BA Fine Art with Museum and Gallery Studies
Year 3
(Award available for year: Bachelor of Arts)
Learning outcomes
On completion of the programme, students should have provided evidence of being able to: -A sound understanding of a coherent and detailed subject knowledge and professional competency in relation to highly individual responses and engagement within the complex nature of contemporary art practices- A consolidated understanding of the curatorial and museological traditions that firmly locate the individuals practice within a historical continuum and broad contextual framework, which includes the expanded definition of fine art practice and its display.- A comprehensive understanding of how these traditions and discourses inform the productive fusion of theoretical rigour and expressive speculation in ambitious, refined and fully resolved practice based studio work.- A refined ability to identify and evaluate the most appropriate use of different materials, processes and environments in approaches to problem solving, independently and /or collaboratively, associated with an emerging individual practice.- An ability to effectively communicate a highly critical reflection on their work and locate this in an expanded contextual framework of fine art contemporary practice and display.- An understanding of the principles of a deep approach to learning and to adopt strategies and methodologies to appreciate the uncertainty, ambiguity, unfamiliarity and limitations of knowledge in developing new concepts for individual fine art practice and its display.- An ability to structure a highly coherent critically informed, articulate and reasoned argument in oral and written forms.- An ability to deploy knowledge and understanding in order to initiate and execute an extended body of work in relation to and interaction between established intentions, processes, outcomes and context(s).- An ability to display and activate effective interpersonal skills through collaboration, collective endeavour and negotiation.- An ability to show initiative and resourcefulness in the planning and resolution of self-initiated projects and be entrepreneurial as independent learners and emerging professional practitioners.- An ability to formulate appropriate research questions and employ appropriate methods and resources for exploring those questions.
Transferable (key) skills
Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:- Communication- Project/time management- Negotiation (with peers, staff and external agencies)- Administration (legal/ethical/safety issues)- Leadership (within group dynamics)- Independence (with regards their time management)- They need to be adaptable, flexible and have initiative. They are required to build confidence through promotion of their practice and arguments/ideas.- Research skills.- Articulation of complex ideas and theories in both oral and written form.
Assessment
Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include being able to:- Consolidate and critically apply a diverse range of skills acquired at levels 1 & 2- Fully engage with the complex nature of contemporary art practices in a variety of media to develop critical and analytical skills. - Establish a clear understanding of gallery and museum studies and situate their own practice within such frameworks, issues and contexts. - Consolidate personal studio work, monitor the development of this work and apply considered and critical skills to the appropriate models of its distribution and presentation.This is achieved through the written, exhibited and oral presentation of their work, to include:Summative exhibition/display of practical work plus supporting materials. Research materials for dissertation topic, written up into a clear and convincing piece of work.Contextualising references and frameworks from art histories, its critiques and theories in relation to a wider art practice.