UnitLevel 2Undergraduate

FNA2211 Studio practices 3

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

FNA2211 Studio practices 3 is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2026 in Semester 1 at Caulfield. It needs FNA1112 and unlocks 2 units, leading on to 4 units in all.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2026
Semester 1
Caulfield
Assessment
No exam
1 task

This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before FNA2211

Prohibitions

You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.

Corequisites

Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.

Prerequisites

Pass these before you enrol.

After FNA2211

2 units list FNA2211 as a prerequisite or corequisite.

Enrolment rules

You must be enrolled in the Bachelor of Fine Art (F2003) or a Fine Art double degree.

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 2026

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterCaulfieldOn campus

Assessment

  • FolioPortfolio
    100%

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. 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 activities48 hours
  • Teaching approachResearch activities
  • Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
  • Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
  • Teaching approachField trips
  • Teaching approachOnline learning
  • Teaching approachActive learning

12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study and studio practice.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Associate Professor Daniel von Sturmer
Unit Coordinators
Associate Professor Daniel von Sturmer

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for FNA2211?

You need FNA1112 before you enrol; and OHS1000 before or alongside it. Enrolment rules also apply.

What can I take after FNA2211?

FNA2211 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 2 units, including ADA3012 and FNA2212. Those lead on to 4 units in all.

When is FNA2211 offered?

In 2026, FNA2211 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield.

Does FNA2211 have an exam?

No. FNA2211 has 1 assessment task 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 2
Study abroad
Available
Handbook years
20232024202520262027