- 2019

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Undergraduate - Units

ADA1011 - Interdisciplinary studies 1

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Daniel von Sturmer

Coordinator(s)

Mr Daniel von Sturmer

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus block of classes)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus block of classes)
  • Trimester 2 2019 (On-campus block of classes)
  • Trimester 3 2019 (On-campus block of classes)

Overseas

Prato

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Synopsis

This interdisciplinary studies unit will engage with complex contemporary challenges via project-based activities and problem-based learning. Students will apply knowledge, techniques and methodologies from their individual disciplines in collaboration with others' as they investigate a range of disciplinary perspectives and approaches relevant to the challenge at hand. Student cohorts may include any combination of art, design or architecture students as well as students from other disciplinary backgrounds. Developing the ability to critically and creatively engage with 'real world' problems through interdisciplinary approaches will be the core of learning in this unit. Students will develop skills in communication, collaboration and innovation, as well as reflective approaches that will focus on developing a clearer understanding of the personal perspective and skills each contributor brings to a shared challenge. Final outcomes from the unit may include collaborative or individual submissions.

Outcomes

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

  1. Understand a range of opportunities for discipline-specific practitioners in interdisciplinary contexts;
  2. Apply collaboration, representation and communication skills for interdisciplinary engagement;
  3. Conduct critical enquiry relevant to an identified issue, and analyse and evaluate findings;
  4. Conceptualise, develop and present a creative response to a given interdisciplinary problem;
  5. Critically reflect on the students' own contributions to an interdisciplinary undertaking;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the interdisciplinary study, in order to collaborate safely with peers.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours total per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study time, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


ADA1111 - Design thinking

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Ilya Fridman

Coordinator(s)

Dr Ilya Fridman (Semester 1)
Tahli Kornhauser (Semester 2)

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus block of classes)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus block of classes)

Prohibitions

ADA3111

Synopsis

Design Thinking applies the skills and strategies developed by designers to a wide range of problems and situations. These skills and strategies include a range of conceptual and communication approaches, ways to explore and reconsider the context in which we work, as well as what should or could be achieved. Design thinking brings together some approaches that are known in the sciences and humanities, such as analysis and synthesis, but applies them in ways that are particular to a design approach. Design thinking can enable a more flexible approach to problem solving, and a more nuanced engagement with the complex issues of our contemporary world. This unit will introduce students to the key skills and practices associated with design thinking, and offer opportunities to explore the application of these basic creativity techniques in a range of disciplines.

Outcomes

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

  1. Demonstrate understanding of the concepts of design thinking and their application;
  2. Identify and analyse ill-defined, real-world project problems and relevant design thinking approaches;
  3. Apply Design Thinking methods and approaches to a project-based problem, to develop new perspectives on key issues and to identify potential opportunties;
  4. Develop, test and evaluate original proposals in response to project-based problems;
  5. Develop an awareness of their preferred approaches to complex tasks, and ways these may be extended through Design Thinking.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including an average of 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


ADA2001 - Interdisciplinary studio 1

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Ms Marian Crawford

Coordinator(s)

Ms Marian Crawford

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (Off-campus block of classes)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Term 2 2019 (On-campus block of classes)
  • Term 2 2019 (On-campus)
  • Trimester 2 2019 (On-campus block of classes)
  • Trimester 2 2019 (On-campus)
  • Term 3 2019 (On-campus block of classes)
  • Term 3 2019 (On-campus)
  • Trimester 3 2019 (On-campus block of classes)
  • Trimester 3 2019 (On-campus)

Prato

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Term 2 2019 (On-campus)
  • Trimester 2 2019 (On-campus)
  • Term 3 2019 (On-campus)
  • Trimester 3 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

OHS1000 and a pass in 24 credit points of studio unit at level 1; enrolment in an approved Faculty award. Students must obtain approval from their Course Coordinator.

Synopsis

The interdisciplinary studio environment provides through team-based project activities and problem-based learning, the application of knowledge, techniques and methodologies from the students' individual disciplines, whilst addressing a complex multi-faceted problem. The unit may involve any combination of art, design or architecture students. The ability to critically and creatively engage with 'real world' problems through interdisciplinary approaches will be the core of this unit. Students will develop skills in communication, collaboration and innovation, essential tools for both professional practice and research activities within their chosen field and beyond. The final outcomes from the unit may be collaborative or individual.

Outcomes

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

  1. Operate constructively and collaboratively as part of a team;
  2. Develop observation, research, communication and information gathering skills;
  3. Contribute as a discipline-specific practitioner within an interdisciplinary context;
  4. Conduct critical enquiry and provide summative reviews of peers across disciplines;
  5. Conceptualise, design and create a response to a given interdisciplinary problem;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the interdisciplinary practice, in order to collaborate safely with peers.

Fieldwork

Fieldwork may be required for this unit. Full details will be outlined in the Unit Guide.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours total per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


ADA2011 - Interdisciplinary studies 2

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Gene Bawden (Sem 1)
Dr Vince Dziekan (T4 Prato and Semester 2)
Mr Daniel von Sturmer

Coordinator(s)

Ms Melinda Coombes (Sem 1)
Dr Vince Dziekan (T4 Prato and Semester 2)

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus block of classes)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus block of classes)
  • Trimester 2 2019 (On-campus block of classes)
  • Trimester 3 2019 (On-campus block of classes)

Prato

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Synopsis

This interdisciplinary studies unit will engage with complex contemporary challenges via project-based activities and problem-based learning. Students will apply knowledge, techniques and methodologies from their individual disciplines in collaboration with others' as they investigate a range of disciplinary perspectives and approaches relevant to the challenge at hand. Student cohorts may include any combination of art, design or architecture students as well as students from other disciplinary backgrounds. Developing the ability to critically and creatively engage with 'real world' problems through interdisciplinary approaches will be the core of learning in this unit. Students will develop skills in communication, collaboration and innovation, as well as reflective approaches that will focus on developing a clearer understanding of the personal perspective and skills each contributor brings to a shared challenge. Final outcomes from the unit may include collaborative or individual submissions.

Outcomes

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

  1. Understand a range of opportunities for discipline-specific practitioners in interdisciplinary contexts;
  2. Apply collaboration, representation and communication skills for interdisciplinary engagement;
  3. Conduct critical enquiry relevant to an identified issue, and analyse and evaluate findings;
  4. Conceptualise, develop and present a creative response to a given interdisciplinary problem;
  5. Critically reflect on the students' own contributions to an interdisciplinary undertaking;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the interdisciplinary study, in order to collaborate safely with peers.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


ADA3001 - Interdisciplinary studio 2

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Daniel von Sturmer

Coordinator(s)

Mr Daniel von Sturmer

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Term 2 2019 (On-campus block of classes)
  • Term 2 2019 (On-campus)
  • Trimester 2 2019 (On-campus block of classes)
  • Trimester 2 2019 (On-campus)

Prato

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Term 2 2019 (On-campus)
  • Trimester 2 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

OHS1000 and a pass in 24 credit points of studio unit at level 2; enrolment in an approved Faculty award. Students must obtain approval from their Course Coordinator.

Synopsis

The interdisciplinary studio environment provides through team-based project activities and problem-based learning, the application of knowledge, techniques and methodologies from the students' individual disciplines, whilst addressing a complex multi-faceted problem. The unit may involve any combination of art, design or architecture students. The ability to critically and creatively engage with 'real world' problems through interdisciplinary approaches will be the core of this unit. Students will further develop skills in communication, collaboration and innovation, essential tools for both professional practice and research activities within their chosen field and beyond. The final outcomes from the unit may be collaborative or individual.

Outcomes

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

  1. Operate constructively and collaboratively as part of a team;
  2. Develop observation, research, communication and information gathering skills;
  3. Contribute as a discipline-specific practitioner within an interdisciplinary context;
  4. Conduct critical enquiry and provide summative reviews of peers across disciplines;
  5. Conceptualise, design and create a response to a given interdisciplinary problem;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the interdisciplinary practice, in order to collaborate safely with peers.

Fieldwork

Fieldwork may be required for this unit. Full details will be outlined in the Unit Guide.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


ADA3011 - Interdisciplinary studies 3

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Daniel von Sturmer

Coordinator(s)

Mr Daniel von Sturmer

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus block of classes)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus block of classes)
  • Trimester 2 2019 (On-campus block of classes)
  • Trimester 3 2019 (On-campus block of classes)

Overseas

Prato

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Synopsis

This interdisciplinary studies unit will engage with complex contemporary challenges via project-based activities and problem-based learning. Students will apply knowledge, techniques and methodologies from their individual disciplines in collaboration with others' as they investigate a range of disciplinary perspectives and approaches relevant to the challenge at hand. Student cohorts may include any combination of art, design or architecture students as well as students from other disciplinary backgrounds. Developing the ability to critically and creatively engage with 'real world' problems through interdisciplinary approaches will be the core of learning in this unit. Students will develop skills in communication, collaboration and innovation, as well as reflective approaches that will focus on developing a clearer understanding of the personal perspective and skills each contributor brings to a shared challenge. Final outcomes from the unit may include collaborative or individual submissions.

Outcomes

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

  1. Understand a range of opportunities for discipline-specific practitioners in interdisciplinary contexts;
  2. Apply collaboration, representation and communication skills for interdisciplinary engagement;
  3. Conduct critical enquiry relevant to an identified issue, and analyse and evaluate findings;
  4. Conceptualise, develop and present a creative response to a given interdisciplinary problem;
  5. Critically reflect on the students' own contributions to an interdisciplinary undertaking;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the interdisciplinary study, in order to collaborate safely with peers.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


ADA3111 - Design thinking

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Ilya Fridman

Coordinator(s)

Dr Ilya Fridman (Semester 1)
Tahli Kornhauser (Semester 2)

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus block of classes)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus block of classes)

Prohibitions

ADA1111

Synopsis

Design Thinking applies the skills and strategies developed by designers to a wide range of problems and situations. These skills and strategies include a range of conceptual and communication approaches, ways to explore and reconsider the context in which we work, as well as what should or could be achieved. Design thinking brings together some approaches that are known in the sciences and humanities, such as analysis and synthesis, but applies them in ways that are particular to a design approach. Design thinking can enable a more flexible approach to problem solving, and a more nuanced engagement with the complex issues of our contemporary world. This unit will introduce students to the key skills and practices associated with design thinking, and offer opportunities to explore the application of these basic creativity techniques in a range of disciplines.

Outcomes

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

  1. Demonstrate understanding of the concepts of design thinking and their application;
  2. Identify and analyse ill-defined, real-world project problems and relevant design thinking approaches;
  3. Apply Design Thinking methods and approaches to a project-based problem, to develop new perspectives on key issues and to identify potential opportunties;
  4. Develop, test and evaluate original proposals in response to project-based problems;
  5. Develop an awareness of their preferred approaches to complex tasks, and ways these may be extended through Design Thinking.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including an average of 3 contact hours (in person or online) plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information

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


ADA4001 - Interdisciplinary studio 3

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate, Postgraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Daniel von Sturmer

Coordinator(s)

Mr Daniel von Sturmer

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Term 2 2019 (On-campus block of classes)
  • Term 2 2019 (On-campus)
  • Trimester 2 2019 (On-campus block of classes)
  • Trimester 2 2019 (On-campus)

Prato

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Term 2 2019 (On-campus)
  • Trimester 2 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

OHS1000 and a pass in 24 credit points of studio unit at level 2; enrolment in an approved Faculty award. Students must obtain approval from their Course Coordinator.

Synopsis

The interdisciplinary studio environment provides through team-based project activities and problem-based learning, the further application of knowledge, techniques and methodologies from the students' individual disciplines, whilst addressing a complex multi-faceted problem. The unit may involve any combination of art, design or architecture students. The ability to critically and creatively engage with research and 'real world' problems through interdisciplinary approaches will be the core of this unit. Students will further develop skills in communication, collaboration and innovation, essential tools for both professional practice and research activities within their chosen field and beyond. The final outcomes from the unit may be collaborative or individual.

Outcomes

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

  1. Operate constructively and collaboratively as part of a team;
  2. Develop observation, research, communication and information gathering skills;
  3. Contribute as a discipline-specific practitioner within an interdisciplinary context;
  4. Conduct critical enquiry and provide summative reviews of peers across disciplines;
  5. Conceptualise, design and create a response to a given interdisciplinary problem;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the interdisciplinary practice, in order to collaborate safely with peers.

Fieldwork

Fieldwork may be required for this unit. Full details will be outlined in the Unit Guide.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


ADA4111 - Design thinking advanced

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate, Postgraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Ilya Fridman

Coordinator(s)

Dr Ilya Fridman

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus block of classes)

Prerequisites

ADA1111 or ADA3111 if taken as part of an undergraduate course; ADA4500 if taken as part of a Masters' course

Synopsis

This unit builds on ADA1111 or ADA3111 for students in undergraduate courses, and on ADA4500 for coursework Masters' students. The unit will extend students' individual understanding of Design Thinking approaches, supporting the development of valuable personal practices to inform new proposals relevant to students' interests and disciplines. Students will explore skills that support design insight and innovation and will refine bespoke approaches to the resolution of project-based problems and explorations. Students will develop their ability to investigate context and to identify actionable opportunities, applying and refining Design Thinking principles to connect project potential to real-world opportunities.

The unit highlights the 'opportunities of wickedness' in ill-defined design problems, and will focus on student development and application of communication tools that support the fruitful exploration of personal perspective. Reflective practices focussing on the experience, engendering and application of conceptual momentum will be a key element of the unit.

Outcomes

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

  1. Demonstrate understanding of the concepts of Design Thinking and identification of actionable opportunities in developing projects;
  2. Understand and actively engage personal perspectives in a design development process;
  3. Identify, capitalise on and maximise the 'opportunities of wickedness' in project design;
  4. Apply project communication techniques using a range of tools to articulate and critique the evolution of design solutions;
  5. Effectively employ reflective practices as part of the development of design solutions.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including an average of 3 contact hours (in person or online) plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT1101 - Introduction to visual culture in art, design and architecture

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Luke Smythe

Coordinator(s)

Dr Luke Smythe

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prohibitions

TAD1101

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD1101

Synopsis

This unit is an introduction to visual cultures from the perspectives of art, design and architecture. Key themes within contemporary visual culture are discussed in terms of aesthetic, technological, historical and ideological contexts. Students develop critical skills in analysing the diverse artefacts and practices of art, design and architecture and communicating their significance in verbal and written forms.

Outcomes

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

  1. Identify works of art, design and architecture and place them in cultural contexts;
  2. Recognise relationships between art, design and architecture in the development of visual culture;
  3. Engage with key issues and concerns within contemporary visual culture;
  4. Critically analyse works of visual culture and communicate their findings in verbal and written form;
  5. Identify contemporary visual culture with an awareness of ethical, social and cultural issues.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT1102 - Modernism and the avant-garde

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Rex Butler

Coordinator(s)

Professor Rex Butler

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prohibitions

TAD1102

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD1102

Synopsis

The aesthetic, spiritual and ideological energies of the industrial period in painting, furniture, advertising, metalwork and so on. The meaning of works of art and design and the meaning of the standard survey which is traditionally constructed to explain the patterns of art history.

Outcomes

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

  1. Interpret the cultural significance of works of art and design by placing them in the appropriate social, cultural and artistic climate;
  2. Chart the aesthetic and semantic origins of works and identify their social role, engaging a structured combination of historical information and imaginative conjecture;
  3. Cultivate theoretical curiosity for the increasing alienation of design, art and craft in the industrial period;
  4. Produce a perceptive description of works and imaginatively connect such description with critical awareness;
  5. Present a combination of factual and subjective arguments in an articulate, critical and written manner;
  6. Recognise and champion critical values when conducting visual analysis and purposefully identify subjective habits and assumptions underlying attempts at historical or objective observation.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT2001 - Art writing and criticism

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Rex Butler

Coordinator(s)

Professor Rex Butler

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

12 credit points at first year level in Art History & Theory, or Theory of Art & Design, or Visual Culture, or permission from the Unit Coordinator

Prohibitions

AHT3001

Synopsis

Art Writing and Criticism is a unit in the "practical" dimension of the study of art history. Students will explore the various registers, genres and venues in which the discussion of art is carried out today - from academic journals, magazines, newspapers to online. Students will both gain a theoretical perspective on these different approaches to the discussion of art and their various histories and themselves undertake a number of practical exercises in writing in these different styles and formats. Students will especially be directed to thinking what is the future of the discussion of art in the new age of the internet and the electronic media. What opportunities can they think of for themselves and others to put the art-historical knowledge they otherwise gain in their studies to practical use in the public arena?

Throughout the unit a number of practical exercises in writing about art will be undertaken, giving students a sense of the different requirements for different kinds of writing. Above all, they will form the habit of writing about art, and understand that writing about art is a "practice" just as artists have a practice. To this extent, Art Writing and Criticism must be seen as allied to the new units offered in art curation (Curating: Histories and Theories and Curating: Practices) in opening up to students studying Art History certain "practical" or "vocational" outcomes for their skills and knowledges.

Outcomes

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

  1. Identify and analyse the different places and formats in which the discussion of art takes place;
  2. Demonstrate practical mastery of the various genres and styles of art writing;
  3. Apply good work habits with regard to their own "art writing" practice;
  4. Develop new venues and opportunities for art writing in the 21st century;
  5. Employ new skills in online web publishing, graphic design and layout required to self- and other-publish online and in book and magazine production.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT2011 - Baroque to enlightenment: European art before modernism

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Luke Morgan

Coordinator(s)

Associate Professor Luke Morgan

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

12 credit points at first year level in Art History & Theory, or Theory of Art & Design, or Visual Culture, or permission from the Unit Coordinator

Prohibitions

AHT3011

Synopsis

This unit focuses on European art of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Key historical and theoretical topics in the art of the period will be considered, such as: the emphasis in Italian and Spanish Baroque art on spectacle, excess and spirituality; the tradition and legacy of French classicism from Poussin to Ingres; Northern European genre and still-life painting; art as politics and social commentary in France, England and Spain; the emergence of landscape and the philosophy of the picturesque and the sublime; the eroticism and escapism of Rococo; and the phenomenon of Romanticism.

The unit will provide students with an understanding of the history and historiography of European art after the Renaissance and before Modernism. Recent research and current topics of debate will be emphasised in lectures, seminar discussions and readings.

Outcomes

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

  1. Identify the main characteristics of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century European art;
  2. Understand the historical, cultural and social contexts of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century European art;
  3. Understand key aesthetic, philosophical and historiographical concepts in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century European art;
  4. Perform critical analyses of historical works of art;
  5. Demonstrate a broad knowledge of the history of European art.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT2025 - The body in contemporary art

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Rex Butler

Coordinator(s)

Dr Jessica Neath

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

12 credit points at first year level in Art History and Theory, or Theory of Art and Design, or Visual Culture, or permission from Unit Coordinator

Prohibitions

AHT3025Not offered in 2019, TAD2025, TAD3025

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD2025

Synopsis

This unit concentrates on the artist's body in art, including photography, performance, painting, sculpture, video and multi-media art. It will consider examples from the history of 20th century art but will focus primarily on art practice since 1960. The unit will deal with issues of identity, gender, sexuality and difference, drawing on performative theories of subjectivity. It will look closely at experimental art practices and how these practices have sought to close the gap between art and life; from the Happenings of the 1960s, through the body art of the 1960s and 70s, to relational aesthetics, and flash mob performance works in the 2000s. The unit will investigate live action in contrast to represented action, and will consider the live action and its remediation in video, digital art and film.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Have developed a detailed understanding of contemporary, experimental art and performance practice which centres on the body;
  2. Have developed a working knowledge of the key debates and theoretical dialogues that have occupied artists and critics in relation to performativity in art;
  3. Have developed skills in visual and critical analysis that can be applied to the investigation of the body and its performativity in art;
  4. Have acquired the ability to research and write from an informed position about the body in contemporary art.

Assessment

Assignment 1500 words (40%)

Research essay 2500 words (60%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours and 9 hours of independent study or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT2031 - World Art

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Michelle Antoinette

Coordinator(s)

Dr Michelle Antoinette

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

AHT1101 and AHT1102

Synopsis

World Art offers students an overview of non-Western art, with an emphasis on contemporary art. Particular emphasis will be given to Asian art, but the art of other regions (South America, Africa, the Middle East) will also be taken up. As well as becoming broadly familiar with a range of non-Western artists and art practices, students will be introduced to a number of the important methods for thinking about world or global art (postcolonialism, alternative or parallel modernities). Lectures will also be given on the "pre-history" of our global contemporaneity, with selected case studies showing how art has always been "world art" and Western and non- Western art have always been in a relationship with each other.

Outcomes

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

  1. Recognise and speak of a wide variety of art from non-Western countries and regions;
  2. Engage with and employ a number of the existing art-historical methods to analyse this art;
  3. Contextualise historically this art;
  4. Analyse critically the existing art-critical methods;
  5. Situate both contemporary and historical Australian art within a wider world context.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT2102 - International art 1945-1990

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Jan Bryant

Coordinator(s)

Dr Jan Bryant

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

12 credit points at first year level in Art history and theory, or Theory of Art and Design, Visual Culture or permission from Unit Coordinator.

Prohibitions

AHT3102, TAD2112, TAD3102, TAD3112

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD2102

Synopsis

International Art 1945-1990 covers the art produced in the second half of the 20th century and its relevance to contemporary practice. Various actions, interventions and critiques of institutions, museums and the art market will be considered, as well as feminist, queer and non-Western perspectives. An objective of the unit is to reach an understanding of the way art-historical discourses promote and exclude certain practices and practitioners (especially due to gender, race, sexuality and location), with an emphasis on incorporating recent research on artists who were previously excluded from the historical "canon".

Outcomes

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

  1. Identify a number of major Western and non-Western artists and art movements after the War;
  2. Apply a range of methodological approaches to this art;
  3. Employ a critical perspective onto existing constructions of art history;
  4. Demonstrate an ability to respond to thoughtfully and critically respond to images in one's own words.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT2105 - Contemporary international art

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Jan Bryant

Coordinator(s)

Dr Jan Bryant

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

12 credit points at first year level in Art history and theory, or Theory of Art and Design, Visual Culture or permission from Unit Coordinator.

Prohibitions

TAD3105

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD2105

Synopsis

This unit considers contemporary international art from a variety of perspectives, with each week aligned to a relevant, local exhibition. The unit covers a range of material concerns: sculptural, painterly, filmic, performative, durational, conceptual and so on. Themes may change in different years, but include such questions as "What is contemporary art?", "How do we define aesthetics after conceptualism?" and "How can art be political today?" The course also covers institutional concerns, such as methods of dissemination, global reach, biennales, gallery contexts and curatorial implications. With help from teaching staff, students are encouraged to focus the assessment tasks on the concerns of their studio practice or art writing and art history interests.

Outcomes

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

  1. Identify the wider concerns of contemporary international art as they are played out in a local context;
  2. Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of contemporary Australian art and the various art institutions of Melbourne;
  3. Apply wider aesthetic, political and institutional concerns to particular art practices and institutions.

Assessment

Assignment 1500 words (40%)

Research essay 2500 words (60%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours and 9 hours of independent study or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT2120 - Art and social change

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Fiona Macdonald

Coordinator(s)

Ms Shelley McSpedden

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

12 credit points at first year level in Art history and theory, or Theory of Art and Design, Visual Culture or permission from Unit Coordinator.

Prohibitions

TAD3120

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD2120

Synopsis

This unit looks at key moments in history in which art and artists have actively strived to generate social change. With a particular focus on the late 20th and 21st centuries, Art and Social Change critically explores the dynamic sites in which art, life and activism intersect. Diverse contexts and artistic practices will be examined. Topics include the use of art in political propaganda, culture jamming, identity politics, indigenous art and politics, the environment, art and the impact of global terrorism, and critiques of the art world itself. These thematic weekly study topics will be complimented by discussions of theory from key writers and theorists in the field.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Have developed an appreciation for the diverse ways in which artists have intervened in the social world since the modern period;
  2. Approach art history with an appreciation for the social and political forces that inform art practice;
  3. Be able to analyse activist art critically in a manner that reveals the strengths and weaknesses of different artistic approaches;
  4. Be familiar with the key political philosophies that have informed the production and reception of politically motivated art;
  5. Be able to express verbally and in writing critical points of connection between art and social change;
  6. Understand the links between practice, theory and spectatorship in activist art.

Assessment

Assignment 1500 words (40%)

Research essay 2500 words (60%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours and 9 hours of independent study or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT2130 - Renaissance to Baroque: Italian art and architecture in context

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Luke Morgan

Coordinator(s)

Dr Luke Morgan

Unit guides

Offered

Prato

Prerequisites

12 credit points at first year level in Art History and Theory, or Theory of Art and Design, or Visual Culture, or permission from Unit Coordinator

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD2130

Synopsis

This unit focuses on the art and architecture of early modern Italy. Key examples of Renaissance, Mannerist and Baroque painting, sculpture, architecture, material culture, urbanism and landscape design are considered on site and in context. The principles of early modern Italian art and architectural theory are introduced, from the Renaissance emulation of Classical culture to the Baroque preoccupation with spectacle. The unit also emphasizes the multiple ways in which historical viewers experienced art: as aesthetic object, as narrative, as craft, as divine presence, and as talisman.

Outcomes

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

  1. Identify the main characteristics of Renaissance, Mannerist and Baroque art and architecture;
  2. Understand the multiple historical, cultural, social and physical contexts of Italian art and architecture;
  3. Understand the principles of historical art and architectural theory, as well as their critical reception;
  4. Engage in on site analyses of works of visual art and architecture;
  5. Demonstrate their awareness of the historical precedents for, and dimensions of, their own practice.

Assessment

Assignment 1500 words (40%)

Research essay 2500 words (60%)

Workload requirements

3 contact hours per week or equivalent, site visits and 9 hours of independent study or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT2136 - Contemporary art fieldwork: context and site

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

12 credit points at first year level in Art History and Theory, or Theory of Art and Design, or Visual Culture, or permission from Unit Coordinator

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD2136

Synopsis

This unit focuses on research in contemporary art and architecture. Using international exhibitions of contemporary art, and/or art historical sites the unit will direct students through a fieldwork program. This will consider the context and conditions of contemporary art and architecture exhibition. Issues of contemporary art and its audiences will be engaged and/or the opportunity for art historical research. Taking advantage of contemporary exhibition opportunities, the unit will allow for a study of a contemporary artist's work in situ and/or a historical artwork.

Outcomes

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

  1. Research and engage in on site analyses of works of visual art and architecture;
  2. Understand and evaluate the cultural, social and physical contexts of contemporary art exhibition;
  3. Engage in research fieldwork;
  4. Demonstrate their awareness of the precedents for, and dimensions of, their own exhibition practice.

Assessment

Research book 3000 words (50%)

Essay 2500 words (50%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours, site visits and 9 hours of independent study or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT2137 - Art and the moving image

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Jan Bryant

Coordinator(s)

Dr Jan Bryant

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

12 credit points at first year level in Art History and Theory, or Theory of Art and Design, or Visual Culture, or permission from Unit Coordinator

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD2137

Synopsis

The overall objective of this unit is to gain an understanding of the history of the moving image as it sits in a contemporary art context. The course will cover a range of moving image works, from feature-length films produced with a cinema audience in mind to short films and artist-made films made for art audiences, gallery installations and non-cinematic modes of projection.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject students should:

  1. Understand the dynamic role played by the moving image in modern and contemporary art;
  2. Be familiar with key issues in the history of international and Australian art in the modern and contemporary period, as they relate to the moving image;
  3. Be able to identify the cultural and historical circumstances in which these artworks have been produced;
  4. Identify and understand the developments specific to the constant innovation of moving image practices during this period;
  5. Have developed their ability to think creatively and express their ideas clearly in written communication.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT2138 - Space, place and society

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Luke Smythe

Coordinator(s)

Dr Luke Smythe

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

12 credit points at first year level in Art History and Theory, or Theory of Art and Design, or Visual Culture, or permission from Unit Coordinator

Prohibitions

TAD3138

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD2138

Synopsis

This unit focuses on the representation, design, experience and interpretation of space, both in Australia and abroad. Concepts of space and place are central to any understanding of modern society and culture and are at the forefront of scholarship and thought in several disciplines. This unit considers the aesthetics, politics and ethics of a wide range of social spatial environments, discourses and environments, with a particular emphasis on the ideas of space as inclusion and space as exclusion.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Be aware of current discourses in art, indigenous studies, public space and architecture that deal with the representation, experience and interpretation of space;
  2. Be able to identify the social dynamic in key examples of recent art, architectural and design practice concerned with the articulation of place and spatial experience;
  3. Have an awareness of how the notion of place differs across the various historical, cultural and political circumstances in which art is made;
  4. Have acquired a good understanding of the multiple ways in which space is articulated and experienced within an Australian context that is grounded in Indigenous culture and history;
  5. Have developed the skills to perform a critical analysis of spatial environments;
  6. Have become aware of the theoretical and cultural precedents for and dimensions of their own practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT2207 - Popular culture

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Rex Butler

Coordinator(s)

Professor Rex Butler

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

12 credit points at first year level in Art History and Theory, or Theory of Art and Design, or Visual Culture, or permission from Unit Coordinator

Prohibitions

AHT3207Not offered in 2019, TAD2207, TAD3207, TAD3217

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD2207

Synopsis

Popular Culture offers a history of popular culture from the late 18th century when the idea first arose through to the present. The course also offers a survey of the most important methodological approaches to popular culture. Topics touched on range from Immanuel Kant's theorisation of the "Fine Arts" to the folk music of Bob Dylan. The course concludes with the speculation that the era of popular culture is now over with the rise of the internet.

Outcomes

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

  1. Identify the long historical debate between high and popular culture;
  2. Elaborate certain important interventions in this debate (Kant, Herder, Adorno, Bourdieu);
  3. Demonstrate an ability to use this knowledge to consider and discuss contemporary art.

Assessment

Assignment 1500 words (40%)

Research essay 2500 words (60%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours and 9 hours of independent study or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT2301 - Indigenous Australian art, practice and ways of knowing

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Brian Martin

Coordinator(s)

Dr Brian Martin

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

AHT1101, AHT1102

Prohibitions

AHT3301

Synopsis

This unit offers students a synopsis of Indigenous Australian art and practice as a vehicle for the production of knowledge. This unit promotes an examination of Indigenous cultural productions from an Indigenous viewpoint and lens, which enables students to experience not only an acquisition of content of Indigenous practice but through a unique methodological Indigenous approach. Students examine historical and recent cultural productions to learn about their significance in Aboriginal and Torres Strait culture, society and its knowledge economy and its relationship to the broader Australian historical, cultural and political space. Lectures and tutorials provide students with necessary knowledge and a platform to engage with this knowledge in an appropriately ethnographical and experiential way. These lectures provide insight in to Indigenous production in context of pre-colonial history, an imagined post-colonial trajectory through to its interactivity with de-colonisation and the onset of new materialism. Students will develop a deep understanding of the relationality that Indigenous culture has with the premise of Country, its impact on practice and its relationship to their own place and situated experience.

Outcomes

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

  1. Develop an appreciation, understanding and critical reconfiguration of the cultural value of Indigenous art and practice;
  2. Recognise and discuss the major art forms of Indigenous art and practice;
  3. Critically examine and evaluate the changes to Indigenous art and practice through colonisation;
  4. Examine the historical development and impact of Indigenous art and practice on the broader Australian artistic and cultural context;
  5. Reflect on the value of Indigenous art, practice and knowledge in their own situated experience.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours and 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT2440 - Photography: History and theory

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Luke Smythe

Coordinator(s)

Mr Luke Smythe

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

12 credit points at first year level in Art history and theory, or Theory of Art and Design, Visual Culture or permission from Unit Coordinator.

Prohibitions

VSA2440, VSA3440, CLS2440, CLS3440, TAD3440, AHT3440Not offered in 2019

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD2440

Synopsis

This unit will offer a history of photography from its invention in the mid-nineteenth century through to the present. It will also offer a survey of the various attempts to theorise the new medium of photography. The unit will conclude with a detailed consideration of the new "digital" era we are now living in, in which not only is "photography" the dominant artistic medium and technique but the whole world becomes in effect "photographic". Today it is arguable that "photography' in the form of the digital not only determines the making of images but also their circulation and reception.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have developed:

  1. A broad knowledge of the multi-disciplinary nature of photography;
  2. Critical skills that enable them to analyse a broad range of photographic texts and contexts;
  3. An understanding of the critical and theoretical debates related to photography in society;
  4. An understanding of two different modes of reproduction: the analogue and the digital;
  5. An understanding of the ways in which technologies of reproduction change modes of representation.

Assessment

Assignment 1500 words (40%)

Research essay 2500 words (60%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours and 9 hours of independent study or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT2530 - Neo-Baroque aesthetics: History and theory

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Luke Morgan

Coordinator(s)

Dr Luke Morgan

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

12 credit points at first year level in Art History and Theory, or Theory of Art and Design, or Visual Culture, or permission from Unit Coordinator

Prohibitions

VSA2530, VSA3530, TAD2530, TAD3530, AHT3530Not offered in 2019

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD2530

Synopsis

This unit focuses on Neo-Baroque aesthetics in contemporary culture and their historical antecedents. The Baroque themes of spectacle, trompe l'oeil excess, and incorporeal experience will be examined with reference to the visual arts from Caravaggio to Borromini. The return of these preoccupations in contemporary art and media will also be explored. Key historical and theoretical topics, such as the status of illusionism and narrative in art, the representation of spirituality, sexuality and death, and the recent 'remediation'of earlier visual forms and ideas will be emphasized.

Outcomes

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

  1. Identify the main characteristics of Baroque and Neo-Baroque visual culture;
  2. Understand the historical, cultural, and social contexts of Baroque and Neo-Baroque art and media;
  3. Understand key aesthetic and theoretical concepts in Baroque and Neo-Baroque visual culture;
  4. Perform critical analyses of historical and contemporary works of visual art and architecture;
  5. Demonstrate their awareness of the historical and recent precedents for, and dimensions of, their own practice.

Assessment

Assignment 1500 words (40%)

Research essay 2500 words (60%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours and 9 hours of independent study or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT2602 - Art criticism and curatorship

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

TBA

Coordinator(s)

Dr Helen Hughes

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

12 credit points at first year level in Art history and theory, or Theory of Art and Design, Visual Culture or permission from Unit Coordinator.

Prohibitions

AHT3602Not offered in 2019, TAD2602, TAD3602

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD2602

Synopsis

This unit explores the related practices of art criticism and curatorship and their role in communicating art to its publics. It offers a brief history of criticism/curatorship and critical/curatorial approaches, an assessment of reviews, including those of local exhibitions in Melbourne, and considerations of the theoretical underpinnings of critical reception. Students are invited to explore how they might themselves participate in the production of visual critique in the form of exhibition reviews, catalogue essays, curatorial statements, artist statements and so forth.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students should:

  1. Have a critical perspective of the selection of the voice, motives and bias of art critics and criticism;
  2. Appreciate criticism as a genre of writing, with the unique cultural and practical contingencies acting upon it, and understand the variety of art writing which it comprises;
  3. Understand the role of the curator as having a creative, political and active part in the production, mediation and dissemination of contemporary art;
  4. Identify and understand the developments specific to the rise of curator as an important cultural commentator, and the contemporary challenges faced by art criticism;
  5. Have developed their ability to think creatively and express their ideas clearly in written communication.

Assessment

Assignment 1500 words (40%)

Research essay 2500 words (60%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours and 9 hours independent study or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information

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


AHT2712 - Curating: Histories and theories

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Tara McDowell

Coordinator(s)

Associate Professor Tara McDowell

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

12 credit points at first year level in Art History & Theory, or Theory of Art & Design, or Visual Culture, or permission from the Unit Coordinator.

Prohibitions

AHT3712

Synopsis

This unit will offer students an introduction to the most important and influential theories of curating and provide an overview of the history of curating from the mid-18th century on. Although the unit will focus on curating that involves art objects and art practices through a history of exhibitions, it will also consider historical and contemporary instances of curating that do not involve art objects (from the Wunderkammer to curating performance) or approach curating as an expanded field of practice that may be activist, temporal, decolonising, and so on. The overall aim of the unit is to provide students with a working vocabulary so that they can ask critical questions of the contemporary practice of curation.

Lectures will largely provide a chronological history of curating, starting with early museums and collections, but with an emphasis on the rise of curating as a practice and the figure of the curator from the mid-1970s on. A number of key instances of curating (particular exhibitions and international biennales and triennials) will be selected for analysis. In this way, students will be given both an overall history of art curating and a way of thinking critically about the term's almost infinite expansion in the present. The unit aims to provide students with an appropriate working method for curating they might undertake in the future and a way of thinking about issues of curating if they choose to work in a museum or gallery context or write about art. In some ways, the unit is intended as complementary to the more practice-based unit Curating: Practices, although this is not its only possible outcome.

Outcomes

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

  1. Identify the key theoretical questions involved in the practice of art curating;
  2. Demonstrate a broad historical overview of the practice of curating;
  3. Elaborate key moments in the history of curating and of prominent historical and contemporary curators;
  4. Apply this knowledge to any practical act of curating they might undertake;
  5. Engage with the issues and theories of curating insofar as it applies to their art practice or study of art history.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT2722 - Curating: Practices

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Luke Morgan

Coordinator(s)

Ms Rosemary Forde

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

12 credit points at first year level in Art History & Theory, or Theory of Art & Design, or Visual Culture, or permission from the Unit Coordinator

Prohibitions

AHT3722

Synopsis

Curating: Practices is intended as a complement to Curating: Histories and Theories (although the units may be taken in any order). In this unit, students are encouraged to plan one or several acts of curation that need not involve works of art. Students may curate photographs, their hobbies, pieces of art writing, their own objects or those of others. However, the emphasis will be on the final form of the exhibition and the student's ability to explain and justify this curation. These exhibitions can take place in a variety of public spaces, including online. Classes will consist of 3 contact hours in which the lecturer will work with the students, and the students along with the lecturer will hold "crit" sessions in which proposed and upcoming exhibitions are discussed and workshopped.

Outcomes

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

  1. Demonstrate practical and theoretical skills in contemporary curating;
  2. Put on an actual or online curated exhibition;
  3. Work with others in putting on such a curated exhibition;
  4. Evaluate the success or not of their own and others' exhibitions;
  5. Be ready to start curating exhibitions.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT2740 - Australian art

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Rex Butler

Coordinator(s)

Professor Rex Butler

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

12 credit points at first year level in Art history and theory, or Theory of Art and Design, Visual Culture or permission from Unit Coordinator.

Prohibitions

AHT3740Not offered in 2019, ATS2740, ATS3740, TAD2740, TAD3740

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD2740

Synopsis

Australian Art offers a broad historical survey of Australian art from European colonisation to the present. Topics examined will be the First Fleet artists, the work of John Glover, the Heidelberg School, Australian modernism, post-War Australian landscape, the work of Albert Namatjira and Margaret Preston and the work of a number of contemporary Australian artists, including Gordon Bennett and Tracey Moffatt. The course will ask questions concerning the "Australianness" of Australian art and whether we can write a new history of Australian art appropriate to contemporary conditions.

Outcomes

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

  1. Identify a range of critical perspectives onto the history of Australian art;
  2. Show a broad familiarity with the major artists in the history of Australian art;
  3. Discuss a number of contemporary Australian artists and the methodological questions involved in the writing of Australian art history today;
  4. Demonstrate an ability to respond thoughtfully and critically to works of art in the student's own words.

Assessment

Review of art exhibition 1000 words (20%)

Essay 2000 words (40%)

Slide test (40%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours and 9 hours independent study or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT2801 - The medium in contemporary art

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Spiros Panigirakis

Coordinator(s)

Dr Spiros Panigirakis

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

12 credit points at first year level in Art History and Theory, or Theory of Art and Design, or Visual Culture, or permission from Unit Coordinator

Prohibitions

AHT3801Not offered in 2019 TAD2801, TAD3801

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD2801

Synopsis

This unit examines the medium and its materiality across a range of visual art practices including: painting, sculpture, installation, photography, video, multi-media, social practices and performance art. It focuses on a historical lineage of art's mediums and disciplines and how they are framed, constituted and judged in a diverse range of academic fields. Concepts and traditions of modern aesthetics, the effect of late-capitalism, socio-economic critiques of art and technology are pivotal to any understanding of how art's form moves between modes of medium-specificity to trans-disciplinary realms. The unit introduces key theoretical tenets to analyse late modernist and contemporary art practices as case studies. It introduces students to the critical dialogue around the medium and artists' material processes.

