VA3212 - History and Theory of Visual Arts 4

Credit points:	03
Year:	2005
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
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Available to all students

An exploration of contemporary art issues and theories.

Learning Outcomes

• develop an awareness of the theories underpinning current visual arts practice;
• gain an insight in contemporary arts and cultural issues in the Asia-Pacific region;
• develop research skills that contribute to informed and reflective insight into the subject matter being discussed.

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:

VA3230

Availabilities
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Census Date 31-Aug-2005
Coordinator:	Professor Stephen Naylor
Lecturers:	Professor Stephen Naylor, jc156215.
Contact hours:	13 hours 13 hours
Assessment:	(30%); (20%); (30%); (20%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Attendance at 80% of classes is a requirement to pass this subject

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