GA4021:12
Research Practice
Townsville
Prerequisites: Distinction level in research-based and practice-based communication design subject and permission of Head of College
Inadmissable Subject Combination: GA4012 GA4022
Contact hours as negotiated with the Head of College through the supervisor. Full year.
Available, at the discretion of the Head of College, to all students with a BCommunication Design or equivalent qualification undertaking the honours research degree.
Staff:
Head of College of Music, Visual Arts and Theatre.
This subject introduces students to the fundamentals of practice-based research and provides them with the opportunity to further develop graphic design or illustration skills to enhance their individual creative portfolio.
Learning Objectives:
- practise and acquire advanced techniques within the chosen field of design or illustration to a fully professional level;
- create a body of work where a strong relationship between theory and practice is demonstrated.
Assessment by presentation of a previously agreed upon body of work leading to a one-person exhibition, presentation or installation in an accredited space or site. The body of work should be accompanied by a professional standard of documentation in the form of a catalogue, statement, invitations and identification of works shown.