Outcomes

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

  1. Understand and articulate what a medium is both conceptually and practically;
  2. Analyse the debates surrounding the defence and criticism of medium specificity and the trans-disciplinary;
  3. Contextualise studio practice within the conceptual models explored in the unit;
  4. Reflect and engage in critical dialogue about the medium and its importance in twenty-first century art.

Assessment

Assignment 1500 words (40%)

Research essay 2500 words (60%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours and 9 hours of independent study or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT3001 - Art writing and criticism

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Rex Butler

Coordinator(s)

Professor Rex Butler

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

12 credit points at first year level in Art History & Theory, or Theory of Art & Design, or Visual Culture, or permission from the Unit Coordinator

Prohibitions

AHT2001

Synopsis

Art Writing and Criticism is a unit in the "practical" dimension of the study of art history. Students will explore the various registers, genres and venues in which the discussion of art is carried out today - from academic journals, magazines, newspapers to online. Students will both gain a theoretical perspective on these different approaches to the discussion of art and their various histories and themselves undertake a number of practical exercises in writing in these different styles and formats. Students will especially be directed to thinking what is the future of the discussion of art in the new age of the internet and the electronic media. What opportunities can they think of for themselves and others to put the art-historical knowledge they otherwise gain in their studies to practical use in the public arena?

Throughout the unit a number of practical exercises in writing about art will be undertaken, giving students a sense of the different requirements for different kinds of writing. Above all, they will form the habit of writing about art, and understand that writing about art is a "practice" just as artists have a practice. To this extent, Art Writing and Criticism must be seen as allied to the new units offered in art curation (Curating: Histories and Theories and Curating: Practices) in opening up to students studying Art History certain "practical" or "vocational" outcomes for their skills and knowledges.

Outcomes

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

  1. Identify and analyse the different places and formats in which the discussion of art takes place;
  2. Demonstrate practical mastery of the various genres and styles of art writing;
  3. Apply good work habits with regard to their own "art writing" practice;
  4. Develop new venues and opportunities for art writing in the 21st century;
  5. Employ new skills in online web publishing, graphic design and layout required to self- and other-publish online and in book and magazine production.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT3011 - Baroque to enlightenment: European art before modernism

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Luke Morgan

Coordinator(s)

Associate Professor Luke Morgan

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

12 credit points at first year level in Art History & Theory, or Theory of Art & Design, or Visual Culture, or permission from the Unit Coordinator.

Prohibitions

AHT2011

Synopsis

This unit focuses on European art of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Key historical and theoretical topics in the art of the period will be considered, such as: the emphasis in Italian and Spanish Baroque art on spectacle, excess and spirituality; the tradition and legacy of French classicism from Poussin to Ingres; Northern European genre and still-life painting; art as politics and social commentary in France, England and Spain; the emergence of landscape and the philosophy of the picturesque and the sublime; the eroticism and escapism of Rococo; and the phenomenon of Romanticism.

The unit will provide students with an understanding of the history and historiography of European art after the Renaissance and before Modernism. Recent research and current topics of debate will be emphasised in lectures, seminar discussions and readings.

Outcomes

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

  1. Identify the main characteristics of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century European art;
  2. Understand the historical, cultural and social contexts of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century European art;
  3. Understand key aesthetic, philosophical and historiographical concepts in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century European art;
  4. Perform critical analyses of historical works of art;
  5. Demonstrate a broad knowledge of the history of European art.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT3025 - The body in contemporary art

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Rex Butler

Coordinator(s)

Dr Jessica Neath

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

12 credit points at second year level in Art History and Theory, or Theory of Art and Design, or Visual Culture, or permission from Unit Coordinator.

Prohibitions

AHT2025Not offered in 2019, TAD2025, TAD3025

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD3025

Synopsis

This unit concentrates on the artist's body in art, including photography, performance, painting, sculpture, video and multi-media art. It will consider examples from the history of 20th century art but will focus primarily on art practice since 1960. The unit will deal with issues of identity, gender, sexuality and difference, drawing on performative theories of subjectivity. It will look closely at experimental art practices and how these practices have sought to close the gap between art and life; from the Happenings of the 1960s, through the body art of the 1960s and 70s, to relational aesthetics, and flash mob performance works in the 2000s. The unit will investigate live action in contrast to represented action, and will consider the live action and its remediation in video, digital art and film.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have:

  1. Developed a detailed understanding of contemporary, experimental art and performance practice which centres on the body;
  2. Developed a working knowledge of the key debates and theoretical dialogues that have occupied artists and critics in relation to performativity in art;
  3. Developed skills in visual and critical analysis that can be applied to the investigation of the body and its performativity in art;
  4. Acquired the ability to research and write from an informed position about the body in contemporary art.

Assessment

Assignment 1500 words (40%)

Research essay 2500 words (60%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours and 9 hours of independent study or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT3102 - International art 1945-1990

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Jan Bryant

Coordinator(s)

Dr Jan Bryant

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

12 credit points at second year level in Art history and theory, or Theory of Art and Design, Visual Culture or permission from Unit Coordinator.

Prohibitions

AHT2102, TAD2102, TAD2112, TAD3112

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD3102

Synopsis

International Art 1945-1990 covers the art produced in the second half of the 20th century and its relevance to contemporary practice. Various actions, interventions and critiques of institutions, museums and the art market will be considered, as well as feminist, queer and non-Western perspectives. An objective of the unit is to reach an understanding of the way art-historical discourses promote and exclude certain practices and practitioners (especially due to gender, race, sexuality and location), with an emphasis on incorporating recent research on artists who were previously excluded from the historical "canon".

Outcomes

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

  1. Identify a number of major Western and non-Western artists and art movements after the War;
  2. Apply a range of methodological approaches to this art;
  3. Employ a critical perspective onto existing constructions of art history;
  4. Demonstrate an ability to respond to thoughtfully and critically respond to images in one's own words.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT3105 - Contemporary international art

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Jan Bryant

Coordinator(s)

Dr Jan Bryant

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

12 credit points at second year level in Art history and theory, or Theory of Art and Design, Visual Culture or permission from Unit Coordinator.

Prohibitions

AHT2105Not offered in 2019, TAD2105, TAD3105

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD3105

Synopsis

This unit considers contemporary international art from a variety of perspectives, with each week aligned to a relevant, local exhibition. The unit covers a range of material concerns: sculptural, painterly, filmic, performative, durational, conceptual and so on. Themes may change in different years, but include such questions as "What is contemporary art?", "How do we define aesthetics after conceptualism?" and "How can art be political today?" The course also covers institutional concerns, such as methods of dissemination, global reach, biennales, gallery contexts and curatorial implications. With help from teaching staff, students are encouraged to focus the assessment tasks on the concerns of their studio practice or art writing and art history interests.

Outcomes

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

  1. Identify the wider concerns of contemporary international art as they are played out in a local context;
  2. Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of contemporary Australian art and the various art institutions of Melbourne;
  3. Apply wider aesthetic, political and institutional concerns to particular art practices and institutions.

Assessment

Assignment 1500 words (40%)

Research essay 2500 words (60%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours and 9 hours of independent study or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT3109 - Constructing art in Australia: Colonialism to postcolonialism

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Julie Cotter

Coordinator(s)

Dr Julie Cotter

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

Two second-year level AHT or TAD units

Prohibitions

AHT2109, TAD2109, TAD3119

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD3109

Synopsis

A 'survey' of visual arts in Australia from colonisation to contemporary contexts. Historical and social perspectives in the development of painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography and film, architecture and design. Representation and subjectivity, cultural identity, nationalism and nationhood, ethnicity and gender. Issues of mainstream and marginality; notions of the 'centre' and regionalism, Australia's relationship to Europe and European art generally, and the notion of landscape as a shaper of national identity.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Recognise the range of visual practices that have operated within Australian culture from both an historical and contemporary perspective;
  2. Understand the significance and ideological uses of Australian visual practices in constructing notions of national identity;
  3. Have a post-colonial perspective in contextualizing the historical and social developments of Australian visual culture;
  4. Critically discuss the cultural practices of Australian artists and designers, in historical, artistic, ideological and socio-political contexts, and theorise the basis for the marginalisation of certain individuals and groups;
  5. Be aware of the problematical nature of Australian artistic practices especially in terms of the local artist/designer's position within both regional and international contexts.

Assessment

Short essay (40%)

Long essay (55%)

Reader discussion (5%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including a 2-hour lecture, 1-hour tutorial and 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT3120 - Art and social change

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Fiona Macdonald

Coordinator(s)

Ms Shelley McSpedden

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

12 credit points at second year level in Art history and theory, or Theory of Art and Design, Visual Culture or permission from Unit Coordinator.

Prohibitions

AHT2120Not offered in 2019, TAD2120, TAD3120

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD3120

Synopsis

This unit looks at key moments in history in which art and artists have actively strived to generate social change. With a particular focus on the late 20th and 21st centuries, Art and Social Change critically explores the dynamic sites in which art, life and activism intersect. Diverse contexts and artistic practices will be examined. Topics include the use of art in political propaganda, culture jamming, identity politics, indigenous art and politics, the environment, art and the impact of global terrorism, and critiques of the art world itself. These thematic weekly study topics will be complimented by discussions of theory from key writers and theorists in the field.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Have developed an appreciation for the diverse ways in which artists have intervened in the social world since the modern period;
  2. Approach art history with an appreciation for the social and political forces that inform art practice;
  3. Be able to analyse activist art critically in a manner that reveals the strengths and weaknesses of different artistic approaches;
  4. Be familiar with the key political philosophies that have informed the production and reception of politically motivated art;
  5. Be able to express verbally and in writing critical points of connection between art and social change;
  6. Understand the links between practice, theory and spectatorship in activist art.

Assessment

Assignment 1500 words (40%)

Research essay 2500 words (60%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours per week and 9 hours of independent study or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT3130 - Renaissance to Baroque: Italian art and architecture in context

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Luke Morgan

Coordinator(s)

Dr Luke Morgan

Unit guides

Offered

Prato

Prerequisites

12 credit points at second year level in Art History and Theory, or Theory of Art and Design, or Visual Culture, or permission from Unit Coordinator.

Prohibitions

AHT2130, TAD2130, TAD3130

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD3130

Synopsis

This unit focuses on the art and architecture of early modern Italy. Key examples of Renaissance, Mannerist and Baroque painting, sculpture, architecture, material culture, urbanism and landscape design are considered on site and in context. The principles of early modern Italian art and architectural theory are introduced, from the Renaissance emulation of Classical culture to the Baroque preoccupation with spectacle. The unit also emphasizes the multiple ways in which historical viewers experienced art: as aesthetic object, as narrative, as craft, as divine presence, and as talisman.

Outcomes

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

  1. Identify the main characteristics of Renaissance, Mannerist and Baroque art and architecture;
  2. Understand the multiple historical, cultural, social and physical contexts of Italian art and architecture;
  3. Understand the principles of historical art and architectural theory, as well as their critical reception;
  4. Engage in on site analyses of works of visual art and architecture;
  5. Demonstrate their awareness of the historical precedents for, and dimensions of, their own practice.

Assessment

Assignment 1500 words (40%)

Research essay 2500 words (60%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week consisting of 3 contact hours or equivalent, site visits and 9 hours of independent study or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT3137 - Art and the moving image

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Jan Bryant

Coordinator(s)

Dr Jan Bryant

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

12 credit points at second year level in Art History and Theory, or Theory of Art and Design, or Visual Culture, or permission from Unit Coordinator.

Prohibitions

AHT2137, TAD2137, TAD3137

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD3137

Synopsis

The overall objective of this unit is to gain an understanding of the history of the moving image as it sits in a contemporary art context. The course will cover a range of moving image works, from feature-length films produced with a cinema audience in mind to short films and artist-made films made for art audiences, gallery installations and non-cinematic modes of projection.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject students should:

  1. Understand the dynamic role played by the moving image in modern and contemporary art;
  2. Be familiar with key issues in the history of international and Australian art in the modern and contemporary period, as they relate to the moving image;
  3. Be able to identify the cultural and historical circumstances in which these artworks have been produced;
  4. Identify and understand the developments specific to the constant innovation of moving image practices during this period;
  5. Have developed their ability to think creatively and express their ideas clearly in written communication.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT3138 - Space, place and society

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Luke Smythe

Coordinator(s)

Dr Luke Smythe

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

12 credit points at second year level in Art History and Theory, or Theory of Art and Design, or Visual Culture, or permission from Unit Coordinator.

Prohibitions

AHT2138, AHT3138, TAD2138

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD3138

Synopsis

This unit focuses on the representation, design, experience and interpretation of space, both in Australia and abroad. Concepts of space and place are central to any understanding of modern society and culture and are at the forefront of scholarship and thought in several disciplines. This unit considers the aesthetics, politics and ethics of a wide range of social spatial environments, discourses and environments, with a particular emphasis on the ideas of space as inclusion and space as exclusion.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Be aware of current discourses in art, indigenous studies, public space and architecture that deal with the representation, experience and interpretation of space;
  2. Be able to identify the social dynamic in key examples of recent art, architectural and design practice concerned with the articulation of place and spatial experience;
  3. Have an awareness of how the notion of place differs across the various historical, cultural and political circumstances in which art is made;
  4. Have acquired a good understanding of the multiple ways in which space is articulated and experienced within an Australian context that is grounded in Indigenous culture and history;
  5. Have developed the skills to perform a critical analysis of spatial environments;
  6. Have become aware of the theoretical and cultural precedents for and dimensions of their own practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT3150 - Project studies

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Luke Morgan

Coordinator(s)

Dr Quentin Sprague

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Must have passed 96 credit points towards the Bachelor of Art History and Curating.

Synopsis

This unit is designed to assist students specialising in art history and curating to extend their field of study with practical art writing and curatorial experience. A program of directed reading and critical writing, facilitated by regular meetings with staff, will underpin a research project designed to allow students to apply the knowledge they have learnt throughout the degree. Typically, this project will include an exhibition catalogue essay and the curating of an exhibition.

Outcomes

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

  1. Demonstrate evidence of extensive research and independent, critical thinking;
  2. Appreciate the catalogue essay as a genre of writing, with the unique cultural and practical contingencies acting upon it, and understand the variety of art writing which it comprises;
  3. Consolidate their understanding of the role of the curator as having a creative part in the production, mediation and dissemination of contemporary art;
  4. Demonstrate their ability to think creatively and express their ideas clearly in written communication.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT3207 - Popular culture

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Rex Butler

Coordinator(s)

Professor Rex Butler

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

12 credit points at second year level in Art History and Theory, or Theory of Art and Design, or Visual Culture, or permission from Unit Coordinator.

Prohibitions

AHT2207Not offered in 2019, TAD2207, TAD3217

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD3207

Synopsis

Popular Culture offers a history of popular culture from the late 18th century when the idea first arose through to the present. The course also offers a survey of the most important methodological approaches to popular culture. Topics touched on range from Immanuel Kant's theorisation of the "Fine Arts" to the folk music of Bob Dylan. The course concludes with the speculation that the era of popular culture is now over with the rise of the internet.

Outcomes

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

  1. Identify the long historical debate between high and popular culture;
  2. Elaborate certain important interventions in this debate (Kant, Herder, Adorno, Bourdieu);
  3. Demonstrate an ability to use this knowledge to consider and discuss contemporary art.

Assessment

Assignment 1500 words (40%)

Research essay 2500 words (60%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours and 9 hours of independent study or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT3301 - Indigenous Australian art, practice and ways of knowing

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Brian Martin

Coordinator(s)

Dr Brian Martin

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

AHT1101, AHT1102

Prohibitions

AHT2301

Synopsis

This unit offers students a synopsis of Indigenous Australian art and practice as a vehicle for the production of knowledge. This unit promotes an examination of Indigenous cultural productions from an Indigenous viewpoint and lens, which enables students to experience not only an acquisition of content of Indigenous practice but through a unique methodological Indigenous approach. Students examine historical and recent cultural productions to learn about their significance in Aboriginal and Torres Strait culture, society and its knowledge economy and its relationship to the broader Australian historical, cultural and political space. Lectures and tutorials provide students with necessary knowledge and a platform to engage with this knowledge in an appropriately ethnographical and experiential way. These lectures provide insight in to Indigenous production in context of pre-colonial history, an imagined post-colonial trajectory through to its interactivity with de-colonisation and the onset of new materialism. Students will develop a deep understanding of the relationality that Indigenous culture has with the premise of Country, its impact on practice and its relationship to their own place and situated experience.

Outcomes

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

  1. Develop an appreciation, understanding and critical reconfiguration of the cultural value of Indigenous art and practice;
  2. Recognise and discuss the major art forms of Indigenous art and practice;
  3. Critically examine and evaluate the changes to Indigenous art and practice through colonisation;
  4. Examine the historical development and impact of Indigenous art and practice on the broader Australian artistic and cultural context;
  5. Reflect on the value of Indigenous art, practice and knowledge in their own situated experience.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT3440 - Photography: History and theory

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Luke Smythe

Coordinator(s)

Mr Luke Smythe

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

12 credit points at second year level in Art history and theory, or Theory of Art and Design, Visual Culture or permission from Unit Coordinator.

Prohibitions

AHT2440Not offered in 2019, CLS2440, CLS3440, TAD2440, TAD3440, VSA2440, VSA3440

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD3440

Synopsis

The unit traces the history of international and Australian photography from the medium's invention to the 21st century. The unit will investigate the concept of analogue reproduction, especially photography's promise to represent the 'real' world, and consider practices in which the real is consistently manipulated. Photography will be considered across a range of disciplines: art, ethnographic and anthropological photographs; documentary photography; and the use of photography by the legal and medical system. Finally, the unit will address the changes in the production and circulation of images evident in digital modes of reproduction.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have developed:

  1. A broad knowledge of the history of international and Australian photography;
  2. Critical skills that enable them to identify and analyse a broad range of photographs and contexts;
  3. An understanding of the critical and theoretical debates related to photography in society;
  4. An understanding of two different modes of reproduction: the analogue and the digital;
  5. An understanding of the ways in which technologies of reproduction change modes of representation.

Assessment

Assignment 1500 words (40%)

Research essay 2500 words (60%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours and 9 hours of independent study or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT3530 - Neo-Baroque aesthetics: History and theory

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Luke Morgan

Coordinator(s)

Dr Luke Morgan

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

12 credit points at second year level in Art History and Theory, or Theory of Art and Design, or Visual Culture, or permission from Unit Coordinator.

Prohibitions

AHT2530Not offered in 2019, TAD2530, TAD3530, VSA2530, VSA3530

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD3530

Synopsis

This unit focuses on Neo-Baroque aesthetics in contemporary culture and their historical antecedents. The Baroque themes of spectacle, trompe l'oeil excess, and incorporeal experience will be examined with reference to the visual arts from Caravaggio to Borromini. The return of these preoccupations in contemporary art and media will also be explored. Key historical and theoretical topics, such as the status of illusionism and narrative in art, the representation of spirituality, sexuality and death, and the recent 'remediation'of earlier visual forms and ideas will be emphasized.

Outcomes

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

  1. Identify the main characteristics of Baroque and Neo-Baroque visual culture;
  2. Understand the historical, cultural, and social contexts of Baroque and Neo-Baroque art and media;
  3. Understand key aesthetic and theoretical concepts in Baroque and Neo-Baroque visual culture;
  4. Perform critical analyses of historical and contemporary works of visual art and architecture;
  5. Demonstrate their awareness of the historical and recent precedents for, and dimensions of, their own practice.

Assessment

Assignment 1500 words (40%)

Research essay 2500 words (60%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours and 9 hours of independent study or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT3602 - Art criticism and curatorship

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

TBA

Coordinator(s)

Dr Helen Hughes

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

12 credit points at second year level in Art history and theory, or Theory of Art and Design, Visual Culture or permission from Unit Coordinator.

Prohibitions

AHT2602Not offered in 2019, TAD2602, TAD3602, TAD3612

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD3602

Synopsis

This unit explores the related practices of art criticism and curatorship and their role in communicating art to its publics. It offers a brief history of criticism/curatorship and critical/curatorial approaches, an assessment of reviews, including those of local exhibitions in Melbourne, and considerations of the theoretical underpinnings of critical reception. Students are invited to explore how they might themselves participate in the production of visual critique in the form of exhibition reviews, catalogue essays, curatorial statements, artist statements and so forth.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject students will:

  1. Have a critical perspective of the selection of the voice, motives and bias of art critics and criticism;
  2. Appreciate criticism as a genre of writing, with the unique cultural and practical contingencies acting upon it, and understand the variety of art writing which it comprises;
  3. Understand the role of the curator as having a creative, political and active part in the production, mediation and dissemination of contemporary art;
  4. Identify and understand the developments specific to the rise of curator as an important cultural commentator, and the contemporary challenges faced by art criticism;
  5. Have developed their ability to think creatively and express their ideas clearly in written communication.

Assessment

Assignment 1500 words (40%)

Research essay 2500 words (60%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours and 9 hours independent study or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT3712 - Curating: Histories and theories

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Tara McDowell

Coordinator(s)

Associate Professor Tara McDowell

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

12 credit points at first year level in Art History & Theory, or Theory of Art & Design, or Visual Culture, or permission from the Unit Coordinator.

Prohibitions

AHT2712

Synopsis

This unit will offer students an introduction to the most important and influential theories of curating and provide an overview of the history of curating from the mid-18th century on. Although the unit will focus on curating that involves art objects and art practices through a history of exhibitions, it will also consider historical and contemporary instances of curating that do not involve art objects (from the Wunderkammer to curating performance) or approach curating as an expanded field of practice that may be activist, temporal, decolonising, and so on. The overall aim of the unit is to provide students with a working vocabulary so that they can ask critical questions of the contemporary practice of curation.

Lectures will largely provide a chronological history of curating, starting with early museums and collections, but with an emphasis on the rise of curating as a practice and the figure of the curator from the mid-1970s on. A number of key instances of curating (particular exhibitions and international biennales and triennials) will be selected for analysis. In this way, students will be given both an overall history of art curating and a way of thinking critically about the term's almost infinite expansion in the present. The unit aims to provide students with an appropriate working method for curating they might undertake in the future and a way of thinking about issues of curating if they choose to work in a museum or gallery context or write about art. In some ways, the unit is intended as complementary to the more practice-based unit Curating: Practices, although this is not its only possible outcome.

Outcomes

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

  1. Identify the key theoretical questions involved in the practice of art curating;
  2. Demonstrate a broad historical overview of the practice of curating;
  3. Elaborate key moments in the history of curating and of prominent historical and contemporary curators;
  4. Apply this knowledge to any practical act of curating they might undertake;
  5. Engage with the issues and theories of curating insofar as it applies to their art practice or study of art history.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT3722 - Curating: Practices

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Luke Morgan

Coordinator(s)

Ms Rosemary Forde

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

12 credit points at first year level in Art History & Theory, or Theory of Art & Design, or Visual Culture, or permission from the Unit Coordinator.

Prohibitions

AHT2722

Synopsis

Curating: Practices is intended as a complement to Curating: Histories and Theories (although the units may be taken in any order). In this unit, students are encouraged to plan one or several acts of curation that need not involve works of art. Students may curate photographs, their hobbies, pieces of art writing, their own objects or those of others. However, the emphasis will be on the final form of the exhibition and the student's ability to explain and justify this curation. These exhibitions can take place in a variety of public spaces, including online. Classes will consist of 3 contact hours in which the lecturer will work with the students, and the students along with the lecturer will hold "crit" sessions in which proposed and upcoming exhibitions are discussed and workshopped.

Outcomes

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

  1. Demonstrate practical and theoretical skills in contemporary curating;
  2. Put on an actual or online curated exhibition;
  3. Work with others in putting on such a curated exhibition;
  4. Evaluate the success or not of their own and others' exhibitions;
  5. Be ready to start curating exhibitions.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT3740 - Australian art

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Rex Butler

Coordinator(s)

Professor Rex Butler

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

12 credit points at second year level in Art history and theory, or Theory of Art and Design, Visual Culture or permission from Unit Coordinator.

Prohibitions

AHT2740Not offered in 2019, ATS2740, ATS3740, TAD2740, TAD3740

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD3740

Synopsis

Australian Art offers a broad historical survey of Australian art from European colonisation to the present. Topics examined will be the First Fleet artists, the work of John Glover, the Heidelberg School, Australian modernism, post-War Australian landscape, the work of Albert Namatjira and Margaret Preston and the work of a number of contemporary Australian artists, including Gordon Bennett and Tracey Moffatt. The course will ask questions concerning the "Australianness" of Australian art and whether we can write a new history of Australian art appropriate to contemporary conditions.

Outcomes

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

  1. Identify a range of critical perspectives onto the history of Australian art;
  2. Show a broad familiarity with the major artists in the history of Australian art;
  3. Discuss a number of contemporary Australian artists and the methodological questions involved in the writing of Australian art history today;
  4. Demonstrate an ability to respond thoughtfully and critically to works of art in the student's own words.

Assessment

Review of art exhibition 1000 words (20%)

Essay 2000 words (40%)

Slide test (40%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours and 9 hours independent study or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT3801 - The medium in contemporary art

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Spiros Panigirakis

Coordinator(s)

Dr Spiros Panigirakis

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

12 credit points at second year level in Art History and Theory, or Theory of Art and Design, or Visual Culture, or permission from Unit Coordinator.

Prohibitions

AHT2801Not offered in 2019, TAD2801, TAD3801

Notes

This unit was formerly coded TAD3801

Synopsis

This unit examines the medium and its materiality across a range of visual art practices including: painting, sculpture, installation, photography, video, multi-media, social practices and performance art. It focuses on a historical lineage of art's mediums and disciplines and how they are framed, constituted and judged in a diverse range of academic fields. Concepts and traditions of modern aesthetics, the effect of late-capitalism, socio-economic critiques of art and technology are pivotal to any understanding of how art's form moves between modes of medium-specificity to trans-disciplinary realms. The unit introduces key theoretical tenets to analyse late modernist and contemporary art practices as case studies. It introduces students to the critical dialogue around the medium and artists' material processes.

Outcomes

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

  1. Understand and articulate what a medium is both conceptually and practically;
  2. Analyse the debates surrounding the defence and criticism of medium specificity and the trans-disciplinary;
  3. Contextualise studio practice within the conceptual models explored in the unit;
  4. Reflect and engage in critical dialogue about the medium and its importance in twenty-first century art.

Assessment

Assignment 1500 words (40%)

Research essay 2500 words (60%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours and 9 hours of independent study or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT4002(A) - Minor thesis part 1

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Luke Morgan

Coordinator(s)

Professor Rex Butler

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

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.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment


AHT4002(B) - Minor thesis part 2

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Luke Morgan

Coordinator(s)

Professor Rex Butler

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

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.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment


AHT4012 - Visual culture and its theories

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Luke Morgan

Coordinator(s)

Professor Rex Butler

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prohibitions

VSA3010, VSA4012

Synopsis

This unit is designed to equip honours students with critical and theoretical skills appropriate to the study of art history and visual culture at an advanced level. Topics to be considered will include theories of the image, representation and meaning, the operation of ideology, especially in relation to race and gender, social theories (including Marxist and neo-Marxist accounts), applications of psychoanalysis to the visual field, postmodernism and its critiques, cyberculture, and recent theorisations of visual culture.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT4025 - Visual culture internship

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Luke Morgan

Coordinator(s)

TBA

Unit guides

Offered

Clayton

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Co-requisites

Two units at fourth-year level in visual culture or an appropriate discipline

Synopsis

This unit is based on a practice of internships for students in cultural institutions. It is designed to provide students with first hand experience of working within the culture industry while introducing them to the types of research customarily undertaken in such institutions. After several preliminary seminars, students will be assigned to a museum/ gallery in which they will work for two days per week, over a period of nine weeks, under the direction of the relevant director. They will undertake a research project of specific relevance to the cultural institution.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

  1. 5 hour seminar per week for 4 weeks and 2 days per week during the 9 week period of internship.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT4111 - Project studies. Art history and theory honours

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Helen Hughes

Coordinator(s)

Dr Helen Hughes

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Must be enrolled in F3701 Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours)

Synopsis

This unit is the first part of a major art history, theory or curating research project. It provides an opportunity to research issues of art practice in the area(s) chosen by the student and approved by the department at the time of application. The thesis or equivalent will be developed under supervision, and students will be expected to meet regularly with their supervisors while undertaking independent research. This unit is followed by AHT4112 Major project under which the project and research must be completed.

Outcomes

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

  1. Identify and critically evaluate current discourse in relation to an area of contemporary artistic production or curation;
  2. Advance sustained critical arguments in relation to a specialised topic;
  3. Use research methodology to conduct high level scholarly or curatorial research in their chosen field;
  4. Communicate fresh interpretations of the literature or curatorial practice in their chosen field.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours (lecture, tutorial, individual supervision) per week.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT4112 - Major project - Art history and theory honours

18 points, SCA Band 1, 0.375 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Helen Hughes

Coordinator(s)

Dr Helen Hughes

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Must be enrolled in F3701 Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours)

Synopsis

Project Studies is the second part of a major curating or art history and theory research project. Following on from AHT4111, it provides an opportunity to extend and complete the research in to issues of art practice in the area(s) chosen by the student and approved by the department by at the time of application. Consisting of a 15000 word written thesis or curatorial project equivalent, students will be expected to meet regularly with their supervisors while undertaking independent research.

Outcomes

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

  1. Critically reflect and respond to current discourse in relation to an area of contemporary artistic production or curation;
  2. Advance sustained critical arguments in relation to a specialised topic;
  3. Apply research methodology to conduct high level scholarly or curatorial research in their chosen field;
  4. Articulate interpretations of the literature or curatorial practice in their chosen field.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

36 hours (lecture, tutorial, individual supervision) per week.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT4406 - Curating internship

0 points, SCA Band 1, 0.000 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Helen Hughes

Coordinator(s)

Dr Helen Hughes

Offered

Caulfield

Prerequisites

Must have passed 72 credit points in the Bachelor of Art History and Curating

Synopsis

Students enrolled in this unit will complete a six-week internship with an external organisation, such as a gallery or museum, for a minimum of one day per week. The internship is self-managed, with the assistance of the Unit Coordinator and host organisation. The internship experience will enable students to put their skills and knowledge into practice in a professional workplace, and build industry contacts and confidence. Students will complete a journal that documents and reflects on the internship experience.

Outcomes

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

  1. Work effectively in a professional environment;
  2. Understand the essential elements of museum and gallery administration;
  3. Apply and extend knowledge obtained through their degree in a professional setting;
  4. Work autonomously on a range of tasks, such as the installation of artworks and the marketing of exhibitions;
  5. Communicate the results of the internship through a reflexive journal.

Assessment

Written report 1000 words (100%)

Workload requirements

Off-campus: 48 hours (approximately one day per week over six weeks).

See also Unit timetable information


AHT4503 - Advanced art theory

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Helen Hughes

Coordinator(s)

Dr Helen Hughes

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Admission to F3701 Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours)

Synopsis

This unit aims to help students develop their knowledge and understanding of various key theoretical writers and concepts relevant to advanced studies in contemporary art. Prevailing critical theories and terms are outlined in order to open up research venues considered particularly productive for the art researcher's own personal directions. The unit is designed as a training for independent research and encourages students to investigate a wide range of ideas circulating in contemporary visual culture.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Be aware of current discourses in a range of disciplines which bear on contemporary artistic production;
  2. Be able to pursue critical arguments with a sense of their ideological relativity;
  3. Assess the bias of an investigative method, considering gender, class and ethnicity;
  4. Understand methodology as a critique of method and be able to practice criticism in their chosen field;
  5. Identify assumptions inherent in the formulation of critical questions and cultivate caution against prejudicing the outcomes of research by foreclosing on the terms of inquiry;
  6. Be ready to explain the basis of art works not merely as the outcome of practical constraints but the expression of cultural values.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


AHT4504 - Art theory research seminar

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Helen Hughes

Coordinator(s)

Dr Helen Hughes

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Synopsis

Designed as a flexible unit, with an innovative small-group mode of delivery that enables the unit content to be student-led. It is specifically designed to enable students to contextualise their own creative practice in theoretical terms. With an emphasis on creative and critically aware approaches to visual production, the unit aims to open up and consolidate research avenues that may be particularly productive for individual student's personal directions.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Have a grasp of key concepts in contemporary art theory relevant to the area of practice which they are pursuing;
  2. Be able to relate the terms of their practice to the broader field of contemporary art;
  3. Be able to practice criticism in small forums, identifying critical questions of other people's practice and considering and conjecturing how aesthetic standards are the expression of cultural values;
  4. Be able to sustain an exegetical defence of their work and its placement in current visual production;
  5. Be able to explain the senses in which their art practice involves research.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


ARC1001 - Foundation studio 1

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Alex BrownDr Alex Brown (https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/alex-brown)

Coordinator(s)

Dr Alex BrownDr Alex Brown (https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/alex-brown)

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Synopsis

Foundation Studio introduces architectural design as a process of investigation, critical observation, and experiment. The unit focuses on design as a process engaged with the three-dimensional and material testing of ideas. Projects will be formulated to introduce issues such as scale in relation to the human body, site and environmental contexts, basic techniques of three-dimensional composition and the correct use of architectural drawing conventions.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Demonstrate a progression to a basic level of competence in architectural design;
  2. Have the ability to undertake basic analysis and respond appropriately to a straight-forward brief;
  3. Have developed a basic understanding of how observation, analysis, experiment and critique apply to the architectural design process;
  4. Have acquired a basic range of skills in verbal, graphic and 3-dimensional presentation;
  5. Have acquired a basic range of skills in 3-dimensional and material testing of ideas;
  6. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


ARC1002 - Foundation studio 2

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Tom Morgan

Coordinator(s)

Dr Tom Morgan

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

ARC1001 and OHS1000

Co-requisites

ARC1102

Synopsis

Building on the basic architectural knowledge and skills attained in Architecture Foundation studio 1, this unit introduces students to a further level of complexity in the processes of investigation, critical observation, and experiment. The synthesis of a range of complex issues inherent in the production of architecture: material, structure, program, site, history and representation is further investigated in relationship to the production of architectural form.

Architecture Foundation studio 2 further emphasises the development of architectural designs through the three-dimensional and material testing of ideas. Students will continue the development of two and three-dimensional modes of representation. Studies will focus on developing a more nuanced understanding of design as a visual language and process of cultural production with a focus on social and environmental sustainability.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Demonstrate a basic level of competence in architectural design;
  2. Have the ability to undertake a level of complex analysis and respond appropriately to a brief;
  3. Have refined their understanding of how observation, analysis, experiment and critique apply to the architectural design process;
  4. Have acquired a range of skills in verbal, graphic and 3-dimensional presentation;
  5. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 6 contact hours plus 18 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


ARC1102 - Technologies and environments 1

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Maryam Gusheh

Coordinator(s)

Associate Professor Maryam Gusheh

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

ARC1001, OHS1000

Co-requisites

ARC1002

Synopsis

Delivered in conjunction with ARC1002. Explores materials, component systems, products and fabrication systems as they apply to building construction. This includes the study of materials in terms of their physical and chemical properties, environmental sustainability and impact, and involves physical testing and assessment of materials and their application in architecture.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Understand the basic use and properties of materials and fabrication techniques as they apply to architectural design;
  2. Be familiar with historic and contemporary development of construction materials, component systems and fabrication techniques;
  3. Understand basic physical and structural principles as they pertain to different materials;
  4. Understand issues of environmental sustainability in relation to materials selection and design;
  5. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


ARC1301 - Architecture communications 1

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Laura Harper

Coordinator(s)

Dr Laura Harper

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Co-requisites

OHS1000. Must be enrolled in one of the following courses: F2001, E3009, 3019, 3119, 4617, 4633

Synopsis

Explores the principles, history and methods of perspective and orthographic projection, and engages in the practice of descriptive geometry through the use of contemporary computer technology and computer aided drafting (CAD). Basic techniques of visualisation and the translation of traditional analogue modes of representation into the digital will be introduced, along with technical CAD modelling and drawing skills in both two and three-dimensions.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Be aware of the function of computer aided drafting (CAD) as a fundamental tool of two and three-dimensional design;
  2. Understand the transition between two-dimensional and three-dimensional systems of representation and their associated drawing conventions;
  3. Have developed basic skills in computer aided drawing in two and three dimensions using industry standard hardware / software;
  4. Understand the principles of descriptive geometry, its methods of representation and protocols of orthographic and axonometric projection;
  5. Have basic knowledge of the theoretical and historical origins of perspective and orthographic projection as an analogue form of practice and representation;
  6. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


ARC2001 - Architecture design studio 3

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Jason Crow

Coordinator(s)

Dr Jason Crow

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

ARC1002, OHS1000

Notes

Within this unit students engage in a range of studio design projects which have quota restrictions. For distribution into studio project groups, consideration will be given to student preference forms, academic performance, and previous design studio experiences. Weighted Average Mark (WAM) may be taken into account to ensure there is an even distribution of students in the studio project groups. Studio project group allocation will be decided by the Program Coordinator and Chief Examiner of the unit.

Synopsis

Architecture Design Studio 3 further refines the process of investigation, critical observation, and experiment integral to architectural practice. Continuing the emphasis on perceptive synthesis of the range of complex issues inherent in the production of architecture: material, structure, program, site, history and representation will be investigated in their relationship to the production of architectural form.

Design Studio 3 continues to emphasise the development of architectural designs through the three-dimensional and material testing of ideas. Students will continue the development of two and three-dimensional modes of representation. Studies will focus on developing an increasingly sophisticated understanding of design as a visual language and process of cultural production with a focus on social and environmental sustainability.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Demonstrate a progression to an intermediate level of competence in architectural design;
  2. Have the ability to critically analyse and respond appropriately to a brief;
  3. Have developed a competent understanding of how observation, analysis, experiment and critique apply to the architectural design process;
  4. Have acquired an intermediate level of competence in a range of skills in verbal, graphic and 3-dimensional presentation;
  5. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 6 contact hours plus 18 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


ARC2002 - Architecture design studio 4

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Ms Lee-Anne Khor

Coordinator(s)

Ms Lee-Anne Khor

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

ARC2001, OHS1000

Notes

Within this unit students engage in a range of studio design projects which have quota restrictions. For distribution into studio project groups, consideration will be given to student preference forms, academic performance, and previous design studio experiences. Weighted Average Mark (WAM) may be taken into account to ensure there is an even distribution of students in the studio project groups. Studio project group allocation will be decided by the Program Coordinator and Chief Examiner of the unit.

Synopsis

Architecture Design Studio 4 continues to expand on the conceptual understanding and skill base of preceding design studios. The unit elaborates on architectural design as a process of investigation, critical observation, and experiment. It increases the emphasis on design as a synthetic process encompassing a range of complex issues inherent in the production of architecture: material, structure, program, site, history and representation are investigated in their relationship to the production of architectural form.

