University of the West of England

MODULE SPECIFICATION

Code: UAAA7P-30-M	Title: FINE ART PRACTICE: B, previously Studio Practice One				Version: 3
Level: M	UWE credit rating: 30 Credits				ECTS credit rating: 15
Module type: Project
Owning Faculty: FCA		Field: Art		Field Leader: M Ure
Valid from: September 2010 (Chairs action October 2010)			Discontinued from:
Contributes towards: MA Fine Art
Pre-requisites:
Co-requisites: None
Excluded combinations:

Learning outcomes:

To enable students to:

Knowledge and Understanding

i) demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of a range of historical and contemporary Fine Art works and practices;

ii) demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of critical discourses relevant to contemporary Fine Art practices;

iii) identify the cultural implications of their own practice in relation to other relevant practices and institutional and social mechanisms;

Intellectual skills

iv) critically reflect on and discuss their own artwork and that of others;

v) identify and analyse relevant sources of information in order to start to understand the cultural implications of their work;

vi) develop necessary skills to develop a conceptually coherent Fine Art practice;

Practical skills

vii) manage and develop an art practice;

viii) develop necessary practical skills to produce artwork to an appropriate level of sophistication;

ix) communicate, negotiate and offer critical opinion to others;

Transferable skills

x) manage own learning and access an appropriate range of resources;

xi) engage in critical debate in a professional manner;

xii) identify and present relevant topics for debate.

Syllabus outline:

This module is designed to provide students with the opportunity to learn through experience to develop their own self initiated practice. Students will establish and manage a studio or work place of their own from which to develop their work. They will begin to develop a Fine Art practice and begin to understand the cultural implications of their work.

The emphasis in this module is on the development of individual working methods and the production of artworks. This necessitates an awareness of cultural and social imperatives. Students are also required to photographically document (and digitally, if appropriate) their work.

Students are expected to contribute to critical discussion and group critiques and debates about their own and others working methods and artworks. They are encouraged to develop a form of inquiry which demonstrates an engagement with critical discourse and the exchange of ideas. This will be achieved through an examination of a wide range of contemporary artworks, some of which are of particular relevance to individual students’ areas of interest. Students’ work and the management of their own practice will be developed throughout the module.

For assessment at the end of the module students are required to present work in development, which may include prototypes and other supporting work. They should also present finished artworks, appropriately installed.

Teaching and learning methods:

Much of the teaching and learning during this module will take place in the students’ studios or workplace.

The emphasis of this module is upon self-directed work and students are expected to spend appropriate amounts of time working. Teaching and learning methods are aimed at supporting the student in establishing strategies to manage their practice effectively and in developing an understanding of the context of their work. These strategies are developed through a rotating programme of group critiques and discussions.

A number of presentations will be given by invited visitors and staff. Students are expected to attend the weekly Fine Arts Lecture Series and other lectures and events which provide students with knowledge of contemporary practices and debates. Students are expected to take part in organised and self-initiated trips to museums, exhibitions and events as a means of both investigating the mechanisms involved in the dissemination and presentation of artwork and in continue to maintain a wide knowledge of contemporary and historical art practice.

Assessment criteria:

Students will be assessed on the level of their ability to:

Criteria	Relates to learning outcomes	Source of evidence
i) research and develop a Fine Art project;	i, iii, v, vi, vii, viii, ix, x	The presentation of work in development and resolved artworks. Supporting work.
ii) produce conceptually coherent, good quality artworks;	i, v, vi, vii, viii, x	Resolved artworks.
iii) demonstrate an awareness of the cultural implications of artwork;	i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi, ix, x, xi, xiii	Resolved artworks, supporting work, work in development.
iv) critically reflect on their artwork and others artwork.	i, ii, iii, iv, v, ix, xi, xii	Resolved artworks, supporting work, work in development.

Indicative sources:

Individually negotiated.

Assessment :

Weighting between components A and B (standard modules at levels 0-3 only) A: B:

ATTEMPT 1

First Assessment Opportunity

Component A

Description of each element Element weighting

1 Visual and Oral Presentation 100%

Second Assessment Opportunity (further attendance at taught classes is/is not required)

Component A

1 Visual and Oral Presentation 100%

SECOND (OR SUBSEQUENT) ATTEMPT Attendance at taught classes is/is not required.

Specification confirmed by ………………………………………Date……………………………

(Associate Dean/Programme Director)