Studio Practice IIA

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2009:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability

Note: An individual supervisor is assigned to overview the student's development over the semester.

The Studio Seminar Each student is asked to present an exhibition of works in progress in the Postgraduate student gallery and to partake of a formal seminar where two of their cohort are nominated to present written responses to the art works presented (this is a public forum). In general the Studio seminar explores critically each students selected studio output and the attendant technical, aesthetic, personal, social and cultural implications. Each student is required to present a work-in-progress exhibition in the Postgraduate gallery, supported by a seminar presentation related to the work.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

be able to communicate opinions, ideas and observations with regard to their studio work and others, in group and individual teaching and learning situations;

have learnt to organise their own studio work and utilise time effectively to suit the demands of their self-initiated program;

be able to engage critically with historical and contemporary art practices and methodologies relevant to their practical work;

be able to independently investigate areas of theoretical and practical relevance from a wide range of sources;

have begun to develop an informed understanding of their art practice;

have begun to form a respect for the principles, discipline and ethics of the practicing, professional artist.