Undergraduate Course: Personal Language (ARTX08009)
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 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 20 | 
 
| Home subject area | Art | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
None | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | Indicative course content 
Students may take an interdisciplinary approach to a sustained period of study, based on a body of self motivated research. Through consultation with their Director of Studies students will negotiate 200 hours of both directed and self-directed study. 
 
Aims of course 
1 To gain confidence in understanding the interrelationship between the finished work and the critical thinking and research undertaken as part of its development. 
2 To develop an understanding of the technical and conceptual means of visual expression, using a range of media and subject matter. 
3 To further develop skills in presentation and editing in the display of work made in this module.     
 
Mode of delivery 
Studio-Based, Demonstration, Email Assistance, Group Crit, Individual Mentoring, Review, Tutorial. 
 
This course is only available to students on BA Combined Studies (School of Art). | 
 
 
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 students enrolled on BA Combined Studies (School of Art). | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15  Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  No | 
Quota:  150 | 
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Web Timetable  | 
	
Web Timetable | 
 
| Course Start Date | 
15/09/2014 | 
 
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
200
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 Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
 Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 5,
 Feedback/Feedforward Hours 8,
 Formative Assessment Hours 3,
 Summative Assessment Hours 3,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
157 )
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| Additional Notes | 
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information | 
 
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 competence and confidence in the handling and selection of a range of materials and approaches. 
3. Show competence and a considered approach to the selection and presentation of work for assessment 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 | 
Not entered | 
 
| Syllabus | 
Not entered | 
 
| Transferable skills | 
Not entered | 
 
| Reading list | 
Indicative Bibliography  
http://www.tate.org.uk  http://www.balticmill  Periodicals: Art Review, Artforum, Art Journal, Art Monthly | 
 
| Study Abroad | 
Not entered | 
 
| Study Pattern | 
Contact hours 100 hours 
Directed study 40 hours 
Self-directed study 60 hours 
Total 200 hours | 
 
| Keywords | INTERDISCIPLINARY, SELF MOTIVATED RESEARCH | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Ms Joan Smith 
Tel: (0131 6)51 5917 
Email: joan.smith@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Mrs Margaret Milner 
Tel: (0131 6)51 5879 
Email: m.milner@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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