Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- historical and contemporary contexts of the production and consumption of visual cultural artifacts;
- 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;
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- identify and develop advanced research ideas and apply appropriate research methods;
- formulate and express complex ideas and arguments;
- effectively manage your own workload, meet deadlines and work independently.
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.
- identify and deploy appropriate critical approaches to the analysis of the production and consumption of visual culture;
- demonstrate a depth of critical and analytical thinking in relation to visual cultural artifacts and their contexts;
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
Lymberopoulou, A. (2012). Art and Visual Culture: A Reader. Tate Publishing.
Jessica Evans and Stuart Hall (eds) (1999). Visual Culture: The Reader. SAGE.
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