1999 Distance Education Handbook - Graduate Diploma of Arts (Visual Arts)

Graduate Diploma of Arts (Visual Arts)

Course information
Aims
Entry requirements
Special requirements
Course structure
- First year (one of)
- Second year (corresponding one of)
Major studies
Initial enrolment
Assessment
Further information
Completed applications

Course information

Course code: 1864
Gippsland campus
HECS fees applicable
Overseas student fees: course fee $12,500
Attendance compulsory

This course aims to provide an opportunity for the post-degree extension of studio studies in visual arts.
The course is designed for graduates, impeded by distance or employment, to have the opportunity to undertake advanced studies in painting, photography, sculpture or ceramics, while remaining in their own studios or workshops at home.

Entry requirements

Degree or 3-year diploma with at least one year of independent work or equivalent professional experience. Submission of a written proposal/ statement of intent covering studio work and topic for a research paper, plus slides of recent work and curriculum vitae. Completed graduate diploma application form and general admissions application form. Evidence of appropriate studio/workshop facilities.

Special requirements

Students are required to attend at least one compulsory designated program normally of one week on campus per year. This would usually be the graduate diploma mid-year residential symposium held in late June or early July. At this symposium all graduate diploma students participate, including full and part-time students on campus.
Students are also required to attend the day of final assessment on-campus unless other arrangements have been made, in exceptional circumstances only.
Students in the ceramics studio are required to pay a fee for use of video equipment for reporting.

Course structure

The course consists of a comprehensive study program of two years duration by distance education.

First year (one of)

GVA4141 Graduate diploma -- Painting P/T
GVA4241 Graduate diploma -- Photography P/T
GVA4341 Graduate diploma -- Ceramics P/T
GVA4441 Graduate diploma -- Sculpture P/T

Second year (corresponding one of)

GVA4142 Graduate diploma -- Painting P/T
GVA4242 Graduate diploma -- Photography P/T
GVA4342 Graduate diploma -- Ceramics P/T
GVA4442 Graduate diploma -- Sculpture P/T

Major studies

Advanced studies in painting, photography, sculpture and ceramics. On completion of these studies, students are expected to have developed attitudes towards their discipline which promote understanding of the artistic context of their practice; increased their understanding of the process of formulating, planning and conducting research programs relevant to their practice and discipline by individual research proposals and carrying them through with appropriate supervision; critical and analytical skills appropriate to individually formulated research topics, resulting in a research paper; verbal presentation, documentation of practice, networking and public presentation of artwork; and artwork and a research paper for critical assessment as a conclusion on the ongoing supervision processes which are essentially critical in nature.

Initial enrolment

An extensive course of professional studio practice in painting, photography, ceramics or sculpture, with emphasis on critical evaluation. Students are encouraged to revise and strengthen the assumptions and beliefs upon which their undergraduate work was based. Progress during the course is monitored by regular reports from the student to the supervisor. Further details are published in the Graduate Diploma of Arts (Visual Arts) 'Guide for distance education students' provided to all enrolled students at the commencement of each year.
The subject content is determined by a written proposal submitted by the student. Application kits are available from the Administrative Officer, Gippsland Centre for Art and Design, telephone (03) 5122 6261.

Assessment

Assessment is based on participation and on submission of studio work and written work as appropriate to the investigations carried out. Before the completion of the course, a final submission of work in a form suitable for assessment is required.

Further information

For more detailed information, contact Ms Rosemary Nevill, administrative officer, Gippsland Centre for Art and Design, telephone (03) 5122 6261, fax (03) 5122 6678, email rosemary.nevill@artdes.monash.edu.au.

Completed applications

Completed applications, including specific graduate diploma kit, are to be forwarded to Ms Rosemary Nevill, administrative officer, Gippsland Centre for Art and Design, Monash University Gippsland campus, Churchill, Victoria, 3842, by 18 September 1998 to be considered for a first round-offer.