AHT4504 Advanced fine art research: Writing
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
AHT4504 Advanced fine art research: Writing is a level 4, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2026 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It needs AHT4503.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2026
- Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before AHT4504
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After AHT4504
No unit lists AHT4504 as a prerequisite in the 2026 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in the Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) (F3701).
Overview
Designed as a flexible unit, with an innovative small-group mode of delivery that enables the unit content to be student-led. It is specifically designed to enable you to contextualise your own creative practice in theoretical terms. With an emphasis on creative and critically aware approaches to visual production, the unit aims to open up and consolidate research avenues that may be particularly productive for your individual personal directions.
Offerings in 2026
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Assessment
- Annotated Bibliography, Abstract, and Research QuestionWritten40%
- Mini-Exegesis or Research EssayWritten60%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate a grasp of key concepts in contemporary art theory relevant to the area of practice which you are pursuing;
- 2
Relate the terms of your practice to the broader field of contemporary art;
- 3
Practice criticism in small forums, identifying critical questions of other people's practice and considering and conjecturing how aesthetic standards are the expression of cultural values;
- 4
Sustain an exegetical defence of your work and its placement in current visual production;
- 5
Explain the senses in which your art practice involves research.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachResearch activities
12 hours per week including 2 contact hours plus 10 hours of independent study.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Fiona Macdonald
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Fiona Macdonald