Architecture Design Studio 4 continues to enhance the development of architectural designs through the three-dimensional and material testing of ideas. Studies in the unit will maintain their focus on developing an understanding of design as a visual language and process of cultural production with a focus on social and environmental sustainability.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Demonstrate an intermediate level of competence in architectural design;
  2. Have the ability to critically analyse and respond appropriately to a compound brief;
  3. Have developed a competent understanding of how observation, analysis, experiment and critique apply to the architectural design process;
  4. Have acquired an intermediate level of competence in a range of skills in verbal, graphic and 3-dimensional presentation;
  5. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 6 contact hours plus 18 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


ARC2101 - Technologies and environments 2

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Hannah Robertson

Coordinator(s)

Dr Hannah Robertson
Mr Erich Wolff

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

ARC1102, OHS1000

Synopsis

This unit explores structure as it relates to architectural design and construction. This includes study of structural principles and the implications of these in relation to architectural design and construction processes and outcomes. Direct physical testing and manipulation of materials and structural systems will be used to understand and assess their application in architecture. A range of structural behaviors will be addressed in response to optimisation and material efficiencies as well as their relationship to design intent. Projects will be introduced to promote dialogue between this unit and design studio project processes and outcomes. Integral to the subject matter is the engagement with strategies for environmental sustainability in relation to structure design and construction.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Understand basic structural principles as they apply to architectural design and construction;
  2. Understand issues of material properties and construction processes in relation to structural system design;
  3. Develop an understanding of issues of environmental sustainability in relation to structural system design;
  4. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


ARC2301 - Architecture communications 2

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Ari Seligmann

Coordinator(s)

Thomas Linschoten

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

ARC1301, OHS1000

Synopsis

This unit focuses on the development of communication skills and understanding of conceptual, historical and ideological concerns which relate to 2 and 3 dimensional modes of representation. Examining the relationship between 2 dimensional modes of representation and 3 dimensional material and physical outcomes is a primary focus. Two related themes are explored: methods of digital image production, including visualisation and rendering; and processes of material production and fabrication.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Demonstrate basic skills and understanding of material fabrication techniques;
  2. Demonstrate basic skills in digital rendering of 3-dimensional CAD models (using industry standard hardware/software) and the associated use of post-production software (such as the Adobe suite, for example);
  3. Have developed a basic understanding of the transition between abstract 2-dimensional modes of representation and applied three-dimensional physical outcomes;
  4. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


ARC2401 - Contemporary architecture

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Ari Seligmann

Coordinator(s)

Associate Professor Ari Seligmann

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

OHS1000, and AHT1101, or ARC1401, or TAD1101 and enrolled in the Bachelor of Architectural Design or Bachelor of Interior Architecture, or permission from Unit Coordinator

Synopsis

This unit introduces the history and theory of selected Australian and international architecture since 1968.The unit will also introduce methods for the written, spoken and visual analysis of buildings including site visits, analytical case studies and other forms of analysis. In addition to the theoretical and historical contexts of the buildings studied the unit will investigate their contribution to architectural design.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have developed:

  1. A basic knowledge of the history and theory of post 1968 architecture;
  2. A basic knowledge of the varied contexts of post 1968 architecture;
  3. Ability to demonstrate a basic understanding of techniques applicable to the visual analysis of architecture;
  4. A basic understanding of the selected buildings' contribution to architectural design;
  5. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours work per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent, delivered in regular and or intensive mode.

See also Unit timetable information


ARC2402 - 19th and 20th century architecture

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Jacqui Alexander

Coordinator(s)

Dr Jacqui Alexander

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

ARC2401, OHS1000

Synopsis

This unit introduces the history and theory of 19th and 20th century Australian and international architecture. The subject will also develop methods for the written, discursive and visual analysis of buildings including site visits, analytical case studies and other forms of analysis. In addition to the theoretical and historical contexts of the buildings studied the subject will investigate their contribution to architectural design.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have developed:

  1. Knowledge of the history and theory of 19th and 20th century Australian and international architecture;
  2. Knowledge of the varied contexts of 19th and 20th century Australian and international architecture;
  3. An ability to demonstrate familiarity with the techniques applicable to the visual analysis of architecture;
  4. An understanding of the selected buildings' contribution to architectural design;
  5. An understanding and the ability to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


ARC3001 - Architecture design studio 5

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Markus Jung

Coordinator(s)

Mr Markus Jung

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Overseas

Prerequisites

ARC2002, OHS1000

Notes

Within this unit students engage in a range of studio design projects which have quota restrictions. For distribution into studio project groups, consideration will be given to student preference forms, academic performance, and previous design studio experiences. Weighted Average Mark (WAM) may be taken into account to ensure there is an even distribution of students in the studio project groups. Studio project group allocation will be decided by the Program Coordinator and Chief Examiner of the unit.

Synopsis

Architecture Design Studio 5 continues to expand and consolidate the conceptual understanding and skill base of preceding design studios. It continues to elaborate on architectural design as a process of investigation, critical observation, and experiment. It increases the emphasis on design as a synthetic process encompassing a range of complex issues inherent in the production of architecture: material, structure, program, site, history and representation are investigated in their relationship to the production of architectural form.

Architecture Design Studio 5 continues the development of architectural designs through the consolidation of three-dimensional and material testing of ideas. Studies in the unit will maintain a focus on developing design as a visual language and process of cultural production with an emphasis on social and environmental sustainability

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Demonstrate a progression to a refined level of competence in architectural design;
  2. Have the ability to critically analyse and successfully respond to the complex range of issues inherent in an architectural design project;
  3. Have developed a sophisticated understanding of how observation, analysis, experiment and critique apply to the architectural design process;
  4. Have acquired an advanced level of competence and consolidation of all presentation skills: verbal, graphic and 3-dimensional;
  5. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours a week including 6 contact hours plus 18 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


ARC3002 - Architecture design studio 6

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Alysia Bennett

Coordinator(s)

Dr Alysia Bennett

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Overseas

  • Trimester 3 2019 (On-campus block of classes)

Prato

  • Trimester 3 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

ARC3001, OHS1000

Notes

Within this unit students engage in a range of studio design projects which have quota restrictions. For distribution into studio project groups, consideration will be given to student preference forms, academic performance, and previous design studio experiences. Weighted Average Mark (WAM) may be taken into account to ensure there is an even distribution of students in the studio project groups. Studio project group allocation will be decided by the Program Coordinator and Chief Examiner of the unit.

Synopsis

Architecture Design Studio 6 aims to consolidate the conceptual understanding and skill base of preceding design studios. It continues to elaborate on architectural design as a process of investigation, critical observation, and experiment. It increases the emphasis on design as a synthetic process encompassing a range of complex issues inherent in the production of architecture: material, structure, program, site, history and representation are investigated in their relationship to the production of architectural form.

Architecture Design Studio 6 continues the development of architectural designs through the further consolidation of three-dimensional and material testing of ideas. Studies in the unit will maintain a focus on developing design as a visual language and process of cultural production with an emphasis on social and environmental sustainability.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Demonstrate a refined level of competence in architectural design;
  2. Have a demonstrated ability to critically analyse and successfully respond to the complex range of issues inherent in an architectural design project;
  3. Have developed a sophisticated understanding of how observation, analysis, experiment and critique apply to the architectural design process;
  4. Have acquired an advanced level of competence and consolidation of all presentation skills: verbal, graphic and 3-dimensional;
  5. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 6 contact hours plus 18 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


ARC3101 - Technologies and environments 3

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Peter Graham

Coordinator(s)

Associate Professor Peter Graham

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

ARC2101, OHS1000

Synopsis

This unit explores environmental systems as they relate to architectural design and construction. This includes study of environmental design principles and the implications of these in relation to architectural design and construction processes and outcomes. Analysis of environmental systems will be conducted with a focus on the relationship to design intent. A range of environmental behaviors will be addressed in response to performance optimisation. Integral to the subject matter is the engagement with strategies for environmental sustainability in relation to architectural design and construction. Projects will be introduced to promote dialogue between this unit and Architecture Design Studio 6 project processes and outcomes.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Demonstrate a basic understanding of environmental design principles as they apply to architectural design and construction;
  2. Understand issues of material properties and construction processes in relation to environmental system design;
  3. Have developed a competent understanding of issues of environmental sustainability in relation to architectural design;
  4. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


ARC3102 - Integrated technologies, environments and professional studies

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Ross Brewin

Coordinator(s)

Mr John Armsby

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

ARC3101 or permission, OHS1000

Prohibitions

ARC4101

Synopsis

This unit culminates the Technologies and Environments sequence with further integration of professional practices. It explores integrated building systems as they relate to architectural design, construction and project delivery. This includes study of principles of integrated design and the implications of these in relation to architectural design, pan-disciplinary collaboration and construction processes and outcomes. Students will be exposed to the multiple requirements and determinants that shape the stages of the professional project cycle. Through project-based exercises, students engage with the professional ethics and practices required for project development and the performative integration of building systems and design intent. Students will understand buildings as a site of collaboration of pan-disciplinary teams of experts and clients, whose input contributes to realisation within technical, legal and economic constraints. The unit also addresses strategies for environmental sustainability and optimisation in design, construction and delivery.

Outcomes

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

  1. Demonstrate a basic understanding of integrative design principles as they apply to architectural design, collaboration, construction, and ethical project delivery;
  2. Have developed awareness of the collaborative processes and engagements inherent in architectural production;
  3. Have developed a competent understanding of issues of building system integration in relation to architectural design and construction for environmental sustainability;
  4. Understand the professional project cycle and the roles and responsibilities of the architect and participants in shaping the built environment. This includes gaining familiarity with the legal responsibilities of the architect in relation to contracts, codes and regulations and building industry procurement methods and practices;
  5. Gain familiarity and proficiency with advanced methods of collaboration and visualization for the integrated design of buildings;
  6. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


ARC3401 - Architecture and the city

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Ms Charity Edwards

Coordinator(s)

Ms Charity Edwards

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

ARC2402, OHS1000

Synopsis

This unit introduces the history and theory of contemporary urbanism. The subject will also develop methods for the written, spoken and visual analysis of urban settings and their associated architecture including site visits, analytical case studies and other forms of analysis. In addition to the theoretical and historical contexts of the urban settings and associated architecture the subject will investigate their contribution to architectural design knowledge.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have developed:

  1. Knowledge of the history and theory of contemporary urbanism;
  2. Knowledge of the socio economic, political and cultural contexts of selected contemporary cities;
  3. The ability to demonstrate the techniques applicable to the visual analysis of urban settings and their associated architecture;
  4. An understanding of the selected urban settings and their associated architecture's contribution to architectural design in an urban context;
  5. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


ARC3501 - Advanced studies in architecture A

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Eduardo Kairuz (Caulfield)
Dr Lee-Anne Khor (Prato)

Coordinator(s)

Mr Eduardo Kairuz (Caulfield)
Dr Lee-Anne Khor (Prato)

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Term 1 2019 (On-campus)
  • Trimester 2 2019 (Off-campus block of classes)
  • Term 4 2019 (On-campus)

Overseas

Prato

  • Trimester 2 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Enrolled in Bachelor of Architectural Design and must have passed 96 credit points, OHS1000

Synopsis

This unit introduces aspects of architectural production. This unit covers architectural production in relation to a range of historical, theoretical, material and speculative domains addressing diverse social, cultural, technological, and communicative aspects of architecture. Explorations will incorporate various methodologies and points of view. The unit will help students develop analytical methods for understanding and contributing to the evolving built environment.

Outcomes

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

  1. Demonstrate a broader exposure and deeper engagement with architectural production;
  2. Actively engage research issues in architectural production;
  3. Critically assess aspects of architectural production;
  4. Utilise principles and strategies influencing the development of architecture;
  5. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


ARC3502 - Advanced studies in architecture B

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Eduardo Kairuz (Caulfield)
Dr Lee-Anne Khor (Prato)

Coordinator(s)

Mr Eduardo Kairuz (Caulfield)
Dr Lee-Anne Khor (Prato)

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Term 1 2019 (On-campus)
  • Trimester 2 2019 (Off-campus block of classes)
  • Term 4 2019 (On-campus)

Overseas

Prato

Prerequisites

Enrolled in Bachelor of Architectural Design and must have passed 96 credit points, OHS1000

Synopsis

This unit provides focused study into aspects of architecture culture. The unit will develop critical capacities for comprehending and contributing to the built environment. This unit explores architectural culture through the lenses of historically and theoretically based speculative and material developments. Investigations will incorporate various methodologies and diverse points of view. Students will also gain awareness of the associated effects on and of architectural design.

Outcomes

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

  1. Understand and describe aspects of architecture culture;
  2. Critically analyse and evaluate dimensions of architecture culture;
  3. Compare and utilise methods and tactics involved in architecture culture;
  4. Demonstrate skills for producing and communicating explorations of architecture culture;
  5. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


ARC4031 - Transition architecture studio 1

18 points, SCA Band 2, 0.375 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Ari Seligmann

Coordinator(s)

Associate Professor Ari Seligmann

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Admission to Master of Architecture

Prohibitions

ARC4001

Synopsis

The Transition architecture studio 1 is for those entering the three-year Master of Architecture academic program and provides core foundations in architectural design and architectural communications. The unit explores architectural design as a process of investigation, critical observation and experimentation and application in urban contexts while engaging with the three-dimensional and material testing of ideas. Projects will be formulated to introduce key architectural issues such as site, space, context, activity and tectonics. The unit will also develop understanding of two and three-dimensional conventions for representation across a range of media.

Outcomes

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

  1. Demonstrate competence in architectural design;
  2. Understand how observation, analysis, experiment and critique apply to the architectural design process;
  3. Be able to clearly communicate architectural ideas verbally, graphically and 3-dimensionally;
  4. Demonstrate ability to critically analyse and respond to issues inherent in an architectural design project;
  5. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

36 hours per week including 9 contact hours plus 27 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


ARC4032 - Transition architecture studio 2

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Jason Crow

Coordinator(s)

Dr Jason Crow

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

ARC4031

Prohibitions

ARC4002

Synopsis

The Transition architecture studio 2 is for those enrolled in the three-year Master of Architecture academic program and provides further foundations in architectural design and construction. The unit investigates the synthesis of complex issues inherent in the production of architecture, such as material, structure, construction, program, site, urbanism and representation. The unit will advance understanding of two and three-dimensional conventions for communicating architectural ideas across a range of media. Projects will develop more nuanced understanding of design as a visual language, a process of cultural production and a contributor to social and environmental sustainability.

Outcomes

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

  1. Demonstrate a refined level of competence in architectural design;
  2. Understand how observation, analysis, experiment and critique apply to the architectural design process;
  3. Be able to skilfully communicate architectural ideas verbally, graphically and 3-dimensionally;
  4. Demonstrate ability to critically analyse and successfully respond to complex issues inherent in an architectural design project;
  5. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 6 contact hours plus 18 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


ARC4130 - Technologies and environments

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Ms Hannah Robertson

Coordinator(s)

Ms Hannah Robertson

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Admission to Master of Architecture

Synopsis

Delivered in conjunction with ARC4032, this unit explores structure as it relates to architectural design and construction. This includes study of materials, component and fabrication systems, structural principles and the implications for architectural design. Direct physical testing and manipulation of materials and structural systems will be used to understand and assess applications in architecture. A range of structural behaviours will be addressed in response to optimisation and material efficiencies as well as their relationship to design intent. The unit also examines strategies for environmental sustainability in relation to structure design and construction.

Outcomes

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

  1. Understand and discuss basic physical and structural concepts and principles as they pertain to different materials;
  2. Apply and assess basic structural principles to architectural design and construction;
  3. Critically analyse issues of material properties and construction processes in relation to structural system design;
  4. Examine issues of environmental sustainability in relation to structural system design;
  5. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


CDS1001 - Communication design studio 1

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Cameron Rose

Coordinator(s)

Dr Cameron Rose

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Admission to Bachelor of Communication Design

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Prohibitions

DGN1001, DIS1103, VCO1104

Synopsis

This unit explores the multi-disciplinary nature of communication design by introducing and applying the basic elements and principles of two and three-dimensional design. Students develop a repertoire of knowledge through the exploration of creative problem solving methodologies and manipulation of design elements. Communication design is presented as a creative, analytical and synthesising process with social, cultural and artistic implications. Set projects encourage experimentation and skill development with materials and technology via drawing, image making and various digital imaging software options.

Outcomes

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

  1. Identify and apply the basic elements and principles of two and three dimensional design;
  2. Recognise the historical and aesthetic parallels between design and art;
  3. Demonstrate drawing skills and the use of creative drawing practice as a means of visual thinking;
  4. Understand and apply basic colour theories;
  5. Express ideas and concepts through introductory-level image making, typography and digital imaging;
  6. Construct design solutions using introductory-level digital production processes;
  7. Understand and apply the occupational health and safety requirements of this unit.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


CDS1002 - Communication design studio 2

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Cameron Rose

Coordinator(s)

Dr Cameron Rose
Mr Jon-Erik Andreassen

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

CDS1001 or COL1001, OHS1000

Prohibitions

MMD1302, VCO1104

Synopsis

This unit introduces communication design processes relative to the fundamental principles of typography, image, layout manipulation and time-based design. An understanding of how communication design enhances the human experience is initiated in this unit through observation, critical enquiry, interpretation and the creation of visual and interactive forms. Students will utilise typography both as a communicative and expressive tool. Historical and contemporary examples of visual communication, typography and time-based media will be examined, analysed and discussed, providing the opportunity for students to appreciate and develop skills in typography, page layout, motion graphics and digital media design.

Outcomes

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

  1. Construct design solutions using two and three dimensional design elements, image making, typography and time-based media;
  2. Develop a responsible, inquiring and adventurous attitude to design problem solving;
  3. Recognise and use terminology specific to communication design, typography and digital media;
  4. Understand and apply the fundamental elements and principles of basic typesetting and type design;
  5. Use the fundamental processes intrinsic to time-based design and motion graphics;
  6. Understand and apply the occupational health and safety requirements of this unit.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


CDS1511 - Photographic art direction

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Ned Culic

Coordinator(s)

Mr Tobias Titz

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

CDS1001 or COL1001

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Synopsis

Photographic Art Direction will develop students' skills in their ability to manipulate and control photographic imagery via a sound understanding of digital camera technology, its associated software and studio lighting. It will build upon the foundation knowledge of photography gained as part of CDS1001.

This unit will expose students to the processes involved in the documentation of their own work, product photography, and other situations that require a sound knowledge of the photographic experience and how best to creatively negotiate its outcome. Students will become adept at being able to intuitively and creatively direct the narrative of a photograph through a competent use of language, composition, timing, light, props and camera technology.

Students will explore the potential of the camera in both studio and outdoor settings, and begin to understand the scope of creative possibilities and challenges each circumstance offers. They will be exposed to the work of leading exponents of the practice, both contemporary and historic. This unit will be of particular interest to students wishing to document folio content as well as those wanting to pursue a design career in advertising and marketing.

Outcomes

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

  1. Understand key aspects of digital camera technology and its associated software;
  2. Recognise the value of lighting, props, timing and exposure in the direction of a photographic outcome;
  3. Create a number of photographic outcomes that use both studio lighting and natural lighting in their creation;
  4. Direct and edit the narrative of a photograph through use of language, composition, timing, light, props and camera technology;
  5. Discuss the value photographic art direction plays in the realm of communication design production;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


CDS1531 - Illustration for narrative

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Ned Culic

Coordinator(s)

Mr Ned Culic (Semester 1)
Ms Antra Svarcs (Semester 2)

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Must be enrolled in a Monash Art Design and Architecture degree or by permission

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Synopsis

Illustration for Narrative explores the role of illustration and related image-making within a contemporary visual communication landscape. It intends to address the diverse media through which image-making can communicate ideas and narrate scenarios through both still and moving image. Contemporary image-makers need to know how to harness the potential of story-telling through various mediaexposure to, and experience with, the diverse processes available in essential to this end. Particular emphasis will be placed on the visual interpretation of words and stories, extracting the essence of their narrative content through visual means. These 'stories' may be provided or authored by the students themselves.

Outcomes

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

  1. Understand the key role images play in the comprehension of narrative structures;
  2. Utilise a variety of illustration techniques: traditional, digital and experimental;
  3. Create narrative images using both still and moving media;
  4. Identify the key elements of narrative upon which to base their image(s);
  5. Respond creatively to any given text or concept as well as narratives developed as both author and image-maker;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


CDS2001 - Communication design studio 3

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Ned Culic

Coordinator(s)

Mr Ned Culic

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

CDS1001 or COL1001, CDS1002, OHS1000

Prohibitions

MMD2303, MMD2304, MMD2306, VCO2003, VCO2004, VCO2409

Synopsis

Communication Design Studio 3 will elaborate on the practical and conceptual skills developed in COL1001 or CDS1001 and CDS1002. Students will be exposed to a broad range of creative communication processes from print to digital media, and will be able to identify the appropriate context(s) to which they would be applied independently and in conjunction with one another.

Students will explore a range of media elements including typography, image, layout, three-dimensional form, sound and motion as core components to their communication design solutions. Studio-based projects across both print and digital media platforms will develop skills in narrative structure, typography, image construction and manipulation, production methods and technologies, and the planning and management of design outcomes.

Students will be encouraged to approach all projects with an open attitude to experimentation and critical enquiry. Studies in this unit will help students develop an understanding of the vital space communication designers occupy in developing and contributing to the language of contemporary visual culture, alongside the social responsibilities inherently associated with this.

Outcomes

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

  1. Construct communication design solutions utilizing a variety of media, including manual, print and digital processes with an open attitude to experimentation and critical inquiry
  2. Explore design solutions that utilize sound and motion as core components to their outcome;
  3. Produce design solutions that demonstrate an understanding of narrative conventions;
  4. Identify and competently use the technology appropriate for each design outcome;
  5. Plan and manage a design outcome from initial concept to final resolution;
  6. demonstrate an understanding of how observation, analysis, response and conceptual thinking contributes to the practice of communication design;
  7. Confidently articulate an informed rationale for each communication design solution;
  8. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


CDS2002 - Communication design elective studio

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Ned Culic

Coordinator(s)

Mr Ned Culic (Caulfield)
Dr Vincent Dziekan (Prato)

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prato

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

CDS1001 or COL1001, CDS1002, OHS1000; or IDN1001 or COL1001, IDN1002, OHS1000

Prohibitions

MMD2303, MMD2304, MMD2306, VCO2003, VCO2004, VCO2409

Synopsis

The Communication Design Elective Studio will expose students to a broad range of creative communication processes from print to digital media, and will be able to identify the appropriate context(s) to which they would be applied independently and in conjunction with each other.

Students will explore a range of media elements including typography, image, layout, three-dimensional form, interaction design, spatial environments and visualisation as core components to their communication design solutions. Projects across both print and digital media platforms will develop skills in information design, way-finding, interactivity, user experience (experiential design), typography, image construction and manipulation, production methods, collaborative activity, and the planning and management of design outcomes.

Students will be encouraged to approach all projects with an open attitude to experimentation and critical enquiry. Studies in this unit will help students develop an understanding of the vital space communication designers occupy in developing and contributing to the language of contemporary visual culture, alongside the social responsibilities inherently associated with this.

Outcomes

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

  1. Construct communication design solutions utilizing a variety of media, including manual, print and digital processes with an open attitude to experimentation and critical enquiry;
  2. Identify and competently use the technology appropriate for each design outcome;
  3. Engage with and understand print, interactive and online digital production methods;
  4. Create communication strategies that demonstrate an understanding of user experience, interaction and interface design;
  5. Plan and manage a design outcome from initial concept to final resolution;
  6. Demonstrate an understanding of how observation, analysis, response and conceptual thinking contributes to the practice of communication design;
  7. Confidently articulate an informed rationale for each communication design solution;
  8. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


CDS2511 - Branding for designers

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Ned Culic

Coordinator(s)

Ms Di Elderton (Semester 1)
Ms Dot Georgoulas (Semester 2)

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

COL1001 or CDS1001 and CDS1002, OHS1000

Synopsis

A Brand is more than a logo. It's the narrative story of a product or service that makes people feel a certain way towards it. It is a persuasive and highly potent communication vehicle in which communication designers play a pivotal role.

This unit intends to develop students' comprehension of the value of branding and the development of brand awareness. Through a process of practical studio exercises and tutorials they will explore the development of a brand from the creation of a name, to the development of a logo or identity, to the building of an emotional cache attached to that mark and its applications. Key branding strategies will be explored, including target market identification, product positioning, and competitor analysis. Students will be encouraged to explore creative brand strategies that engage both established and emerging media. They will comprehend specific language and key terminology associated with the branding process. They will be exposed to leading exponents of branding that are both historic and contemporary and will be able to identify key strategies utilised in the creation of their success.

Outcomes

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

  1. Utilise and understand key terminology and concepts associated with branding;
  2. Examine and discuss the historical milestones in the area of branding, including the the value of brands in a contemporary consumer culture;
  3. Engage with the various forms of established and emerging media key to the successful creation of a brand;
  4. Create a brand strategy beyond the creation of a logo and its applications;
  5. Critically analyse the range of strategies utilised by existing brands, including target market identification, product positioning, and competitor analysis;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


CDS2512 - Packaging design

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Ned Culic

Coordinator(s)

Ms Janet Mills (Semester 1)
Ms Mel Coombes (Semester 2)

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

COL1001 or CDS1001, CDS1002, OHS1000

Synopsis

Packaging Design is a unit specifically for those who wish to explore the application of communication design processes within the realm of 3-dimensional packaging design.

Packaging continues to be a prominent component of our visual landscape and this unit will require its students to critically assess its environmental impact, materiality and purpose through well-considered and appropriate design solutions. Different sector needs will be explored. For example, the specific and heavily legislated needs for medication packaging may be analysed alongside the needs of a simple grocery item.

Students will be required to rationalise the environmental impact of each of their project solutions, in terms of materiality, reusability and recyclability. They will also comprehend the value of packaging as both a necessity for some items (sterile medical products, for example), and a persuasive and portable brand vehicle for others (foodstuffs like tea and coffee, for example).

Consumer needs including usability and ergonomics will also be an important consideration for students in this unit. Both form and surface graphics will be explored in detail. In addition students will be required to comprehend and apply the legal and production requirements of their packaging design outcomes.

Outcomes

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

  1. Understand the place of packaging in a contemporary consumer culture;
  2. Create packaging solutions for products that are responsive to environmental issues and consumer needs;
  3. Create designs that reflect their understanding of packaging as a brand vehicle;
  4. Create designs that merge both form and surface graphics in one successful design outcome;
  5. Comprehend and apply the legal and production requirements of their packaging design solution(s);
  6. Critically assess the resolution of their packaging solutions, rationalising its environmental impact, materiality and purpose;
  7. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


CDS2521 - Creative coding

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr In Dae Hwang

Coordinator(s)

Mr Jon-Erik Andreassen

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Completion of 48 credit points in any degree offered by the Faculty of Art Design & Architecture or with permission from Unit Coordinator, OHS1000

Synopsis

Code is the building block of all digital software and content. Once the domain of computer programmers, code is now being used by artists, designers and architects to translate their ideas into new forms of creative expression and communication.

This unit will enable students to apply the basic concepts and principles of coding, from concept to implementation, to create these unique forms of expression.

Through a process of practical studio exercises and workshops students will explore how code and software development can enable innovative ways of translating concepts into unique visual and auditory form. Students will be exposed to key terminology and processes of coding and encouraged to explore these processes to create dynamic and unique interactive digital content. An in-depth study of both the historical and contemporary leaders in art, design and architecture who use these processes to generate important cultural artefacts will contextualise the significance of creative coding in these fields.

Outcomes

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

  1. Examine the unique characteristics of code and programming in contemporary audiovisual culture, and its relationship with other media standards and protocols;
  2. Create visual and acoustic content using code, translating concepts into unique visual and auditory forms;
  3. Organise and plan application development prior to coding, using processes to plan development of content;
  4. Produce design specification documentation applicable to programming and coding, integrating key terminology and coding processes;
  5. Apply knowledge of the basic structural organisation of code to develop dynamic and unique interactive digital content;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information

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


CDS2522 - Creative expression through physical computing

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr In Dae Hwang

Coordinator(s)

Dr In Dae Hwang

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

CDS2521 or with permission from Unit Coordinator, OHS1000

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to physical computing as a creative endeavour. Simple computers called microprocessors can sense all elements of the physical world including light, sound, heat, vision and motion. The data collected from these microprocessors can be reinterpreted and creatively expressed in software as images, animation, simulation, visualisation, video, sculpture and sound. Artists, designers and architects use this data to create new forms of expression and communication.

Through a process of practical workshops students will create innovative ways to interact with and control microprocessors and the data they collect. This unit will enable students to apply the concepts and principles of designing and controlling electronic components, from concept to implementation, to express unique and engaging forms of visual, sculptural and auditory communication.

In-depth studies of contemporary leaders in art, design and architecture who use creative digital technologies will contextualise the significance of physical computing in these fields.

Outcomes

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

  1. Understand the basic function and design of electronic components;
  2. Create new forms visual and auditory expression using physical computing;
  3. Recognise basic micro-processor functions and the relationship microprocessors have with other electronic protocols;
  4. Apply the concepts and principles of designing and controlling electronic components, from concept to implementation, to express unique and engaging forms of visual, sculptural and auditory communication;
  5. Produce design specification documentation applicable to electronic circuit design and construction;
  6. Discuss the unique characteristics physical computing has in art, design and architecture and the context of physical computing in contemporary culture;
  7. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% mixed mode

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


CDS2523 - Creative visualisation

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr In Dae Hwang

Coordinator(s)

Dr Mark Guglielmetti

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

CDS2521 or with permission from Unit Coordinator, OHS1000

Synopsis

This unit will enable students to apply advanced principles of coding, from concept to implementation, to create unique forms of data visualisations.

Visualisation is the graphic representation of data. It enables complex information structures to be expressed creatively and understood quickly. Contemporary culture has seen a massive increase in the amount of data generated by social media, web sites like Amazon and other large cultural datasets. The challenge for designers, architects and artists is to translate this data into something that communicates a complex concept efficiently and creatively challenge the visual status quo to generate incisive cultural commentary.

Through a process of practical studio exercises and workshops students will explore how data can be used to generate unique interactive visualisations. Students will be exposed to key processes of data management, including organising, cleaning and preparing data for visualisation. Students are encouraged to explore these processes to create dynamic, unique and creative interactive visualisations. In-depth studies of the contemporary leaders in art, design and architecture who use these processes to generate data visualisations will critically contextualise the social and economic significance of the field.

Outcomes

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

  1. Examine the unique characteristics and context of data visualisation in historical and contemporary culture, and the relationship between data, information and content;
  2. Create dynamic data visualisations through the application of advanced coding principles, from concept through to implementation;
  3. Organise and plan content development prior to data visualisation using a range of data management processes;
  4. Produce design specification documentation applicable to data visualisation, integrating key terminology and data management processes;
  5. Apply advanced knowledge of the structural organisation of computer code to explore how data can be used to generate unique interactive visualisations;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information

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


CDS2524 - Unconventional publishing

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Warren Taylor

Coordinator(s)

Mr Adam Cruickshank

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

CDS1001 or COL1001, OHS1000

Synopsis

Unconventional Publishing is a unit for those wishing to explore new models of physical publishing involving designer-generated content. Various methods and rationales - both creative and pragmatic - for the instigation of self-initiated projects will be investigated. The unit explores the possibility of communication design as an autonomous creative practice.

The definition of publishing has expanded to include such diverse practices as websites, books, phone-based media, magazines, public posters, etc. In particular, small publishers have become more numerous and specialised, while traditional mass-market publishing is undergoing a slow decline. There are many examples of such small publishers being led by designers.

Merging the traditionally separate roles of content-generator, editor, designer, publisher, printer and distributor reflects contemporary trends in communication design and provides a holistic overview of publishing as discipline. The unit approaches this breadth of publishing as a contiguous practice that can be overseen by an individual or small group and therefore encourages the development of projects outside of the traditional client/designer relationship.

Outcomes

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

  1. Apply skills in typography, layout and page structure to a publication design;
  2. Creatively engage with the material qualities of a publication;
  3. Generate their own text and pictorial content for a published output;
  4. Demonstrate skills in publication design, pictorial/textual editing, print production and promotion/distribution;
  5. Critically assess the cultural value of existing published works;
  6. Understand the various professional roles within traditional publishing and its associated processes;
  7. Apply the occupational health and safety requirements of this unit.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


CDS2531 - Illustration for animation

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Ned Culic

Coordinator(s)

Ms Van Sowerwine

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

CDS1001 or COL1001, CDS1002 or by permission, OHS1000

Prohibitions

VCO2205

Synopsis

Illustration for Animation explores the role of illustration and related image-making within the animation industry. Students will be exposed to the processes and techniques illustrators use in the production of animatics, the process of turning written narrative into a sequential visual format. Students will become competent in the creation of storyboards, and understand the principles of editing and composition in the construction of an animated narrative.

In this unit students will become familiar with the union of image transition, dialogue, sound effects, music, dissolves, zooms, pans and other production processes used in the construction of animatics. They will also explore character design as a core component of animated story-telling, and how that character is adapted in order to create convincing action, dialogue and emotional expression.

Students will be exposed to the work of leading exponents of the practice, both contemporary and historic, and be able to critically analyse the processes used this work.

Outcomes

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

  1. Examine the role illustration plays in the animation industry, through the critical analysis of contemporary and historical works;
  2. Create a storyboard to translate written narrative into a sequential visual format;
  3. Construct an animated narrative using the principles of editing and composition;
  4. Employ image transitions, dialogue, sound effects, music, dissolves, zooms, pans and other production processes used in the construction of animatics;
  5. Design characters for animated story-telling and apply principles to evoke emotion, action and dialogue;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


CDS3001 - Communication design studio 4

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Warren Taylor

Coordinator(s)

Mr Warren Taylor

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

CDS1001 or COL1001, CDS2001, OHS1000

Prohibitions

MMD3305Not offered in 2019, MMD3306, MMD3307Not offered in 2019, MMD3308Not offered in 2019, VCO3005, VCO3006

Synopsis

Communication Design Studio 4 will advance to a high level the practical, technical and conceptual skills developed in preceding studios. Having been exposed to a broad range of creative communication processes in the prerequisite units, students will be required to identify an area of specialisation in which to participate in CDS3001. Specialisation areas will be identified upon enrolment into the unit and may include (but will not be limited to) publication design, typography, image, brand, animation, sound and motion, interactivity and others areas that develop as the communication design field continues to broaden.

Within their area of specialisation students will explore the breadth of communication possibilities through a carefully composed program of studio-based projects relevant to their chosen area. These projects, though different in each specialisation, will be comparable in assessment tasks and learning outcomes. Within each studio, students will develop their skills in both the technology and conceptual thinking required of their specialisation to a high level of competency.

Students will be encouraged to approach this unit with the utmost care in their selection of specialisation. General exposure to the areas of specialisation will have occurred throughout the preceding units, but counselling from the unit's chief examiner and the course coordinator will be made available to assist students' selection of their particular area of study.

The projects undertaken in CDS3001 will contribute towards a body of work intended to demonstrate the student's refined level of competence within the communication design field, and assist them to either progress into further study or gain appropriate employment in the communication design arena.

Outcomes

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

  1. Engage with the communication design process to plan and manage their design outcome from initial research and concept development to final resolution;
  2. Construct communication design solutions utilising the media and processes expected in their specialisation;
  3. Produce design solutions that demonstrate a clear understanding of communication conventions, but with an open attitude to inquiry and experimentation;
  4. Identify and expertly use the technology appropriate for each design outcome;
  5. Critically assess their design solutions in order to improve their final outcome;
  6. Articulate an informed rationale for each communication design solution;
  7. Understand and apply the occupational health and safety requirements appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


CDS3002 - Communication design studio 5

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Warren Taylor

Coordinator(s)

Mr Warren Taylor

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

CDS2001 and successful completion of at least 84 credit points in the Bachelor of Communication Design, OHS1000

Prohibitions

MMD3305Not offered in 2019, MMD3306, MMD3307Not offered in 2019, MMD3308Not offered in 2019, VCO3005, VCO3006

Synopsis

Communication Design Studio 5 will advance to a high level the practical, technical and conceptual skills developed in preceding studios. Having been exposed to a broad range of creative communication processes in the prerequisite units, students will be required to identify an area of specialisation in which to participate in CDS3002. Students may choose to continue the same area as that selected in CDS3001 to hone their specialist skills, or opt for a different area in order to broaden their expertise. Specialisation areas will be identified upon enrolment into the unit and may include (but will not be limited to) publication design, typography, image, brand, animation, sound and motion, interactivity and others areas that develop as the communication design field continues to broaden.

Within their area of specialisation students will explore the breadth of communication possibilities through a carefully composed program of studio-based projects relevant to their chosen area. These projects, though different in each specialisation, will be comparable in assessment tasks and learning outcomes. Within each studio, students will develop their skills in both the technology and conceptual thinking required of their specialisation to high level of competency.

Students will be encouraged to approach this unit with the utmost care in their selection of specialisation. General exposure to the areas of specialisation will have occurred throughout the preceding units, but counselling from the unit chief examiner and course coordinator will be made available to assist students' selection of their particular area of study.

The projects undertaken in CDS3002 will contribute towards a body of work intended to demonstrate the student's refined level of competence within the communication design field, and assist them to either progress into further study or gain appropriate employment in the communication design arena.

Outcomes

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

  1. Engage with the communication design process to plan and manage their design outcome from initial research and concept development to final resolution;
  2. Construct communication design solutions utilising the media and processes expected in their specialisation;
  3. Produce design solutions that demonstrate a clear understanding of communication conventions, but with an open attitude to enquiry and experimentation;
  4. Identify and expertly use the technology appropriate for each design outcome;
  5. Critically assess their design solutions in order to improve their final outcome;
  6. Create a body of work indicative of their highest level of competency to showcase their abilities to potential employers or aptitude for further education;
  7. Understand and apply the occupational health and safety requirements appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


CDS4002 - Major project (communication design) part 2

18 points, SCA Band 1, 0.375 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Vince Dziekan

Coordinator(s)

Dr Vince Dziekan

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Must be enrolled in F3702 Bachelor of Communication Design (Honours) or F3703 Bachelor of Design (Honours)

Prohibitions

MMD4108, VCO4108

Synopsis

This unit is part two of the major project sequence for the honours course, and students are expected to continue with the research initiated in CDS4001, and develop a time frame which details the final visual presentation in consultation with a supervisor and the course coordinator. The project must have appropriate aspects to serve as a vehicle to demonstrate the student's professional understanding and capabilities, as well as appropriate complexity to enable the student to professionally undertake and present it within the time and resource limitations of the unit. All documentation must be completed to a professional standard.

Outcomes

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

  1. Develop and refine their graphic design project from the conceptual stage undertaken in CDS4001 Major Project (Communication Design) Part 1 through to a visual presentation which demonstrates a very high level of capability
  2. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the discipline and its professional practices, with particular reference to the social, cultural and aesthetic aspects of their investigation;
  3. Demonstrate a high level of knowledge of the contemporary discourse in communication design and to be able to position their work relative to it;
  4. Debate and/or defend their practice in an informed critical appraisal;
  5. Demonstrate they have cultivated high ambitions to perfect their research and practice in communication design.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

36 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 28 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


COL1001 - Collaborative design studio 1

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Robbie Napper

Coordinator(s)

Dr Robbie Napper

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Enrolment in the Bachelor of Design or by permission

Prohibitions

CDS1001, IDN1001

Synopsis

Collaborative Design Studio 1 will immerse students in the essential, foundational learning required of all fields of design. Students will understand how design thinking informs design outcomes and their impact; have the capacity to identify design problems before navigating solutions; locate the user at the centre of all design challenges; identify and apply design methodologies and processes in ethical and culturally sensitive ways; and understand design is beyond an aesthetic, artefact-centred practice, and one that also embraces embodied, temporal and dematerialised modes of engagement. Through studio-based project learning, this unit will introduce its cohort to collaborative activities that encourage thinking beyond traditional discipline specificity, and help students develop hybrid competencies that can be built upon in all ensuing studio units. The projects will blend traditional modes of making with new and innovative ways of doing. Project learning will encourage personal and collective curiosity through applying a range of design enquiry processes such as ideation, prototyping and observation. Students will also learn to be critically reflective, able to review and re-evaluate their design solutions and those of others with clear and constructive communication capabilities.

Outcomes

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

  1. Develop skills in interpersonal communication and collaboration;
  2. Respond to real and speculative challenges through design thinking and making processes;
  3. Locate design's role in the expanded realm of contemporary systems of social, economic and political operation;
  4. Navigate complexity through an iterative process of prototyping and ideation;
  5. Utilise and value transdisciplinary modes of design enquiry and apply them in inventive ways;
  6. Observe and apply the OHSE requirements relevant to this unit.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

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DGN1001 - Design studio 1

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Gene Bawden

Coordinator(s)

Ms Jessica Kerss

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Admission to any Monash Bachelor degree

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Synopsis

This unit explores the nature of design by introducing the characteristics of space, objects or images as appropriate, as part of a designer's repertoire of knowledge and understanding. Basic design studies provide the framework for the development of a language of design. The understanding of the role of the designer for the enhancement of the human experience is developed by observation, critical enquiry, interpretation, communication and the creation of visual forms. Design is presented as a creative, analytical and synthesising process with social, cultural and artistic implications.

