Undergraduate - UnitEDF2127 - Art fundamentals

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.

print version

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Education
Offered	Peninsula First semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Ms Geraldine Burke

Synopsis

This unit provides pre-service primary education students with an introduction to disciplinary knowledge specific to the visual arts. It addresses studio practice within the context of both art historical and art critical practices, to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the sources of knowledge that inform both professional and curriculum practice in the visual arts. The unit provides students with exercises in studio technique, methods of historical investigation of artworks and techniques for appreciation of artworks. Students gain an understanding of how these different practices can be integrated in relation to visual arts study and practical explorations in art making.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

understand the relevance of integrating each of the three knowledge domains specific to the visual arts for primary school students
learn about different practices and theories of each of these domains
obtain skills in studio practice
apply techniques in both art history and art criticism.

Assessment

Research task (2000 words or equivalent, 50%)
Research presentation (2000 words or equivalent, 50%)

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

24 contact hours per semester

(b.) Additional requirements:

independent study to make up the minimum required hours per week

Chief examiner(s)

Ms Geraldine Burke

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Primary education