours
Self-directed study 20 hours
Total 100 hours |
| Keywords | ASSEMBLAGE, TEXTURE, CONSTRUCTION |
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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