Unit code: 11591

Unit description: This unit introduces students to the diverse opportunities in the world of creative and digital design industries. Aspects that will be considered include: contemporary demands of the industry including social responsibility, ethical and sustainability issues. Through engagement with industry and community, students will gain an understanding of global discipline knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform as responsible, capable creative industry and digital design professionals. Students will start their career awareness and planning through approaches such as five year plans and ePortfolios.

Unit code: 11603

Unit description: In this introductory unit students will engage with a variety of manual drawing, painting and print-making processes, covering: media, application, technique, design and content. Students will learn to research key information on historical and contemporary artists and their application of 2D media. 2D Media will be discussed and situated within contemporary culture. The broad base of study here provides the foundation for further involvement with 2D media processes and applications. It provides the basis for the understanding of, and engagement with manual image making skills and their critique.

Unit code: 11605

Unit description: This unit explores and navigates modern art history. It discusses how the major artistic and cultural movements of the Modern Era have presence and influence within contemporary art and culture. Students will learn to identify key artists, concepts and styles within the Modern Era. They will investigate the integration of cultural, historical and theoretical knowledge with their practical work. And they will be able to outline the major artistic and cultural movements of the Modern Era. A sound understanding of this subject will allow the student to culturally and historically situate both their own practice and the work of other practitioners in the Visual Arts sector.

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Unit code: 11595

Unit description: This project-based unit provides students with a unique opportunity, working in small cross-disciplinary teams, to explore courageous or experimental projects, without the pressure of having to produce something that is objectively 'successful'. Assessment in this unit will focus not upon the quality or otherwise of the group-driven creative outputs, but rather upon the reflective, individual exegetical and reflective components that accompany them.

Unit code: 11604

Unit description: In this introductory unit students will engage with a variety of sculptural and ceramic processes, covering: media, application, technique, design and content. Students will learn to research key information on historical and contemporary artists and their application of 3D media. 3D Media will be discussed and situated within contemporary culture. The broad base of study here provides the foundation for further involvement with 3D media processes and applications. It provides the basis for the understanding of, and engagement with manual image making skills and their critique.

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Unit code: 11596

Unit description: This unit challenges the notions of truth and knowledge. It will explore the idea of cultural relativity and challenge our own way of thinking. Knowledge generation will be examined by exploring fictional and historical worlds that establish their own truths and ideations.

Unit code: 11593

Unit code: 11607

Unit description: This unit investigates the topic of landscape / environment/ space in modern art practice. Students will appraise a diverse range of historical and contemporary resources that reference cultural responses to landscape / environment/ space. They will relate the critical comprehension of this research to develop their own practice and working methods. A sound understanding of this subject will allow the student to address and adhere to major cultural themes in both their research and practical work.

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Unit code: 11017

Unit code: 11608

Unit description: This unit explores and navigates contemporary culture. It outlines some of the major social and cultural trends within the contemporary era. Students will analyse contemporary artworks and make informed comment on key artistic and conceptual approaches within contemporary art practices. They will hypothesize on social, cultural and/or sub-cultural trends within contemporary visual culture. A sound understanding of this unit will allow the student to culturally situate themselves and their practice within our larger global culture.

Unit code: 11606

Unit description: This unit investigates the topic of figure / portrait / object in modern art practice. Students will appraise a diverse range of historical and contemporary resources that reference cultural responses to figure / portrait / object. They will relate the critical comprehension of this research to develop their own practice and working methods. A sound understanding of this subject will allow the student to address and adhere to major cultural themes in both their research and practical work.

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Unit code: 11018

Unit description: In this unit students will further develop their abilities as agile professionals with the transferable employability skills and critical and creative abilities to work across industries and sectors and craft diverse employment paths. They will integrate disciplinary knowledge with the professional skills required in their industry through authentic simulated or real workplace experiences, international exchanges or industry collaborations or projects.

Unit code: 11609

Unit description: This unit explores contemporary contexts for art, value and community. The unit involves the analysis of creative/community projects, their contexts, funding and frameworks for employment/engagement. Students will identify appropriate project types that suit their personal interests and their skill base. They will evaluate existing professional benchmarks to assist in the development of a creative/community project proposal. And they will implement a creative/community art project. A sound understanding of this unit will allow students to develop, professional contexts and communities for their practice in the Visual Arts sector.

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Unit code: 11592

Unit description: This unit prepares students for professional work in the cultural sector and finalises and reviews your ePortfolio. Through practical activities, such as preparing a grant application, developing a team-based project proposal, and researching a cultural organisation, students learn to relate their discipline specific knowledge to a range of professional contexts. The unit will emphasise the significance of multiculturalism, cultural consumption and globalisation as key influences shaping cultural work in the twenty first century.

Unit code: 11594

Unit description: This unit focuses on the independent conceptualisation, planning and realisation of a student-generated major work in their creative field. The unit emphasises consultation/collaboration as part of the creative process, skill refinement and the consideration of publication. This unit is based on a model of academic supervision and is intended to pave the way towards independent modes of learning crucial in the industry and at postgraduate levels of study.

Unit code: 9759

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