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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Edinburgh College of Art : Design

Postgraduate Course: Design Exploration (Graphic Design) (DESI11117)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits40 ECTS Credits20
SummaryThis is your core practice-based Design Masters course. It asks you to define, collect, select, analyse and justify an area of creative research practice that is innovative and critically aware. You will produce a cohesive and mature body of practice-based research work.
Course description The content of this course is specific to your programme specialism. The teaching and course work is based in your specialist studios and workshops. The Virtual Learning Environment supports the teaching and is used for delivery of projects that make up the content and structure of the course.

This course aims to:

1 Enable you to propose, justify and undertake a study plan with clearly defined critical aims, objectives and methods.
2 Enable you to develop a sophisticated body of research material and evidence of practical exploration that communicates a progression of ideas and a critical awareness of contemporary practice and theory.
3 Develop and consolidate your critical analysis and reflective appraisal of appropriate research themes.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. ANALYSE: select and use relevant methods to evaluate appropriate material, precedents and sources with critical understanding.
  2. CHALLENGE: recognise, rationalise and question thematic strands within practice based research investigations
  3. PLAN: demonstrate a sense of purpose and autonomy in the development of lines of inquiry in both theory and practice
Reading List
All Learning Resources are specific to each Programme and communicated via Talis on LEARN.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Have a personal vision and goals and be able to work towards these in a sustainable way
Be able to exercise critical judgment in creating new understanding
Be able to identify, define and analyse problems and identify or create processes to solve them
Seek and value open feedback to inform genuine self-awareness
Be able to use collaboration and debate effectively to test, modify and strengthen their own views
Understand social, cultural, global and environmental responsibilities and issues
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMr Mike Inglis
Tel: (0131 6)51 5720
Email: mike.inglis@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Jane Thomson
Tel: (0131 6)51 5713
Email: jane.thomson@ed.ac.uk
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