Undergraduate Course: Art in Practice 3A (ARTX10079)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Part-year visiting students only |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Art in Practice 3A is a studio-based course in which you will develop an independent approach to art practice in a contemporary context. You will be supported by regular tutorials with experienced artists and theorists, integrating research and practice in a holistic learning experience. |
| Course description |
Art in Practice 3A is the semester one version of its parent course Art in Practice 3. It is intended to give students involved with a study exchange abroad access to the same teaching and learning opportunities and experiences as their peers while being assessed based on their development across the first semester of study only.
Through supported but self-directed study, students on Art in Practice 3A will be encouraged to define an area of interest, conceptually and practically, and to develop their own methods of artmaking. Course lectures will introduce core concepts and debates concerning artistic practice as research and within an accompanying series of seminars students will be introduced to relevant artistic research methods. Students will also participate in fortnightly tutorials (alternating 2-hour group and 30-minute individual tutorials) with a range of experienced artists, cultural practitioners, and theorists.
Course learning environments on Art in Practice 3A will provide opportunities for collaboration and the sharing of ideas and outcomes within a vibrant and dynamic studio culture. In combination with tutorials, classes with peers studying on Art in Practice 3 will help students identify, develop and articulate their practice-based enquiry and help them develop both the academic and professional methods needed to progress towards assessment. Classes will include workshops to support the development of the necessary skills to produce a professional Digital Visual Portfolio for assessment at the conclusion of the course. Group and individual tutorials will be formative learning experiences that aid students in developing towards the Studio Visit component of assessment through modelling the nature of presentation and critique which this type of assessment embodies. While all teaching activities will be scheduled on a single day, students have continuous access to the studios and are expected to prepare new material to present in advance of their tutorials and seminars.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | This course requires additional costs to be met by the student.
Materials: Students will be expected to fund the purchase of general art and design materials, such as sketchbooks, paper and pens. Students will be expected to fund purchase of some specialist materials required by their course [e.g. base-metals, calico, toile etc].
Course Organisers will support you in meeting intended learning outcomes while keeping material costs to a minimum, but students will be expected to fund optional material costs as necessary for their own project work. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2025 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 7,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 10,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
166 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
This course has 2 assessment components:
1. A Studio Visit (30 minutes), 60%, (weeks 10-11)
Assessed against LO 1 (50%) and LO 2 (50%)
2. A Digital Visual Portfolio and Reflective Report (6-10 slides, 200-300 words, links to sounds and/or video works can be included, maximum 10 minutes), 40%, December exam diet.
Assessed against LO 3 (100%)
A Studio Visit entails in-person assessment: the student will present their investigation using practice-based enquiry (artistic research) and the resulting resolved work.
Resit Information
The resit arrangements for this course are as follows.
- The resit task for assessment component 1 is an online presentation (30 minutes), 60% Assessed against LO 1 (50%) and LO 2 (50%).
- The resit task for assessment component 2 is a Digital Visual Portfolio and Reflective Report (6-10 slides, links to sounds and/or video works can be included, maximum 10 minutes), 40%. Assessed against LO 3 (100%).
Students will receive further resit information as per University regulations where necessary. |
| Feedback |
Formative feedback
Formative feedback is provided verbally and regularly by your allocated studio tutor during individual and group tutorials every two weeks. These instances of feedforward from both tutors and peers will assist you in understanding the strengths, weaknesses, and areas of focus within your investigation which need further clarification and refinement. Tutorials throughout the course will support you to compose a Digital Visual Portfolio. You will also have a specific group tutorial in Week 9 of the course with your tutor and peers that will provide you with verbal formative feedback to specifically help you develop towards the submission of your Digital Visual Portfolio and Reflective Report. Your regular group tutorials will also prepare you to develop and select what you will present for your Studio Visit and Digital Visual Portfolio submission.
Summative feedback
Feedback at your Studio Visit assessment will address Learning Outcome 1 & 2 and will aid in feeding forward towards composing your Digital Visual Portfolio and Reflective Report which is assessed in relation to Learning Outcome 3.
Students will be provided with individual written feedback and grades by their allocated tutor on their summative submissions. This summative feedback will be provided according to university regulation.
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Develop a self-directed artistic investigation using practice-based enquiry.
- Create resolved work which represents a sustained independent investigation into, and through, individual practice.
- Compose a digital portfolio in a professional manner to represent a body of resolved studio work.
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Reading List
Enwezor, Okwui, ed. (2020), Grief and Grievance: Art and Mourning in America. New York: Phaidon & New Museum.
Lack, Jessica, ed. (2017), Why Are We 'Artists'? 100 World Art Manifestos. London: Penguin Classics.
Latour, Bruno & Weibel, Peter, eds. (2020), Critical Zones: The Science and Politics of Landing on Earth. Karlsruhe: ZKM & The MIT Press.
Obrist, Hans Ulrich & Stasinopoulos, Kostas, eds. (2021), 140 Artists' Ideas for Planet Earth. London: Penguin Classics.
Young, Linsey, ed. (2023), Women in Revolt! Art and Activism in the UK, 1970-90. London: Tate Publishing. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Research & Enquiry: During tutorials students will develop their understanding of artistic research which they will be encouraged to independently investigate so they can demonstrate proficiency in undertaking articulating ideas relevant to their art practice. This will necessitate that our graduates can handle and navigate the complexity of sources, information, and issues contemporary art practices engage with.
Personal and Intellectual Autonomy: Through being supported by peers and tutors to develop a critically reflective awareness of their intentions, processes, outcomes, contexts, and methods of dissemination students will be able to recognise and address ethical dilemmas and social responsibilities associated with the field of contemporary art practice.
Personal Effectiveness: The self-directed study guided by the course curriculum and faculty will encourage students to work independently to meet course deadlines while developing their knowledge of technical processes relevant to contemporary art practice to meet said deadlines. This will involve being supported to develop skills in planning, organisation, and time management related to the development and resolution of outcomes for assessment.
Communication: Group and individual tutorials along with the assessment processes on the course will prepare students to present their work physically and verbally to others within the professional discipline and the public. During group classes students will develop interpersonal listening and questioning skills that allow them to be both sensitive and persuasive cross-cultural communicators who can empathise with others while hosting complex and difficult discussions in a range of public contexts relevant to the practice and dissemination of contemporary art practice.
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| Keywords | art practice,contemporary art,artistic research,studio |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Gordon Munro
Tel:
Email: g.munro@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Hollie Gilligan
Tel:
Email: hgilliga@ed.ac.uk |
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