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Undergraduate Course: Studio Practice Exchange 50 credits (ARTX09033)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityPart-year visiting students only
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits50
Home subject areaArt Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionIndicative course content
This module enables students to develop knowledge and skills appropriate to their discipline within a specific cultural and professional context. Students work on a series of projects of differing time-frames and complexity within and outwith the studio. Students are encouraged to collect and analyse research that is creatively informed and critically aware, to enable the development of an integrated iterative process incorporating researching, making, evaluating, presenting and reflection.

Aims of course
1 to develop high level art and research methods, techniques and approaches
2 to explore how artists develop an individual practice and position themselves in the discipline
3 to introduce the cultural and social issues relevant to contemporary art practice in Scotland

Mode of delivery
Project Work, Group Crits, Project Review, Seminar, Presentation, Lecture
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites Students MUST also take: Stage 3: Visual Culture, Research and Reflection (one semester) (ARTX09067)
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements This 50 credit course is only available to incoming exchange students for one semester only.
Additional Costs Students are required to pay for the cost of materials used throughout their time at ECA.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1) Learn enabled:  No Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information Mixture of one-to-one and group seminars, workshops and studio critiques.
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 500 ( Lecture Hours 10, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 30, Fieldwork Hours 20, External Visit Hours 9, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 15, Formative Assessment Hours 3, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 10, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 400 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Part-year visiting students only (VV1) Learn enabled:  No Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information Mixture of one-to-one and group seminars, workshops and studio critiques.
Course Start Date 13/01/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 500 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 10, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 490 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. demonstrate proficiency in the research, initiation and development of projects through structured, transparent methodologies
2. apply the creative processes of art practice to generate, evaluate and resolve ideas through critical assessment and considered judgement with reference to professional practice
3. demonstrate an awareness of the cultural and social context of the host institution
Assessment Information
Assessment plan
Not entered
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Articulate issues within contemporary art studio practice.
Syllabus Various projects and topics will be introduced during the exchange period.
Transferable skills Manage time, deal with obstacles, attend to visual material, assess and evaluate own and others work.
Reading list Indicative Bibliography
Discipline Specific and Personal Bibliographies to be determined by discussion with Studio Tutors.
Study Abroad This course is only available to incoming exchange students.
Study Pattern Contact hours 65 hours
Directed study 185 hours
Self-directed study 250 hours
Total 500 hours
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMr Colin Lawson
Tel: (0131 6)51 5892
Email: c.lawson@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Margaret Milner
Tel: (0131 6)51 5879
Email: m.milner@ed.ac.uk
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