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MVA4002

Faculty of Art and Design

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Monash University

Monash University Handbook 2010 Postgraduate - Unit

18 points, SCA Band 1, 0.375 EFTSL

LevelPostgraduate
FacultyFaculty of Art and Design
OfferedCaulfield Second semester 2010 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2010 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2010 (Off-campus)
Gippsland Second semester 2010 (Day)
Gippsland Second semester 2010 (Off-campus)
Gippsland Full year 2010 (Day)
Gippsland Full year 2010 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)Gippsland: Rodney Forbes

Synopsis

This unit further pursues links between technique and subject matter in a quest to find-through practice-coherence of intention, style and meaning. It deals with matters of taste and appreciation, reaching to delicate issues in the critique of style and iconography, and arriving at intuitions of the poetic. The unit provides for the student to propose his or her directions at all stages, with the critical guidance of the lecturer.

Objectives

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

  1. develop technical methods and appreciate the poetic impact that this development has upon their subject matter;
  2. realize a poetic dynamic relating content and technical methods;
  3. identify and resolve complex conceptual problems of intention and content in their own work;
  4. handle critical views about their work and respond either with suitable changes in practice or counter-arguments which deflect the criticisms.

Assessment

Preliminary studio art project: 25%
Final folio of studio art work: 75%

Chief examiner(s)

Rodney Forbes

Contact hours

F/T 9 studio hours and 27 independent study hours weekly for one semester or P/T 4.5 studio hours and 13.5 independent study hours weekly for two semesters

Prerequisites

MVA4001