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Undergraduate Course: Painting 4 (ARTX10009)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits40 ECTS Credits20
SummaryIndicative course content
The presentation of a cohesive and well considered body of work that reflects personal interest and a high level of critical understanding of current practice.

Aims of course
1 To propose and execute a clear programme of study that defines a high level of self determination and ambition
2 Through critical analysis present a selected body of work that communicates personal vision and an awareness of current practice
3 To organise and present a body of work that shows reflection and a high level of visual and intellectual rigour.

Mode of delivery
Studio-Based,Group Crit Exhibition, Installation,Individual Mentoring.
Course description Development of ideas and completion of work for final degree assessment.

Introduce and expand a critical position in relation to contemporary art studio practice.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: ( Painting 3 (ARTX09040) AND Research Drawing 3 (Painting) (ARTX09041) AND Professional Practice 3 (Painting) (ARTX09042) AND Art 3: Visual Research (ARTX09046))
Co-requisites Students MUST also take: Research Drawing 4 (Painting) (ARTX10010) AND Professional Practice 4 (Painting) (ARTX10011) AND Art 4: Research Project (ARTX10017)
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements This course is only available to ECA students on degree programmes belonging to the School of Art.
Additional Costs ECA students are required to pay for the cost of materials used throughout their programme of study.
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 400 ( Lecture Hours 10, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20, External Visit Hours 3, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 30, Formative Assessment Hours 3, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 323 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Exhibition
Documentation
Portfolio
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Present a body of work that clearly communicates a personal set of ideas and concerns through the mediums inherent in current art practice.
  2. Demonstrate the ability to critically reflect on the relative values within personal practice and those within current art practice.
  3. Present evidence of the execution of a series of displays, installations/exhibitions of work that show individuality and ambition
Reading List
Indicative Bibliography
Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Painting. Liverpool University Press, 2003. Thinking Through Art : Reflections on Art as research. Routledge, 2006. Vitamin P : New Perspectives in Painting : Phaidon, 2002. Contemporary Cultures of Display, Yale, 1999. Also as directed by studio tutors. Periodicals, Art World, Modern Painters, Turps Banana, Parkett.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Manage time, deal with obstacles, attend to visual material, assess and evaluate own and others work.
Study Abroad Study Abroad is not permissable in Final Honours Year.
Additional Class Delivery Information Mixture of one hur group seminars and studio critiques, plus one-to-one tutorials with studio tutor.
KeywordsSELF DETERMINATION,CRITICAL ANALYSIS,EXHIBITION.
Contacts
Course organiserMr Charles Stiven
Tel: 0131 221 6063
Email: c.stiven@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Catriona Morley
Tel: (0131 6)51 5763
Email: C.Morley@ed.ac.uk
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