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VSA1010
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2013 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.
6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL
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| Level | Undergraduate |
| Faculty | Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture |
| Organisational Unit | Department of Fine Art |
| Offered | Not offered in 2013 |
| Coordinator(s) | TBC |
Synopsis
This introductory unit aims to acquaint students with basic principles of visual analysis, and to develop in students an understanding of the visual characteristics of contemporary culture, through the study of selected aspects of recent art, architecture, photography, film, and so on. Discussion will involve consideration of the visual dimensions of various issues and ideas such as the urban and suburban experience, Aboriginality, cultural identity and nationalism, and questions concerning the body and representation.
Assessment
First essay (1500 words): 25%
Second essay (2000 words): 50%
Visual test (1 hour): 25%
Chief examiner(s)
Contact hours
4 hours (1 x 1 hour lecture, 1 x 1 hour tutorial and 1 x 2 hour screening) per week
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