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VSA4002(B)

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

18 September 2017 22 December 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - 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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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational UnitDepartment of Fine Art
OfferedCaulfield Second semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Mr Stephen Palmer

Synopsis

The minor thesis should be on a topic chosen by the student and approved by the department by the end of the previous year. Students will be expected to commence work during the long vacation. The thesis will be written under supervision, and students will be expected to meet regularly with their supervisors. The thesis must be submitted in two typed copies, suitably bound, no later than the final day of the second semester.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. undertake sustained independent research in art history and theory at a professional level
  2. advance a original interpretation or a critical review of literature in their chosen area in order to develop a systematic argument
  3. develop a bibliography at a level compatible with entry level to a higher research degree
  4. think critically and communicate concepts and ideas in a logical and coherent way

Assessment

Thesis (15,000 - 18,000 words): 100%

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Stephen Palmer