2024/25 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

ARTF2001 Studio Practice for Incoming Study Abroad Students

40 creditsClass Size: 10

Module manager: Prof. Chris Taylor
Email: c.a.taylor@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2024/25

Pre-requisite qualifications

Students must be enrolled on a relevant programme of academic study and submit a portfolio of work.

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

Within this module, you will build upon and critically apply skills learned in your home institutions and integrate these into the cultural context of Leeds as host institution. You You will develop personal studio work and engage with the complex nature of international contemporary art practices in order to develop critical and analytical perspectives. You will also examine the histories and traditions of art practice to assist in situating yourself within the contemporary art world.

Objectives

To build upon and critically apply skills learned in their home institutions and integrate these into the cultural context of a host institution;

To engage with the complex nature of international contemporary art practices and to develop critical and analytical perspectives;

To examine the histories and traditions of art practice to assist in situating themselves within the contemporary art world;

To develop personal studio work, monitor the development of this work and apply critical skills in the appropriate modes of distribution and presentation.

Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module you will be able to
1. develop key concepts and formal approaches to art making;
2. An ability to identify and evaluate the most appropriate use of different materials, processes and environments in approaches to problem solving, independently and /or collaboratively;
3. Locate your work within a contextual framework of contemporary fine art practice;
4. show initiative and resourcefulness in the planning and resolution of self-initiated or collaborative projects.

Skills learning outcomes

On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:

5. Communication: the ability to tailor your message for the audience and listening to the views of others.
6. Interpersonal Skills: the ability to demonstrate awareness and understanding of self and others; to be able to build rapport, relationships and network with others.

Syllabus

Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Supervision	4	0.50	2.00
Lectures	8	2.00	16.00
Discussion forum	2	2.00	4.00
seminars	2	2.00	4.00
seminars	4	3.00	12.00
Group learning	4	2.00	8.00
Private study hours			354.00
Total Contact hours			46.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			400.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Student progress is monitored through regular group reviews and individual and group tutorials:
1-to-1 tutorials (4 per module)
Cross-level group crits (4 per module)
Exhibition/displays of practical work during Semester 1.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Portfolio	Portfolio of work carried out during the module submitted as a PDF, including reflective text.	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 13/05/2024

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