Outcomes

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

  1. Recognise, analyse and apply the elements and principles of design;
  2. Understand the nature of the design process and apply methodical steps in their own projects;
  3. Demonstrate the ability to undertake basic analysis and respond to a straight-forward brief;
  4. Understand the multidisciplinary nature of many design activities;
  5. Understand selected colour theories;
  6. Develop capabilities to communicate research outcomes, design concepts and solutions;
  7. Appreciate the relationship between design, industry and art;
  8. Observe and employ occupational health and safety appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

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DGN1104 - Interdisciplinary design studio 2

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Gene Bawden

Coordinator(s)

Ms Erin Ender

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

COL1001, OHS1000

Synopsis

This unit places the more abstract concepts and studies undertaken in Design Studio 1 in the context of design practice to meet human needs. The project work uses simplified professional projects to ensure students start to consider all aspects of design problems. The projects involve the use of brief, analysis of requirements, design problem solving methods, synthesis of design resolutions and communication of design solutions. The primary concern in the subject is for the student to be able to overcome the project constraints in order to integrate the range of requirements and issues, and achieve a holistic design that addresses human needs.

Outcomes

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

  1. Analyse a simple design brief;
  2. Understand the range of technical factors and cultural issues that must be considered for a meaningful and satisfying outcome of requirements;
  3. Explore and evaluate design options;
  4. Apply problem solving methods, synthesise design resolutions and communicate solutions using models, presentation and technical drawings;
  5. Achieve an integrated holistic design at a basic level that addresses human needs;
  6. Observe and employ occupational health and safety appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

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DGN2000 - Interdisciplinary Design

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Warren Taylor

Coordinator(s)

Mr Warren Taylor

Unit guides

Offered

Prato

  • Trimester 2 2019 (On-campus)
  • Trimester 3 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

OHS1000

Synopsis

The interdisciplinary studio environment, provides through team-based project activities and problem-based learning, the application of knowledge and techniques from the students individual design disciplines, whilst solving a complex multi-faceted design problem. Offshore context requires students to respond in a conscious and critical manner to the local environment, and to exercise entrepreneurial skills to research.

Outcomes

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

  1. Operate constructively as part of a team;
  2. Contribute as a discipline-specific designer within an interdisciplinary design context;
  3. Support and assist other design specialists;
  4. Develop observation, research and information gathering skills conducted in an unfamiliar cultural context;
  5. Conduct critical enquiry and provide summative reviews of self and peers.

Assessment

Exercises and projects (90%)

Attendance and participation (10%)

Workload requirements

8 studio hours and 14 hours of independent study per week.

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DGN2003 - Interdisciplinary design studio 3

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Gene Bawden

Coordinator(s)

Ms Jessica Kerss

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

DGN1104Not offered in 2019 or VIS1112 or by permission

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Prohibitions

DGN2103

Synopsis

This unit develops practical design research, investigation, conceptual development, communication, presentation and practice capabilities. The focus is on design research and design management of multi and inter disciplinary projects, in which a range of design factors are considered and methodologies employed to coordinate their analysis and to achieve a holistic design integration that addresses human needs. Projects will be set in a variety of contexts.

Outcomes

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

  1. Undertake a design project at a conceptual level involving the resolution of user requirements, technical issues, aesthetics, and the communication of the design with presentation drawings and models, technical drawings and specifications;
  2. Evaluate the effectiveness of the methodologies they are applying, and explain the reasoning behind their choice of methodology, media, design options and solutions;
  3. Understand the role of design as a discipline as well as a professional practice in a particular field;
  4. Consider critically the imagery in their designs, and its aesthetic and symbolic resonances;
  5. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours and 9 hours of independent study.

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DGN2004 - Interdisciplinary design studio 4

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Jeffrey Janet

Coordinator(s)

Ms Jen Butler

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

DGN2003 or by permission

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Prohibitions

DGN2104

Synopsis

This unit further develops design research, investigation, concept development, communication, presentation and practice capabilities achieved in DGN2003 Interdisciplinary design studio 3. It focuses on expanding the details of user, technical and construction requirements. In addition, the social context of design is extensively considered, including cultural and ethical expectations. Projects will be set in a variety of contexts. A critical view toward designing is fostered throughout.

Outcomes

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

  1. Demonstrate a high level of practical design research, design process and design communication;
  2. Demonstrate a practical understanding of user, technical and construction factors;
  3. Demonstrate an awareness of social, cultural, environmental and gender issues;
  4. Produce design solutions which resolve identified issues with aesthetic integrity;
  5. Defend their designs on practical, symbolic, aesthetic and ethical grounds;
  6. Understand and apply the principles of occupational health and safety practices in the studio.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours and 9 hours of independent study.

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DGN3103 - Expansion studies in design

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Vince Dziekan

Coordinator(s)

Dr Vince Dziekan

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prato

Prerequisites

Eligibility based on completion of a minimum 96 points of study towards Bachelor of Design, or Bachelor of Design / Bachelor Media Communication (double-degree); or at the discretion of academic coordinators.

Synopsis

Design Practice as Research provides a platform for students to apply a range of skills and aptitudes towards practice-based research in design. Through an individualised course of study under the guidance of personal research mentors, participants will undertake projects using appropriate methodologies that demonstrate an independent point of view on the social, cultural, technological, and communicative aspects of design. The unit will enhance the combined creative and analytical methods of students as preparation for undertaking practice-based research while also promoting how processes of research and development can make an advanced contribution to contemporary design practice. The unit provides a unique opportunity for establishing interdisciplinary approaches to design research and the intersection of theory and practice. On occasion, these studies may be undertaken as part of an immersive research studio conducted as part of special projects and study abroad experiences.

Outcomes

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

  1. Identify and describe aspects of design research;
  2. Critically analyse and evaluate dimensions of design (as cultural practice, studio research, applied research);
  3. Compare and utilise methods and strategies involved in practice-based design research (including disciplinary, interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary);
  4. Demonstrate skills for investigating, producing and communicating design research processes and outcomes;
  5. Plan and produce a project with a high degree of independence, originality, accountability and (if relevant) collaboration with other parties and stakeholders;
  6. Communicate in an effective manner for the stated purpose, intended audience and designated context of the project;
  7. Understand and apply the occupational health and safety requirements appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

The unit will be delivered through on campus and block modes; overall study plan is based on equivalence of 144 hours (12 hours per week x 12-week semester), composed of supervision and contact hours (36 hours, or 3 hours per week) plus independent study (108 hours, or 9 hours per week).

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DGN3105 - Interdisciplinary design studio 5

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Jeffrey Janet

Coordinator(s)

Dr Jennifer Butler

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

DGN2004Not offered in 2019 or by permission

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Synopsis

Multi-faceted and multidisciplinary projects. Studies of the contemporary discourse in spaces, objects and images. Their embodiment as habitats, artefacts and communications. Related social theory. Students articulate and test their individual design philosophies in studio discussion.

Outcomes

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

  1. Articulate a personal aesthetic that responds to contemporary discourse in design;
  2. Undertake design projects with a high degree of integration of all project factors;
  3. Competently resolve the technical and/or structural requirements of the design;
  4. Specify the production scenario for the design;
  5. Communicate the design with high quality presentations and specifications;
  6. Observe and employ occupational health and safety principles appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study.

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DGN3106 - Interdisciplinary design studio 6

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

TBA

Coordinator(s)

TBA

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

DGN3105Not offered in 2019 or by permission

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Synopsis

A major project selected by the student in consultation with the course coordinator. The topic will serve as a vehicle to demonstrate the student's understanding and capabilities. Project planning and research is an important aspect of the unit.

Outcomes

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

  1. Undertake a major project with effective resolution of technical detail at a level sufficient to brief specialists;
  2. Develop a brief; analyse client and user requirements; research and resolve technical requirements; specify materials, finishes; and construction concepts;
  3. Communicate and present the project design to client and constructors;
  4. Explain analytically the cultural sources of the inspiration for the design;
  5. Express persuasively the aesthetic and symbolic values embedded in the design;
  6. Relate the design to historical and contemporary precedents, not only for the sake of explaining its technical and cultural virtues but for potential refinements and the development of vision in their future career;
  7. Observe and employ occupational health and safety practices appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study.

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DGN3107 - Digital humanities in action

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Vince Dziekan

Coordinator(s)

Dr Vince Dziekan

Unit guides

Offered

Prato

  • Trimester 2 2019 (On-campus block of classes)
  • Trimester 3 2019 (On-campus block of classes)

Prerequisites

ATS2329

Synopsis

Digital Humanities in action provides a distinctive, transdisciplinary opportunity for students to synthesise critical discourse with practice-based application in ways that are characteristic to the field of Digital Humanities (DH). Through active learning, students will be challenged to advance their practical, technical and conceptual skills developed in preceding DH (and other disciplinary) studies towards a complex multi-faceted design research project. The design studio will provide the framework for students to apply their critical understanding and creative skills to problem-based scenarios. The practice-based opportunities provided by the studio will be supplemented by complementary theoretical and design thinking content and methods. Students will be required to undertake a project that demonstrates suitable application of knowledge and techniques drawn from their identified stream of specialisation (in digital media, information and society, digital cultural heritage). Students will be expected to respond in a critical, ethical and reflective manner, while exercising creative, entrepreneurial and independent research skills. Critical discourse will be agile and responsive to contemporary issues arising at the socio-cultural interface of DH scholarship. The resulting project work will demonstrate both conceptual and technical application relevant to their knowledge domain (Arts, Information Technology, or Art Design and Architecture) to a high level of competence and literacy. The nature of the studio environment provides a unique opportunity for encouraging interdisciplinary approaches to practice and research. On occasion, these studies may be undertaken as part of an immersive research studio conducted as part of special projects and study abroad experiences.

Outcomes

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

  1. Engage with practice-based processes to coordinate project outcomes from initial research and concept development to final resolution and evaluation;
  2. Apply an appropriate range of discipline knowledge and interdisciplinary processes to generate prototype solutions to complex problems;
  3. Exercise judgment involving a combination of creative, design led, critically informed and self-reflective considerations as part of an iterative process of producing new or novel understandings, interpretations and applications;
  4. Apply design processes and methods with an open attitude to inquiry and experimentation;
  5. Apply strategic and cognitive knowledge, problem-solving and communication skills that demonstrate capacity to generate, plan, produce, and critique a self-directed project;
  6. Plan and produce a project to a high standard with a degree of independence, originality, accountability and (if relevant) collaboration with other parties and stakeholders;
  7. Communicate in a manner that is effective for the stated purpose, intended audience and designated context of the project;
  8. Understand and apply the occupational health and safety requirements appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study. NB. On occasion, the unit may be delivered in intensive, block mode.

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


DGN3108 - Design for social impact

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Gene Bawden

Coordinator(s)

Ms Kate McEntee

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

48 credit points in any Design degree within the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, or by permission

Synopsis

In this unit students will be introduced to design practice for social impact. The unit will establish the historical foundation for and contemporary proliferation of design engaged in social impact work. A project-based studio, students will collaborate with external partners working in spaces of social impact, such as health, urban safety wellbeing organisations or similar on specified design projects. Using design skills, processes and technologies they will engage in research, including user-centred and ethnographic approaches and prototyping. They will be challenged to make, visualise and present design interventions that aim to have positive impact on society. The unit will problematise ideas of design "solving problems" and highlight the complexity of social impact. Students will understand the value of collaboration and partnership as being vital to design practice. The interdisciplinary topic and praxis approach of this unit includes, but is not limited to, spatial design, digital media design, interaction design, communication design, service and product design.

Outcomes

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

  1. Evaluate and communicate the implications, potential and limitations of design as an agent for social change;
  2. Propose and present ethical and responsible design concepts;
  3. Understand the significance of collaboration as part of interdisciplinary teamwork in co-creating complex design solutions for social enterprise or innovation;
  4. Demonstrate understanding and appropriate application of multi-modal design research methods, including ethnographic approaches, towards a design proposal;
  5. Demonstrate skills for visualising and prototyping complex design solutions in the area of social design;
  6. Critically analyse and evaluate the social impact of design solutions;
  7. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

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DGN4001 - Major project (design) part 1

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Jeffrey Janet

Coordinator(s)

Dr Jennifer Butler

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

Admission to Bachelor of Design (Honours)

Synopsis

This unit is the first part of a major design project. It provides an opportunity to research issues, undertake conceptual designs and develop refinements on the basis of the advanced attainment achieved at the end of the Bachelor of Design course. In most instances the project is proposed by the student at the beginning of the semester in consultation with the lecturer, and approved by the lecturer and course coordinator.

Outcomes

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

  1. Demonstrate a capability to research and explore the full range of issues to be considered in a design project;
  2. Practice design to a high standard of professional competency;
  3. Relate their work to contemporary discourse and seek to extend its boundaries through their design work;
  4. Defend their chosen direction in the major project against informed criticism;
  5. Demonstrate a base of sound knowledge, understanding and capability to undertake their major project;
  6. Demonstrate they are capable of organising, developing and planning methodologies associated with the major project which will help to successfully determine a viable outcome.

Assessment

Mid-semester portfolio (20%)

Final portfolio (80%)

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 6 studio hours and 18 hours of independent study.

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DGN4002 - Major project (design) part 2

18 points, SCA Band 1, 0.375 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

TBA

Coordinator(s)

TBA

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

DGN4001Not offered in 2019

Synopsis

This unit is the second part of the major project sequence for the honours course, where students are expected to continue with the research initiated in DGN4001Not offered in 2019, and develop a time frame which details the final visual presentation in consultation with a supervisor and the course coordinator.

Outcomes

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

  1. Develop and refine their design project from the conceptual stage undertaken in DGN4001Not offered in 2019 Major Project (Design) Part 1 through to a visual presentation which demonstrates a very high level of capability;
  2. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the discipline and its professional practices, with particular reference to the social, cultural and aesthetic aspects of their investigation;
  3. Demonstrate a high level of knowledge of the contemporary discourse in design and visual communication and to be able to position their work relative to it;
  4. Debate and/or defend their practice in an informed critical appraisal;
  5. Demonstrate they have cultivated high ambitions to perfect their practice of design.

Assessment

Mid-semester portfolio (20%)

Final portfolio (80%)

Workload requirements

36 hours per week including 6 studio hours and 30 hours of independent study.

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DIS1103 - Digital processes for art and design 1

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Vince Dziekan

Coordinator(s)

Mr Hayden Doward

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Admission to a degree program of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture.

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Prohibitions

DIS1101 or DIS1102 or PHO1204

Synopsis

This unit encourages the creative, open and innovative use of computer-mediated art and design. Students are introduced to the various software options (including drawing, painting, and image-editing software) and peripheral devices for digital acquisition, storage and output. Demonstrations and lectures are given on the techniques and capabilities of vector and pixel-based applications for both print and screen-based outcomes.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students should:

  1. Have a basic practical and critical understanding of digital imaging and its links with other media;
  2. Be able to access the Faculty computing resources, including access facilities with a clear understanding of appropriate health and safety studio procedures and implement these procedures within their work practice;
  3. Competently operate a computer, familiarising themselves with operation system basics and file management;
  4. Be able to use peripheral devices (ie. scanners, printers) to acquire, compose and output images;
  5. Use image editing software to skilfully create, adapt, edit, manipulate and compose images;
  6. Be able to apply digital imaging techniques towards the realisation of conceptualised, communicative works;
  7. Have the foundation necessary to undertake further units in digital imaging with a view towards either specialisation or application of the media within other studio disciplines.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


DIS1704 - Web design

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Ned Culic

Coordinator(s)

Mr Hayden Doward

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prohibitions

FIT1012, MMS1402

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to principles of web design. File formats, colour modes, image resolution and bit depth, and preparation of images for on-line delivery. The development, status and potential of delivering information and graphics over digital networks using computers. Variations on network types including Internet and Intranets. Protocols, set-up and file formats commonly used. Motion graphics and on-line delivery of multimedia documents are also covered.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Be able to prepare multimedia documents suited to on-line delivery;
  2. Be able to identify the different technologies for web design, including mark-up languages, interactive multimedia formats, video/sound streaming, and database systems;
  3. Understand web page construction and principles, file and site management, and web design for accessibility and usability;
  4. Be able to use text, images, animation, sound and digital video as multimedia elements in electronic documents;
  5. Be familiar with colour mode and resolution requirements for a range of electronic media;
  6. Be aware of a variety of file formats, and be able to optimise a media file for a particular application;
  7. Be able to understand the role of web design in multimedia.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


DIS1911 - 3D design and visualisation

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Jeffrey Janet

Coordinator(s)

Mr Nigel Waddington

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

COL1001 or CDS1001 or CDS1002, DIS1102 or DIS1103 or VCM1001

Prohibitions

DIS2901, DIS2902

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to the methods and processes involved in creating 3D elements, objects and spaces using a computer software. The key areas of modelling, lighting and rendering will be examined, and various modes of output demonstrated. Different applications of CGI (computer generated imagery), such as motion graphics, character animation and virtual environments are discussed. 3D models will be used to generate simple animation.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Have an understanding of the principles of designing objects and spaces in three dimensions and their translation into computer-based design methodologies;
  2. Be able to use 3D imaging software to create environments and objects;
  3. Be able to apply surface qualities, lighting, textures, and imported graphic files to elements in a three dimensional composition;
  4. Explore the range of options and controls available through 3D imaging and modelling software applications;
  5. Understand and manipulate camera properties and viewer perspectives;
  6. Recognise the various applications of 3D design and visualisation across multimedia, interior architecture and industrial design practices.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


DIS2105 - Digital imaging

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Vince Dziekan

Coordinator(s)

Ms Ane van der Walt

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

DIS1103 or ARC1301 or successful completion of VCM1001 and MMS1402

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to digital imaging within art and design studio practices. It builds sequentially upon the skills and knowledge of digital processes by providing a focus upon creative image production for a range of digital media applications. Students explore the creation, manipulation, composition and output of digital images with increasing confidence and proficiency across a range of options and controls available through vector and pixel-based software applications and use of peripheral devices. Demonstrations and lectures are given on the creation of digital images with an increased conceptual understanding of representational issues, visual language and communication.

Outcomes

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

  1. Skillfully and insightfully create, edit, manipulate, compose and output digital images;
  2. Explore the range of options and controls available through vector and pixel-based software applications and use peripheral devices with increasing confidence and proficiency;
  3. Produce creative digital images with an increased conceptual understanding of representational issues, visual language and communication;
  4. Demonstrate increased technical understanding of demands required across the development, acquisition, creation and production of digital media;
  5. Display an increasingly personalised artistic expression and sophisticated creative digital imaging approach which can be pursued at an advanced stage in subsequent digital imaging studios;
  6. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety and environment appropriate to this unit of study, particularly those applying to use of computing equipment, access to facilities, and the environment of healthy and safe studio practices.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

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DIS2601 - Digital audio/video

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Indae Hwang (Semester 1)
Mr Cameron Rose (Semester 2)

Coordinator(s)

Dr Robin Hely

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to digital audio and video production. It explores the principles of digital audio visual design and the uses industry-standard software applications to produce media in a variety of genres. Students are introduced to scripting, storyboarding, film and narrative conventions common to cinema. In order to explore audio recording, video capture and nonlinear editing, students are introduced to the tools and features of video cameras and editing software. Demonstrations and lectures are given on planning and collaborative management, types of media sources and output considerations associated with digital audio/video production.

Outcomes

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

  1. Understand design conventions and narrative concepts common to cinema;
  2. Identify tools and features of digital video cameras and digital audio and video software;
  3. Utilise script and storyboard to illustrate concepts;
  4. Plan and manage an audio recording session;
  5. Plan and manage a video capture session;
  6. Acquire footage, incorporate graphics and manage a variety of media sources into a video sequence;
  7. Explore nonlinear editing techniques, including editing effects, transition and wipes;
  8. Collaboratively contribute to planning and management of a digital audio/video production;
  9. Address appropriate output considerations for the assembly and preparation a digital video/audio production;
  10. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

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DIS2904 - 3D modelling

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Robbie Napper

Coordinator(s)

Mr Rhys Kaunda-McKenzie

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

OHS1000

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to 3D modelling within art & design studio practices. It builds sequentially upon the skills and knowledge of 3D design and imaging by providing a focus upon the practice and potential of 3D computer-generated modelling for product design. Students explore the creation, manipulation, composition and output of digital 3-dimensional elements with increasing confidence and proficiency across a range of options and controls available through polygon and NURBS-based software applications and the understanding of production issues associated with their output (ie. rendering, rapid-prototyping, multimedia etc.)

Outcomes

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

  1. Skillfully and insightfully create, edit, manipulate, compose and output digital 3-Dimensional elements (ie. photorealistic renderings, surface models);
  2. Explore the range of options and controls available through polygon and NURBS-based software applications and production issues associated with output (ie. rendering, rapid-prototyping, multimedia, etc) with increasing confidence and proficiency;
  3. Produce 3D models with an increased design intention and creative application;
  4. Demonstrate increased technical understanding of demands required across the development, application, creation and production of 3D computer-generated models;
  5. Display an increasingly personalized expression and sophisticated creative 3D design approach which can be pursued at an advanced stage in subsequent 3D imaging studios;
  6. Observe and employ occupational health and safety principles and rules appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


DIS2906 - Design for multimedia

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Rodney Forbes

Coordinator(s)

Mr Rodney Forbes

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

DIS1704 and OHS1000

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to design for 'New Media'. It builds sequentially upon the skills and knowledge of multimedia imaging by providing a focus upon interactive multimedia and authoring. Students are introduced to a conceptual approach to interactivity, non-linear narrative, navigation, and graphical user interface controls. Technically, students will experiment with various software to develop content for multimedia applications. Students will develop skills in planning and organising content for multimedia publication.

Outcomes

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

  1. Recognise the conceptual and technical demands of producing multimedia content;
  2. Creatively approach communication with 'new media';
  3. Define, develop, plan and organise content for multimedia publication (ie. develop skills in storyboarding, flowcharting);
  4. Apply and experiment with various software to develop, edit and compile asset materials for multimedia publication;
  5. Explore the concepts of interactivity, non-linear narrative, navigation, and graphical user interface controls;
  6. Apply a range of digital imaging, scripting and organisational techniques and concepts to project work;
  7. Develop and produce a multimedia project negotiating aspects of interface design, media, animation and interactivity;
  8. Work in a variety of roles required in the development and production of multimedia;
  9. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

Exercises (30%)

Project (60%)

Journal (10%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including a 1 hour-lecture plus 2 tutorial hours and 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


DIS2907 - 3D animation

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Trinh Vu

Coordinator(s)

Dr Trinh Vu

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

DIS1911 and OHS1000

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to time-based imaging for 3D design and imaging. It develops sequentially upon the skills and knowledge of 3D imaging by providing a focus upon advanced asset creation and animation. Students are introduced to the range of options and controls available through 3D imaging and modeling software applications, towards skillfully creating, manipulating and animating 3D objects, manipulating camera properties and viewer perspectives. Demonstrations and lectures are given on conceiving, designing and producing animation sequences for inclusion into multimedia presentations with consideration for delivery methods and the merits of different media types and formats.

Outcomes

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

  1. Design and develop defined 3D models with application for animation;
  2. Skilfully create and manipulate 3D objects within a changing environment utilising light and atmospheric conditions;
  3. Explore the range of options and controls available through 3D imaging and modeling software applications;
  4. Experiment with surface qualities to enhance the 3D appearance of the created object;
  5. Understand and manipulate camera properties and viewer perspectives;
  6. Prepare animation sequences for inclusion into multimedia presentations with consideration for delivery methods and the merits of media types and formats;
  7. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

Exercises (30%)

Project (60%)

Journal (10%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including a 1-hour lecture plus 2 tutorial hours and 9 hours of independent study.

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DIS2909 - Electronic design

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Jeffrey Janet

Coordinator(s)

Mr Jeffrey Janet

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

DIS1103 or ARC1301 or successful completion of VCM1001 and MMS1402 or successful completion of VCM1001 and FIT1012

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to electronic design for print outcomes. It develops sequentially upon the skills and knowledge of digital imaging by providing a focus upon the fundamental principles of graphic design and page layout. Students are introduced to the relationship of various software applications for electronic publishing to the design, efficient management of text, image assets and the preparation of files for presentation of digital artwork to a bureau required for the production of printed material. Demonstrations and lectures are given on visual communication and the graphic design of publication projects that emulate advertising industry standards.

Outcomes

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

  1. Recognise the basic set-up and components of a graphics workstation and peripheral devices and display an understanding of industry-standard publishing software;
  2. Understand the relationship of various software applications for electronic publishing to the design and production of printed material;
  3. Manage a variety of digital assets associated with an electronic publication (ie. translating and importing native image/graphic files created in other digital imaging applications, format text files, colour management, use typographic style sheets and document specifications);
  4. Demonstrate efficient organisation of text, image assets and the preparation and files for presentation of digital artwork to a bureau;
  5. Apply visual communication, graphic design and page layout skills to publication projects that emulate advertising industry standards;
  6. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety environment appropriate to this unit of study, particularly those applying to use of computing equipment, access to facilities, and the employment of healthy and safety studio practices.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

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DIS3904 - Digital imaging studio

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Vince Dziekan

Coordinator(s)

Mr Jeff Janet (Caulfield)

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

OHS1000 and either DIS2105 or DIS2601

Synopsis

This unit is designed for students who wish to specialise their skills and knowledge in digital imaging. It builds sequentially upon the skills and knowledge of digital imaging by providing an opportunity to develop a more sophisticated understanding of the methods and theories for generating digital images for static and/or dynamic applications. Emphasis is placed upon students developing their creative skills through a combination of directed and self-directed practice. The unit offers students the opportunity to investigate issues associated with a variety of imaging approaches and digital media specific to their proposed projects.

Outcomes

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

  1. Skillfully and insightfully create, edit, manipulate, compose and output digital images;
  2. Apply the range of options and controls available through vector and pixel-based software applications and use of peripheral devices at an advanced level;
  3. Produce creative digital images (illustrative, photographic, motion graphic, time-based) with a high level of conceptual understanding of representational issues, visual language and communication;
  4. Demonstrate advanced technical understanding of demands required across the development, acquisition, creation and production of digital media;
  5. Display a developed personalised artistic expression and sophisticated creative digital imaging approach;
  6. Observe and employ occupational health and safety principles and rules appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

Directed assignments (30%)

Major project (60%)

Journal (10%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 studio contact hours and 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


DIS3905 - Digital audio video - advanced production

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Jeffrey Janet

Coordinator(s)

Mr Robin Hely

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

DIS2601 and OHS1000

Synopsis

This unit extends student's knowledge of concepts and tools applicable to digital and audio production techniques. It builds sequentially upon the skills and knowledge of preceding units by providing a focus upon advanced principles of digital audio and video design and industry-standard software applications. With a greater focus on specialization the students will concentrate on utilizing the medium to a professional level. Emphasis is placed upon exploring the potential of digital video and audio as a medium for inclusion in a wide range of communications and multimedia applications and over various contexts. In this unit student's knowledge will also extend beyond video editing software to sound and DVD authoring applications. Emphasis is placed upon students developing their creative skills through a combination of directed and self-directed practice. On completion students will then be able to confidently return to their studios and utilize these skills artistically and/or commercially with a higher degree of professionalism and understanding of the medium.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students should:

  1. Utilise a range of software applications (including sound and media authoring) to an advanced level in the creation, editing and realization of conceptual digital audio video works;
  2. Have an advanced practical and critical understanding of video production (including various lighting conditions, advanced camera operations and audio recording techniques);
  3. Be able to produce a major body of work which demonstrates advanced technique integrally linked with ambitious ideas;
  4. Have an advanced understanding of video encoding for a range a distribution methods (web, DVD authoring, digital media players);
  5. Be able to apply highly polished audio video production skills to a range of potential output considerations such as: film, video, short film, television, documentary, web, documentation and video art
  6. Have considered how their work is placed in the context of current art and design practice;
  7. Be able to articulate their practice with clarity and insight to a high standard;
  8. Understand key production roles such as: producer, director, art director, director of photography, lighting, sound recordist and editor;
  9. Observe and employ occupational health and safety appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

Folio (which includes progressive assessment) (90%)

Journal (10%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours (1-hour lecture plus 2 hours tutorial) and 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


DIS3906 - Digital publication

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr In Dae Hwang

Coordinator(s)

Dr In Dae Hwang

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

48 credit points and with permission from the Unit Coordinator

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to digital publishing within art and design studio practices. It builds sequentially upon the skills and knowledge of electronic design by providing a focus upon digital methods of publication. Students explore digital workflow through a variety of software applications and a range of delivery options for digital publishing with increasing confidence, proficiency and technical understanding of demands required across the development, creation and realisation of networked publishing outcomes.

Outcomes

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

  1. Skillfully and insightfully conceive, develop, create, compose and output digital publications;
  2. Explore digital workflow through a variety of software applications and range of delivery options for digital publishing with increasing confidence and proficiency;
  3. Produce creative digital publications with an increased conceptual understanding of hypertext forms and visual communication;
  4. Demonstrate increased technical understanding of demands required across the development, creation and realisation of networked publishing outcomes;
  5. Display an increasingly personalised artistic expression and sophisticated creative digital media approach which can be applied to self-promotion and publishing strategies for marketing and visual communication;
  6. Observe and employ occupational health and safety principles and rules appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


DWG1201 - Drawing 1

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Leslie Eastman

Coordinator(s)

Dr Leslie Eastman

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Students must be enrolled in a course owned, or, granted permission by, the Faculty of Art Design and Architecture

Prohibitions

DRW1201

Synopsis

An intensive program facilitating the acquisition and development of practical and intellectual skills required by art, design and architecture students in the discipline of drawing. Observation, analysis, selection, interpretation and expression are studied through sequential projects. Manufactured and natural forms including the figure and other models are central to the investigation of proportion, structure, volume and space through line, tone, shape, movement and texture. A range of drawing materials and methods are explored.

Outcomes

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

  1. Produce artworks to represent objects, expressing their proportion, form and volume whilst displaying a basic grasp of structure;
  2. Understand the relationships between the formal elements of drawing, including line, tone and shape and the relationships between these as they are incorporated within compositional dynamics;
  3. Be critically aware of the need for selectivity and identifying visual prejudice;
  4. Analyse the processes of perception and critically consider drawing in relation to observational objectivity;
  5. Explore the historical, theoretical, philosophical and aesthetic contexts of drawing;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


DWG2501 - Drawing: Landscape, space and environment

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Leslie Eastman

Coordinator(s)

Dr Leslie Eastman

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

OHS1000, DWG1201 or DWG1301 or DWG1103

Synopsis

Landscape, Space and Environment provides students with a specific drawing based subject, addressing landscape as a genre of cultural production, and investigate the philosophical and political questions around space and the environment. Much of this unit will be presented as fieldwork outside of the studio context followed by a studio engagement, allowing for a more robust creative outcome.

Outcomes

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

  1. Understand the conceptual and technical foundation for successful study in a contemporary practices;
  2. Identify landscape, space and environment as a means of creative and critical contemporary expression;
  3. Produce creative strategies as a form of expression appropriate to the concept they are investigating;
  4. Understand the context of contemporary drawing and investigation in the framework of national and global contemporary culture;
  5. Describe the theoretical and historical rationale and context of their work;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


DWG2504 - Drawing: Advanced studies 1

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Leslie Eastman

Coordinator(s)

Dr Leslie Eastman

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Any of DWG1102, DWG1202, DWG1301, DWG1401, DWG1201, DWG1103, or permission from Studio Coordinator.

Synopsis

This unit provides students with the opportunity to relate to a more expansive definition of drawing and encourages students, through bold graphic experimentation, to maximise their capacity for individual invention and expression in responding to a variety of perceptive and conceptual processe This unit is an advancement on their year 1 foundation drawing.

Outcomes

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

  1. Have a wide graphic visual vocabulary to serve and maximise their individual expressive needs;
  2. Have aesthetic sensibilities that enable them to critically determine imagery that bridges both historical and contemporary art;
  3. Productively develop a wide variety of visual material and techniques relevant to their major discipline;
  4. Critically engage and produce drawing in relation to their conceptual direction and perceptive observations;
  5. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


DWG2506 - Drawing: Social based strategies

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Leslie Eastman

Coordinator(s)

Mr Leslie Eastman

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

OHS1000, DWG1201 or DWG1301 or DWG1103

Synopsis

Social based strategies is a studio based drawing unit. Students will be presented with projects introducing themes of the city, architecture, mass media and politics as an investigative drawing practice.The unit provides students with the means to achieve a level of technical competence in these processes, and a consideration of their works in the context of historical, philosophical and contemporary practices.

Outcomes

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

  1. Understand the conceptual and technical foundation for successful study in a contemporary practices;
  2. Identify the city, architecture, mass media and politics as a means of creative and critical contemporary expression;
  3. Produce creative strategies as a form of expression appropriate to the concept they are investigating;
  4. Understand the context of contemporary drawing and investigation in the framework of national and global contemporary culture;
  5. Describe the theoretical and historical rationale and context of their work;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

Folio (100%). The folio will be comprised of works produced during the duration of the unit, and may also include student's works made independently of the unit, and a journal which will document on-going progress and research over the semester.

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 studio hours and 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


DWG2507 - Drawing conceptual studies 1

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Leslie Eastman

Coordinator(s)

Mr Leslie Eastman

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Any of DWG1102, DWG1202, DWG1301, DWG1401, DWG1201, DWG1103, or permission from Studio Coordinator

Synopsis

This unit provides students with an opportunity to relate the broadest possible definition of drawing to current art practices, methods and materials. Through a series of set projects, students will be encouraged, through the use of materials and formats, to explore ideas and develop concepts in ways that may assist their major studies. The study is designed to assist students to develop notational skills, to investigate advanced concepts and to become aware of strategies for successfully articulating visual research.

Outcomes

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

  1. Have a wide graphic visual vocabulary to serve and maximise their individual expressive needs;
  2. Have aesthetic sensibilities that enable them to critically determine imagery that bridges both historical and contemporary art;
  3. Productively develop a wide variety of visual material and techniques relevant to their major discipline;
  4. Critically engage and produce drawing in relation to their conceptual direction and perceptive observations;
  5. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

Study Option A: 3 studio hours and 9 independent study hours per week; or Study Option B: 156 hours including 36 hours block teaching and 120 hours of independent study

See also Unit timetable information


DWG2508 - Drawing conceptual studies 2

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Leslie Eastman

Coordinator(s)

Mr Leslie Eastman

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

DWG2507

Synopsis

A further advancement for students in the study of drawing activities as they relate to the broad field of current art practice. A series of projects offer opportunities for students to advance their capacities in arriving at individual interpretations and solutions. Group discussions and activities are aimed at encouraging the further development of drawing as significant medium of visual research.

Outcomes

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

  1. Have individual responses to a variety of set visual problems, for the purposes of notation and expression, through use of a wide range of materials and mediums;
  2. Be able rigorously to pursue, through a variety of drawing media and methods, a concentrated sequence of ideas;
  3. Have an advanced understanding and knowledge of the broad range of contemporary drawing art practices, and its relevance as a complement to other areas of studio activity;
  4. Critically engage and produce drawing in relation to their conceptual direction and perceptive observations;
  5. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


DWG2509 - Drawing: the body 1

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Leslie Eastman

Coordinator(s)

Mr Leslie Eastman

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Any of DWG1102, DWG1202, DWG1301, DWG1401, DWG1201, DWG1103, or permission from Studio Coordinator

Synopsis

An intense investigation of the skills required for drawing the human body. Studio classes using life models develop skills in observing inner structure, gesture, spatial organisation and characterisation. Technical studies of representational devices, mark selection, emphasis, and lighting promote a broader understanding of the use of the body's representation in contemporary practice.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Be able to achieve an advanced competence in the representation and characterisation of a variety of figure subjects through drawing;
  2. Have understanding of the internal structure and proportions of the human figure, the dynamic relationships between its various parts, and its potential for movement as expressed through action, tension and repose;
  3. Explore the representation of the figure in a variety of spatial contexts, and through a variety of conceptual and technical approaches;
  4. Be able to consult a large body of reference in the history of the representation of the figure in western art and consider critically the continuing meaning of the genre in the context of contemporary culture;
  5. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


DWG2511 - Drawing: anatomy 1

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Leslie Eastman

Coordinator(s)

Dr Leslie Eastman

Unit guides

Offered

Clayton

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Any of DWG1201, DWG1202, DWG1301, DWG1103, DWG1201, or permission from Studio Coordinator

Synopsis

This unit provides students the opportunity to explore the relationship between Fine Art practice and anatomy. Students will work from anatomical specimens (including prosected cadavers) at the Anatomical Museum and various forms of diagrammatic representation of the body. Through a variety of media and methodologies, the students explore how to make sense of the form and structure of the body, drawing on perceptual, observational and conceptual drawing strategies; as well as contemporary issues regarding the body found in critical theory. The unit will also address the OHS and ethical issues required for study in this area.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students should:

  1. Have a wide graphic visual vocabulary to serve and maximise their individual expressive needs in relation to the body;
  2. Have aesthetic sensibilities that enable them to critically determine imagery that bridges both historical and contemporary art;
  3. Productively develop a wide variety of visual material and techniques relevant to their major discipline;
  4. Have an appreciation of the structures of the body that may be of interest to the contemporary artist;
  5. Have an understanding of the appropriate procedures for complying with OHS and ethical requirements in this area of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


DWG2784 - Visual investigation

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Leslie Eastman

Coordinator(s)

Mr Leslie Eastman

Unit guides

Offered

Prato

  • Trimester 3 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

DWG1101 and DWG1102; or DWG1201 and DWG1202 or DWG1342 and DWG1231 and OHS1000

Synopsis

Using the premise of the sketchbook, notebook, journal or diary, students are to develop a personal response to the proposition: how to record the overseas location as a unique site. The notions of site-specificity, context, perception and cultural difference in relation to contemporary art practice will be addressed. An informed and developed sensitivity to the documentation of research activity is intended to facilitate the student's major study. While any media may be employed in the analysis of site and context, the documentation of the skills and knowledge acquired should remain two-dimensional.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students should:

  1. Be able to competently explore and design a range of information gathering systems appropriate to the area of interest of their major studio research;
  2. Be able to make manifest a record of original perceptions and responses to the overseas location as a unique site;
  3. Have a deeper understanding of the significance of site and context for the creation and location of their work;
  4. Have a greater appreciation of the specificity of visual, verbal or conceptual languages to a particular culture;
  5. Be able to investigate how to articulate original work through an appreciation and incorporation of such newly experienced languages in a way that remains cogent to their major study;
  6. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

Folio (100%, of which at least 20% is assessed mid semester)

Workload requirements

156 hrs: comprising of a six weeks' block of 24 hrs of intensive studio teaching with 48 hrs of independent study overseas, plus 84 hrs of additional study for the remainder of the semester.

See also Unit timetable information


DWG3511 - Drawing: Contemporary practice

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Leslie Eastman

Coordinator(s)

Mr Leslie Eastman

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

Must have passed either DWG2502 or DWG2503 or DWG2504 or DWG2507 or DWG2509 or DWG2510

Co-requisites

FNA4001

Synopsis

This study deals with the theoretical and practical issues involved in the drawing of aesthetic proposals that are realised in the form of contemporary practices as conceptual and installation art. The study deals with both the creation of images that may be installed in actual contexts and the processes used in the pictorial development of visual ideas for possible realisation in other forms and locations. This includes initial thoughts and conceptions, clarification in response to practical problem solving, representation as vivid and clear images capable of being presented to a commissioning body or regulatory agency.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Possess an awareness of the correspondence between pictorial space utilised in traditional drawing practice and actual three-dimensional space utilised in aspects of contemporary arts practice;
  2. Be capable of confidently recording and modifying visual concepts by drawing, through the consideration of the practical concerns implicit in the realisation of conceptual and installation art;
  3. Be able to successfully present and communicate, through drawing, visual concepts to an audience that may include those not used to looking at and understanding images;
  4. Possess the capacity to make informed and considered judgements about the appropriateness of drawing materials to specific tasks;
  5. Have an appreciation of the historical, theoretical and aesthetic issues pertinent to drawing that are dealt with by contemporary art practitioners working in the disciplines of conceptual and installation art;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

Folio (100%). Initial project or work-in-progress is assessed in the first part of the semester and contributes a weighting of no less than 20% to the final assessment.

