THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH |
---|
Degree Programme Specification BA Honours in Painting |
BA Honours in Painting |
To give you an idea of what to expect from this programme, we publish the latest available information. This information is created when new programmes are established and is only updated periodically as programmes are formally reviewed. It is therefore only accurate on the date of last revision. |
Awarding institution: | The University of Edinburgh |
---|---|
Teaching institution: | The University of Edinburgh |
Programme accredited by: | N/A |
Final award: | Bachelor of Arts (Honours) |
Programme title: | Painting |
UCAS code: | W120 |
Relevant QAA subject benchmarking group(s): | Art and Design |
Postholder with overall responsibility for QA: | ECA Director of Quality Assurance |
Date of production/revision: | August 2013 |
Further Information: | View the prospectus entry for this programme |
Teaching and learning methods and strategies |
A common structure across all ECA School of Art UG programmes (Intermedia, Painting, Photography, Sculpture) allows students to articulate through a mixture of subject specific and cross-disciplinary learning and teaching approaches. The BA (Honours) programme elements are:
Facilities Each student has an individual workspace through Years 2 - 4 and this is supplemented by three distinct bookable installation spaces. Students are supported with excellent facilities for video editing, web design and desktop publishing. These are complemented by the College’s Printmaking and Wood Workshops and other construction facilities. |
Assessment methods and strategies |
Progress is continuously monitored and students receive individual tutorial reviews and formative assessment throughout the year. Regular timetabled meetings are conversational one on one sessions. These practice-based discussions focus upon the student’s work, addressing what has just been made in light of what has been made previously, towards establishing what might occur in the future. (See also section 13 above assessment methods and feedback are fundamentally interconnected with teaching and learning strategies in this practice-based subject.) All coursework and assignments are formally assessed towards the end of each session and a pass must be achieved in all subjects, including Visual and Cultural Studies, before progressing to the next level. In Year 4, coursework is formally reviewed once, midway through the session. Each student presents an exhibition of selected work for the final assessment at the end of the programme. (This forms part of our annual public exhibition of graduating students’ work at the Degree Show). |
Career opportunities |
Many graduates go on to postgraduate study or to work as contemporary artists, holding a mixture of residencies, commissions and freelance work. Many also apply for postgraduate study. There is an excellent community of artists based in Scotland who are exhibiting nationally and internationally. Others will elect to pursue a career in the wider art and culture-related sectors. |
Other items |
The School of Art is housed in the main building of the Edinburgh College of Art built in 1906. As a purpose built art school it houses dedicated studio and seminar space with workshops in wood, metal, printmaking, casting, photography. Further to these facilities the college also has a suit of Macs suitable for use with the full creative suite, and final cut pro. Along with the School of Art technicians the School also has three graduate studio assistants in Digital Media, Photography, and Printmaking. The School of Art offers honours level awards degree awards in four areas of study; Intermedia Art, Painting, Photography, and Sculpture. The BA is a 4-year intensive studio based programme designed in preparation for a career in art. Students work closely with personal, and subject specific tutors, to support a customized and idiosyncratic approach to creative endeavour. Following an initial year of broad diagnostic study within ECA’s School of Art, students choose to work within a particular area of study with its own subject specialist staff. The central principle of this pedagogical approach is that students working from differing philosophical and medium conditions must be brought into close working relationships. |
Further information |