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Undergraduate Course: Visual Research 4 (40 credit) (ARTX10039)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits40 ECTS Credits20
SummaryThis course will consolidate an enhanced understanding of critical reflection in relation to methods of information gathering and editing of resources appropriate to your specialism.

Course description Drawing on a focused body of resources and visual material you will define a personal perspective in relation to your work.

Aims
1.To engage critically in specialist visual research in relation to art practice.
2.To build on and enhance an understanding of research that underpins a self-motivated approach to studio practice.
3.To identify appropriate materials, methods and processes of research within the context of your own work and current practice.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Artistic Research - Themes and Methods (ARTX10048) AND Contemporary Artistic Research (ARTX10051)
Co-requisites Students MUST also take: Art Practice 4 (ARTX10038) AND Visual Culture Research Project (20 credit) (ARTX10036) AND Presentation: Methods & Context 4 (ARTX10037)
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements This course is only available to students on a Degree Programme in the School of Art.
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Investigate: Present evidence of a critical understanding of key practices and methods that underpin a substantial project(s).
  2. Reflect: Demonstrate an ability to reflect on the impact of visual research on a considered body of work.
  3. Apply: Demonstrate a professional ability to apply a sophisticated clearly defined body of research in the support of your creative practice.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Research skills, presentation skills,technical methods, self motivated practice, collaboration, negotiation, critical evaluation.
KeywordsResearch,Historic and current art practice,visual documentation,critical evaluation,proposals
Contacts
Course organiserMr Keith Farquhar
Tel:
Email: keith.farquhar@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Hannah Morrison
Tel: (0131 6)51 5763
Email: Hannah.PM@ed.ac.uk
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