UnitLevel 2Undergraduate

FNA2111 Contemporary practices 3

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

FNA2111 Contemporary practices 3 is a level 2, 12-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2022 in Semester 1 at Caulfield. It needs FNA1111 and FNA1112 and unlocks 1 unit, leading on to 3 units in all.

Credit points
12
Offered in 2022
Semester 1
Caulfield
Assessment
No exam
2 tasks

This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2023 entry.

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Requisites

After FNA2111

1 unit list FNA2111 as a prerequisite or corequisite.

Enrolment rules

Prohibition: Any FNA, VIS or VPR Level 2 unit

Overview

This unit is the third in the sequence for students to continue a range of leading contemporary art practices and methodologies. The unit further develops an experimental approach to interdisciplinarity, conceptual development, and material and technical fabrication. Projects are introduced based on theories of contemporary art, professional practices and research based strategies. You will develop inventive and sustainable solutions to a series of projects that will enable you to continue to develop a personal methodology and aesthetic language.

Offerings in 2022

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterCaulfieldOn campus

Assessment

  • Mid-semester folio
    40%
  • End of semester folio
    60%

Learning outcomes

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

  1. 1

    Develop a deeper level of awareness of practical aesthetic and technical systems or theories and the skills related to them;

  2. 2

    Possess considerable manipulative skills in their chosen area of self-expression relating to interdisciplinary practice;

  3. 3

    Demonstrate enhanced perceptual skills and critical sensibility necessary for the development of a personal aesthetic language;

  4. 4

    Articulate current issues in fine art and various modes of professional practice and recognise the potential to ethically produce artworks within the framework of contemporary culture;

  5. 5

    Demonstrate a growing sophisticated ability to contextualise and communicate the theoretical and material rationale of the artwork within the field of contemporary art practices;

  6. 6

    Apply appropriate learning of Indigenous cultural frameworks; knowledge, cultures and values to studio production.

Workload and teaching

  • Studio activities96 hours

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study and studio practice.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Dr Michael Vale
Chief Examiners
Dr Michael Vale

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for FNA2111?

You need FNA1111 and FNA1112 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.

What can I take after FNA2111?

FNA2111 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including FNA2112. Those lead on to 3 units in all.

When is FNA2111 offered?

In 2022, FNA2111 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield.

Does FNA2111 have an exam?

No. FNA2111 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
12
Level
2
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational unit
Department of Fine Art
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.250
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Available
Handbook years
2020202120222023