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Undergraduate Course: Research 4 (Photography) (ARTX10032)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits40
Home subject areaArt Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course is only available to students in the School of Design

In this course students will define, collect and analyse a personally selected and justified area of research that is creatively informed, innovative and critically aware. Students will produce a cohesive and mature body of research work that underpins studio practice and consolidates their prior meaning
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: ( Art 3: Visual Research (ARTX09046) AND Studio 3 (Photography) (ARTX09069) AND Research 3 (Photography) (ARTX09070) AND Professional Practice 3 (Photography) (ARTX09071))
Co-requisites Students MUST also take: ( Studio 4 (Photography) (ARTX10031) AND Professional Practice 4 (Photography) (ARTX10034) AND Art 4: Research Project (ARTX10017))
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements This course is only available to ECA students on degree programmes belonging to the School of Art.
Additional Costs course materials and study trips
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  No Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information Mixture of one hour group seminars and studio critiques, plus one-to-one tutorials with studio tutor.
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 400 ( Lecture Hours 10, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20, External Visit Hours 3, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 30, Formative Assessment Hours 3, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 323 )
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. INVESTIGATE: use a variety of practical and theoretical methods to demonstrate a sustained and rigorous investigation of personal research themes
2. CHALLENGE: analyse issues arising from the research and challenge established precepts and assumptions
3. PLAN: demonstrate a sense of prupose in the development of lines of research inquiry
Assessment Information
Research Proposal
Workbook/Sketchbook/Journal
Examination (verbal)
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Introduce a critical relationship to core methodologies of artistic research.
Syllabus Research and development of ideas for final degree assessment.
Transferable skills Research, manage time, attend to visual material, assess and evaluate own and other work.
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Study Abroad is not permissable in Final Honours Year.
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMr David Williams
Tel: (0131 6)51 5882
Email: d.williams@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Margaret Milner
Tel: (0131 6)51 5879
Email: m.milner@ed.ac.uk
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