Undergraduate - UnitAHT4200 - Advanced art theory reading unit

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 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.

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12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational Unit	Department of Fine Art
Offered	Caulfield Second semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Mr Stephen Palmer

Synopsis

This unit is designed to assist honours students specialising in art theory or visual culture to extend their preferred field/s of study through a program of directed reading and critical writing, facilitated by regular seminars with staff.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will have the ability to:

Identify and explore new and unfamiliar theoretical material of relevance to their advanced studies in art theory.
Formulate critical responses and develop sophisticated written interpretations of key issues in the field of art theory.
Consolidate bibliographical research in fields of study relevant to their independent research.

Assessment

First Tutorial Paper: 2500 WORDS (25%)
Second Tutorial Paper: 2500 WORDS (35%)
Research Essay: 4000 WORDS (40%)

Workload requirements

4 contact hours plus 20 hours of private study hours per week

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Stephen Palmer

Prerequisites

Admission to the Honours Degree of the Bachelor of Arts (Visual Culture)