UnitLevel 2Undergraduate

DWG2508 Drawing Conceptual studies 2

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

DWG2508 Drawing Conceptual studies 2 is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It needs DWG2507.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2020
Semester 2
Caulfield
Assessment
No exam
2 tasks

The 2027 handbook has no page for DWG2508. This is its 2020 entry, the latest one.

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Requisites

Before DWG2508

Prerequisites

Pass these before you enrol.

After DWG2508

No unit lists DWG2508 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.

Overview

This unit is a further advancement for you in the study of drawing activities as they relate to the broad field of current art practice. A series of projects offer opportunities for you to advance your capacities in arriving at individual interpretations and solutions. Group discussions and activities are aimed at encouraging the further development of drawing as significant medium of visual research.

Offerings in 2020

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterCaulfieldOn campus

Assessment

  • Mid Semester Assessment
    40%
  • End of Semester Assessment
    60%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Develop individual responses to a variety of set visual problems, for the purposes of notation and expression, through use of a wide range of materials and mediums;

  2. 2

    Rigorously to pursue, through a variety of drawing media and methods, a concentrated sequence of ideas;

  3. 3

    Demonstrate an advanced understanding and knowledge of the broad range of contemporary drawing art practices, and its relevance as a complement to other areas of studio activity;

  4. 4

    Critically engage and produce drawing in relation to your conceptual direction and perceptive observations;

  5. 5

    Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Workload and teaching

  • Studio activities36 hours
  • Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
  • Teaching approachActive learning
  • Teaching approachOnline learning

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

Learning resources

Required resources

Rosenberg, T. (2012) New Beginnings and Monstrous Births: Notes Towards an Appreciation of Ideational Drawing

Verschooren, K. (2005) William Kentridge: Complexity and Intimacy. Redefining political art in the South African late- and post-apartheid context

Martin, B. (2013) Methexical Practice in Immaterial Land and Indigenous Ideology: Refiguring Australian Art and Culture

Petherbridge, D. (2012) Nailing the Liminal: The Difficulties of Defining Drawing

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Damiano Bertoli
Chief Examiners
Professor Callum Morton

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for DWG2508?

You need DWG2507 before you enrol.

When is DWG2508 offered?

In 2020, DWG2508 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield.

Does DWG2508 have an exam?

No. DWG2508 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
2
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational unit
Department of Fine Art
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 1
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
2020