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Undergraduate Course: Personal Language (ARTX08009)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryIndicative 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).
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements This course is only available to students enrolled on BA Combined Studies (School of Art).
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  150
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( 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 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Assessment plan
Not entered
Feedback Not entered
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.
Reading List
Indicative Bibliography
http://www.tate.org.uk http://www.balticmill Periodicals: Art Review, Artforum, Art Journal, Art Monthly
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements This course is only available to students on BA Combined Studies (School of Art).
KeywordsINTERDISCIPLINARY,SELF MOTIVATED RESEARCH
Contacts
Course organiserMs Joan Smith
Tel: (0131 6)51 5917
Email: joan.smith@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Amy Forrest
Tel: (0131 6)51 5879
Email: Amy.Forrest@ed.ac.uk
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