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Undergraduate Course: Research Drawing 2 (Painting) (ARTX08020)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits40 ECTS Credits20
SummaryIndicative course content
To develop an understanding of methods of information gathering, and the collection of visual resources appropriate to the discipline. The development of visual material through a wide range of approaches to drawing, as a way of initiating a personal perspective to practice

Aims of course
1 To engage in specialist drawing and research in relation to art practice.
2 To develop methodology of research in drawing through studio practice and self directed study
3 To test materials and processes to gain skills and knowledge towards visualization of ideas

Mode of delivery
Studio and location based drawing. External information gathering. Individual and group crit
Course description Introduce core methodologies of artistic research.

Mixture of one-to-one group presentations and workshops.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Research 1 (Art) (ARTX07004)
Co-requisites Students MUST also take: Painting 2 (ARTX08019) AND Professional Practice 2 (Painting) (ARTX08021) AND Art 2: Postmodernism and After (ARTX08025) AND Contemporary Art Practice (AREA08001)
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements This course is only available to ECA students on degree programmes belonging to the School of Art.

Direct Entry students to Year 2 must have Recognised Prior Learning equivalent to 120 credits.
Additional Costs ECA students are required to pay for the cost of materials used throughout their programme of study.
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate an ability to locate and order visual information from one or more direct sources, exercising initiative and planning.
  2. Evaluate visual information and synthesise ideas through drawing and other constructed images.
  3. Identify and test appropriate methods to communicate ideas.
Reading List
Indicative Bibliography
Books Vitamin D : New Perspectives in Drawing. Published Phaidon, 2005. The Drawing Book, Black Dog, 2007. Collage : Black Dog 2008. Phaidon Contemporary Artists series. Periodicals : Map Magazine ArtWorld Artforum Also as directed by studio staff
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Research, manage time, attend to visual material, assess and evaluate own and others work.
Study Abroad Erasmus and International Study Abroad in Year 3 may be applied for.
KeywordsSPECIALIZATION, METHODS, DEVELOPMENT
Contacts
Course organiserMr Gordon Brennan
Tel: (0131 6)51 5902
Email: g.brennan@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Margaret Milner
Tel: (0131 6)51 5879
Email: m.milner@ed.ac.uk
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