VA2211 - Investigations in Australian Art: History and Theory of Visual Arts 2

Credit points:	03
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	Discipline of Visual Arts

Available to all students.

Through an investigation of landscape and the human body this subject aims to develop a deeper understanding of what is Australian Art and how it has developed in an international context. The program is designed to explore both visual and performing arts, history, politics, philosophy and the traditions of art discourse.

Learning Outcomes

• develop a working knowledge of some of the basic concepts underpinning scholarship and research in the visual arts;
• gain an insight into the relationship between culture and the environment in Australian art practices;
• recognise key periods in Australian art history and relate them to post 1788 socio-political events.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate, organise and present information;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

VA2220 and VA1117

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2009
Coordinator:	Dr Stephen Naylor
Lecturers:	Dr Stephen Naylor, Miss Renee Joyce.
Contact hours:	13 hours lectures 13 hours tutorials
Assessment:	quizzes or tests (30%); presentations (20%); assignments (30%); research journal (20%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Attendance at 80% of classes is a requirement to pass this subject.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.