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Undergraduate Course: Advanced Study in Visual Culture (ARTX09074)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course is only available to ECA students on degree programmes belonging to the School of Art.

This course encourages you to develop a sophisticated theoretical narrative and historical perspective for your practice. The focus is placed more upon your own work and its development in relation to the broader field of visual culture. You are encouraged to present and contextualise your practice in a manner that is both articulate and creative. This course consists of two elective projects which are designed to advance your creative confidence and analytical abilities to this end.

Aims of course
1 To encourage you to critically reappraise your practice and to support you in developing a variety of communication skills to communicate your intent clearly.
2 To offer you a range of short electives that allow you to pursue your key creative ideas in more depth and detail.
3 To introduce you to a variety of creative research approaches and to aid you in the development of appropriate research methods that you can test out in your practice.

Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites Students MUST also take: Art Practice 3 (ARTX09072) AND Visual Research 3 (ARTX09075) AND Presentation: Methods & Context 3 (ARTX09073)
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  3
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 16, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 16, Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 1, Online Activities 2, Summative Assessment Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 160 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Two assessed written projects, one in each Semester, with summative assessment at the end of Semester 2.
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. You will be assessed against three Learning Outcomes and all are equally weighted:
    Investigation: Research and show a critical understanding of the methods of enquiry and resources you use.
  2. Reflection: Analyse, evaluate and reflect critically upon your methods, resources and the results you produce.
  3. Application: Demonstrate your research and analysis in a structured, coherent and creative way.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Self Directed Study, Collaboration, Negotiation, Critical evaluation.
KeywordsResearch, Visual Culture, Critical evaluation, Contextual perspective
Contacts
Course organiserDr Susannah Thompson
Tel: (0131 6)51 7112
Email: s.thompson@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Margaret Milner
Tel: (0131 6)51 5879
Email: m.milner@ed.ac.uk
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