Undergraduate Course: Professional Practice 3 (Painting) (ARTX09042)
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 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 20 | 
 
| Home subject area | Art | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
None | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | Indicative course content 
Further exploration of the presentation and documentation of studio practice. 
 
Aims of course 
1 To gain an increased understanding of current methods of display and installation 
2 Explore a range of appropriate methods of articulation of studio practice through presentation and documentation. 
3 To integrate and embed an understanding of effective methods of display within individual practice. 
 
Mode of delivery 
Studio based, Group crit, Exhibition, Tutorials. | 
 
 
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 | 
	| Class Delivery Information | 
	Mixture of one-to-one group presentations and workshops. | 
 
 
| Course Start Date | 
15/09/2014 | 
 
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
200
(
 Lecture Hours 5,
 Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
 External Visit Hours 4,
 Feedback/Feedforward Hours 15,
 Formative Assessment Hours 3,
 Summative Assessment Hours 3,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
156 )
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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. Demonstrate the ability to research and plan the exhibition and installation of work in different contexts both as an individual practitioner and as part of a group.  
2. Critically select and present appropriate documention of work in a clear and professional manner. 
3. Identify and establish a self initiated and professional approach to the subject area, meeting deadlines and engaging in related activities.  | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
Exhibition 
Personal Statement 
Portfolio |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
| Academic description | 
Articulate different presentations of artistic work. | 
 
| Syllabus | 
Various topics will be introduced during the academic year. | 
 
| Transferable skills | 
Research, manage time, attend to visual material, assess and evaluate own and others work. | 
 
| Reading list | 
Indicative Bibliography  
Installation Art / Claire Bishop. Tate, 2005. Art 21(Art in 21st Century) vol. I-III. Abrams 2003. Art and its Institutions, (current conflicts, critique and collaborations)Nina Moniman, Black Dog.2006. Contemporary Voices. Moma 2005. Artists Newsletter Fact sheets; www.a-n.co.uk Free podcasts on I-Tunes : Frieze Art Fair. Tate online archive, artists talks/ lectures. Also as directed by studio tutors. | 
 
| Study Abroad | 
Erasmus and International Study Abroad in Year 3 may be applied for. | 
 
| Study Pattern | 
Contact hours 25 hours 
Directed study 75 hours 
Self-directed study 100 hours 
Total 200 hours | 
 
| Keywords | EXPERIMENTATION, INDIVIDUALITY, INITIATIVE. | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Mr Gordon Brennan 
Tel: (0131 6)51 5902 
Email: g.brennan@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Mrs Margaret Milner 
Tel: (0131 6)51 5879 
Email: m.milner@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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