UnitLevel 1Undergraduate

GLS1211 Contemporary glass practices

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

GLS1211 Contemporary glass practices is a level 1, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture. It isn't offered in 2020. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2020
Not offered

The 2027 handbook has no page for GLS1211. This is its 2020 entry, the latest one.

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Requisites

Before GLS1211

Corequisites

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

After GLS1211

No unit lists GLS1211 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prerequisite: Admission to a Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture course or permission.

Prohibition: APA1301 or APA1311 or APA1407 or APA1412 or APA1413

Overview

This unit introduces you to the practice and theory of glass as a means of contemporary creative expression. It focuses on the acquisition of skill in a number of techniques, including sandblasting, engraving, glass fusing and slumping and molten glass sand casting. You will be made aware of contemporary fine art practice and multi-disciplinary approaches which include glass media. You will engage with the unique visual properties of this medium.

Offerings in 2020

The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for GLS1211.

Learning outcomes

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

  1. 1

    Understand a variety of production methods used in the glass studio environment, appreciating the nature of various glass processes, their properties and uses;

  2. 2

    Discuss your work within a theoretical and historical rationale;

  3. 3

    Initiate, develop and express personal aesthetic solutions that show an awareness of the contemporary use and context of glass as a medium;

  4. 4

    Analyse and review the application of glass processes you have learnt in relation to many disciplines;

  5. 5

    Consolidate understanding of the position and application of processed based media in the boarder artist/designer community;

  6. 6

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

Workload and teaching

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

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Associate Professor Terri Bird
Chief Examiners
Associate Professor Terri Bird

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for GLS1211?

None, but you must take OHS1000 before or alongside it.

When is GLS1211 offered?

GLS1211 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
1
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