Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- extend critical approaches to the analysis of your own practice and/or specialist knowledge.
- demonstrate a depth of critical and analytical thinking in relation to visual cultural artifacts and their contexts;
- identify and deploy appropriate critical approaches to the analysis of the production and consumption of visual culture;
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- formulate and express complex ideas and arguments;
- identify and develop advanced research ideas and apply appropriate research methods;
- effectively manage your own workload, meet deadlines and work independently.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- broader cultural contexts in which to position your specialist knowledge and/or practice in the production and consumption of visual culture.
- a range of key concepts in visual culture and contemporary critical debates in art and design theory;
- historical and contemporary contexts of the production and consumption of visual cultural artifacts;
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Independent Study | 174 |
Teaching | 26 |
Total study time | 200 |
Resources & Reading list
Internet Resources
Textbooks
Jessica Evans and Stuart Hall (eds) (1999). Visual Culture: The Reader. SAGE.
Lymberopoulou, A. (2012). Art and Visual Culture: A Reader. Tate Publishing.
Mirzeoff, N. (2012). The Visual Culture Reader. Routledge.
Mirzeoff, N. (2015). How to See the World. Pelican.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Peer Group Feedback
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback:
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Illustrated essay | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Illustrated essay | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Illustrated essay | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External