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 studio hours and 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


DWG3516 - Drawing: anatomy 2

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Leslie Eastman

Coordinator(s)

Dr Leslie Eastman

Unit guides

Offered

Clayton

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

DWG2511

Synopsis

This unit provides students of art and design with a further opportunity to explore the relationship between Fine Art and anatomy. Through a variety of media and methodologies, students explore how to make sense of the form and structure of the body, drawing on perceptual, observational and conceptual drawing strategies. Students will work from the life model, marquettes, anatomical specimens and various forms of diagrammatic representation of the body; with increasing specialisation and knowledge, directed towards individual study projects. Appropriate OHS guidelines and consideration of the ethical requirements of the unit will be addressed.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students should:

  1. Have a wide and sophisticated graphic visual vocabulary to serve and maximise their individual expressive needs in relation to the body;
  2. Have aesthetic sensibilities that enable them to critically determine imagery that bridges both historical and contemporary art;
  3. Productively develop a wide variety of visual material and techniques relevant to their major discipline;
  4. Have an in depth appreciation and understanding of the structures of the body that may be of interest to the contemporary artist;
  5. Have a thorough understanding of the OHS and ethical issues relating to this area of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


DWG3518 - Drawing: advanced studies 2

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Leslie Eastman

Coordinator(s)

Dr Leslie Eastman

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

DWG2504

Synopsis

This unit provides students with a further opportunity to relate to a more expansive definition of drawing and encourages students, through bold graphic experimentation, to maximise their capacity for individual invention and expression in responding to a variety of perceptive and conceptual processes other resources to develop their individual practice in an increasingly informed manner.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students should:

  1. Have a wide graphic visual vocabulary to serve and maximise their individual expressive needs;
  2. Have aesthetic sensibilities that enable them to critically determine imagery that bridges both historical and contemporary art;
  3. Productively develop a wide variety of visual material and techniques relevant to their major discipline;
  4. Have an understanding of the appropriate procedures for complying with OHS and ethical requirements in this area of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


DWG3519 - Drawing: the body 2

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Leslie Eastman

Coordinator(s)

Mr Leslie Eastman

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

DWG2509

Synopsis

This unit offers an extended engagement with the representational issues prefaced in the previous units. In a studio class, sequential projects, will explore the visual description of the human body in a variety of spatial, conceptual and contemporary contexts. This will promote the investigation and discovery of a range of appropriate representational strategies involving drawing and contemporary media. A practical study of the work of historical and contemporary exemplars of body imagery is an important part of the unit.

Outcomes

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

  1. Demonstrate skill in using an extended range of drawing materials and processes to confidently create dynamic relationships between the body and its surrounding space;
  2. Demonstrate they possess an understanding of the relationship of drawing to the creation and manipulation of form and space;
  3. Demonstrate they are capable of creating drawings in a variety of scales and media;
  4. Begin to recognise individual responses and make independent judgements on the appropriateness of procedures and techniques for their description;
  5. Demonstrate they possess greater understanding of the philosophical, theoretical and aesthetic issues underlying the perceptual drawing process;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


FEH1001 - Exchange art and design unit

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Unit guides

Offered

Overseas

Synopsis

This unit is used by the Faculty of Art and Design to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.


FEH1002 - Exchange art and design unit

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Unit guides

Offered

Overseas

Synopsis

This unit is used by the Faculty of Art and Design to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.


FEH1003 - Exchange art and design unit

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Unit guides

Offered

Overseas

Synopsis

This unit is used by the Faculty of Art and Design to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.


FEH1004 - Exchange art and design unit

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Unit guides

Offered

Overseas

Synopsis

This unit is used by the Faculty of Art and Design to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.


FEH2001 - Exchange art and design unit

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Unit guides

Offered

Overseas

Synopsis

This unit is used by the Faculty of Art and Design to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.


FEH2002 - Exchange art and design unit

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Unit guides

Offered

Overseas

Synopsis

This unit is used by the Faculty of Art and Design to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.


FEH2003 - Exchange art and design unit

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Unit guides

Offered

Overseas

Synopsis

This unit is used by the Faculty of Art and Design to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.


FEH2004 - Exchange art and design unit

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Unit guides

Offered

Overseas

Synopsis

This unit is used by the Faculty of Art and Design to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.


FEH2005 - Exchange art and design unit

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Unit guides

Offered

Overseas

Synopsis

This unit is used by the Faculty of Art Design and Architecture to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.


FEH2006 - Exchange art and design unit

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Unit guides

Offered

Overseas

Synopsis

This unit is used by the Faculty of Art and Design to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.


FEH2007 - Exchange art and design unit

18 points, SCA Band 1, 0.375 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Unit guides

Offered

Overseas

Synopsis


FEH3001 - Exchange art and design unit

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Unit guides

Offered

Overseas

Synopsis

This unit is used by the Faculty of Art and Design to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.


FEH3002 - Exchange art and design unit

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Unit guides

Offered

Overseas

Synopsis

This unit is used by the Faculty of Art and Design to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.


FEH3003 - Exchange art and design unit

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Unit guides

Offered

Overseas

Synopsis

This unit is used by the Faculty of Art and Design to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.


FEH3004 - Exchange art and design unit

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Unit guides

Offered

Overseas

Synopsis

This unit is used by the Faculty of Art and Design to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.


FEH3005 - Exchange art and design unit

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Unit guides

Offered

Overseas

Synopsis

This unit is used by the Faculty of Art and Design to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.


FEH3006 - Exchange art and design unit

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Unit guides

Offered

Overseas

Synopsis

This unit is used by the Faculty of Art and Design to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.


FEH3007 - Exchange art and design unit

18 points, SCA Band 1, 0.375 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Unit guides

Offered

Overseas

Synopsis


FEH4001 - Exchange art and design unit

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Unit guides

Offered

Overseas

Synopsis

This unit is used by the Faculty of Art and Design to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.


FEH4002 - Exchange art and design unit

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Unit guides

Offered

Overseas

Synopsis

This unit is used by the Faculty of Art and Design to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.


FEH4003 - Exchange art and design unit

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Unit guides

Offered

Overseas

Synopsis

This unit is used by the Faculty of Art and Design to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.


FEH4004 - Exchange art and design unit

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Unit guides

Offered

Overseas

Synopsis

This unit is used by the Faculty of Art and Design to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.


FNA1111 - Introduction to contemporary practices 1

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Peta Clancy

Coordinator(s)

Dr Meredith Turnbull

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Admission to a Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture course or permission

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Prohibitions

Any VPR or VIS level 1 unit

Synopsis

This unit is the first in a sequence to introduce students to a range of leading contemporary art practices and methodologies. The unit promotes a cutting-edge approach to conceptual and material processes through interdisciplinary transaction, material and fabrication procedures. Associated projects are introduced based on theories of contemporary art practices, collaborative practices and individual modes of research focused outcomes. Students will develop inventive and sustainable solutions to a series of projects that will enable them to develop a personal methodology and language.

Outcomes

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

  1. Initiate, develop and express conceptual and material solutions to projects set across a range of fine art media;
  2. Understand a variety of production methods used in the studio environment, have an appreciation of various mediums, their properties and uses, and be able to work with materials and techniques in an experimental and sustainable manner;
  3. Apply interdisciplinary approaches within the fine art field at both individual and collaborative levels;
  4. Understand the synthesis between observation, analysis, experimentation and critique within fine art production;
  5. Contextualise their work and its theoretical and material rationale within the field of fine art practice, and;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 10 contact hours plus 14 hours of independent study and studio practice.

See also Unit timetable information


FNA1112 - Introduction to contemporary practices 2

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Leslie Eastman

Coordinator(s)

Dr Meredith Turnbull

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

FNA1111

Prohibitions

Any VIS, VPR or FNA level 1 unit

Synopsis

This unit is the second in the Contemporary Practices sequence. It continues to challenge students in a range of leading contemporary art practices and methodologies. The unit promotes a cutting-edge approach to conceptual and material processes through interdisciplinary transaction, material and fabrication procedures. Associated projects are introduced based on theories of contemporary art practices, collaborative practices and individual modes of research focused outcomes. Students will develop inventive and sustainable solutions to a series of projects that will enable them to form the basis of personal methodology and material language.

Outcomes

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

  1. Initiate, develop and express conceptual and material solutions to projects set across a range of fine art media;
  2. Apply and advance their understanding of a variety of production methods used in the studio environment, have an appreciation of various mediums, their properties and uses, and be able to work with materials and techniques in an experimental and sustainable manner;
  3. Apply interdisciplinary approaches within the fine art field at both individual and collaborative levels.
  4. Understand the synthesis between observation, analysis, experimentation and critique within fine art production;
  5. Contextualise their work and its theoretical and material rationale within the field of fine art practice, and;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 10 contact hours plus 14 hours of independent study and studio practice.

See also Unit timetable information


FNA2003 - 3D digital modelling for artists

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Callum Morton

Coordinator(s)

Professor Callum Morton

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

DWG1201, OHS1000

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to the use of 3D digital modelling software to explore the development, visualisation and production of objects. It will provide students with knowledge of how to build and manipulate digital models, using the following CAD (Computer Aided Design) software; Rhino (Rhinoceros 3D), MeshMixer & 3D Coat. In addition to 'first principle' modelling, there will be an introduction to the creation of digital models using 3D scanning and photogrammetry technology. Students will also be exploring visualisation imaging using complimentary rendering software Vray, and will be producing physical outputs of their digital models utilising laser.

Outcomes

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

  1. Develop diverse methods for observing, analysing and collaborating in the production of work;
  2. Apply techniques to investigate expressive possibilities arising from intensive discourse and interactions with fellow art, design and architecture students
  3. Confidently interpret, represent and respond to diverse modes of practice, contexts, shared languages, skills and experience related to diverse visual-based disciplines;
  4. Engage collaboratively with other project contributors, effectively articulating ideas and concepts, resulting in creative resolution;
  5. Conceptualise, design and create site-specific work(s);
  6. Critically analyse the effect/impact of project ideas and proposals, including engagements with the community;
  7. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice, and be able to collaborate and cooperate safely and productively with peers.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


FNA2111 - Contemporary practices 3

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Michael Vale

Coordinator(s)

Dr Michael Vale

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

FNA1111 and FNA1112

Prohibitions

Any FNA, VIS or VPR level 2 unit

Synopsis

This unit is the third in the sequence for students to continue a range of leading contemporary art practices and methodologies. The unit promotes conceptual and material processes through painting, sculpture, print and photomedia, integrated drawing, interdisciplinary exchange, material and fabrication procedures. Associated projects are introduced based on theories of contemporary art practices, collaborative practices and individual modes of research focused outcomes. Students will develop inventive and sustainable solutions to a series of projects that will enable them to continue to develop a personal methodology and language.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Have developed a deeper level of awareness of practical aesthetic and technical systems or theories and the skills related to them;
  2. Possess considerable manipulative skills in their chosen area of self-expression;
  3. Have enhanced perceptual skills and critical sensibility necessary for the development of a personal language;
  4. Be familiar with current issues in fine art and recognise the potential to produce works within the framework of contemporary culture;
  5. Demonstrate a growing sophisticated ability to contextualise their work and its theoretical and material rationale within the field of contemporary art practices, and;
  6. Develop their own conceptual and expressive strengths in relation to historical and current visual art practices.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study and studio practice.

See also Unit timetable information


FNA2112 - Contemporary practices 4

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Nicholas Mangan
Mr Michael Vale (Semester 2)

Coordinator(s)

Dr Nicholas Mangan
Mr Michael Vale (Semester 2)

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prato

  • Trimester 3 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

FNA2111

Prohibitions

Any FNA, VIS or VPR level 2 unit

Synopsis

This unit is the fourth in the sequence for students to continue a range of leading contemporary art practices and methodologies. The unit promotes conceptual and material processes through interdisciplinary exchange, material and fabrication procedures. Associated projects are introduced based on theories of contemporary art practices, collaborative practices and individual modes of research focused outcomes. Students will develop inventive and sustainable solutions to a series of projects that will enable them to continue to develop a personal methodology and language.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Have further extended both skills in art making and student vocabulary of materials and studio processes;
  2. Possess considerable manipulative skills in students chosen area of self-expression;
  3. Have further developed levels of experimentation and investigation within students work, moving towards a focus on specific themes and technologies;
  4. Be familiar with current issues in fine art and recognise the potential to produce works within the framework of contemporary culture;
  5. Have developed an increased capacity for the constructive appraisal of their own work, and that of others, and are able to articulate this through oral presentations and written documentation, and;
  6. Have an increased understanding and practice the rules of occupational health and safety in force in the studio, and are able to collaborate and co-operate safely and productively within the studio environment.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study and studio practice.

See also Unit timetable information


FNA2903 - Art and design in film

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Michael Vale

Coordinator(s)

Dr Michael Vale

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Admission to a degree program of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture. Non-MADA students require prior permission from an Art, Design and Architecture course coordinator to enrol in this unit.

Prohibitions

VCO2901, VCO2903

Synopsis

Art and design in film is an elective unit involving close visual analysis of selected feature films. While embracing theoretical concerns the primary emphasis is on the visual component of the film and the unit is therefore particularly suited to Art, Design and Architecture students.

The unit will involve a close analysis of films by exploring certain themes and visual strategies. This will be done in the context of cinema history and theory. Students will also be set creative tasks culminating in the production of a short moving image work or a cinema-informed artwork.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Be able to apply aspects of film language to enable them to work more effectively within their major art and design discipline;
  2. Have developed their ability to critically discuss theoretical and technical issues related to the expression and communication of design ideas through the medium of film;
  3. Have gained a sound knowledge of film culture and process;
  4. Have gained a basic knowledge of recent critical theory related to film culture;
  5. Have developed an understanding of film narrative and be capable of analysing their conceptual technical features.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study; or, 3 week intensive program (144 hours total study)

See also Unit timetable information


FNA3111 - Contemporary practices 5

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Leslie Eastman

Coordinator(s)

Dr Leslie Eastman

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

FNA2112

Prohibitions

Any FNA, VIS or VPR level 3 unit

Synopsis

This unit is the fifth in the Contemporary Practices sequence. In this unit emphasis is placed on independent investigation, and the development of the creative and expressive potential inherent in students' work. Imagination combined with advanced conceptualisation and innovation in material manipulation should be manifest at this stage of students' practice. Whilst providing a stimulating and supportive environment this unit provides a bridge between students' experience in the supervised studio and a fully-fledged independent professional practice in the broader arts arena.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Be strongly self-motivated, and able to construct a program of work with a coherent direction which imaginatively addresses their own concerns;
  2. Be able to produce outcomes that display conviction, confidence and control in concepts and materials, and be able to isolate areas of their own work that require further research and sustain a directed inquiry into these;
  3. Understand how to apply existing materials and technologies in new contexts and interdisciplinary language;
  4. Deepen their understanding of current issues in fine art and recognise the potential to produce works within the framework of contemporary culture;
  5. Be able to position and contextualise the evaluations of their work and that of other students within the historical and contemporary context and express these observations through a mode of outcomes, and;
  6. Have an increased understanding and practice the rules of occupational health and safety in force in the studio, and are able to collaborate and co-operate safely within the studio environment with observance of the OHS&E regulations and policies of the studio.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study and studio practice.

See also Unit timetable information


FNA3112 - Contemporary practices 6

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Leslie Eastman

Coordinator(s)

Mr Leslie Eastman

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

FNA3111

Prohibitions

Any FNA, VIS or VPR level 3 unit

Synopsis

This unit is the last and culminating unit in the Contemporary Practices sequence. In this unit emphasis is placed on independent investigation, and the development of the creative and expressive potential inherent in students' work. Imagination combined with advanced conceptualisation and innovation in material manipulation should be manifest at this stage of students' practice. Students develop individual programs in conjunction with the lecturers that reflect their personal direction and evolving art practice. The program focuses on clear articulation of concepts. Lecturers facilitate students' own exploration, primarily through personal tuition where detailed analysis and discussion of students' work takes place. Whilst providing a stimulating and supportive environment this unit provides a bridge between students' experience in the supervised studio and a fully-fledged independent professional practice in the broader arts arena. The work produced culminates in an end of year exhibition of a professional standard, preparing students for entry into the professional world as fine artists in the discipline of choice, or the pursuit of further studies at a higher level.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Be strongly self-reliant, and able to construct a program of work with a coherent direction which imaginatively addresses their own concerns;
  2. Be able to produce outcomes that display advanced skills, confidence and control in theoretical concepts and materials, and be able to isolate areas of their work that require further research and sustain a directed inquiry into these;
  3. Possess a strong faculty and methodology for critical inquiry, enabling them to question and discuss the issues relevant to current theory and practice in their chosen field of fine art and in broader art practice;
  4. Approach contemporary art practice and aesthetics with challenge and vigour, and be able to establish a personalised and informed discourse within the context of fine art practice;
  5. Achieve a professional presentation and documentation of works in the final submission of their completed folio;
  6. Independently practice the rules of occupational health and safety in force in the studio, and are able to collaborate and co-operate safely and productively within the studio environment with observance of the OHS&E regulations and policies of the studio.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study and studio practice.

See also Unit timetable information


FNA3903 - Film practice

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Michael Vale

Coordinator(s)

Dr Michael Vale

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

VCO2903 or PHO2204 or FNA2903

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Synopsis

This unit will offer a continuation of skills and knowledge acquired in its introductory unit FNA2903. Students will be asked to work at an advanced level of production - either individually or in collaboration - while scrutinising current cinema practice in greater depth.

Art & design in film is an elective unit involving close visual analysis of selected feature films. The unit focuses on design as part of the visual language of film. While embracing theoretical concerns the primary emphasis is on the design component of the film and the unit is therefore particularly suited to Art and Design students.

The unit will involve a close analysis of films as complete works, but more particularly by exploring certain themes and visual strategies. This will be done in the context of cinema history and theory. Students will also be set creative tasks culminating in the production of a longer moving image work or a cinema-informed artwork.

Outcomes

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

  1. Understand film narrative as a visual method;
  2. Produce creative works that apply aspects of film language either in the form of (longer) moving image works or cinema informed projects within student's own studio discipline;
  3. Investigate the role of the crew in a film project, and collaborate with others to produce creative works;
  4. Critically discuss theoretical and technical issues related to the expression and communication of design ideas through the medium of film;
  5. Apply understanding and knowledge of film culture and process to longer moving image works/ projects (either individually or collaboratively);
  6. Discuss critical theory in relation to film culture building on knowledge of cinema history and world cinema.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours and 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


FNA4001 - Project studies (fine art honours)

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Nicholas Mangan

Coordinator(s)

Dr Nicholas Mangan

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Admission to Honours program

Synopsis

Studio at Honours level is research-oriented and non-prescriptive in terms of content. Students produce a proposal at the beginning of the semester but are free to carry out their work with any number of deviations from their original plans. The intentions of students and the results of their work are debated in group discussions and critical sessions.

Outcomes

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

  1. Apply and critically evaluate appropriate and sustainable studio methodologies to support sustained independent practice;
  2. Extend and refine their technical and creative capabilities through the development of a major practice-based research project;
  3. Reflect on the appropriate application of intuitive process and critical reasoning which underlies their studio practice;
  4. Communicate their studio research using individuated language, conscious of relevant precedents and affinities, and define these through debate, critical discourse and collaborative learning contexts;
  5. Position their creative works, such as exhibitions, texts, performances and actions, within contemporary discourses.

Assessment

Folio (100%)

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including lecture, tutorial, and individual supervision.

See also Unit timetable information


FNA4002 - Major project (fine art honours)

18 points, SCA Band 1, 0.375 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Nicholas Mangan

Coordinator(s)

Dr Nicholas Mangan

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

FNA4001

Synopsis

Studio at Honours level is research-oriented and non-prescriptive in the terms of its content. Students produce a proposal at the beginning of the semester but are free to carry out their work with any number of deviations from their original plans. The intentions of students and the results of their work are debated in group discussions and critical sessions.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Apply a cogent language for your practice that is defined by appropriate material and conceptual frameworks;
  2. Extend their application and critical evaluation of appropriate and sustainable studio methodologies to support sustained independent practice;
  3. Critically reflect and discuss the aesthetic, social, ethical and cultural dimensions of their studio practice;
  4. Position their outcomes critically within their studio and expanded environment, through informed debate and discourse;
  5. Evaluate traditional discipline approaches and test new modes of knowledge production within the studio context.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

36 hours per week including contact hours and individual supervision.

See also Unit timetable information


FNA4011 - Studio methodology

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate, Postgraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Nicholas Mangan

Coordinator(s)

Dr Terri Bird

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Co-requisites

Must also be concurrently enrolled in FNA4001

Synopsis

Studio practice at the Honours level is advanced and research-based. Studio Methodology is designed to compliment the primary Bachelor of Fine Art Honours studio research project unit, Project Studies, by introducing students to advanced studio research methodologies. Through a discursive engagement with this range of methodologies and their field of enquiry, the student will be able to develop a studio-based practice appropriate for their individual Honours year project.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Develop a discursive approach to their field of enquiry;
  2. Demonstrate a critical understanding of studio methodologies in contemporary practice;
  3. Demonstrate the ability to generate a studio methodology relevant to their practice;
  4. Demonstrate the potential for advanced research in their field;
  5. Demonstrate an understanding of research ethics and research integrity;
  6. Appreciate the difference between professional practice in their discipline and studio research in their discipline.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

On-campus: 3 hours class per week.

Off-campus: 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


GLS1211 - Contemporary glass practices

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Terri Bird

Coordinator(s)

Dr Terri Bird

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Admission to a Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture course or permission.

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Prohibitions

APA1301 or APA1311 or APA1407 or APA1412 or APA1413

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to the practice and theory of glass as a means of contemporary creative expression. It focuses on the acquisition of skill in a number of techniques, including sandblasting, engraving, glass fusing and slumping and molten glass sand casting. Students will be made aware of contemporary fine art practice and multi-disciplinary approaches which include glass media. Students will engage with the unique visual properties of this medium.

Outcomes

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

  1. Understand a variety of production methods used in the glass studio environment, appreciating the nature of various glass processes, their properties and uses;
  2. Discuss their work within a theoretical and historical rationale;
  3. Initiate, develop and express personal aesthetic solutions that show an awareness of the contemporary use and context of Glass as a medium;
  4. Analyse and review the application of glass processes they have learnt in relation to many disciplines;
  5. Consolidate understanding of the position and application of processed based media in the boarder artist/designer community;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study and studio practice.

See also Unit timetable information


GLS1231 - Contemporary glass blowing practices

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Callum Morton

Coordinator(s)

Professor Callum Morton

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

Admission to a Faculty of Art Design & Architecture course or permission

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Prohibitions

APA1301 or APA1311

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to the ancient craft of Glass Blowing in a contemporary light. Students will be taught an introductory level of Glass Blowing combined with a focus on conceptual approaches to this medium.

Outcomes

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

  1. Understand the synthesis between concept and process within Glass Blowing practice;
  2. Initiate, develop and express personal aesthetic solutions in the medium of Glass Blowing;
  3. Work collaboratively with others to plan, problem solve, and create Glass Blowing solutions;
  4. Critically reflect on self and the work of peers through group discussion and critique;
  5. Explore and analyse the history of Glass Blowing and where it is situated in contemporary Fine Art practice;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

Folio of studio work (100%, of which at least 20% will be assessed before mid-semester)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 6 hours of taught studio and 6 hours of independent study and studio practice.

See also Unit timetable information


GLS2213 - Contemporary glass sculpture

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Terri Bird

Coordinator(s)

Dr Terri Bird

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Students in the Faculty of Art Design & Architecture must have achieved 48 credit points of study in the faculty. Students outside of the Faculty must complete GLS1211 or GLS1231Not offered in 2019.

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Prohibitions

APA2303 or APA2411

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to varied techniques of sculpting with glass. Working from clay and wax originals glass is cast into hand built refractory moulds, fired in a kiln and then polished. These processes allow the transference of original and found objects to be re-contextualised into glass. Students will explore the unique optical and material properties of the medium and will acquire an understanding to contemporary approaches. Projects are conceptually based and can incorporate a multi-media approach.

Outcomes

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

  1. Apply the complex processes involved in casting glass including wax working, clay forming, mould making and polishing;
  2. Demonstrate perceptual skills and critical sensibility necessary for the development of a personal visual language;
  3. Conceptualise, plan and produce work in relation to historical and contemporary art practices;
  4. Discuss, reflect on and critique work through well-researched class presentations;
  5. Develop a questioning awareness of aesthetic and technical theories and the skills related to their visual production;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study and studio practice.

See also Unit timetable information


GLS2223 - Contemporary blown and sculpted glass

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Terri Bird

Coordinator(s)

Dr Terri Bird

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

OHS1000 and either GLS1231Not offered in 2019 or GLS1242 or VIS1112 OR APA1312

Prohibitions

APA2303 or APA2411

Synopsis

This unit provides a rigorous program to broaden students awareness of conceptual approaches to Glass Blowing and sculpting with molten glass. Continued research and skill development will foster the acquisition of a personal visual language, utilising the unique optical and material qualities of glass. Students will create projects with an emphasis on multidisciplinary approaches.

Outcomes

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

  1. Apply skills in sculpting with molten glass in conjunction with further developing glass blowing skills;
  2. Work collaboratively in facilitating visual outcomes and the development of projects;
  3. Conceptually explore the unique optical and material qualities of glass and its application to contemporary practice;
  4. Discuss, reflect on and critique their work and concepts with their peers through well-researched class presentations;
  5. Analyse and develop a deeper understanding of glass media utilised by contemporary Fine Art practitioners;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study and studio practice.

See also Unit timetable information


IAR1113 - Interior architecture studio 1

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Matthew Bird

Coordinator(s)

Dr Matthew Bird

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Prohibitions

DGN1001

Synopsis

This unit introduces 'habitation' as a key consideration of the Interior Architecture program. The unit will introduce designing as a series of activities and approaches, developing outcomes in response to specified human needs.

Projects will focus on the design of spaces for habitation, and the issues, needs and values inherent in such an approach. Key conventions for the exploration and communication of spatial proposals will form an important part of the studio, and will form a foundation for later studies.

Outcomes

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

  1. Prepare a design proposal in response to a simple project brief;
  2. Consider aesthetic, functional, sustainable and programmatic aspects of design outcomes;
  3. Demonstrate the use of 2D and 3D techniques to communicate design ideas;
  4. Engage with concepts relevant to the inhabitation of space as key concerns of interior architecture;
  5. Record the processes undertaken in the production of a design proposal using a range of media;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


IAR1114 - Interior architecture studio 2

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Matthew Bird

Coordinator(s)

Dr Matthew Bird

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

IAR1113, or DGN1001 and DIS1103, OHS1000

Prohibitions

IAR1112

Synopsis

This unit introduces 'context' as a key consideration of the Interior Architecture program. The unit builds on the experiences and skills developed in previous units to engage with the social aspects and collaborative processes of design.

Projects will focus on the social, cultural and physical contexts of interior architecture. The development of key observation and representation skills will underpin useful perspectives for design development and communication.

Outcomes

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

  1. Investigate a range of contexts for the development of a responsive design proposal;
  2. Identify and engage with the broader social context of design and studio work;
  3. Consider aesthetic, functional, sustainable and programmatic aspects in the development of a design proposal;
  4. Observe and reflect upon the processes undertaken in design production;
  5. Articulate aspects of the role of the interior architect in relation to other built environment professionals and related disciplines;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 6 contact hours plus 18 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


IAR1411 - Communication and media

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Matthew Bird

Coordinator(s)

Dr Matthew Bird

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

IAR1113, DWG1201 or DWG1301, OHS1000

Prohibitions

DIS1912, IAR1402, IAR1410, DIS2908

Synopsis

This unit introduces basic techniques of visualisation for the exploration and communication of interior architecture. These techniques are examined, and then applied to the communication of interior architectural experiences throughout the design process. The student will use a range of media including digital modelling, and develop proposals in two and three dimensions.

Outcomes

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

  1. Distinguish and understand basic techniques for the communication of interior architectural design;
  2. Draw in 2D and 3D using computer aided design software;
  3. Understand the integration of a range of media in the communication of interior architecture proposals;
  4. Demonstrate an understanding of basic drawing conventions used in interior architecture and related disciplines;
  5. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


IAR1602 - Constructions and environments 1

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Matthew Bird

Coordinator(s)

Mr Matthew Bird

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

OHS1000

Prohibitions

IAR1211, IAR1201, IAR2201

Synopsis

This unit will focus on the physical and qualitative properties of common materials employed in interior architecture projects. Projects will focus on the development of observation and analytical skills to support the investigation of these properties, and the potential for their application in design.

Outcomes

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

  1. Identify common materials employed in interior architecture projects, and their qualities and physical properties;
  2. Explain basic structural principles as they pertain to different materials;
  3. Consider key issues of environmental sustainability in relation to material selection and design;
  4. Incorporate an understanding of materials in the critique and development of simple design proposals;
  5. Inderstand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


IAR2115 - Interior architecture studio 3

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Matthew Bird

Coordinator(s)

Ms Jhana Pfeiffer-Hunt

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

IAR1114, OHS1000

Prohibitions

IAR2113, IAR2103

Synopsis

This unit introduces 'change' as a key consideration of the Interior Architecture program. The unit builds on the experiences and skills developed in previous units to engage with design as a process of discovery, connecting introductory research concepts and studio activities.

Projects will focus on the temporal aspects of interior architecture, and the connection of design ideas, projects and experiences to change and transformation. Relevant approaches to representation will be introduced for both the development and communication of design schemes.

Outcomes

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

  1. Explain key temporal concepts and their relevance to interior architecture;
  2. Employ exploratory strategies within an iterative design approach;
  3. Apply a range of time-based representation strategies and techniques to the development and communication of design schemes;
  4. Critique and respond to aesthetic, functional, sustainable and programmatic aspects in the development of a design proposal;
  5. Observe, reflect and build on processes undertaken in design production;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 6 contact hours plus 18 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


IAR2116 - Interior architecture studio 4

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Matthew Bird

Coordinator(s)

Mr Matthew Bird

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

IAR2115, OHS1000

Prohibitions

IAR2114, IAR2104

Notes

Within this unit students engage in a range of studio design projects which have quota restrictions. For distribution into studio project groups, consideration will be given to student preference forms, academic performance, and previous design studio experiences. Weighted Average Mark (WAM) may be taken into account to ensure there is an even distribution of students in the studio project groups. Studio project group allocation will be decided by the Program Coordinator and Chief Examiner of the unit.

Synopsis

This unit builds on skills developed in previous studios and applies these to a range of projects with specific practice foci, extending an exploration of interior architecture as a series of transformational practices. Projects undertaken will provide an opportunity for students to integrate learning from supporting streams of the course with the development of responsive design practices. A number of focused studio projects will be offered.

Outcomes

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

  1. Respond creatively to design briefs of increasing complexity;
  2. Investigate relevant concepts and precedents in design discourse and incorporate these into design proposals;
  3. Demonstrate the resolution of competing needs during the development of a design proposal;
  4. Apply design strategies with increasing awareness and independence;
  5. Explore and communicate design schemes through appropriate modes of representation;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 6 contact hours plus 18 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


IAR2411 - Contemporary interior architecture

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Matthew Bird (Semester 1)
Associate Professor Ari Seligmann (Semester 2)

Coordinator(s)

Dr Matthew Bird (Semester 1)
Miss Tama Abeynaike (Semester 2)

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

AHT1101 and enrolled in the Bachelor of Interior Architecture or permission from Unit Coordinator

Synopsis

This unit introduces the history and theory of selected Australian and international interior architecture since 1968. The unit will also introduce methods for the written, spoken and visual analysis of buildings including site visits, analytical case studies and other forms of analysis. In addition to the theoretical and historical contexts of the spaces studied the unit will investigate their contribution to interior design and spatial practice.

Outcomes

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

  1. Demonstrate knowledge of the history, theory and context of post 1968 interior architecture and spatial practice;
  2. Apply basic research skills appropriate to the discipline;
  3. Demonstrate a basic understanding of analytical technique applicable to examine interior architecture;
  4. Evaluate selected buildings and their contribution to spatial design and interior architecture;
  5. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to sustained independent practice and in order to collaborate safely with peers.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


IAR2601 - Constructions and environments 2

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Matthew Bird

Coordinator(s)

Dr Matthew Bird

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

IAR1602, OHS1000

Prohibitions

IAR2204, IAR2202

Synopsis

This unit will focus on the construction and design activities employed in the assembly and arrangement of materials for interior architecture projects. The incorporation of services within inhabited environments will be introduced, and explored by students through focused observation and project work.

Outcomes

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

  1. Explain the basic principles influencing structural systems and their impact on construction;
  2. Understand issues of environmental sustainability in relation to the construction and servicing of interior architecture projects;
  3. Identify a range of service systems relevant to interior architecture and the basic principles underpinning these;
  4. Propose construction solutions as part of design development, including detail design;
  5. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


IAR2602 - Constructions and environments 3

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Matthew Bird

Coordinator(s)

Ms Shelley Freeman

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

IAR2601, OHS1000

Prohibitions

IAR2303, IAR2301, IAR2304

Synopsis

This unit will build on previous units and introduce students to the professional practices employed as part of the construction and fabrication of inhabited environments. Conventions for documentation of project proposals, and communication with other building industry professionals will form important elements of the unit.

Outcomes

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

  1. Understand key relationships between construction decisions and design outcomes, and use these in the development of design proposals;
  2. Understand the role of key built environment professionals and a range of communication approaches employed in the construction of design proposal;
  3. Apply conventions for the production of construction documentation;
  4. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


IAR3117 - Interior architecture studio 5

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Matthew Bird

Coordinator(s)

Dr Matthew Bird

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

IAR2116, OHS1000

Prohibitions

IAR3115, IAR3105

Notes

For students who might be interested in pursuing further study in the Master of Architecture after completion of the BIA degree it is suggested that they undertake one architecture design studio in their third year to gain experience in the field. With permission of both the interior architecture and architectural design coordinators, IAR3117 may be substituted with ARC3001 (12 Points) or IAR3118 may be substituted with ARC3002 (12 Points). It is also recommended that they undertake the following units as their electives: ARC2101 Technologies and environments 2, ARC3101 Technologies and environments 3 and ARC3401 Architecture and the city. Undertaking these units will not guarantee acceptance into the Master of Architecture, but will provide a foundation to increase the competitiveness of applications. BIA graduates will be subject to the Master of Architecture selection processes and minimum requirements.

Within this unit students engage in a range of studio design projects which have quota restrictions. For distribution into studio project groups, consideration will be given to student preference forms, academic performance, and previous design studio experiences. Weighted Average Mark (WAM) may be taken into account to ensure there is an even distribution of students in the studio project groups. Studio project group allocation will be decided by the Program Coordinator and Chief Examiner of the unit.

Synopsis

This unit builds on skills developed in previous studios and applies these to a range of focused projects that extend and explore transformational practices in interior architecture. In this studio successful project outcomes will be of an intermediate level of complexity. They will provide an opportunity to integrate learning across the course with the development of responsive design practices. A number of focused studio projects will be offered.

Outcomes

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

  1. Respond creatively to design briefs of intermediate complexity;
  2. Investigate relevant concepts and precedents in design discourse and incorporate these into design proposals;
  3. Demonstrate the resolution of competing needs during the development of a design proposal;
  4. Apply design strategies with increasing awareness and independence;
  5. Explore and communicate design schemes through appropriate modes of representation;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 6 contact hours plus 18 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


IAR3118 - Interior architecture studio 6

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Matthew Bird

Coordinator(s)

Mr Matthew Bird

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

IAR3117, OHS1000

Prohibitions

IAR3116, IAR3106

Notes

For students who might be interested in pursuing further study in the Master of Architecture after completion of the BIA degree it is suggested that they undertake one architecture design studio in their third year to gain experience in the field. With permission of both the interior architecture and architectural design coordinators, IAR3117 may be substituted with ARC3001 (12 Points) or IAR3118 may be substituted with ARC3002 (12 Points). It is also recommended that they undertake the following units as their electives: ARC2101 Technologies and environments 2, ARC3101 Technologies and environments 3 and ARC3401 Architecture and the city. Undertaking these units will not guarantee acceptance into the Master of Architecture, but will provide a foundation to increase the competitiveness of applications. BIA graduates will be subject to the Master of Architecture selection processes and minimum requirements.

Within this unit students engage in a range of studio design projects which have quota restrictions. For distribution into studio project groups, consideration will be given to student preference forms, academic performance, and previous design studio experiences. Weighted Average Mark (WAM) may be taken into account to ensure there is an even distribution of students in the studio project groups. Studio project group allocation will be decided by the Program Coordinator and Chief Examiner of the unit.

Synopsis

This unit builds on skills developed in previous studios and applies these to a range of focused projects that extend and explore transformational practices in interior architecture. In this studio successful project outcomes will be of a high intermediate level of complexity. They will provide an opportunity to integrate learning across the course with the development of responsive design practices. A number of focused studio projects will be offered.

Outcomes

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

  1. Respond creatively to design briefs of high intermediate complexity;
  2. Investigate relevant concepts and precedents in design discourse and incorporate these into design proposals;
  3. Demonstrate the resolution of competing needs during the development of a design proposal;
  4. Apply design strategies with increasing awareness and independence;
  5. Explore and communicate design schemes through appropriate modes of representation;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 6 contact hours plus 18 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


IAR3303 - Folio and reflection

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Matthew Bird

Coordinator(s)

Ms Jhana Pfeiffer-Hunt

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

IAR2116

Synopsis

This unit introduces the folio for the communication of design propositions in a professional context. It focuses on the use of publishing media and techniques. Students compile and examine the projects undertaken in previous design studios. They identify emerging interests and locate them in relation to contemporary practitioners. Students will strategically curate their work to develop a folio suitable for presentation in a professional context.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Critically reflect on their design practice and projects to date;
  2. Develop and format a folio for presentation in a professional context;
  3. Use publishing media to refine and represent their position with visual communication techniques;
  4. Critically discuss their design agendas in parallel with their visual folio component;
  5. Locate and understand the contemporary nature of their practice in a culturally specific context;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


IAR3401 - Interior architecture history and theory

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Ms Charity Edwards

Coordinator(s)

Ms Charity Edwards

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

ARC2401 or IAR2411

Prohibitions

TAD2214

Synopsis

This unit provides an overview of approaches to the history and theory of interior architecture. The unit will also introduce methods for the written and visual analysis of interior architecture. The unit will investigate dialogues between history, theory and interior architectural design.

Outcomes

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

  1. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the history and theories of the interior;
  2. Develop a critical approach to the socio-economic, political and cultural contexts of selected interior architecture projects;
  3. Identify and critique significant interior architecture projects and their contribution to contemporary interior practice;
  4. Demonstrate a basic understanding of techniques applicable to the visual analysis of interior architecture;
  5. Inform and integrate design processes with theories of the interior;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


IAR3501 - Studies in interior architecture

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Matthew Bird

Coordinator(s)

Dr Matthew Bird

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

Overseas

Prato

  • Trimester 2 2019 (On-campus)
  • Trimester 3 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Enrolled in the Bachelor of Interior Architecture and must have passed 72 credit points

Synopsis

This unit offers focused study of an aspect of interior architectural production. This is explored in relation to a range of historic, theoretical, material and speculative domains. Projects may address diverse social, cultural and technological perspectives. The unit will incorporate various methodologies for understanding interior architecture as a series of transformational practices.

Outcomes

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

  1. Examine, analyse and evaluate aspects of a focused study of interior architectural production;
  2. Engage creatively with interior architecture and related transformational practices;
  3. Select methods and strategies appropriate to a focused study of interior architectural production;
  4. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


IAR4117 - Interior architecture studio 7

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Matthew Bird

Coordinator(s)

Dr Matthew Bird

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

IAR3116 and IAR3205

Co-requisites

TAD4503Not offered in 2019 or TAD4523

Prohibitions

IAR4107

Notes

Within this unit students engage in a range of studio design projects which have quota restrictions. For distribution into studio project groups, consideration will be given to student preference forms, academic performance, and previous design studio experiences. Weighted Average Mark (WAM) may be taken into account to ensure there is an even distribution of students in the studio project groups. Studio project group allocation will be decided by the Program Coordinator and Chief Examiner of the unit.

