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VSA4002(A) - Minor thesis part 1

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Coordinator(s)

Professor Rex Butler

Offered

Clayton

Second semester 2016 (Day)

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:

undertake sustained independent research in art history and theory at a professional level
apply advanced understandings of the methods of art history and theory to communicate and position their own research
develop a bibliography at a level compatible with entry level to a higher research degree
think critically and communicate concepts and ideas in a logical and coherent way

Chief examiner(s)