Module Details

Module Code: ARTS8005
Title: Applied Art: 20th Century
Long Title: Applied Art: 20th Century
NFQ Level: Advanced
Valid From: Semester 1 - 2017/18 ( September 2017 )
Duration: 1 Semester
Credits: 10
Field of Study: 2110 - Visual Arts
Module Delivered in: 2 programme(s)
Module Description: Lectures: a survey course of 20th century applied art <I>Applied art and Modernism</I>, and a thematic course on fine art practice, <I>Art and everything else</I> plus seminars and tutorials to support the proposal and bibliography for an individual research project: the seminar paper.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Discuss and analyse the history, theory and practice of applied and fine art in the 20th and early 21st century
LO2 Discuss and contextualise the relationship between issues in art, design and craft practice and the broader social, political and cultural context
LO3 Construct and develop a distinct analytical and critical position, with a clear awareness of its relationship to exisiting debates on the period studied
LO4 Map changes in attitudes to individual authorship in relation to themes and movements in the art and applied art of the period
LO5 Apply the necessary critical, research and writing skills to identify a suitable individual research topic, and produce a seminar paper proposal and annotated bibliography
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
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Co-requisite Modules
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Requirements

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Indicative Content
Applied art and modernism
This strand looks at how the applied arts interconnect both with 20th century avant garde design and fine art and with traditional ways of making, setting key figures and movements in the context of contemporary critical debate.
Art and everything else
This thematic lecture programme will examine the pluralistic nature of art practice after modernism, and situate current post-medium art production within wider debates in critical theory and cultural studies.
Seminar
Visits to relevent local and national sites, museums and galleries; readings of key texts and discussion of how these relate to studio practice; research, writing and presentation skills; beginning self-motivated research on a seminar paper topic.
Tutorial
Research: Identifying a research area and locating useful and relevant primary and secondary sources. One to one guidance in understanding the historiography of the chosen subject area. Methodologies: Conducting primary research, e.g. interviews with practitioners. Conducting secondary research and literature review. Individual guidance on how to identify and construct an argument. Advice and feedback on preparing a detailed proposal plus bibliography, to lead on to the seminar paper in semester 2.
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Coursework100.00%

Assessments

Coursework
Assessment Type Essay % of Total Mark 40
Timing Week 7 Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4
Assessment Description
Art and everything else
Assessment Type Essay % of Total Mark 40
Timing Week 11 Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4
Assessment Description
Applied art and modernism
Assessment Type Written Report % of Total Mark 20
Timing Sem End Learning Outcomes 3,5
Assessment Description
Seminar paper: proposal and bibliography
No End of Module Formal Examination
Reassessment Requirement
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.

The University reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Applied art and modernism Every Week 1.00 1
Lecture Contact Art and everything else Every Week 1.00 1
Lecturer-Supervised Learning (Contact) Contact Seminar Every Week 1.00 1
Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) Non Contact Independent learning Every Week 11.00 11
Total Hours 14.00
Total Weekly Learner Workload 14.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 3.00
This module has no Part Time workload.
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
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