Synopsis

Projects are student-generated and complex, usually addressing specialised commercial contexts. Building code and other statutory requirements are researched and resolution of these issues is required as part of the project requirements. Students undertake research studies in specific contemporary discourses and practices pertaining to their project, which may include interior, environmental and architectural design and related social theory. Students develop and articulate their individual project approaches and design philosophies in studio discussion, whilst planning their design process and scheduling the project demands through the semester.

Outcomes

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

  1. Demonstrate understanding of a specialist application of interior architecture, with particular reference to relevant contemporary interior, environmental and architectural design and discourse; and the complexity of human needs that this interior architecture application addresses;
  2. Articulate a personal aesthetic, cultural and social position relative to it;
  3. Combine this understanding and capability with the development of an interior architecture project brief and schematic designs that can lead to a high degree of resolution of all project factors;
  4. Communicate various stages of the project with high quality presentations;
  5. Self-manage the scheduling of project work;
  6. Identify, understand and be capable applying the pertinent planning, building code, and other statutory requirements;
  7. Observe and employ occupational health and safety principles and rules appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 6 contact hours plus 18 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IAR4118 - Interior architecture studio 8

18 points, SCA Band 2, 0.375 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Matthew Bird

Coordinator(s)

Ms Charity Edwards

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

IAR4117 and TAD4502 or TAD4523

Prohibitions

IAR4108

Synopsis

Projects are student-generated and complex, usually addressing specialised commercial contexts. Building construction, detailing, and specifications are researched and documentation of these aspects is required as part of the project requirements. Students undertake detailed design development stemming from their earlier research studies in specific contemporary discourses and practices pertaining to their project. Students develop a fully professional resolution of all technical, philosophical and aesthetic aspects of their individual projects.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Demonstrate understanding of a specialist application of interior architecture, with particular reference to relevant contemporary interior, environmental and architectural design and discourse; and the complexity of human needs that this interior architecture application addresses;
  2. Competently articulate the personal aesthetic, cultural and social position represented by their design solution, in its technical resolution and detail;
  3. Demonstrate application of this research-based understanding and capability in the development of a fully resolved specialist set of interior architecture designs that resolve to a high degree all project factors;
  4. Be able to communicate resolution of the project with high quality presentations and professional level technical documentation;
  5. Self-manage the scheduling of project work;
  6. Identify, understand and be capable applying the pertinent building technologies, specifications, and documentation techniques;
  7. Observe and employ occupational health and safety principles and rules appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

36 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 28 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IAR4119 - Interior architecture studio 7

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Matthew Bird

Coordinator(s)

Dr Matthew Bird

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

IAR3118, OHS1000

Prohibitions

IAR4117, IAR4107

Notes

Within this unit students engage in a range of studio design projects which have quota restrictions. For distribution into studio project groups, consideration will be given to student preference forms, academic performance, and previous design studio experiences. Weighted Average Mark (WAM) may be taken into account to ensure there is an even distribution of students in the studio project groups. Studio project group allocation will be decided by the Program Coordinator and Chief Examiner of the unit.

Synopsis

This unit builds on skills developed in previous studios and applies these to a range of focused projects that extend and explore transformational practices in interior architecture. In this studio successful project outcomes will be of an advanced level of complexity. They will provide an opportunity to integrate learning across the course with the development of responsive design practices. A number of focused studio projects will be offered.

Outcomes

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

  1. Respond creatively to design briefs of advanced complexity;
  2. Investigate relevant concepts and precedents in design discourse and incorporate these into design proposals;
  3. Demonstrate the resolution of competing needs during the development of a design proposal;
  4. Apply design strategies with increasing awareness and independence;
  5. Explore and communicate design schemes through appropriate modes of representation;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 6 contact hours plus 18 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


IAR4120 - Interior architecture design research project

18 points, SCA Band 2, 0.375 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Matthew Bird

Coordinator(s)

Mr Matthew Bird

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

IAR4119, IAR4500, OHS1000

Co-requisites

IAR4501

Prohibitions

IAR4118, IAR4108

Synopsis

Interior Architecture Studio 8 is the culmination of the interior architecture studio stream. Students refine and apply the broad range of skills developed in preceding studios and associated units through the investigation of an independent design research project. The project is developed to express individual concerns and a platform for future professional endeavours.

Outcomes

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

  1. Demonstrate a high level of proficiency and autonomy in interior architectural production;
  2. Identify and evaluate relevant research concepts, strategies and methods, and apply them in interior architecture and associated fields;
  3. Develop design briefs and strategies in relation to research agendas;
  4. Critically assess and apply contemporary design theories and practices within local and international contexts;
  5. Engage productively with reflective practices in design and integrate relevant skills developed throughout the course;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

36 hours per week including 6 contact hours plus 30 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


IAR4406 - Industrial experience

0 points, SCA Band 2, 0.000 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Ms Charity Edwards

Coordinator(s)

Ms Jhana Pfeiffer-Hunt

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

Prerequisites

IAR3106 and PPR3108 or IAR3116 and IAR3303 and PPR3102

Synopsis

A period of approved industrial placement (normally six weeks) in an interior architecture or design practice normally taken no earlier than the end of the third year and preferably before the commencement of the fourth year. In many instances students will use the contacts they develop in this unit to help identify an honours project topic.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Be able to perform a variety of tasks to an adequate professional standard within an architectural/interior architectural working environment;
  2. Be able to operate effectively and constructively as a team-member within an architectural/interior architectural project team;
  3. Be able to reflect critically upon the operational strengths and weaknesses of project and office management procedures employed within an architectural/interior architectural professional context;
  4. Understand from first hand experience a variety of the tasks and problems that constitute interior architecture practice, and be able to describe approaches to them.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment. Pass grade only.

Workload requirements

240 hours at approved work sites.

See also Unit timetable information


IAR4500 - Research: questions and processes

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Matthew Bird

Coordinator(s)

Dr Matthew Bird

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

IAR3401, OHS1000

Prohibitions

TAD4523

Synopsis

This unit critically explores design research approaches. Students will investigate and test evolving relationships between designing and researching. These explorations will also contribute to formulating and articulating relevant agendas for the student's interior architecture research projects.

Outcomes

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

  1. Investigate, consider and apply diverse design research approaches;
  2. Describe and defend a considered position using scholarly conventions;
  3. Situate personal and speculative design practices within a critical discourse;
  4. Develop an appropriate interior architecture design research proposal;
  5. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


IAR4501 - Interior architecture design research documentation

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Matthew Bird

Coordinator(s)

Mr Matthew Bird

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

IAR4500, OHS1000

Co-requisites

IAR4120

Synopsis

This unit runs in parallel with IAR4120 to reinforce the intellectual and design contexts for the studio exploration. Activities include ongoing reflection, documentation and contextualisation of students' research. Students will draw on IAR4500 to articulate processes, findings and implications uncovered through the studio project.

Outcomes

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

  1. Demonstrate reflective approaches for the production of design research;
  2. Document and communicate the processes and findings of a design research project;
  3. Locate their work in relation to socio-economic, cultural, design and intellectual developments relevant to interior architecture;
  4. Select and apply appropriate design research concepts, strategies and methods;
  5. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


IDE1502 - Modelmaking and workshop practice

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Mark Richardson

Coordinator(s)

Mr Peter Farrer

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

DGN1001 or COL1001 or ARC2002

Prohibitions

IDE1501

Synopsis

This unit deals with the practical aspects of making models in a workshop, embracing workshop practices, modelling techniques and using manual or semi-automated tools. Students undertake programmed exercises in modelmaking including three dimensional form development, and gain an understanding of the physical and chemical properties of modelling materials

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Have a knowledge of the range of modelling types and their applications;
  2. Be able to make simple models of the design objects in the workshop;
  3. Have a general understanding of fabrication techniques and finishing processes involved in the execution of prescribed design modelling projects;
  4. Have a working knowledge of the application and operation of manual and semi automatic equipment;
  5. Understand occupational health and safety policy requirements of the modelmaking workshop environment and be able to demonstrate safe working practices on a selected range of equipment.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IDE1602 - Product drawing

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Mark Richardson

Coordinator(s)

Mr Bryan Lee

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Students undertaking course Bachelor of Industrial Design, or Bachelor of Engineering / Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design), who have completed one of ARC2002 or DGN1001 or COL1001 and have completed one of DWG1301 or DWG1201

Prohibitions

IDE1601, IDN1002

Synopsis

This unit covers an advanced practice of combining techniques and media, as well as experimental methods; introduction to framing of the subject; selection of the most appropriate view; combination of views; development of background treatment; composition of pictorial settings for products.

Outcomes

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

  1. Draw to build ideas and show salient features of an intended design rather than a pre-existing object;
  2. Appreciate drawing as a method of externalising thoughts and developing ideas;
  3. Communicate their ideas through concept presentation sketches and renderings;
  4. Use drawing for persuasion and communication in a product design context;
  5. Demonstrate proficiency in the use of appropriate drawing mediums and equipment;
  6. Understand the range of drawing mediums and select appropriate techniques to suit the nature of the design or the communicative purpose.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IDE1802 - Materials and manufacturing 1

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Robbie Napper

Coordinator(s)

Mr David Trickey

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

DGN1001 or ARC2002

Prohibitions

IDE2401

Synopsis

The use of materials and manufacturing processes with particular reference to their application in product design. Product life cycle and environmental design considerations are taken into account to include disassembly techniques and the recycling of metals and plastics. Students gain an understanding of design applicable for low volume manufacture or batch production.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Have a basic knowledge of manufacturing methods;
  2. Understand the properties of materials, used in manufacturing purposes;
  3. Be able to interpret product designs for low volume, batch production;
  4. Have a basic knowledge of applied mechanics relating to product design materials and structures;
  5. Appreciate product life, recycling and environmental issues.

Assessment

Class assignments (60%)

Examination (40%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 hours of lectures and tutorials and 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IDE2113 - Industrial design studio 3

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Robbie Napper

Coordinator(s)

Mr Marinos Drakopoulos

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

IDE1112

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Synopsis

This unit outlines the design process with particular reference to creative idea formulation, information searching, problem-solving, and incorporation of two and three dimensional design principles in form development. User-centered design models are considered in terms of cultural, physical, logical and semantic constraints, mapping relationships, standardisation, control and feedback factors. Methods of design communication and presentation are explored and applied.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Understand and enjoy the challenge of designing consumer objects geared for mass production;
  2. Have an appreciation of the practical and theoretical nature of industrial design, in particular the intimate relationship between rational processes and inspiration in design;
  3. Have an appreciation of user-centred design criteria;
  4. Be able to identify, analyse, and interpret the general characteristics of design tasks;
  5. Understand simple models of the design process and their applications;
  6. Plan for and efficiently undertake simple three-dimensional projects with regard to functional, technical, structural and aesthetic criteria;
  7. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IDE2114 - Industrial design studio 4

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Mark Richardson

Coordinator(s)

Dr Mark Richardson

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

IDE2113

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Synopsis

This unit serves as an introduction to the field of consumer product design. Teaching centres on the design of electrical appliances, with emphasis on production issues, value analysis, ergonomics, materials selection, and documentation for manufacture. Consumer appeal and market factors will also be taken into account.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Design products to a high standard of technical and aesthetic performance;
  2. Apply product analysis techniques to existing products and learn to develop them for new products;
  3. Locate and apply information on materials and manufacturing processes;
  4. Carry out design projects for the consumer product field, which incorporate electromechanical components and devices;
  5. Understand and practice the rules of occupational health and safety in force in the industrial design studio.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IDE2120 - Designing for sustainability

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Robbie Napper

Coordinator(s)

Mr Marinos Drakopoulos

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Synopsis

This unit covers a range of design theories and practices that underpin enduring and resilient ways of reducing the negative impacts of the human production of objects and environments and their associated sociological behaviours. Various perspectives of production, consumption and exchange are considered including Life Cycle Analysis tools, Recycling, Re-use, Dematerialisation and Reduction. The outcomes intend to demonstrate knowledge of the core themes of designing objects and environments that are sustainable to society, economy and nature.

Outcomes

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

  1. Identify, analyse, and interpret the general characteristics of design for sustainability;
  2. Practice the application of enduring and resilient responses to design problems;
  3. Demonstrate an appreciation of the practical and theoretical nature of human sustainability, in particular the relationship between rational processes and their impact on objects and environments;
  4. Observe and employ occupational health and safety appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IDE2211 - Engineering drawing

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Selby Coxon

Coordinator(s)

Ms Amy Killen

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

OHS1000

Synopsis

This unit establishes the principles of formal engineering and geometrical drawing. Topics include equipment and materials, line types, drawing notional elements, projecting and sectioning, presentation principles and an introduction to dimensioning and tolerancing.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Appreciate product Engineering Drawing as communication system;
  2. Understand the importance of product Engineering Drawing as a significant component of the industrial design process;
  3. Be able to execute drawings of three dimensional objects through projections and sectional views that comply with accepted professional industry convention, in particular Australian Standards (AS1100) to a basic standard;
  4. Be able to apply the above principles when designing in any computer aided design program;
  5. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IDE2303 - Ergonomics

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Mark Richardson

Coordinator(s)

Mr Tahl Swieca

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

IDE2701Not offered in 2019 and OHS1000

Synopsis

The unit concerns the matching of products to the capabilities of the human body (Anthropometrics) and to the surroundings in which human beings live and work. There is particular reference to safety, usability specification and testing, and the commercial and legal aspects of product ergonomics.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Understand the principles and application of ergonomics;
  2. Be capable of optimising ergonomics in design;
  3. Be able to develop ergonomic check lists for products;
  4. Understand and practice the rules of occupational health and safety in force in the industrial design studio.

Assessment

Practical exercises (80%)

Class tests (20%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including a 1-hour lecture, 2 hours of tutorials and 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IDE2701 - Product interface design

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Robbie Napper

Coordinator(s)

Mr Nyein Aung

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

DGN1001 or ARC2002 or COL1001 and OHS1000

Synopsis

This unit introduces the topic of person/product user interface. The mechanical and electro-mechanical systems that determine the relationship between a user's action and its outcome. The unit focuses upon products, environments, and systems, defining their form as it relates to how they are used. The unit covers how these products will be situated socially and culturally.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Be able to analyse information and to interpret into a logical flow chart the information required for the operation of electronic and electro-mechanical products;
  2. Develop sensitivity to understanding user interface issues such as conceptual models, affordance and mapping between interface and functions, as well as creating feedback to actions;
  3. Develop and prepare a series of working graphic user interfaces from a given or developed database(s);
  4. Understand and practice the rules of occupational health and safety in force in the industrial design studio.

Assessment

Projects (100%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 hours studio contact and 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IDE2810 - Furniture 1

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Robbie Napper

Coordinator(s)

Mr Nicholas Found

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

ARC2002 or DGN2003 or IDE2113 or IAR2113 or IAR2115 or CDS2001 or IDN2001 or SDN2001 and OHS1000

Synopsis

This unit provides an overview of furniture design practice in Industrial Design. It outlines specific issues of the design process with particular reference to form, materials and structure. Methods of design communication and presentation are explored and applied.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Understand the diversity of materials and processes for making furniture;
  2. Have increased sophistication in ergonomic analysis;
  3. Understand constructional requirements and techniques;
  4. Understand the development of furniture design concepts;
  5. Undertake simple three-dimensional projects with regard to functional, technical, structural and aesthetic design criteria;
  6. Understand and practice the rules of occupational health and safety in force in the industrial design studio.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IDE2811 - Mechanics and electronics for industrial design

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Mark Richardson

Coordinator(s)

Dr Lawrence Wong

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

OHS1000

Synopsis

This unit covers the fundamentals of mechanics as applied to consumer products including loads and forces in structures both solid and dynamic. The unit also includes the fundamentals of electronics in product design such as circuit analysis, electrical and magnetic fields, passive and active devices, voltage levels and frequency ranges, safety and regulations as used in a variety of consumer products.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Have an understanding of the application of electrical and mechanical systems for contemporary products;
  2. Have a basic working knowledge of electricity and mechanics;
  3. Experience applying electrical and or mechanical principles in product design projects;
  4. Understand and practice the rules of occupational health and safety in force in the industrial design studio.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IDE3115 - Industrial design studio 5

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Robbie Napper

Coordinator(s)

Dr Rowan Page

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

OHS1000 and IDE2114Not offered in 2019

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to designing products for specific purposes at a more advanced level, and builds on knowledge gained in the previous semester. Presentation skills are further developed with the execution of detailed models of product designs, and the use of computer skills for engineering drawing. Emphasis is placed on design methodologies, ergonomics, documentation for manufacture, the sourcing of relevant product data, researching techniques and user analyses.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Produce original designs to a high standard of technical, production, and aesthetic requirements, which successfully resolve product semantic issues;
  2. Undertake value analysis studies of existing products;
  3. Prepare product design specifications;
  4. Demonstrate at an advanced level, skills, and abilities in the documentation of designs for production;
  5. Conceptualise, design and develop for specific market criteria;
  6. Produce detailed models for presentation purposes;
  7. Observe and employ occupational health and safety principles and rules appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IDE3116 - Industrial design studio 6

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Mark Richardson

Coordinator(s)

Mr Rowan Page

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

OHS1000 and IDE3115

Synopsis

This unit brings together all the studies that students have hitherto undertaken in the course. It provides the opportunity for students to demonstrate their capacity to integrate all aspects of Industrial Design project work in a holistic project that demonstrates professional competence. Students are encouraged to think creatively to identify a market need, research and source relevant data, develop a product design specification and undertake the design of a product proposal under the supervision of academic staff. Project work is presented in folio format, documented for production. Final design proposals are also undertaken in detailed model form.

Outcomes

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

  1. Integrate technical, aesthetic and symbolic factors Involved in an industrial design project;
  2. Achieve a holistic design, which demonstrates professional competence and cultural awareness;
  3. Interact with industry and source relevant data;
  4. Research, select and specify components relevant to individual projects;
  5. Prepare viable design solutions for volume manufacture in accordance with project criteria;
  6. Demonstrate communication skills including the execution of detailed-scaled models for presentation purposes;
  7. Observe and employ occupational health and safety principles and rules appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IDE3812 - Mobility design 1

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Mark Richardson

Coordinator(s)

Mr Ken Attard

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

IDE1602 and OHS1000

Synopsis

This unit introduces the field of transportation design including materials technology, ergonomics, future trends and external influences, and transportation design history. Project work will be undertaken using the appropriate drawing and rendering techniques to initiate and present transportation concepts.

Outcomes

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

  1. Accurately sketch preliminary transportation concepts;
  2. Detail their design solutions using appropriate means and materials;
  3. Analyse transport design problems;
  4. Understand transportation design styling terms;
  5. Understand the types of materials, construction techniques, advances in engineering and technology that have recently occurred in the automotive/transportation industries;
  6. Observe and employ occupational health and safety principles and rules appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IDE3813 - Mobility design 2

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Mark Richardson

Coordinator(s)

Mr Ken Attard

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

OHS1000 and IDE3812

Synopsis

This unit continues the student's development in the field of transportation design. Further study is undertaken in materials technology, ergonomics, future trends and external influences. Project work will be undertaken using the appropriate drawing and rendering techniques to initiate and present transportation concepts.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Have advanced visualising capability in the field of transport design;
  2. Be able to detail their design solutions and produce three dimensional representations;
  3. Be able to analyse transport design problems in detail;
  4. Understand appropriate transportation nomenclature;
  5. Observe and employ occupational health and safety principles and rules appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IDE3814 - Materials and manufacturing 2

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Mark Richardson

Coordinator(s)

Dr Rowan Page

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

OHS1000 and either IDE1802Not offered in 2019 or ENG1501 or ENG1050 or MEC2403

Synopsis

This unit broadens the student's understanding of the use and properties of materials in product design. There is a particular emphasis upon new and emerging materials and processes and volumes of production. Lectures cover the following areas of study; comparative assembly techniques, automated assembly, recycling and disassembly, surface treatments, guidelines for designing mouldings; fastening and joining techniques.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Have an advanced knowledge of applications of materials and manufacturing in product design;
  2. Understand the performance of materials including environmental exposure;
  3. Understand the properties of new and emerging materials and their process interaction;
  4. Be able to design products for assembly and disassembly;
  5. Observe and employ occupational health and safety principles and rules appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IDE3815 - Furniture design 2

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Robbie Napper

Coordinator(s)

Mr Nicholas Found

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

OHS1000 and IDE2810

Synopsis

Students are encouraged to develop a greater understanding of furniture design and methods of production. Topics cover aspects of ergonomics, production processes in a variety of materials and the aesthetic aspects of furniture. Further sophistication in the demands of users. Furniture as components of exterior environments, and larger modules such as office spatial requirements. Studio project work is undertaken involving the development of furniture designs to meet particular technical and cultural requirements.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have an understanding of:

  1. The wide diversity of furniture types;
  2. Progressive ergonomic analysis;
  3. The variety of production methods;
  4. Aspects of furniture in a wider external environmental context;
  5. The development of furniture design concepts and details to meet selected design requirements;
  6. The holistic integration of technical, aesthetic, and symbolic factors in their designs;
  7. And will observe and employ occupational health and safety principles and rules appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IDE4117 - Industrial design studio 7 (major project 1)

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Selby Coxon

Coordinator(s)

Associate Professor Selby Coxon

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

IDE3116

Prohibitions

IDE4107

Synopsis

This unit is the first part of a major industrial design project. The unit provides an opportunity to research issues, undertake conceptual designs and develop refinements on the basis of the advanced attainment achieved at the end of the third year. Students should be particularly concerned with the development of their personal design philosophy, the way in which it responds to social needs and its visual and social expression as a preliminary to its virtuoso development in the major project. The contemporary discourse in industrial design and related theory is actively discussed and debated, with students encouraged to develop a personal position relative to it.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Demonstrate a capability to research and explore the full range of issues to be considered in an industrial design project;
  2. Be able to practice industrial design to a high standard of professional competency;
  3. Be able to relate their work to contemporary discourse and seek to extend its boundaries through their design work;
  4. Be able to defend their chosen direction in the major project against informed criticism;
  5. Have a base of knowledge, understanding and capability necessary to undertake their major project;
  6. Be capable of organising, developing and planning methodologies associated with the major project which will help to successfully determine a viable outcome;
  7. Observe and employ occupational health and safety principles and rules appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IDE4118 - Industrial design studio 8 (major project 2)

18 points, SCA Band 2, 0.375 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Mark Richardson

Coordinator(s)

Dr Robbie Napper

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

IDE4117

Prohibitions

IDE4108

Synopsis

This unit is the second of the major project sequence. Students are expected to continue with research initiated in IDE4117, and develop a time frame which details prototype construction in consultation with a supervisor and course coordinator. Project must have appropriate aspects to serve as a vehicle to demonstrate the student's professional understanding and capabilities as well as appropriate complexity to enable the student to professionally undertake and present it within time and resource limitations of the unit. Documentation must be completed to a professional standard. Regular group and individual critiques are undertaken as the project and the thinking underlying it develop.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Be able to develop and refine their industrial design project from the conceptual stage undertaken in IDE4117 Major Project (Industrial Design) Part One through to a prototype presentation, demonstrating a high level of capability;
  2. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the discipline and its professional practices, with particular reference to the social, cultural and aesthetic aspects of their investigation;
  3. Have a high level of knowledge of the contemporary discourse in design and industrial design and to be able to position their work relative to it;
  4. Be able to debate and/or defend their practice in an informed critical appraisal;
  5. Cultivate high ambitions to perfect their practice of industrial design;
  6. Observe and employ occupational health and safety principles and rules appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

36 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 28 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IDE4809 - Mobility design 3

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Mark Richardson

Coordinator(s)

Mr Carl Cerra

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Students must have completed at least 96 credit points in the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, or IDE1602 or IDN2101 or DIS2904

Prohibitions

IDE3808

Synopsis

This unit continues from IDE3813. It seeks to develop student's sophistication toward transportation concepts through greater awareness of modeling, materials and processes. Students have an opportunity to create 3D representation in a variety of appropriate modelling media. This enables students to evaluate how well their designs match up to particular technical and cultural requirements. Students will be expected to develop their own design proposals. Topics cover advanced aspects of 3D modelling and production processes in a variety of materials and the aesthetic aspects of transportation. Studio project work involves the development of a sophisticated piece of transportation design.

Outcomes

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

  1. Plan strategies and generate interior / exterior design concepts preferably consistent with design studies previously undertaken in the Transportation Design 2 unit;
  2. Validate conceptual design work which is feasible for manufacture;
  3. Show a sound understanding of layouts, component mapping and ergonomic factors in the field of transportation;
  4. Show sensitivity to the latest aesthetic thinking and material technologies in the area of study;
  5. Successfully demonstrate a 3D replication of a transportation design concept;
  6. Observe and employ occupational health and safety principles and rules appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IDN1001 - Industrial design studio 1

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Selby Coxon

Coordinator(s)

Associate Professor Selby Coxon

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Admission to any Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture Bachelor degree

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Prohibitions

DGN1001, DIS1103

Synopsis

The aim of this unit is to introduce the student to the fundamental principles of understanding and controlling three-dimensional form. Design elements. A deconstructed look at the world. Students undertake weekly exercises that lead through the 'grammar' of shape, form and line. They practice expressing these things through drawing and the exploration of abstract interpretations in card, paper and foam. Early explorations of the same in a simple form of CAD (e.g. Google sketch-up). Cardboard structures are built to explore early understanding of structure balance and geometry in static objects. This unit explores the nature of design by introducing the characteristics of space, objects or images as appropriate, as part of a designer's repertoire of knowledge and understanding. Basic design studies provide the framework for the development of a language of design.

Outcomes

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

  1. Recognise, analyse and apply the elements and principles of design;
  2. Understand the nature of a generic design process and apply methodical steps in their own projects;
  3. Understand core concepts of manipulating form to convey shared meanings;
  4. Understand and appreciate the core concepts of structure in design;
  5. Observe and employ occupational health and safety appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IDN1002 - Industrial design studio 2

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Robbie Napper

Coordinator(s)

Dr Mark Richardson

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

COL1001 or IDN1001

Prohibitions

IDE1112, IDE1802Not offered in 2019

Synopsis

The aim of this unit is to understand and develop the students understanding and practical skill regarding the relationship between production and manufacture. The studio takes the student through a number of key studio based explorations that underpin and develop an understanding of the inter-relationship between a desired physical outcome and the manner of its production. This includes an appreciation of the core principles of manufacture methods and the impact upon the design of an object due to materiality. Students are encouraged to apply theoretical learning with an experimental approach to problem solving. Project work is presented in folio format, documented for production. Final design proposals are also undertaken in detailed model or prototypical form where appropriate.

Outcomes

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

  1. De-construct existing objects and products with intent of re-purposing them by understanding their making;
  2. Design objects to meet certain physical criteria through the manipulation and exploitation of industrial multiple production processes;
  3. Appreciate the practical and theoretical nature of industrial design, in particular the intimate relationship between rational processes and inspirational factors in design;
  4. Identify, analyse, and interpret the general characteristics of design tasks;
  5. Observe and employ occupational health and safety appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IDN2001 - Industrial design studio 3

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Selby Coxon

Coordinator(s)

Mr Marinos Drakopoulos

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

IDN1002

Prohibitions

IDE2113, IDE2701Not offered in 2019 or IDE2303Not offered in 2019

Synopsis

The aim of this unit is to engage the student in sophisticated concepts around understanding of the person to machine interface. This includes an appreciation of the core principles of anthropometrics, the concept of physical, semantic and cultural constraints. Mapping of control and feedback systems. Affordances and user centred issues around a series of physical and virtual problems. The unit examines the theoretical underpinning of the interaction of humans with objects and systems from anthropometry and the physical world to psychological constructions of how people interact with objects. Students are encouraged to apply theoretical learning with an experimental approach to problem solving. Project work is presented in folio format, documented for production. Final design proposals are also undertaken in detailed model or prototypical form where appropriate.

Outcomes

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

  1. Recognise and devise solutions to design problems that respond to the key theoretical principles of human-machine interface;
  2. Understand and apply principles of design constraints, mapping and affordances;
  3. Understand and apply principles of Graphic User Interface;
  4. Understand and apply principles of ergonomics;
  5. Understand and apply principles of the physical interaction between humans and objects.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IDN2101 - Concept art for design

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Selby Coxon

Coordinator(s)

Mr Bryan Lee

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

48 credit points in any Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture degree and approval of the unit or course coordinator

Synopsis

This unit extends students technical ability to conceive, refine and effectively communicate conceptual design work. Conceptual design work, also referred to as concept art, is an essential part of the industrial designer's repertoire in conceiving of objects which do not yet exist. This core skill has since the 1980s expanded to become a possible end in itself, with designers finding employment and careers in the design of conceptual objects never meant for manufacture, but instead for film, gaming, illustration, science fiction, and other multimedia fields. Centred on drawing, students will be taught a range of skills to capture conceptual designs by the visual description of three dimensional form, and communicate them, with a focus on the designs being plausible in detail but conceptual in nature.

Outcomes

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

  1. Demonstrate proficiency in describing three dimensional form through drawing techniques;
  2. Understand the suitable application of drawing techniques to different conceptual projects;
  3. Capture and communicate new ideas rapidly;
  4. Create finished artwork suitable for production proposals;
  5. Possess an understanding of the conceptual design industry and the application of these skills;
  6. Observe and employ occupational health and safety appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IDN2102 - Service design studio

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Selby Coxon

Coordinator(s)

Associate Professor Selby Coxon

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

48 credit points in any Monash degree

Synopsis

Understanding and applying the principles of service design is an important part of a designer's repertoire of knowledge. 'Services' in this unit are defined as carefully considered human-centred experiences with objects, artefacts or places connected by a system or systems of use. Students undertake a project based approach supported by theoretical frameworks discussed in the studio. The unit takes case study examples of creating and organising the provision of a service and enables the student to then explore their own ideas. The practice elements of designing for services introduces the student to creating work flow charts, experience testing techniques, and information graphics to communicate ideas and realise solutions.

Outcomes

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

  1. Recognise, analyse and apply the elements and principles of service design;
  2. Understand the nature of the service design process and apply methodical steps in their own projects;
  3. Understand core concepts of manipulating the diverse creative elements of object / graphics / media and space to convey shared meanings;
  4. Understand and communicate a range of techniques to exemplify service system design outcomes;
  5. Observe and employ occupational health and safety appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IDN3001 - Industrial design studio 4

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Robbie Napper

Coordinator(s)

Dr Rowan Page

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

IDN2001

Prohibitions

IDE3115, IDE3814

Synopsis

The aim of this unit is to capture and develop the skills to enable a designer to appreciate and understand the financial, marketing and business implications of taking a product concept into the commercial realm. Students undertake a semester long project with a view to better understanding the implications upon their design of the commercial imperative. A solution is sought to a design problem to which all aspects of the market and commercial enterprise are brought to bear. Project based multi dimensional problems are assigned in a studio setting. Students are encouraged to think creatively to identify a market or societal need, research and source relevant data, develop a product design specification and undertake the design of a product proposal under the supervision of academic staff. Project work is presented in folio format, documented for production. Final design proposals are also undertaken in detailed model or prototypical form where appropriate.

Outcomes

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

  1. Understand the process of creating a cost model for their design outcome;
  2. Build a market communication to promote the value proposition of their solution;
  3. Interact with industry and source relevant data;
  4. Research, select and specify components relevant to individual projects;
  5. Prepare viable design solutions for volume manufacture in accordance with project criteria;
  6. Demonstrate communication skills including the execution of detailed-scaled models or prototypes for presentation purposes;
  7. Observe and employ occupational health and safety principles and rules appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IDN3002 - Industrial design studio 5

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Robbie Napper

Coordinator(s)

Mr Rowan Page

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

IDN3001

Prohibitions

IDE3116

Synopsis

The aim of this unit is to prepare the student to demonstrate a level of competency enabling them to enter into the profession. The studio content focuses upon a student chosen design project that brings together all the learning and skill set acquisition that students have hitherto undertaken on the course. It provides the opportunity for students to demonstrate their capacity to integrate all aspects of Industrial Design project work into a holistic project; engaging design thinking, materiality, human interaction manufacturing, and communication that demonstrates professional competence. Students are encouraged to think creatively to identify a market or societal need, research and source relevant data, develop a product design specification and undertake the design of a product proposal under the supervision of academic staff. Project work is presented in folio format, documented for production. Final design proposals are also undertaken in detailed model or prototypical form where appropriate.

Outcomes

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

  1. Integrate technical, aesthetic and symbolic factors involved in an industrial design project;
  2. Achieve a holistic design, which demonstrates professional competence and cultural awareness;
  3. Interact with industry and source relevant data;
  4. Research, select and specify components relevant to individual projects;
  5. Prepare viable design solutions for volume manufacture in accordance with project criteria;
  6. Demonstrate communication skills including the execution of detailed-scaled models or prototypes for presentation purposes;
  7. Observe and employ occupational health and safety principles and rules appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IDN4001 - Major project (industrial design) part 1

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Robbie Napper

Coordinator(s)

Associate Professor Selby Coxon

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

IDE3116 or IDN3002 or equivalent from another institution

Co-requisites

TDN4101

Prohibitions

IDE4107, IDE4117

Synopsis

This unit is the first part of a major industrial design project. The unit provides an opportunity to research issues, undertake conceptual designs and develop refinements on the basis of the advanced attainment achieved at the end of the third year. Students should be particularly concerned with the development of their personal design philosophy, the way in which it responds to social needs and its visual and social expression as a preliminary to its virtuoso development in the major project. The contemporary discourse in industrial design and related theory is actively discussed and debated, with students encouraged to develop a personal position relative to it.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Demonstrate a capability to research and explore the full range of issues to be considered in an industrial design project;
  2. Be able to practice industrial design to a high standard of professional competency;
  3. Be able to relate their work to contemporary discourse and seek to extend its boundaries through their design work;
  4. Be able to defend their chosen direction in the major project against informed criticism;
  5. Have a base of knowledge, understanding and capability necessary to undertake their major project;
  6. Be capable of organising, developing and planning methodologies associated with the major project which will help to successfully determine a viable outcome;
  7. Observe and employ occupational health and safety principles and rules appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IDN4002 - Major project (industrial design) part 2

18 points, SCA Band 2, 0.375 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Robbie Napper

Coordinator(s)

Dr Robbie Napper

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

IDN4001 or IDE4117

Co-requisites

TDN4102

Prohibitions

IDE4108, IDE4118

Synopsis

This unit is the second of the major project sequence. Students are expected to continue with research initiated in IDN4001 and develop a time frame which details prototype construction in consultation with a supervisor and course coordinator. Project must have appropriate aspects to serve as a vehicle to demonstrate the student's professional understanding and capabilities as well as appropriate complexity to enable the student to professionally undertake and present it within time and resource limitations of the unit. Documentation must be completed to a professional standard. Regular group and individual critiques are undertaken as the project and the thinking underlying it develop.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Be able to develop and refine their industrial design project from the conceptual stage undertaken in IDN4001 Major Project (Industrial Design) Part One through to a prototype presentation, demonstrating a high level of capability;
  2. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the discipline and its professional practices, with particular reference to the social, cultural and aesthetic aspects of their investigation;
  3. Have a high level of knowledge of the contemporary discourse in design and industrial design and to be able to position their work relative to it;
  4. Be able to debate and/or defend their practice in an informed critical appraisal;
  5. Cultivate high ambitions to perfect their practice of industrial design;
  6. Observe and employ occupational health and safety principles and rules appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

36 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 28 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


IDN4406 - Industry placement for design

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Ned Culic

Coordinator(s)

Mr Ned Culic

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

Prerequisites

CDS2001 or IDN2001, selection by interview and presentation of folio, enrolment in Bachelor of Design (F2002), student to secure own placement

Synopsis

This unit comprises a period of department-approved industry-based work placement with a design practice relevant to the students' discipline. The unit requires students to experience a minimum of 96 hours of contact for the semester, but this can be undertaken in a number of modes: 8 hours per week for 12 weeks, 16 hours per week for 6 weeks, 24 hours per week for 4 weeks and so on. The unit will provide students with valuable real-world design experience, and alert them to important studio practices such as time management, project management, client liaison, budgets, and actual creative production processes and procedures.

Outcomes

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

  1. Perform a variety of tasks to a professional standard within an a design practice;
  2. Effectively and constructively contribute as a team-member within an collaborative design project;
  3. Comprehend and participate in real-world design, planning and production processes;
  4. Develop design and planning skills that will translate to on-campus studio projects;
  5. Apply on-campus studio skills to a real-world design practice;
  6. Observe and apply the OHSE requirements of the working environment.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 4 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


JWL1311 - Contemporary jewellery practice 1

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Ms Manon van Kouswijk

Coordinator(s)

Ms Manon van Kouswijk

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Admission to a Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture course, or permission.

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Prohibitions

APA1501 or APA1507 or APA1511 or APA1521 or APA1602 or APA1604

Synopsis

This Fine Art unit introduces students to the practice and research of contemporary jewellery and object making. The emphasis in this unit is on engaging in processes that combine making with critical thinking to explore a range of innovative approaches to jewellery as a contemporary art practice.

Students will explore ideas within the framework of set projects using the making process and conceptual research to advance these ideas.

The process of making jewellery is taught through the acquisition of a variety of basic skills and techniques that incorporate working with metal, wood and plastic in addition to a broad range of other materials and processes.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Have a basic understanding of contemporary art jewellery practice as a discipline within Art, Design & Architecture;
  2. Be able to develop ideas and apply basic skills to realise jewellery-based and body related objects through an open process of inquiry and experimentation;
  3. Be able to research a contemporary art context for jewellery and its relationship to other relevant art, design and architecture practices;
  4. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study and studio practice.

See also Unit timetable information


JWL1312 - Contemporary jewellery practice 2

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Ms Manon van Kouswijk

Coordinator(s)

Ms Manon van Kouswijk

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Admission to a Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture course, or permission.

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Prohibitions

APA1502 or APA1512 or APA1522 or APA1524

Synopsis

Building on the acquired knowledge and experience of the previous unit, Jewellery Practice 2 gives students the opportunity to further explore ideas through the making of jewellery and objects in the context of a set project.

The unit's framework supports the student's ongoing development in both the acquisition of practical skills while encouraging an experimental approach to the use of materials and processes. The emphasis in this unit is on developing new ways of thinking about jewellery and new ways of making it. This approach will be reflected in the advanced theoretical research that is done alongside the making of three-dimensional works.

Outcomes

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

  1. Develop a growing understanding of contemporary art jewellery practice as a discipline within Art, Design & Architecture;
  2. Begin to make more advanced connections between their understanding of contemporary art jewellery practice and their ideas;
  3. Apply more advanced skills to realise jewellery-based and body related objects through an open process of inquiry and experimentation;
  4. Research at an intermediate level the contemporary art context of jewellery and its relationship to other relevant art, design and architecture practices;
  5. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study and studio practice.

See also Unit timetable information


JWL2313 - Contemporary jewellery practice 3

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Ms Manon van Kouswijk

Coordinator(s)

Ms Manon van Kouswijk

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Either JWL1311 or JWL1312 or VIS1111 or VIS1112 or VPR1001 or VPR1002 or FNA2111 or FNA2112 or permission from Studio Coordinator

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Synopsis

In Jewellery Practice 3 the experience of previous units is used to incrementally build upon and extend students' knowledge and experience in both making and critical thinking.

The continued research of contemporary jewellery and its various contexts, supports the student's increased understanding of the potential of the practice and the opportunity to develop innovative ideas.

The emphasis in this unit is on facilitating the development of student's ideas with increasing sophistication that demonstrates an advanced level of practice, underpinned by practical and theoretical research.

Outcomes

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

  1. Develop an understanding of contemporary jewellery practice as a discipline within Art, Design & Architecture;
  2. Develop ideas and skills to realise jewellery-based and body-related objects through an open process of inquiry and experimentation. Through the experience of making students will start to articulate their own visual and conceptual language within the context of contemporary jewellery practices;
  3. Critically analyse the theoretical and historical rationale and context of their work and its connection to a range of contemporary practices;
  4. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study and studio practice.

