2008/09 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
ARTF2070 Aesthetics 1
20 creditsClass Size: 150
Module manager: Dr Joanne Crawford
Email: J.S.Crawford@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2008/09
Pre-requisite qualifications
Students must have completed at least 20 credits from the following list of modules: ARTF1045, ARTF1046, ARTF1041, ARTF1042, ARTF2000.Pre-requisites
ARTF1041 | Museum/Country House Studies 1 |
ARTF1042 | Museum/Country House Studies 2 |
ARTF1045 | A Story of Art I |
ARTF1046 | A Story of Art 2 |
ARTF2000 | Stories of Art:An Introduction |
This module is not approved as an Elective
Objectives
On completion of this module, students should have built on the range of historiographical materials introduced in level 1 and developed specific themes to a more advanced theoretical level.They should also understand the History of Art as constituted through different narrative conventions, conceptual structures and social formations and be able to translate this understanding into alternative and critical narrative structures.
Skills outcomes
- Verbal and written fluency in constructing a logical and coherent argument;
- Use of audio visual aids;
- Participation in group discussions;
- Co-ordination and dissemination of a range of historical, contextual visual information;
- Using bibliographies and databases.
Syllabus
Conventions of social explanation, values and access to art as value; art as meaning; art as 'truth'. What does it mean? Recommended reading; Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Hegel, Schiller, Marx, Nietzsche, Heidegger.
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Lecture | 10 | 1.50 | 15.00 |
Seminar | 10 | 1.50 | 15.00 |
Private study hours | 170.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 30.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 |
Private study
Reading and researching visual and textual materials for essay and seminar preparation: 170 hoursOpportunities for Formative Feedback
- student presentations: non-assessed- gobbet exercise - week 6: non-assessed
- participation in class discussions
- attendance at lectures and seminars: registers taken.
Methods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Project | 1 x 2,000 word written project | 50.00 |
Essay | 1 x 2,000-3,000 word essay | 50.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 30/03/2010
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