• Offered by School of Art and Design
  • ANU College ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Course subject Visual Arts
  • Academic career UGRD
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Offered in Second Semester 2017
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The aim of this course is to develop technical and conceptual skills and understandings relating to a range of image/design making processes and to extend these into the realisation of an individual project. Through taking an experimental and explorative approach, students will develop skills and knowledge relating to a range of textile and graphic image/mark-making techniques, and use these as a means for the creative expression of ideas through a series of class and individual projects.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

Upon successful completion of this course, student will  be able to:
  1. Demonstrate creative exploration, experimentation and integration of ideas, materials and techniques, through class and individual projects
  2. Apply knowledge of the historical, cultural and theoretical contexts and contemporary practices relevant to textile and related mark-making techniques through development and execution of studio projects and independent experimentation, sampling and research
  3. Demonstrate critical reflection and contextual understanding on own work and that of other artists/designers through note-taking in journal and in discussions.

Indicative Assessment

Portfolio of studio work and visual journal (80%) and Documentation (20%). Assessment includes periodic critique and review sessions that provide ongoing feedback on work in progress.

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Workload

130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 48 hours of contact over 12 weeks: lectures, tutorials, critiques and supervised studio practice; and b) 82 hours of independent studio practice, reading and writing.

Minors

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

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Student Contribution Band:
1
Unit value:
6 units

If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.  Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee
2017 $2652
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2017 $4080
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

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Second Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
8451 24 Jul 2017 31 Jul 2017 31 Aug 2017 27 Oct 2017 In Person N/A

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