See also Unit timetable information


JWL2314 - Contemporary jewellery practice 4

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Ms Manon van Kouswijk

Coordinator(s)

Ms Manon van Kouswijk

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Either JWL1311 or JWL1312 or VIS1111 or VIS1112 or VPR1001 or VPR1002 or FNA2111 or FNA2112 or permission from Studio Coordinator

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Synopsis

Jewellery Practice 4 builds on previous study providing students with a solid basis from which to develop their ideas and research in a more independent way. At this stage of their development students will begin to focus more on their own interests in a particular area of jewellery and object-based practice maintaining an experimental approach to their research.

This unit will guide students towards a more self-directed way of working within the discipline. The emphasis is on articulating new ideas that contribute to contemporary jewellery and object-based practice in an interesting and progressive way and to realise these ideas at an advanced level.

Outcomes

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

  1. Develop a more profound understanding of the specific issues of contemporary jewellery practice in the context of other Art, Design & Architecture practices;
  2. Deepen their level of engagement with three-dimensional forms through an experimental approach to materials and processes;
  3. Conduct an advanced level of research in the context of both set and self-directed projects;
  4. Develop more challenging ideas and a more conceptual approach to the subject matter at hand;
  5. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study and studio practice.

See also Unit timetable information


MDC4202 - Fundamental interaction design studio 2

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr In Dae Hwang

Coordinator(s)

Dr In Dae Hwang

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

MDC4201 and MDC4215

Co-requisites

MDC4216

Synopsis

This unit develops knowledge, methods and principles in Tangible Interaction Design (TID), building on the knowledge and practice in MDC4201. Students will be introduced to the TID approach to lead investigation, critical observation, and experimental practice, and develop an in-depth understanding of how the contextualization and task execution determines the overall performance of interactive systems. The major design project will be formulated to deal with various design issues such as interactivity-oriented human-factors, site and environmental contexts, and the correct use of interactive prototyping conventions.

Outcomes

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

  1. Critically analyse established methods and techniques through the application of Tangible Interaction Design frameworks to investigate interactive behaviours, functionalities, physical components, and interface elements;
  2. Develop and apply the fundamental elements and principles in physical form creation and behavioural design;
  3. Communicate ideas and concepts through the process of observation, analysis, selection, interpretation and expression to experiment and develop comprehensive design solutions using Tangible Interaction Design approaches;
  4. Further develop creative and specialist analytical skills through critical evaluation of designs in a series of reflective discussions, using terminology specific to Tangible Interaction Design;
  5. Produce interaction design solutions that apply a range of problem-solving methodologies and design strategies to respond to challenges with interactivity-oriented human-factors, site and environmental contexts, interaction design techniques, and prototyping conventions;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


MMD3305 - Multimedia studio 5A

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Mark Guglielmetti

Coordinator(s)

Dr Mark Guglielmetti

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

MMD2304

Synopsis

This unit provides students with the opportunity for high-level studio practice in multimedia design. It builds sequentially upon the skills and knowledge of multimedia by providing a focus on creative image and media production for a range of art and design applications. Emphasis is placed on combining techniques in imaging, visualisation, animation, interactivity, interface design, scripting and information architecture to develop creative and functional outcomes. The unit offers students the opportunity to develop multimedia projects that will address all levels of the creative process and project management, from conceptualisation and visualisation through to execution and presentation.

Outcomes

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

  1. Conceive, create and realize media assets (ie. digital images, video, sound) and productions (ie. interface designs, temporal and spatial elements, interactives) with increased expertise (ie. skill, confidence and proficiency) appropriate to an advanced level of studio practice in the discipline;
  2. Apply creativity, problem-solving, research and project development directly associated with multimedia design, digital imaging and interactive media to explore a range of creative solutions in response to project-based scenarios (ie. individual, collaborative, group) and briefs (ie. client-based, self-directed);
  3. Produce creative multimedia outcomes with increased conceptual understanding of design principles, end-user considerations, interactivity, visual language and communication that takes into account the professional, industry-related demands of multimedia practice;
  4. Demonstrate an increased technical proficiency across the development, acquisition, creation and production of digital media, using industry standard software applications, peripheral devices and addressing the requirements a variety of delivery platforms;
  5. Display a developed creative approach, personalised artistic expression and awareness of the many different genres and applications of multimedia commensurate with an advanced level of studio practice;
  6. Observe and employ occupational health and safety appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

Folio of studio/project work (100%, of which at least 20% will be assessed mid semester)

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours and 16 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


MMD3307 - Digital arts studio 5A

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

TBA

Coordinator(s)

TBA

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

MMD2304

Synopsis

This unit provides students with the opportunity for high-level studio practice in digital art. It builds sequentially upon the skills and knowledge of digital art by providing a focus on creative image and media production for a range of art and design applications. Emphasis is placed on combining techniques in imaging, visualisation, animation, interactivity, interface design, scripting and information architecture to develop creative and functional outcomes. The unit offers students the opportunity to develop digital art projects that will address all levels of the creative process and project management, from conceptualisation and visualisation through to execution and presentation.

Outcomes

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

  1. Conceive, create and realize media assets (ie. digital images, video, sound) and productions (ie. interface designs, temporal and spatial elements, interactives) with increased expertise (ie. skill, confidence and proficiency) appropriate to an advanced level of studio practice in the discipline;
  2. Apply creativity, problem-solving, research and project development directly associated with multimedia design, digital imaging and interactive media to explore a range of creative solutions in response to project-based scenarios (ie. individual, collaborative, group) and briefs (ie. client-based, self-directed);
  3. Produce creative digital art outcomes with increased conceptual understanding of design principles, end-user considerations, interactivity, visual language and communication that takes into account the artistic, self-expressive demands of digital arts practice;
  4. Demonstrate an increased technical proficiency across the development, acquisition, creation and production of digital media, using industry standard software applications, peripheral devices and addressing the requirements a variety of delivery platforms;
  5. Display a developed creative approach, personalised artistic expression and awareness of the many different genres and applications of digital art commensurate with an advanced level of studio practice;
  6. Observe and employ occupational health and safety appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

Folio of studio/project work (100%, of which at least 20% will be assessed mid semester)

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours and 16 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


MMD3308 - Digital arts studio 6A

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Mark Guglielmetti

Coordinator(s)

Dr In Dae Hwang

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

MMD3307Not offered in 2019

Synopsis

This unit provides students with the opportunity for high-level studio practice in digital art. It builds sequentially upon the skills and knowledge of digital art by providing a focus upon creative image and media production for a range of art and design applications. Emphasis is placed on combining techniques in imaging, visualisation, animation, interactivity, interface design, scripting and information architecture to develop creative and functional outcomes. The unit offers students the opportunity to develop digital art projects that will address all levels of the creative process and project management, from conceptualisation and visualisation through to execution and presentation.

Outcomes

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

  1. Conceive, create and realize media assets (ie. digital images, video, sound) and productions (ie. interface designs, temporal and spatial elements, interactives) with increased expertise (ie. skill, confidence and proficiency) appropriate to an advanced level of studio practice in the discipline;
  2. Apply creativity, problem-solving, research and project development directly associated with multimedia design, digital imaging and interactive media to explore a range of creative solutions in response to project-based scenarios (ie. individual, collaborative, group) and briefs (ie. client-based, self-directed);
  3. Produce creative digital art outcomes with increased conceptual understanding of design principles, end-user considerations, interactivity, visual language and communication that takes into account the artistic, self-expressive demands of digital arts practice;
  4. Demonstrate an increased technical proficiency across the development, acquisition, creation and production of digital media, using industry standard software applications, peripheral devices and addressing the requirements a variety of delivery platforms;
  5. Display a developed creative approach, personalised artistic expression and awareness of the many different genres and applications of digital art commensurate with an advanced level of studio practice;
  6. Observe and employ occupational health and safety appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

Folio of studio/project work (100%, of which at least 20% will be assessed mid semester)

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 5 contact hours and 19 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


OHS1000 - Introduction to art and design health and safety

0 points, SCA Band 2, 0.000 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Mark Richardson

Coordinator(s)

Dr Mark Richardson

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

Prerequisites

Admission to any Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture course

Synopsis

An introduction to occupational health, safety and environmental training within the context of courses within the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, together with an understanding of the historical perspectives and context of safety and environment concerns in the workplace. The difference between hazard and risk, and the process of risk assessment in workplaces.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Have an understanding of the nature of health and safety in the workplace, community expectations, and the relevant legislation;
  2. Be conversant with procedures for dealing with emergencies;
  3. Have an understanding of the terms hazard, risk, risk assessment, and risk management, and an understanding of the procedures for assessing and managing risk;
  4. Be able to identify the main types of hazard which may be encountered in studios and workshops - chemical, physical, and biological;
  5. Have an understanding of the importance of controlling risk and how this is done.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment. Pass grade only.

Workload requirements

Self guided study. Completion of online modules.

See also Unit timetable information


PHO1203 - Photography 1

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Peta Clancy (Semester 1)
Dr Meredith Turnbull (Semester 2)

Coordinator(s)

Dr Peta Clancy (Semester 1)
Dr Jacqui Shelton (Semester 2)

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Admission to a degree program of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture; or permission of Head of Department for non-Faculty applicants

Prohibitions

PHO1101, PHO1111, PHO1121, GVA1203

Synopsis

This unit develops an understanding of concepts of photomedia and an understanding of the relationship and relevance of student photographic work to aesthetics in photography, art and design. Students will undertake a series of thematic projects which stimulate awareness in the creative processes of conceiving, producing and editing photographic imagery through the control, manipulation and application of appropriate photographic material (ie. digital photographic paper).

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Have a basic practical and critical understanding of photography and its links with other media;
  2. Be able to access the Faculty Photomedia facilities and resources with a clear understanding of appropriate health and safety studio procedures and implement these procedures within their work practice;
  3. Have a minimum level of competence and understanding of the operations associated with lens-based photography including the principles of photographic 'seeing' and technical principles of image production (i.e. use of light sensitive materials, exposure);
  4. Have a basic understanding of photography as a visual language through working with photographic imagery as expressive, narrative and representational forms;
  5. Have developed a basic vocabulary for the discussion of ideas and the role of images within the broader framework of contemporary society and art practice;
  6. Have the foundation necessary to undertake further units in Photomedia with a view towards either specialisation or application of the media within other studio disciplines.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


PHO1204 - Digital imaging for contemporary art

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Meredith Turnbull

Coordinator(s)

Ms Meri Blazevski

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Admission to a degree program of the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture; or permission from the Unit Coordinator.

Prohibitions

DIS1103

Synopsis

Digital Imaging for Contemporary Art is designed to develop an approach to digital imaging tools that aligns with the objectives of a contemporary art and curatorial practice. Students will be introduced to digital imaging processes such as still image manipulation, moving image and various approaches to output such as printing and screen-based applications. While this unit provides a practical introduction to the basic digital imaging tools and materials there is an emphasis on the creative and experimental potential of these tools and how they are utilised within a broader creative practice. Students are encouraged to develop their own creative direction alongside a critical awareness of their ideas.

Outcomes

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

  1. Understand the expressive and experimental possibilities of digital imaging technologies and be able to contextualise their work within a contemporary art practice;
  2. Develop a basic vocabulary for the discussion of ideas and the role of digital images within the broader context of contemporary art and society and be able to present their work in critique sessions with growing confidence as to its theoretical and historical rationale;
  3. Understand the methods, materials and equipment used in digital processes, including an understanding of image capture or creation, digital manipulation and various components of outputting images such as printing, screen-based applications or alternative processes;
  4. Apply conceptual and technical skills with a view towards either specialisation or application of the media within various studio disciplines;
  5. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


PHO2202 - Advanced photography

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Peta Clancy

Coordinator(s)

Dr Peta Clancy

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

OHS1000, PHO1203 or FNA1111 or VPR1001 or permission from the studio coordinator

Synopsis

This subject introduces students to advanced digital photographic work practices. The subject offers students the opportunity to develop their creative skills while learning a variety of photographic digital workflows. Demonstrations are given on the creation of digital photographic images via DSLR cameras, learning digital photography-based software and on the variety of printing outcomes possible. In addition, there will be an increased emphasis on the student's conceptual understanding of representational issues, visual language and communication.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit student will be able to:

  1. Skillfully and insightfully acquire, manipulate and process digital images;
  2. Explore the range of options and controls available through pixel-based software applications and use of photographic equipment such as digital cameras, scanners, calibration devices and printers with increasing confidence and proficiency;
  3. Generate creative photographic images with an increased conceptual understanding of representational issues, visual language and communication;
  4. Create artwork that shows an increasingly sophisticated approach to photographic image production;
  5. Critically analyse the theoretical and historical rationale and context of their work;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

Assessment is 100% by folio at mid-semester and end of semester. The folio will be comprised of works produced during the duration of the unit, and may also include student's works made independently of the unit, and a journal which will document on-going progress and research over the semester.

Workload requirements

12 hours including 4 studio hours and 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


PHO2204 - Video art and the moving image 1

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Peta Clancy

Coordinator(s)

Dr Peta Clancy

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Either PHO1204 or DIS1103 or permission from the unit coordinator

Synopsis

Video art and the moving image builds on the knowledge acquired in PHO1204 and is designed to develop an approach to video production that aligns with the objectives of a contemporary art practice. Students will be introduced to advanced video cameras, studio lighting techniques, editing software and various approaches to output including screen-based, projection and installation. While this unit provides a practical grounding in video production tools and materials there is an emphasis on the creative and experimental potential of these tools and how they are utilised within a broader creative practice. Students are encouraged to develop their own creative direction alongside a critical awareness of their ideas.

Outcomes

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

  1. Understand the expressive and experimental possibilities of video and the moving image and be able to contextualise their work within a contemporary art practice;
  2. Critically analyse the theoretical and historical rationale and context of their work and be able to present their work and concepts in critique sessions with growing confidence;
  3. Apply the techniques, methods, materials and equipment used in video production, including an understanding of image capture or creation, editing and various components of outputting images for screens, projection and installation;
  4. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


PHO2207 - Photographic processes

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Peta Clancy

Coordinator(s)

Dr Peta Clancy

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Either GVA1203 or PHO1203 or VIS1111 and OHS1000

Prohibitions

GVA1203

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to darkroom practices associated with analogue photography. It develops upon the skills and knowledge of photomedia imaging by providing a focus upon creative image production through 'manipulated' photography approaches. Students will develop their understanding and application of darkroom-based photography and the exploration of the materiality of the photographic "medium". Students will have the opportunity to explore a range of printing techniques (i.e. black and white, colour and alternative processes) and mixed media.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Have a sound practical and critical understanding of photography and the borders it shares with other art forms;
  2. Have competence and understanding of the operations associated with darkroom-based photography, including the principles of photography as print media and the technical principles of print production (i.e. darkroom processes and techniques, contrast and colour controls);
  3. Apply appropriate Occupational Health and Safety practice to studio operations at all times;
  4. Be aware of the print-based approaches associated with 'manipulated' photography, exploring the materiality of the photographic 'medium' (including an awareness of the historical basis and contemporary application of these ideas), utilising advanced black and white processes, colour photography and a range of alternative processes (i.e. assorted emulsion preparations, Polaroid, photocopy) and mixed media (including the relation of photographic imagery towards its ad-mixture with other disciplines and approaches);
  5. Understand photography as a visual language applied through producing photographic works suitable for folio presentation and developing ideas and imagery relating to projects in other studio areas;
  6. Display an increasingly personalised artistic expression and sophisticated creative photomedia imaging with a view towards either specialisation or application of the media within other studio disciplines;
  7. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


PHO2208 - Photographic lighting studio

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Meredith Turnbull

Coordinator(s)

Mr Ross Coulter

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Either PHO1203 or FNA1111 or VPR1001 or VIS1111 and OHS1000

Prohibitions

GVA2207

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to studio practice and the construction of photographic illusion. It builds upon the skills and knowledge of photomedia by focusing upon creative image production through 'fabricated' photography approaches. Students will develop their understanding and application of lens-based photography through exploring the construction of photographic "reality". Students will have the opportunity to explore studio photography (i.e. digital and medium format cameras, tungsten and electronic studio lighting, tableaux and constructions).

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Have a sound practical and critical understanding of photography and the borders it shares with other art forms;
  2. Be able to explore further the camera-based approaches associated with 'constructed' photography, including digital and medium format cameras, tungsten and electronic studio lighting, photographic image-producing materials, design and art-directed approaches, staged/fabricated studio tableaux and constructions;
  3. Apply appropriate Occupational Health and Safety practice to studio operations at all times;
  4. Be aware of the constructed approaches associated with 'fabricated' photography, exploring the construction of photographic 'reality' (including an awareness of the historical basis and contemporary application of these ideas), utilising a range of artificial and natural lighting techniques, and studio-based approaches (including the relation of photographic imagery towards its ad-mixture with other disciplines and approaches);
  5. Understand photography as a visual language applied through producing photographic works suitable for folio presentation and developing ideas and imagery relating to projects in other studio areas;
  6. Be capable of electing to undertake further units in photomedia with a view towards either specialisation or application of the media within other studio disciplines;
  7. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


PPR3102 - Professional practice for interior architecture

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Matthew Bird

Coordinator(s)

Dr Matthew Bird

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

IAR2113 or IAR2115

Prohibitions

PPR2110,PPR3108

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to the range of practical, fiscal, operational and legislated requirements for operation as a competent professional practitioner of interior architecture. Site visits relevant to the projects are undertaken.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Be able to analyse the key professional and management issues in a range of interior architecture projects;
  2. Develop strategies for undertaking research and design for projects and select appropriate research methods;
  3. Be able to undertake computer-based scheduling of the management of the design project and its implementation;
  4. Understand issues of ethics and morality specifically related to the interior architectural profession;
  5. Be familiar with commercial and contract law, with specific emphasis on construction related issues;
  6. Understand intellectual property laws, copyright, plagiarism, patents, and design registration;
  7. Have an understanding of management skills and relevant government workplace legislation;
  8. Observe and employ occupational health and safety principles and rules appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


PPR3103 - Project planning and professional practice for design and multimedia

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Pamela Salen

Coordinator(s)

Ms Robyn Robins

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

VCO2004 or MMD2704 or MMD2304

Prohibitions

PPR2110, VCO3109

Synopsis

This unit will clarify the professional obligations required of graphic and multimedia designers. It will also outline the basic business activity requirements of practitioners in these areas. The unit will include project management processes from small singular undertakings to large cross disciplinary projects; professional writing skills relevant to the discipline areas; OHSE obligations and workplace safety, and sound business practice. Students will also be introduced to the professional bodies that can assist with future business activities.

Outcomes

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

  1. Comprehend the business practice associated with graphic design and multimedia professions;
  2. Confidently manage design projects from start to finish;
  3. Write professional and articulate business plans, proposals and grant applications;
  4. Understand and act upon OHSE obligations of their profession.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


PPR4102 - Professional practice and business planning for design

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Jess Berry

Coordinator(s)

Ms Robyn Robins

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

DGN3106 or IDE3116 or IDE3106 or MMD3306 or MMD3308Not offered in 2019 or MMD3706 or VCO3106 or VCO3006

Prohibitions

PPR4101

Synopsis

The unit provides a greater understanding of design studio operation and management. Topics centre around the operation of a small business (design studio) and include setting a foundation for the business (goals and objectives), marketing principles for gaining clients, client relationship management, project management, costing projects, writing fee proposals, job cost reconciliation, establishing a schedule of fees, overview of tax systems and company structures (incorporated companies, sole trader, GST and other tax obligations) and understanding resourcing for small business. The perspective will be on professional practice and conduct.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students should:

  1. Comprehend the essential business principles for running a design and/or multimedia studio;
  2. Build the foundations for personal and business achievement;
  3. Be able to establish fees, new business marketing and negotiation;
  4. Be aware of business practice issues associated with project and people management;
  5. Possess personal and written presentation skills;
  6. Comprehend the OHSE obligations of small business operators.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


PRM1001 - The contemporary print: Etching and relief printmaking

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Ms Marian Crawford

Coordinator(s)

Ms Marian Crawford

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

OHS1000

Synopsis

This is a studio based unit, where students will be presented with projects introducing etching and relief printmaking processes.The unit provides students with the means to achieve an initial level of technical competence in these processes, and a consideration of their works in the context of contemporary visual art.

Outcomes

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

  1. Understand the conceptual and technical foundation for successful study in a contemporary visual art practice;
  2. Design and produce artworks using basic printmaking techniques as a special means of creative and critical contemporary expression, with particular reference to etching and relief printing;
  3. Apply print media and other creative strategies as a form of expression appropriate to the concept they are investigating;
  4. Understand the context of printmaking in the field of national and global contemporary visual culture;
  5. Describe the theoretical and historical rationale and context of their work;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


PRM1511 - Artists' books

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Ms Marian Crawford

Coordinator(s)

Mr Jonas Ropponen

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Synopsis

This unit examines the artist's book, considering all aspects of the production and design of the book. Students will consider the book as an object or sculptural form. Students will investigate the principles of typography and book design, and learn how to set and print type using letterpress methods. Students will consider the relationship of image and text, the question of sequence in the structure of the book, the relationship of form and content. The unit will consider the presentation and distribution of the artist's book looking at both historical and contemporary examples. Occupational health and safety instruction relevant to the Artists' Books studio will be addressed.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Develop an awareness of their individual visual language, and of the ideas and theories that are relevant and related to this language;
  2. Possess practical skills to realise the form of the artists' book chosen to explore their aesthetic and theoretical concerns;
  3. Develop a critical and questioning sensibility regarding their individual visual language and practice;
  4. Develop an awareness of the engagement and relationship of their practice and skills with historical and current visual art practices;
  5. Develop an awareness of the context of their individual practice in the framework of contemporary culture;
  6. Demonstrate effective communication and critical skills in discussing and sharing their work and ideas in individual and group tutorials, and in engaging with the ideas and practice of their fellow students;
  7. Understand and practice the rules of occupational health, safety and environment (OHS&E) in the Artists' Books studio, and be able to work collaboratively, co-operatively, safely and productively within the studio environment.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


PRM2401 - Screenprinting and the contemporary poster

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Ms Marian Crawford

Coordinator(s)

Ms Marian Crawford (Semester 1)
Mr Trent Walter (Semester 2)

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

OHS1000, PRM1001 or DGN1001 or CDS1001 or permission from Studio Coordinator.

Synopsis

This is a studio based unit, where students will be presented with projects involving screenprinting processes.The unit provides students with the means to apply their technical competence in printmaking to these new processes, and to critically evaluate their works in the context of contemporary visual art.

Outcomes

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

  1. Apply a conceptual and technical foundation for successful study in a contemporary visual art practice;
  2. Design and produce artworks by applying printmaking techniques as a special means of creative and critical contemporary expression, with particular reference to screenprinting;
  3. Analyse print media and other creative strategies as a form of expression appropriate to the concept they are investigating;
  4. Analyse the context of printmaking in the field of national and global contemporary visual culture;
  5. Critically evaluate the theoretical and historical rationale and context of their work;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


PRM2512 - Artists' books 2

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Ms Marian Crawford

Coordinator(s)

Mr Jonas Ropponen

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

PRM1511, OHS1000

Synopsis

This unit builds on knowledge acquired in PRM1511, and offers further development and refinement of conceptual and practical skills acquired in PRM1511 Artists' Books. The unit investigates the form of the book, considering the role of the artist book as a mode of distribution, and the roles of text, image, sequence and temporality in the artist book. It provides students with the means to extend already established skills in a variety of typesetting and printmedia processes, and a consideration of their works in the context of contemporary visual art.

Outcomes

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

  1. Critically evaluate the conceptual and technical foundation for successful study in a contemporary visual art practice;
  2. Apply conceptual and practical skills in the production of artist books as a special means of creative expression;
  3. Create critical and creative works appropriate to the concept they are investigating;
  4. Evaluate the place of the artist book in the field of current national and global practices;
  5. Understand the theoretical and historical rationale and context of their work;
  6. Demonstrate critical and creative works in the context of contemporary visual culture;
  7. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


PTG1001 - Painting introduction: materials and methods

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Leslie Eastman

Coordinator(s)

Dr Leslie Eastman

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Admission to Monash University course, or with permission from Unit Coordinator

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Synopsis

This unit investigates the technical foundations of painting, considering the role of painting as a historically rich artform in relation to other artforms and as a contemporary medium of art practice. The unit provides students with an in-depth introduction to skills in a variety of painting processes with a particular emphasis on supports, grounds, pigments, colour, mediums, and a consideration of their works in the context of contemporary visual art. Occuptional safety in the Painting Studios will also be addressed.

Outcomes

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

  1. Produce works that establish their conceptual and practical skills in the production of painting as a means of creative expression;
  2. Apply painting and other creative skills and strategies as a form of expression appropriate to the concept under investigation;
  3. Analyse the place of painting in the field of current practices, nationally and internationally;
  4. Discuss the theoretical and historical rationale and context of their work, with a critical and creative attitude to contemporary visual culture;
  5. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


PTG2031 - Abstraction and non-objective painting

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Leslie Eastman

Coordinator(s)

Dr Leslie Eastman

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

OHS1000, DWG1201 or DWG1301 or DWG1103, or permission from Unit Coordinator

Synopsis

The unit explores the rich history and practice of abstraction and the broad range of approaches to painting produced under the term 'non-objective'. The unit provides students with an in-depth engagement with a variety of non-objective painting processes as well as the theories informing their creation such as the recurring declaration of painting's demise. Students achieve a level of technical and conceptual sophistication as well as a consideration of their works in the context of contemporary visual art.

Outcomes

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

  1. Apply a conceptual and technical foundation for successful study in a contemporary visual art studio;
  2. Extend their conceptual and practical skills in the production of non objective painting as a special means of creative expression;
  3. Apply these painting and other creative skills and strategies as a form of expression appropriate to the concept they are investigating;
  4. Critically reflect on the place of non-objective abstraction in the field of current practices, nationally and internationally;
  5. Understand the theoretical and historical rationale and context of their work;
  6. Produce works that demonstrate a critical and creative attitude to contemporary visual culture;
  7. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


PTG2032 - Painting: Installation and the expanded field

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Leslie Eastman

Coordinator(s)

Mr Leslie Eastman

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

OHS1000, DWG1201 or DWG1301 or DWG1103, or permission from Unit Coordinator

Synopsis

This unit investigates the technical and conceptual processes of installation art deriving from the expanded field of painting and post minimalist practice. Particular attention will be paid to debates about the pictorial and the actual, site and non site and theories of the viewing subject. The unit provides students with an in-depth engagement with a variety of installation practices as well as the theories informing their history. Students achieve a level of technical and conceptual sophistication as well as a consideration of their works in the context of contemporary visual art.

Outcomes

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

  1. Apply a conceptual and technical foundation for successful study in a contemporary visual art studio;
  2. Extend their conceptual and practical skills in the production of installations as a means of creative expression;
  3. Apply these creative skills and strategies as a form of expression appropriate to the concepts they are investigating;
  4. Critically reflect on the place of installation practice in the field of contemporary art, nationally and internationally;
  5. Understand the theoretical and historical rationale and context of their work;
  6. Produce works that demonstrate a critical and creative attitude to contemporary visual culture;
  7. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


PTG2033 - Representational painting: narrative and figuration

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Leslie Eastman

Coordinator(s)

Dr Michael Vale (Semester 1)
Mr Leslie Eastman (Semester 2)

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

OHS1000, DWG1201 or DWG1301 or DWG1103, or permission from Unit Coordinator

Synopsis

This unit investigates the technical and conceptual processes of representational painting. The unit provides students with an in-depth engagement with skills in a variety of representational painting processes as well as the theories informing narrative, figurative and perceptual processes and their representation which are being interrogated by contemporary practice. Students achieve a level of technical and practical competence in the production of their work. The unit addresses issues of representational painting in relation to other forms of representation such as photography, film and video in the context of contemporary art.

Outcomes

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

  1. Apply a conceptual and technical foundation for successful study in a contemporary visual art studio;
  2. Extend their conceptual and practical skills in the production of representational painting as a means of critical and creative expression;
  3. Apply representational painting approaches and other creative skills and strategies as a form of expression appropriate to the concepts they are investigating;
  4. Critically reflect on the place of representational painting in the field of current practices, nationally and internationally;
  5. Understand the theoretical and historical rationale and context of these issues in their work;
  6. Produce works that demonstrate a critical and creative attitude to contemporary visual culture;
  7. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


PTG2034 - Sound in the space of art

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Leslie Eastman

Coordinator(s)

Mr Leslie Eastman

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

OHS1000, DWG1201 or DWG1301 or DWG1103, or permission from Unit Coordinator

Synopsis

This unit investigates the possibilities of sound and listening in relationship to practices of contemporary art. Diverse approaches and ideas will be explored through both critical and practical encounters with the history of sound art, performance, and the sonic imagination. Particular attention will be paid to composing, improvising, listening, scoring, recording and amplifying, with an open ear for the poetics and politics of sound in relation to audiences and spaces. This unit engages with a range of material, conceptual and technical strategies enabling students to think in experimental and new ways about sound in the space of art.

Outcomes

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

  1. Apply a conceptual and technical foundation for successful study in a contemporary visual art studio;
  2. Extend their conceptual and practical skills in the production of artworks utilising sound as a means of creative expression;
  3. Apply these works and creative skills and strategies as a form of expression appropriate to the concepts they are investigating;
  4. Critically reflect on the place of sound art in the field of contemporary art, nationally and internationally;
  5. Understand the theoretical and historical rationale and context of their work;
  6. Produce works that demonstrate a critical and creative attitude to contemporary visual culture;
  7. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


PTG2035 - Interventions: feminist and conceptual practices

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Leslie Eastman

Coordinator(s)

Dr Leslie Eastman

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

OHS1000, DWG1201 or DWG1301 or DWG1103, or permission from Unit Coordinator

Synopsis

This unit investigates feminist and conceptual perspectives in relation to current painting and broader contemporary practices. Particular attention will be paid to the politics of the gaze, critique of conventions and hierachies and a critical assessment of the art historical cannon. The unit engages with a variety of subversive material and political strategies that articulate the position surrounding these ideas. Students achieve a level of technical and conceptual sophistication as well as a consideration of their works in the context of contemporary art.

Outcomes

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

  1. Apply a conceptual and technical foundation for successful study in a contemporary visual art studio;
  2. Extend their conceptual and practical skills in the production appropriate works as a means of creative expression;
  3. Apply these works and creative skills and strategies as a form of expression appropriate to the concepts they are investigating;
  4. Critically reflect on the place of feminist and conceptual practices in the field of contemporary art, nationally and internationally;
  5. Understand the theoretical and historical rationale and context of their work;
  6. Produce works that demonstrate a critical and creative attitude to contemporary visual culture;
  7. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


SCU1021 - Contemporary casting

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Terri Bird

Coordinator(s)

Dr Terri Bird

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

OHS1000, Admission to a Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture course, or permission from the Unit Coordinator

Synopsis

This unit will engage the history of sculptural practice in relation to the cast object and will look at current exhibitions of contemporary artists that employ casting practices. Students will consider the readymade object, its value, worth and context. The unit will focus on the development of sculptural technologies specific to the cast object. Students will be encouraged to explore various traditional as well as contemporary materials.

Outcomes

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

  1. Explore new ways of looking and understanding the cultural value of an object and its material references;
  2. Understand the readymade and its function, reflecting on its role in sculpture practice and discourse;
  3. Produce new work achieved through the reproduction of an object cast into different materials;
  4. Plan and design a two-part mould applying knowledge of clay as a process material;
  5. Investigate and critically analyse expressive possibilities arising from discourse and interactions with fellow art, design and architecture students;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study and studio practice.

See also Unit timetable information


SCU1022 - Sculptural construction: wood and metal working

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Terri Bird

Coordinator(s)

Dr Terri Bird

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

OHS1000, completion of FNA1111, FNA1112, VPR1011, VPR1012, or permission from the Unit Coordinator

Synopsis

This is an introduction to material practices, drawing and construction. Learning how to construct an object starting from a drawing process and translated into a spatial object is the focus. Students develop skills in fabricating an object in both wood and metal. The unit explores the different meanings that materials can generate as a result of their implementation.

Outcomes

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

  1. Apply technical skills in wood construction and metal fabrication;
  2. Plan and produce three dimensional objects that synthesise the process of development between ideas and drawings;
  3. Analyse the different material properties of basic sculptural techniques and how that can generate different readings;
  4. Reflect on different approaches to making sculptural and spatial outcomes in wood and metal;
  5. Articulate ideas and engage in a critical dialogue surrounding methods and materials;
  6. Advance and further develop ideas for application across a wide range of disciplines;
  7. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study and studio practice.

See also Unit timetable information


SCU2021 - Advanced moulding and casting

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Terri Bird

Coordinator(s)

Dr Terri Bird

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

OHS1000, SCU1611 or SCU1612, SCU1021, or permission from the Unit Coordinator

Synopsis

This unit will explore advanced moulding and casting processes where students will learn casting processes and metal finishing techniques in materials such as bronze, aluminium, plaster, concrete and other materials. The unit looks at contemporary artists who employ casting processes and addresses the different conceptual frameworks for a range of casting outcomes.

Outcomes

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

  1. Critically analyse the conceptual and material readings of different casting processes and what meanings are generated from working with these techniques within a contemporary context;
  2. Apply advanced skills and techniques in the casting and the finishing of a sculptural object;
  3. Create works that synthesise ideas into a sculptural object or series of objects;
  4. Understand the material propositions of casting materials that are investigated;
  5. Apply skills and knowledge to further enhance a cross disciplinary engagement with sculptural and material practices;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study and studio practice.

See also Unit timetable information


SCU2022 - Site specificity: sculptural and installation interventions

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Terri Bird

Coordinator(s)

Dr Terri Bird

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

OHS1000, SCU1021 or SCU1022 or SCU1611 or SCU1612, or permission from the Unit Coordinator

Synopsis

This unit will introduce a broad range of sculptural and installation approaches that artists employ when responding to different spatial contexts. Students will explore different genres of public art from a sculptural perspective and will respond to a choice of sites on campus. Students will explore and articulate different processes to achieve their ideas and present their proposal for individual and group feedback.

Outcomes

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

  1. Understand and discuss different functions of public art works, sculptural interventions and the audiences relationship to space;
  2. Develop presentation skills to communicate and articulate and developed proposal and critique the work of others;
  3. Apply skills and understanding of the process for making a public art proposal or intervention;
  4. Produce photographic and model works that apply knowledge and skills related to the materiality and scale of public sculpture;
  5. Critically analyse the possibilities of responses to the site, scale and material choices;
  6. Analyse key elements to a site and the relationship of its function to the community;
  7. Reflect on the role of contemporary sculptural and spatial practices;
  8. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

Assessment is 100% by folio at mid-semester and end of semester. The folio will be comprised of works produced during the duration of the unit, and may also include students works made independently of the unit and a journal which will document on-going progress and research in relation to the unit project.

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 hours of taught studio and 8 hours of independent study and studio practice.

See also Unit timetable information


SDN1002 - Spatial design studio 2

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Chris Cottrell

Coordinator(s)

Dr Chris Cottrell

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

COL1001 or IAR1113 or DGN1001 and OHS1000

Prohibitions

IAR1112, IAR1113, IAR1401

Synopsis

Students taking this unit will engage with the social aspects and collaborative processes of design. Two fundamental modules will be explored: key observation and representation skills for design development and communication; and the physical and qualitative properties of common spatial practice materials.

In the first module students will focus on the social, cultural and physical contexts of spatial design practice. In the second module the projects will focus on the development of observation and analytical skills to support the investigation of these properties, and the potential for their application in design.

Outcomes

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

  1. Prepare a design proposal in response to a simple project brief;
  2. Consider aesthetic, functional, sustainable and programmatic aspects of design outcomes;
  3. Draw in 2D and 3D using computer aided design software;
  4. Engage with concepts relevant to the inhabitation of space as key concerns of interior architecture;
  5. Record the processes undertaken in the production of a design proposal using a range of media;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


SDN2001 - Spatial design studio 3

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Chris Cottrell

Coordinator(s)

Dr Chris Cottrell

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

SDN1002 or IAR1114 and OHS1000

Prohibitions

IAR2113, IAR2103, IAR2115, IAR1602

Synopsis

Students taking this unit will engage with notions of 'change' as a key consideration for spatial practice. Two fundamental modules will be explored: the development of design as a process of discovery, connecting introductory research concepts; and the assembly of materials in spatial practice.

In the first module students will focus on the temporal aspects of space, and the connection of design ideas, projects and experiences to change and transformation. In the second module services within inhabited environments will be introduced, and explored by students through focused observation and project work.

Outcomes

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

  1. Explain key temporal concepts and their relevance to interior architecture;
  2. Employ exploratory strategies within an iterative design approach;
  3. Apply a range of time-based representation strategies and techniques to the development and communication of design schemes;
  4. Critique, reflect and respond to aesthetic, functional, sustainable and programmatic aspects in the development of a design proposal;
  5. Identify common materials and qualities employed in spatial design projects, and explain their structural principles;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


SDN3001 - Spatial design studio 4

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Nicole Kalms

Coordinator(s)

Dr Nicole Kalms

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

SDN2001 or IAR2116, OHS1000

Prohibitions

IAR3115, IAR3105, IAR2601

Synopsis

Students taking this unit will extend and explore transformational practices in spatial design with an intermediate level of complexity. Two fundamental modules will be explored: the first will be the integrate learning and the second will introduce students to the construction and fabrication of inhabited environments.

In the first module students will focus on responsive design practices. In the second module the conventions for documentation of project proposals, and communication with other building industry professionals will form important elements of the unit.

Outcomes

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

  1. Respond creatively to design briefs of increasing complexity;
  2. Investigate relevant concepts and precedents in design discourse and incorporate these into design proposals;
  3. Demonstrate the resolution of competing needs during the development of a design proposal;
  4. Understand and identify the construction and servicing of spatial design projects and the relevant service principle underpinning these;
  5. Independently explore and communicate design schemes and strategies through appropriate modes of representation;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

Responsive design practices (30%)

Construction and fabrication (50%)

Folio (20%)

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 studio hours and 16 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


SDN3002 - Spatial design studio 5

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Nicole Kalms

Coordinator(s)

Dr Nicole Kalms

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

SDN3001Not offered in 2019 or IAR3117, OHS1000

Co-requisites

PPR3102

Prohibitions

IAR3118, IAR3106, IAR3116, IAR2602

Synopsis

This unit builds on skills developed in previous studios and applies these to a range of focused projects that extend and explore transformational practices in spatial design and interior architecture. In this studio successful project outcomes will be of a high intermediate level of complexity. They will provide an opportunity to integrate learning across the course with the development of responsive design practices. A number of focused studio projects will be offered.

Outcomes

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

  1. Respond creatively to complex design briefs;
  2. Investigate relevant concepts and precedents in design discourse and incorporate these into design proposals;
  3. Understand the role of key built environment professionals and apply the conventions for the production of construction documentation;
  4. Demonstrate the resolution of competing needs during the development of a design proposal with increasing awareness and independence;
  5. Explore and communicate design schemes through appropriate modes of representation;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

Transformational thinking (30%)

Transformational practice (50%)

Folio (20%)

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 studio hours and 16 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


TAD2214 - Critical issues in design

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Dion Tuckwell

Coordinator(s)

Mr Dion Tuckwell

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

TAD1101 or TAD1203

Synopsis

This unit investigates the visual and theoretical languages of design in relation to a number of key critical issues. It focuses on issues including the engagement of works of design with society, consumerism, gender, politics, and the environment. The role of the designer in responding to aesthetic and social challenges is also considered. Students will continue to develop a range of approaches to understanding works of design and related issues while also refining the broader critical and analytical skills necessary to their disciplines.

The Semester 1 program covers material suited to Industrial Design and Interior Architecture, and the Semester 2 program focuses on Visual Communication and Multimedia.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Recognise key works of design and their relationship to critical issues;
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of the influence and impact of physical, social and cultural concerns on the role of the designer and the design product;
  3. Demonstrate critical and analytical skills in the interpretation and appreciation of works of design;
  4. Articulate evaluative responses as to the significance of ideological and cultural forces on the work of design;
  5. Appreciate and critique multiple perspectives for the interpretation of design;
  6. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information

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


TAD3214 - Contemporary discourse in design

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Jess Berry

Coordinator(s)

Ms Simone Schmidt

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

TAD2214 or ARC2401

Prohibitions

TAD3209, TAD3211, TAD3792

Synopsis

This unit will investigate contemporary issues in the interface of design with society and the environment. Design discourse centered on the moral dichotomies of judgement in design, such as practicality/impracticality, social use/private folly, labour-saving/unneccessary consumption, luxury/environmental nuisance will be critically investigated. The impact of this discourse on the students' areas of specialisation will be specifically addressed in the seminar program.

