Undergraduate Course: Introduction to Visual and Cultural Studies (ARTX08063)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This first stage of your studies in contemporary art introduces you to key concepts and approaches used in the study of visual culture. During your first year you will explore and apply a variety of critical approaches to analyse visual culture. Through a range of assignments you will test, apply and communicate your ideas in a clear, cogent manner. |
| Course description |
This course introduces you to key concepts and approaches used in the study of visual and material culture as they relate to contemporary art. You will explore theories about how we read images and engage with the material world, you will be introduced to key historical and contemporary artists and theorists who have contributed to these philosophies, as well as the place of visual and material culture studies in Euroamerican art school curriculum.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 55 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Online Activities 8,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 4,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
152 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
1 x 500 word literature review (50%); 1 x 1500 word essay (50%)
Relationship between Assessment and Learning Outcomes:
The literature review will require you to amass appropriate textual and image based research resources, upon which you will receive feedback in Week 7. This will form a solid basis for you to build your final essay, which will assess your ability to read and analyse texts, images and objects in contemporary art. |
| Feedback |
Formative feedback on literature review provided verbally during seminars in Week 7 |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Research: Undertake appropriate research and show a detailed knowledge of historical and theoretical themes relating to 19th-21st Century art practices, using a variety of critical and historical approaches.
- Analysis: Demonstrate an applied knowledge of Modernist and postmodern developments as they apply to contemporary art practices, art works or exhibitions.
- Communication: Show initiative in managing your work and convey creative ideas in a range of imaginatively structured and coherent forms.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Research methods, self motivated practice, collaboration, negotiation, critical evaluation.
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| Keywords | visual culture,critical evaluation,presentation,research |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Angela Mcclanahan
Tel: (0131 6)51 5885
Email: a.mcclanahan@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Amy Forrest
Tel: (0131 6)51 5879
Email: Amy.Forrest@ed.ac.uk |
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