VA4221 - Visual Arts Practice (Part 1 of 2)

Credit points:	06
Year:	2010
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Subject chain:	VA4221 VA4222
Administered by:	School of Creative Arts

Available, at the discretion of the Head of College, to all students with a BVA or equivalent qualification undertaking the BVA Honours (Professional Practice) degree. Except with the approval of the Head of School/Associate Dean, all subjects in a chain must be studied in consecutive teaching periods.

Subject content and learning outcomes as for VA4211/VA4212.

Learning Outcomes

• to apply a highly focused perception culminating in a body of work where a strong relationship between theory and practice is demonstrated.

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 define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to calculate, produce, interpret and communicate numerical information;
• The ability to select and use appropriate IT tools;
• The ability to access and employ online technologies effectively;
• The ability to use and interpret different media;
• 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:

VA4001 VA4011 VA4021

Availabilities
As this subject is part of a subject chain, a final standard grade (e.g. P, C) will only be recorded for each subject after successful completion of all parts of the subject chain.
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 25-Mar-2010
Coordinator:	Dr Gordon Brown, Dr Stephen Naylor
Assessment:	integrated assessment across subject chain (%).

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.