The Semester 1 program covers material suited to Industrial Design and Interior Architecture, and the Semester 2 program focuses on Visual Communication and Multimedia.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Approach existing designs with a critical sense of their deeper social and aesthetic values as well as the popular connotations of their styles;
  2. Discern symbolic associations in design and express links with a historical vocabulary of images and metaphors which operate in traditional interpretations;
  3. Support their intuitive opinions either in favour of a design or against certain designs with reasoned argument and engage the language of criticism in debating the sense or the vanity of certain spaces and objects;
  4. Be able to engage in the imaginative task of analysing design in ways which reveal its strengths and weaknesses;
  5. Project discriminating judgements with a sense of critical rigour which explores and challenges the existence of the principles of design;
  6. Feel comfortable with iconoclastic views of design classics wherever a coherent or poetic reason for disapproval seems justified.

Assessment

Written assignment 2000 words (30%)

Essay 3000 words (60%)

Short class presentation, attendance and participation (10%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 hours of lectures and seminars and 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


TAD4503 - Advanced art theory

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

TBA

Coordinator(s)

TBA

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

Admission to Honours year

Synopsis

This unit aims to help students develop their knowledge and understanding of various key theoretical writers and concepts relevant to advanced studies in contemporary art. Prevailing critical theories and terms are outlined in order to open up research venues considered particularly productive for the art researcher's own personal directions. The unit is designed as a training for independent research and encourages students to investigate a wide range of ideas circulating in contemporary visual culture.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Be aware of current discourses in a range of disciplines which bear on contemporary artistic production;
  2. Be able to pursue critical arguments with a sense of their ideological relativity;
  3. Assess the bias of an investigative method, considering gender, class and ethnicity;
  4. Understand methodology as a critique of method and be able to practice criticism in their chosen field;
  5. Identify assumptions inherent in the formulation of critical questions and cultivate caution against prejudicing the outcomes of research by foreclosing on the terms of inquiry;
  6. Be ready to explain the basis of art works not merely as the outcome of practical constraints but the expression of cultural values.

Assessment

Two written papers (30% and 70%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 hours of lectures and tutorials and 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


TAD4504 - Art theory research seminar

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Spiros Panigirakis

Coordinator(s)

Dr Spiros Panigirakis

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

TAD4503Not offered in 2019

Synopsis

Designed as a flexible unit, with an innovative small-group mode of delivery that enables the unit content to be student-led. It is specifically designed to enable students to contextualise their own creative practice in theoretical terms. With an emphasis on creative and critically aware approaches to visual production, the unit aims to open up and consolidate research avenues that may be particularly productive for individual student's personal directions.

Outcomes

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

  1. Grasp of key concepts in contemporary art theory relevant to the area of practice which they are pursuing;
  2. Relate the terms of their practice to the broader field of contemporary art;
  3. Practice criticism in small forums, identifying critical questions of other people's practice and considering and conjecturing how aesthetic standards are the expression of cultural values;
  4. Sustain an exegetical defence of their work and its placement in current visual production;
  5. Explain the senses in which their art practice involves research.

Assessment

Two assignments (30% and 70%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 seminar hours and 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


TAD4523 - Design research methods and seminar

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Jess Berry

Coordinator(s)

Mr Din Heagney

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

6 credit points in any level 3 theory (TAD) unit

Prohibitions

TAD4521,TAD4522

Synopsis

The unit examines methodological approaches to design research, from the scientifically oriented to the phenomenological, the discursive and the poetic. Attention is given to the way in which the terms of an investigation inevitably shape the material which is discovered. The range of topics may include techniques in information gathering and efficient management of bibliographic resources, postmodern theory, difference studies, post-structural writing and deconstruction. The unit ponders the relationship of studio research (i.e. designing innovative objects or spaces or interfaces) to conventional research.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Be aware of current discourses in a range of disciplines which bear on contemporary design;
  2. Be able to pursue critical arguments with a sense of their relativity;
  3. Assess the bias of an investigative method, considering gender, class and ethnicity;
  4. Understand methodology as a critique of method and be able to practice criticism in their chosen field;
  5. Be ready to explain the basis of designs or art or craft objects not merely as the outcome of practical constraints but the expression of cultural values.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 2 contact hours plus 10 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


TDN1002 - Design and the avant-garde

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Jess Berry

Coordinator(s)

Dr Jess Berry

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

AHT1101 or TAD1101

Prohibitions

TAD1102, TAD2101, TAD2214

Synopsis

This unit examines the history of European Modernism as it relates to the disciplines of visual communication, industrial design and spatial design. Key Modernist movements and practices are studied with particular consideration given to their ideological, political and cultural contexts and motives. The critical tendencies of twentieth-century avant-garde practices are considered in terms of their lasting implications for the social role of design. Students will develop a range of critical approaches to analysing design in relation to its historical, social and cultural context skills necessary to their disciplines and practice.

Outcomes

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

  1. Identify and describe the major movements of modernism in Design;
  2. Recognise and analyse key examples of practices in design;
  3. Discuss the legacy of the European avant-gardes and their lasting influence upon the social role of the designer;
  4. Translate basic theoretical contexts in to practice;
  5. Critique works of design, and articulate these analyses in both spoken and written form;
  6. Identify questions and consider ways to search for information.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


TDN2001 - Sociologies of design

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Jess Berry

Coordinator(s)

Mr Dion Tuckwell

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

TDN1002

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to a range of sociological, anthropological and critical theories as applied to the production, consumption and exchange of designed objects, spaces, experiences and images. Students will develop their ability to analyse works of design from a range of theoretical perspectives and apply this knowledge to their own disciplinary contexts and practices.

Outcomes

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

  1. Understand and discuss key sociological, anthropological and critical theories of objects, spaces, experiences and images;
  2. Critically discuss the systems of production, consumption and exchange that impact upon design;
  3. Analyse works of design from a particular theoretical perspective, using the correct terminology and appropriate analytic emphasis; and
  4. Present critical arguments in an informed and articulate manner, whether spoken or written;
  5. Relate and apply theoretical content to own practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


TDN2002 - Communication design theory

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Dion Tuckwell

Coordinator(s)

Mr Dion Tuckwell

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

TDN1002

Synopsis

This unit covers significant theories and readings specific to the discipline of communication design. The histories of print- and screen-based communication are studied, with particular consideration given to the social and technical changes that have influenced the development of communication design. Theories of communication, readability and authorship are considered. A particular focus lies with the technologies of typography and the evolution of the written word. Students will develop an appreciation of the history of the discipline and its social significance, in order to better understand contemporary communication design.

Outcomes

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

  1. Understand the history and the prehistory of communication design;
  2. Critically discuss different perspectives on the social significance of communication design;
  3. Recognise historical and theoretical references in contemporary works of communication design;
  4. Articulate an informed position in relation to key issues in communication design discourse; and
  5. Analyse and discuss the social or disciplinary significance of works of communication design.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


TDN2703 - Fashion interfaces: communication and the interior

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Jess Berry

Coordinator(s)

Dr Jess Berry

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

48 credit points of any Monash degree

Synopsis

Knowledge of the fashion systems that underpin communication and interior design practice provides designers with a critical understanding of how their images and objects operate within society. This unit investigates interdisciplinary approaches to communication design and the interior through the framework of fashion theory. Focussing on issues of social and cultural identity, gender and consumer culture students will undertake a research-informed visualisation project that explores the relationship between fashion and their discipline. By integrating conceptual and critical approaches to fashion, communication and the interior students will develop their ability to interface their individual design practice with fashion images, spaces and identity creation.

Outcomes

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

  1. Demonstrate basic knowledge of intersections between fashion theory, communication design and the interior through written and practice based outcomes;
  2. Develop critical approaches to analyzing the socio-cultural contexts of fashion, communication design and interior practices;
  3. Inform and integrate design and interior practice projects with fashion theory approaches;
  4. Apply research skills appropriate to interdisciplinary contexts;
  5. Observe and apply the OHSE requirements of the working environment.

Assessment

Contextual investigation (40%)

Visualisation project (60%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours and 9 hours of independent study or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


TDN2704 - Home and away: design and the city

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr In Dae Hwang

Coordinator(s)

Dr Cameron Rose

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Overseas

Prato

Prerequisites

48 credit points of any MADA Design degree, or by permission.

Synopsis

This unit permits design students with the opportunity to explore, experience and immerse themselves in the design environments of other cities. Using project-based learning students will respond to how a city creates its own identity and locates itself in the world through its unique qualities. The unit will expose students to different cultural narratives; design systems that are shaped by location; and ways in which design in turn helps to shape a city's lived experience. As designers become increasingly mobile professionals they need to draw upon creative methods that are translational and culturally sensitive to other global locations. This unit will permit students with the opportunity to develop design skills that respond to this challenge.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Use design practices to respond effectively and responsibly to a different cultural context;
  2. Have an appreciation of the practical challenges and opportunities a unique city location offers to design thinking and making;
  3. Develop intercultural competencies and effectively engage with people from different cultures and places;
  4. Apply design research skills appropriate to a city location and culture;
  5. Observe and apply the OHSE requirements as outlined in the unit guide specific to the location.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


TDN3001 - Research for design

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Jess Berry

Coordinator(s)

Dr Jess Berry

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

TDN2001

Prohibitions

TAD3214Not offered in 2019, TAD2214

Synopsis

This unit develops the capacity to understand and apply the methodologies of current design research practice. Through using research processes appropriate to their discipline, students will investigate contemporary issues that penetrate the links between design, society and the environment. They will be required to use their research to uncover existing knowledge; use it to articulate and substantiate an argument; and build on it to formulate their own critically informed ideas. Through acquired research skills students will be able to interrogate a range of contemporary design issues drawn from the perceived moral dichotomies of design: useful/useless, social conscience/private indulgence, essential need/unnecessary consumption, luxury/necessity, and so on.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Demonstrate a capacity to undertake design research appropriate to their level;
  2. Understand and apply current design research practices and methodologies;
  3. Clearly articulate ideas with reference to their research both verbally and in written form;
  4. Critically analyse the currency of design practice;
  5. Construct an argument informed by thorough and appropriate research methods;
  6. Successfully plan and manage their research.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


TDN3002 - Design strategy and professional practice

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Jess Berry

Coordinator(s)

Ms Robyn Robins

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

CDS2001 or IDN2001

Prohibitions

PPR3103Not offered in 2019

Synopsis

This unit develops the capacity to understand and apply the principles and practice of design strategy and will also clarify the professional obligations required of designers. Using investigative processes students will learn the role of design strategy in professional practice and work with industry case studies to develop a greater understanding of strategy in the design process. Design strategy is an intellectual contribution to implementing design briefs and creating relevant and commercially sound visual communication. Professional practice covers the practical business requirements of commercial design studios and students will acquire and participate in negotiation skills, teamwork, written and verbal communication and project management skills across design undertakings large and small that include complex multidisciplinary projects.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Demonstrate a deeper engagement with the communication design process as it relates to strategy and professional practice;
  2. Develop communication design strategy utilising the media and processes expected in their specialisation;
  3. Produce design strategy that demonstrates a clear understanding of communication conventions, but with an open attitude to enquiry and experimentation;
  4. Identify and expertly use the consultative and investigative processes appropriate for each design outcome;
  5. Prepare a plan showing design strategy integrated with design process from initial research and concept development to final resolution working with written communication for client presentation;
  6. Critically assess their design strategy in order to improve their final outcome;
  7. Articulate an informed rationale for each communication design strategy;
  8. Make compelling presentations of design outcome drawing on strategy and well reasoned creative rationale.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


TDN3003 - Design criticism

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Ms Anna Daly

Coordinator(s)

Ms Anna Daly

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

TDN3001

Synopsis

This unit is intended for design students planning to further their studies beyond the undergraduate degree. It aims to provide the foundation for advanced design research skills and a capacity for critical thinking appropriate to honours and further postgraduate levels.

The unit examines a number of methodological approaches to design research, from the analytical to the phenomenological, the discursive and the poetic. The complex intersection between studio research and conventional research will also be explored. In doing so students will be able to evaluate their own practice and position it within a broader framework of geographic, historical, political, economic and social contexts. The unit will expose students to the diverse techniques utilized in information gathering and will emphasize the efficient management of bibliographic resources. More advanced writing skills will be developed.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Indicate a capacity to critically evaluate contemporary design practice with reference to various geographic, social, economic, political and historical contexts;
  2. Articulate their own position in reference to these contexts;
  3. Participate in intelligent debate regarding design criticism both verbally and in written form;
  4. Demonstrate strong writing skills; and,
  5. Establish sound bibliographic management skills.

Assessment

Written assignment 2000 words (30%)

Essay 3000 words, including class presentation (70%)

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including a 1-hour lecture and 2-hour tutorial plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


TDN4102 - Design research documentation

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Jess Berry

Coordinator(s)

Mr Dion Tuckwell

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

TDN4101

Co-requisites

Enrolled in a Design 4002 Studio unit (dependent on stream)

Synopsis

This unit runs in parallel with the chosen studio program to reinforce the intellectual and design contexts for the studio exploration. Activities include ongoing reflection, documentation and contextualisation of students' research. Students will be expected to articulate processes, findings and implications uncovered through the studio project.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Demonstrate reflective approaches for the production of design research;
  2. Document and communicate the processes and findings of a design research project;
  3. Locate their work in relation to socio-economic, cultural, design and intellectual developments relevant to design;
  4. Select and apply appropriate design research concepts, strategies and methods;
  5. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

See also Unit timetable information


VCO1203 - Introduction to contemporary illustration

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Ned Culic

Coordinator(s)

Mr Ned Culic

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

COL1001 or by permission

Prohibitions

VCO1201

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to the fundamental skills, processes, materials and equipment relevant to the practice of contemporary illustration. It endeavours to expose them to a range of illustration styles and techniques, while promoting a broad use of them in traditional and experimental forums. While studying existing illustration styles, students will be encouraged towards an individual image making process that they can develop in future projects, both within this unit and others. The role of Illustration as a vital component to contemporary visual communication will be heavily emphasised.

Outcomes

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

  1. Use a wide range of traditional illustration media confidently at a basic level;
  2. Understand the uses and limitations of basic illustration materials on both traditional and experimental levels;
  3. Apply the principles of form, shape and composition to the practice of illustration;
  4. Understand the use of symbols and other devices that contribute to the communicative power of illustration;
  5. Comprehend the historical development of illustration as a persuasive and prevalent public art-form;
  6. Begin to comprehend the indisputable link between illustration and the greater practice of graphic design.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


VCO1302 - Typography 1

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Ned Culic

Coordinator(s)

Mr Vincent Chan

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

COL1001 or by permission

Prohibitions

VCO1301

Synopsis

Introduces the fundamental principles of typography. Students will utilise type both as a communicative and expressive tool. Contemporary and historical methods of typographic production, from print to digital media are examined. Students are encouraged to critically analyse and question the relationships between type and meaning, type and language. Emphasis is placed upon the acquisition of skills and knowledge.

Outcomes

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

  1. Effectively use the elements and principles of design;
  2. Understand typographical terminology;
  3. Create design structures, grids, layout and composition;
  4. Work with texts, creating a hierarchy;
  5. Recognise and understand the formal elements of design, such as space, line and texture in relation to type;
  6. Produce sophisticated type rendered by hand or generated by computer;
  7. Explore experimental typography;
  8. Use type to create an emotional and intellectual impact with an understanding of the relationship between type, image and language.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


VCO1303 - The language of graphic design

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Ned Culic

Coordinator(s)

Ms Alex Margetic

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Co-requisites

Must be enrolled in a Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture course

Synopsis

In this subject students will study the work of innovative visual designers from Modernism until the present. They will analyse how designers use pictorial images and words to convey meanings; and how they achieve this by employing a form of visual language equivalent to written language. Through studying design solutions created in contexts ranging from mainstream graphic design and advertising through to socio-political messages and imagery made by non-designers, the students will develop a referential understanding of the potential of visual language for designers. They will then be required to apply this knowledge to the making of designs employing similar problem-solving strategies.

Outcomes

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

  1. Understand the breadth of communication elements used within graphic design including metaphor, juxtaposition, parody, wit and humour;
  2. Understand the development of modern graphic design and its associated conceptual and intellectual development;
  3. Clearly understand the language and grammar of visual communication;
  4. Utilise a thorough comprehension of this language in the execution of their own projects;
  5. Observe and employ occupational health and safety appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


VCO2204 - Illustration as design

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Ned Culic

Coordinator(s)

Ms Tracie Grimwood

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

OHS1000 & must be enrolled in MADA course or by permission

Prohibitions

VCO3205

Synopsis

This unit will emphasise the principle role illustration plays in the practice of graphic design. While continuing to develop individual illustration skills, students will be expected to realise their images in their intended contexts, such as packaging design, shopping bags, book covers, posters, advertisements, or other traditional graphic design formats. While being exposed to traditional image making processes students will also be encouraged to explore more experimental methods. A mix of hand generated imagery and digital methods will be encouraged.

Outcomes

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

  1. Use a variety of illustration techniques: traditional, electronic and experimental;
  2. Explore the potential for illustration to answer a range of graphic design problems;
  3. Apply the principles of composition to the practice of illustration, and its surrounding design elements;
  4. Understand the historical development of illustration in the practice of graphic design and comprehend its ability to become the principle visual focus of a major design project;
  5. Successfully unite illustration with typography and other essential design elements;
  6. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


VCO2304 - Typography 2

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Warren Taylor

Coordinator(s)

Mr Paul Tisdell

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

VCO1302 and OHS1000

Prohibitions

VCO2302

Synopsis

This elective builds upon the core unit VCO1302. The course comprises a series of theoretical and practical exercises. Students are encouraged to build upon their skills and knowledge of typography and begin to critically analyse and question the relationships between type and meaning, type and language. Emphasis is placed upon conceptual development and a willingness to approach typography perceptively and with curiosity. Students are encouraged to pursue individual outcomes to projects that indicate a willingness to explore and experiment within an awareness of the history of typography. The skills and knowledge acquired form a solid basis to support the major area of graphic design.

Outcomes

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

  1. Effectively use the elements and principles of design;
  2. Create design structures, grids, layout and composition;
  3. Work with texts, creating a hierarchy;
  4. Examine typography in two and-three dimensions;
  5. Produce more sophisticated type rendered by hand or generated by computer;
  6. Explore experimental typography;
  7. Use type to create an emotional and intellectual impact with an understanding of the relationship between type, image and language;
  8. Skilfully and expressively use both informative and artistic modes to create a holistic vision of the world of typography;
  9. Have a greater awareness of the historical development of typography;
  10. Examine the relationship between communication and form in relation to typographic practice;
  11. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


VCO2402 - Advertising design 1

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Ned Culic

Coordinator(s)

Mr Simon Kitching

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

48 credit points from any Monash degree

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Prohibitions

VCO2401

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to the specific skills, demands, practices and opportunities in advertising. A series of assigned projects involving press, print, signage and television applications, students explore the parameters, opportunities and constraints of these various contexts. Students are expected to develop basic skills in all areas of advertising including, concept creation, visualisation, copy writing and art direction. The ethics of practice and the moral responsibility of advertising are actively discussed and debated.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Have competence in conceptualising, visualising, copywriting and art direction in the context of advertising;
  2. Understand and be able to implement research analysis, problem solving, creative teamwork and brief compliance;
  3. Be able to engage the imagination toward the ingenious connections between certain products (whether goods or services) and the desires of a given market;
  4. Be ready to consider ethical questions concerning the persuasive powers of advertising;
  5. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


VCO2904 - Image, communication and location

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Cameron Rose

Coordinator(s)

Dr Cameron Rose

Unit guides

Offered

Prato

  • Trimester 2 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Students who have successfully completed 48 credit points in the first year of a Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture course.

Synopsis

This unit will demonstrate how an unfamiliar location, experience or culture can effect and inform the process of image making for art and design. Particular emphasis will be placed on the process of gathering information (visual research) and using image making skills to document their findings. From this, they will create a response to the unfamilar environment through a narrative of images that documents their experience. The process is intended to assist the students to mature as artists and designers and to allow them to understand the importance of image as a means of communicating without need of verbal language.

Outcomes

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

  1. Use image making processes, be it photographic, hand generated or digital, to record an unfamiliar environment;
  2. Cohesively plan a sequence of images that narrates a response to this environment;
  3. Understand the importance of image as visual communication;
  4. Understand the relevance of personal observation and experience in shaping the outcomes of an image;
  5. Utilise an overseas experience to mature as a designer and visual communicator;
  6. Observe and employ occupational health and safety principles and rules appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

Exercise (60%)

Major project (40%)

Workload requirements

156 hours including: Intensive studio teaching: 13 hours per week by 4 weeks (duration of stay) with 52 hours of independent study overseas. Plus 52 hours additional study for the remainder of the semester.

See also Unit timetable information


VCO3206 - Conceptual illustration

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Ned Culic

Coordinator(s)

Mr Ned Culic

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

VCO1203, or VCO2204, or CDS1531 or by permission

Prohibitions

VCO3204, VCO3205

Synopsis

This unit will develop the students understanding of conceptual thinking in contemporary illustration. It will introduce them to new approaches to image making that do not rely on literal or obvious visual reference. The art of humour, wit, metaphor and abstraction will be utilised in the answering of each brief in order to strengthen the students' illustration and intellectual skills and consequently their confidence as strong conceptual visual communicators. They will be encouraged toward experimentation and exploration of both traditional and digital illustrative techniques.

Outcomes

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

  1. Develop strong conceptual and communication skills through the use of hand generated, mechanical or digital image making;
  2. Respond to a brief with an open mind to experimentation and exploration of their chosen medium;
  3. Confidently respond to any given text or concept through an articulate and well executed image;
  4. Understand the place of illustration as a respected element of contemporary art and visual communication;
  5. Conceptualise and execute images quickly when required;
  6. Observe and employ occupational health and safety appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


VCO3305 - Digital font design

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Ned Culic

Coordinator(s)

Mr Daniel Milne

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

VCO2304 and OHS1000

Prohibitions

VCO2303

Synopsis

While this unit is concerned with the acquisition of skills to produce fonts digitally, the emphasis is on focused experimentation and the refinement of those skills. Students become familiar with the potentiality and limitations of specific font software packages and learn how to achieve high quality results. This is a highly specialised area of computer-generated typography and offers students the opportunity to be in the forefront of font development. Questions of legibility and the challenging of traditional methods of conveying messages through typography are addressed, discussed and debated.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. Understand how to create digital fonts using specific design software;
  2. Demonstrate a sound knowledge of type construction;
  3. Use a computer as an effective design tool;
  4. Have a greater understanding of the importance of type legibility through the design and application of digitally produced fonts;
  5. Digitally produce fonts with skill and focused experimentation to a professional standard;
  6. Consider research as a strategy to develop and initiate concept development within their practical work.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


VCO3307 - Typography 3

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Warren Taylor

Coordinator(s)

Mr Ziga Testen

Not offered in 2019

Prerequisites

VCO2304

Prohibitions

VCO3303

Synopsis

Theoretical and practical exercises in the relationships between typography and meaning, typography and language, and type in media will provide this unit's educational core. Skills in fine-point typography and publishing software are emphasised. Set projects engage students in the production of sophisticated typographic solutions for print, publications and generalist design applications.

Outcomes

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

  1. Effectively use the elements and principles of typographic design;
  2. Establish parameters and apply solutions to issues of legibility, readability, and hierarchical information structures;
  3. Explore experimental typography and demonstrate a capacity to apply new approaches to the construction of meaning;
  4. Show a capacity to work with texts and enhance and construct meaning; demonstrate fine-point technical skills necessary for industry-level typographic application;
  5. Produce sophisticated typographic solutions to general and media-specific design problems and projects;
  6. Observe and employ occupational health and safety appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


VCO3403 - Advertising design 2

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Ned Culic

Coordinator(s)

Mr Simon Kitching

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

VCO2402 or CDS1002 and OHS1000 or permission from Coordinator

Prohibitions

VCO2401

Synopsis

Building upon the skills and knowledge acquired in VCO2402 or CDS1002, students undertake hypothetical briefs interspersed with actual briefs from advertising representatives. These projects involve press, print, signage and television applications. In addition to facilitating the development of individual skills and advertising abilities, the projects also assist students' to develop as a vital and contributing member of a creative team. Collaborative projects, tours and seminars provide students with the opportunity to engage productively with the advertising industry.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject students should:

  1. Demonstrate competence in conceptualising, visualising, copy writing and art direction in the context of advertising;
  2. Understand and implement research analysis, problem solving, creative teamwork and brief compliance understand the roles and responsibilities of advertising in society as well as the operations and creative structures of advertising agencies;
  3. Possess reasoned opinions concerning the ethical calibre of a wide range of historical and contemporary examples of advertising;
  4. Be able to defend - on moral, economic and ecological grounds - the kind of advertising which they are attempting.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

See also Unit timetable information


VPR1011 - Visual practices 1

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Ms Marian Crawford

Coordinator(s)

Ms Marian Crawford

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Entry in to Bachelor of Visual Arts course

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Prohibitions

VPR1001, VPR1002

Synopsis

This is a core unit in the Visual Practices sequence, and is one of four 1st year units. This unit provides students with an exploration of a broad range of approaches to production methodologies in contemporary visual art for those wishing to work in the arts industry. Topics are delivered in an intensive series of workshop environments and will include experimentation with a range of materials, techniques and conceptual approaches. Students will be encouraged to develop inventive solutions to a series of projects set around a variety of themes and concepts appropriate to each workshop. Teaching methods involve technical demonstrations, critical dialogue, class discussion and evaluation. Safe and sustainable approaches to fabrication techniques and materials are promoted as core values in the unit.

Outcomes

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

  1. Draw from their experience through different disciplines in the semester;
  2. Develop conceptual solutions to projects set across a range of fine art media;
  3. Experiment with production methods of a select array of mediums used in contemporary visual art practices;
  4. Apply strategies of observation, analysis and experimentation across the developmental process;
  5. Understand interdisciplinary approaches across contemporary visual art practices at both individual and collaborative levels;
  6. Contextualise their work and its material rationale within the field of contemporary visual art practices;
  7. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to sustained independent studio practice and in order to collaborate safely with peers.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study and studio practice.

See also Unit timetable information


VPR1012 - Visual practices 2

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Spiros Panigirakis

Coordinator(s)

Mr Charlie Sofo

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Entry in to Bachelor of Visual Arts course

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Prohibitions

VPR1002, VPR1001

Synopsis

This is a core unit in the Visual Practices sequence, and is one of four 1st year units. This unit provides students with a further exploration of a broad range of approaches to production methodologies in contemporary visual art for those wishing to work in the arts industry. Topics are delivered in an intensive series of workshop environments and will include experimentation with a range of materials, techniques and conceptual approaches. Students will be encouraged to develop inventive solutions to a series of projects set around a variety of themes and concepts appropriate to each workshop. Teaching methods involve technical demonstrations, critical dialogue, class discussion and evaluation. Safe and sustainable approaches to fabrication techniques and materials are promoted as core values in the unit.

Outcomes

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

  1. Draw from their experience through different disciplines in the semester and previous VPR units;
  2. Develop conceptual solutions to projects set across a range of fine art media;
  3. Experiment with production methods of various mediums used in contemporary visual art practices;
  4. Apply strategies of observation, analysis and experimentation across the developmental process;
  5. Understand and utilise interdisciplinary approaches across contemporary visual art practices at both individual and collaborative levels;
  6. Contextualise their work and its material rationale within a broad field of contemporary visual art practices;
  7. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to sustained independent studio practice and in order to collaborate safely with peers.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study and studio practice.

See also Unit timetable information


VPR1113 - Research practices

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Spiros Panigirakis

Coordinator(s)

Mr Charlie Sofo

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Entry in to a Visual Arts stream

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Prohibitions

VPR1001, VPR1002

Synopsis

Research Practices is a core unit in the Visual Arts sequence and is one of four first year units. This unit is a practice driven, workshop based unit which explores varied drawing methodologies and ways they can contribute to a research practice in visual culture. It is designed to develop, challenge and expand how students think about making artwork and to develop research skills. A series of individual and collaborative exercises and projects are presented as starting points that, when navigated, foster creative research skills and develop students' material skills. The main emphasis of this class is to demonstrate how thinking operates through making. Fabrication processes in the workshop can be in any medium from across two- and/or three-dimensional works, to sound and performance. The aim of these exercises is to have a generative influence on production, creating a pool of ideas, strategies, forms and processes for students to draw on and develop as they progress through the course. Teaching methodology involves critical dialogue, classroom discussion and peer review. This unit presents a broad range of approaches to contemporary art and its institutions for those wishing to work in the arts industry as artists, curators, arts writers, educators or practitioners. Research Practices encourages an experimental approach to conceptual and material outcomes. Safe and sustainable approaches to fabrication and materials are core values in the unit.

Outcomes

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

  1. Apply a broad range of conceptual and analytical approaches to projects;
  2. Experiment with a variety of materials and technical approaches in relation to assigned research topics;
  3. Undertake collaborative approaches across contemporary visual art practices;
  4. Differentiate between strategies of observation, analysis, experimentation and critique across the developmental process and begin consolidating solutions to assigned research topics;
  5. Contextualise in a basic capacity the theoretical and material rationale for their work and the work of others within the field of contemporary visual art practices;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to sustained independent studio practice and in order to collaborate safely with peers.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study and studio practice.

See also Unit timetable information


VPR2011 - Research practices advanced

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Spiros Panigirakis

Coordinator(s)

Dr Spiros Panigirakis

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Completion of DWG1201, VPR1011, VPR1012 and VPR1113

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Prohibitions

VPR2001

Synopsis

Research Practices Advanced is a core unit in the Visual Arts sequence, and is the first of the two second year units. This unit is a practice driven, workshop based unit which develops a variety of methodologies and their contribution to a research practice in visual culture. It is designed to further develop, challenge and expand how students think about making artwork and to synthesise research interests, building on VPR1113. A series of individual and collaborative exercises and projects are presented to extend and further foster creative research skills and consolidate students' material skills. The main emphasis of this class is to demonstrate how thinking operates through making. Fabrication processes in the workshop can be in any medium from across two- and/or three-dimensional works, to sound and performance. The aim of these exercises is to further extend each student's capacity for production, creating a pool of ideas, strategies, forms and processes for students to draw on and develop as they progress through the course. Teaching methodology involves critical dialogue, classroom discussion and peer review. This unit presents a broad range of approaches to contemporary art and its institutions for those wishing to work in the arts industry as artists, curators, arts writers, educators or practitioners. Research Practices encourages an experimental approach to conceptual, material and public outcomes. Safe and sustainable approaches to fabrication and materials are core values in the unit.

Outcomes

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

  1. Initiate a broad range of conceptual and analytical approaches to projects;
  2. Experiment with a variety of materials and technical approaches in relation to emerging research questions;
  3. Undertake interdisciplinary, collaborative or curatorial approaches in contemporary visual art practices that are consistent with their emerging research questions;
  4. Synthesise strategies of observation, analysis, experimentation and critique within a developmental process where deemed appropriate to respond to various assigned presentation contexts;
  5. Contextualise through writing their work and the work of others and its theoretical and material rationale within the field of contemporary visual art;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to sustained independent studio practice and in order to collaborate safely with peers.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study and studio practice.

See also Unit timetable information


VPR2012 - Professional practice

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Spiros Panigirakis

Coordinator(s)

Mr Spiros Panigirakis

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prato

Prerequisites

VPR2011

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Prohibitions

VPR2002

Synopsis

This is a core unit in the Visual Arts and is second of the two second year units. The unit provides students with a broad range of approaches to cultural production for those wishing to work in the visual arts industry across a diverse range of professional platforms. This unit introduces students to various professional processes and outcomes that contemporary visual artists engage and exhibit in. The workshop-driven classes incorporate theoretical and historical perspectives on these gallery-based modes. This unit introduces various steps required to make art public from: studio-based processes; the engagement of critical feedback; administrative processes associated with gallery-based exhibition; installing an artwork; and contextualising the artwork in a considered theoretical and curatorial framework. The workshop program facilitates a support structure for the development and consolidation of experimental approaches to conceptual and material outcomes of burgeoning research interests. Students are required to investigate and develop individual and collaborative solutions to a series of creative public outcomes. Teaching methodology involves lectures, fieldtrips, critical dialogue, class discussion and peer review. Safe and sustainable approaches to fabrication techniques and materials are promoted as core values in the unit.

Outcomes

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

  1. Understand how the conceptual, material and logistical approaches to their visual artwork relates to gallery-based programs;
  2. Examine an area of independently framed research using various analytical strategies;
  3. Manage different stages of the development process in an experimental manner;
  4. Initiate and present interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches in contemporary visual art practices that are consistent with their consolidating research position;
  5. Contextualise through structured writing formats the theoretical and material rationale for their work and the work of others within the field of contemporary visual art;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to sustained independent studio practice and in order to collaborate safely with peers.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study and studio practice.

See also Unit timetable information


VPR3001 - Visual practices 5

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Spiros Panigirakis

Coordinator(s)

Dr Spiros Panigirakis

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

VPR2002

Prohibitions

Any FNA level 3 unit

Synopsis

This unit is the fifth in the Visual Practices sequence. In this unit students will focus on their chosen areas of interest reflected in their choice of workshops. Topics will include curatorship, arts writing and a range of contemporary art approaches. A high degree of independence, combined with advanced conceptual lucidity and prowess in the development of curatorial, collective and individual practices should be evident at this stage. Students develop individual programs in conjunction with the lecturers that reflect their personal direction and evolving practice, either curatorial, theoretical or practical.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students should:

  1. Be strongly self-motivated, and able to construct a program of work derived from various workshops that reflect a coherent direction which imaginatively addresses their own concerns;
  2. Be able to produce outcomes that display conviction, confidence and control in concepts and materials, or collaborative and curatorial practice and be able to isolate areas of their work that require further research and sustain a directed inquiry into these;
  3. Deepen their understanding of current issues in fine art and recognise the potential to produce works within the framework of contemporary culture;
  4. Be able to position and contextualise the evaluations of their work and that of other students within the historical and contemporary context and express these observations through a range of outcomes, and;
  5. Have increased understanding, and be able to practice, the rules of occupational health and safety in force in the studio, and are able to collaborate and co-operate safely and productively within the studio environment with observance of the OHS&E regulations and policies of the studio.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study and studio practice.

See also Unit timetable information


VPR3002 - Visual practices 6

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Spiros Panigirakis

Coordinator(s)

Dr Spiros Panigirakis

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

VPR3001

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Prohibitions

Any FNA level 3 unit

Synopsis

This unit is the last and culminating unit in the Visual Practices sequence. In this unit students will focus on their chosen areas of interest reflected in their choice of workshops. Topics will include curatorship, arts writing and a range of contemporary art approaches. A high degree of independence, combined with advanced conceptual lucidity and prowess in the development of curatorial, collective and individual practices should be evident at this stage. Students develop final individual programs in conjunction with the lecturers that reflect their personal direction and evolving practice, that provide a bridge to the broader arts industry.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students should:

  1. Be strongly self-motivated, and able to construct a program of work derived from various workshops that reflect a coherent direction which imaginatively addresses their own concerns;
  2. Be able to produce outcomes that display conviction, confidence and control in concepts and materials, or collaborative and curatorial practice and be able to isolate areas of their work that require further research and sustain a directed inquiry into these;
  3. Deepen their understanding of current issues in fine art and recognise the potential to produce works or projects within the framework of contemporary culture;
  4. Be able to produce outcomes that display advanced skills, confidence and control in theoretical concepts and materials or processes in their work;
  5. Approach contemporary art practice and aesthetics with challenge and vigour, and be able to establish a personalised and informed discourse within the context of fine art practice;
  6. Achieve a professional presentation and documentation of works in the final submission of their completed work, either practical or curatorial, and;
  7. Independently practice the rules of occupational health and safety in force in the studio, and be able to collaborate and co-operate safely and productively within the studio environment with observance of the OHS&E regulations and policies of the studio.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study and studio practice.

See also Unit timetable information


VPR3011 - Professional practice advanced

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Spiros Panigirakis

Coordinator(s)

Dr Spiros Panigirakis

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

VPR2012 and one department approved elective

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Prohibitions

VPR3001

Synopsis

This is a core unit in the Visual Arts sequence and is first of the two third year units. The unit provides students with an advanced perspective on the various modes of publication available to cultural practitioners engaged in Visual Art. This unit gives students an opportunity to incorporate theoretical frameworks that reflect and expand upon a breadth of fields that include education, business, information technology or the liberal arts into their production of visual culture. This unit asks students to develop self-directed strategies that extend upon traditional gallery based exhibition modes. These modes might include: artists' books, editioned objects; site-based research and exhibiting; digital broadcast; collaborative, social and/or performative processes; curatorial contexts; and creative arts writing. The workshop program encourages an experimental and critical approach to conceptual and material outcomes whilst providing opportunities to cultivate curatorial, critical writing and administrative skills. Students are required to initiate individual and collaborative solutions to a series of creative public outcomes. Teaching methodology involves lectures, fieldtrips, critical dialogue, class discussion and peer-review. Safe and sustainable approaches to fabrication techniques and materials are promoted as core values in the unit.

Outcomes

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

  1. Justify their conceptual, material and logistical approaches to their cultural production in relation to a range of diverse public platforms;
  2. Position a critical perspective within a field of research using various analytical strategies appropriate to the presentation and material outcomes of their practice;
  3. Devise a self-directed program that identifies different phases of experimentation and consolidation within a field of research;
  4. Initiate and present interdisciplinary, collaborative or curatorial approaches in contemporary visual art practices that are consistent with a complex research questions;
  5. Contextualise through the creative application of writing the theoretical and material rationale for their work within the field of contemporary cultural production;
  6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to sustained independent studio practice and in order to collaborate safely with peers.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study and studio practice.

See also Unit timetable information


VPR3012 - Visual practices 3

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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

Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Spiros Panigirakis

Coordinator(s)

Dr Spiros Panigirakis

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

VPR3011 and two department approved electives

Co-requisites

OHS1000

Prohibitions

VPR3002

Synopsis

This unit is the last and culminating unit in the Visual Practices sequence and is second of the two third year units. In this unit emphasis is placed on independent cultural research and its relation to a broader collaborative or group context in the public realm. Students develop a creative, expressive and critical project that utilises advanced conceptualisation and material manipulation, engaging with the artwork as part of a chain of production, reception, distribution and publics. Students develop individual programs in conjunction with the lecturers that reflect their evolving cultural practice and professional direction. The program focuses on clear articulation of concepts and their publication in the written form as a supplement to the student's Visual Practice. Detailed analysis and discussion of students' work takes place primarily through personal tuition with lecturers, peer-based critique and experimenting with various modes of public presentation. This unit provides a stimulating and supportive environment through the introduction of a supervised studio and bridges this to independent professional practice in the broader arts arena. This unit contextualises individual practice within various public platforms that require different modes of group and/or collaborative modes of engagement. The work produced culminates in an end of year exhibition of a professional standard, preparing students for entry into the professional world as cultural producer in broad array of Visual Arts disciplines, or the pursuit of further studies at a higher level.

Outcomes

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

  1. Compose a self-directed and coherent work plan that addresses advanced research in their field of enquiry;
  2. Demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills in techniques, materials and logistics in relation to their production in accordance to questions that emerge out their cultural research;
  3. Critically explore the developmental phase of their research through an advanced engagement in observation, analysis and experimentation;
  4. Justify through the creative use and presentation of writing a position in relation to the historical, theoretical and artistic fields their own cultural production sits in;
  5. Demonstrate a sophisticated ability to contextualise their cultural practice and the work of others within a curatorial and collaborative rationale in various professional public platforms;
  6. Demonstrate the knowledge and ability to achieve safe and sustainable working practices within the studio environment and to independently initiate OHS&E procedures in accordance to their respective work practices.

Assessment

100% in-semester assessment

Workload requirements

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study and studio practice.

See also Unit timetable information