Postgraduate Course: Visual Research: Theoretical and Methodological Issues (HIAR11016)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course aims to acquaint postgraduate students with what have come to be seen as the key issues in the debate about the parameters, nature and scope of art and theory in the late 20th century. The course will concentrate on key writers, some of whom may be regarded as mainline art historians, others figures from cognate disciplines who have had a considerable influence on the methodology and development of the subject. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
| To provide an introduction to key issues involved in visual research at postgraduate level. To examine the theoretical underpinnings of the practice of research into visual culture. To encourage students to reflect critically on the process of research. To assist students in the articulation of academic discourses. To facilitate the development of a supportive research environment.
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.arts.ed.ac.uk/fineart |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Semester 1 or 2, Th at times to be arranged |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | |
Course secretary | Miss Lizzie Robertson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3079
Email: lizzie.robertson@ed.ac.uk |
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