MDC5340 Advanced studies in design
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
MDC5340 Advanced studies in design is a level 5, 18-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2024 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield. It needs MDC5210, MDC5220 or MDC5230.
- Credit points
- 18
- Offered in 2024
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MDC5340
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
- MDC4002Design project (part 2)
- MDC5001Design project (part 3)
- MDC4001Design project (part 1)
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After MDC5340
No unit lists MDC5340 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in the Master of Design (F6002). You must have completed one of the Studio 2 units (see Prerequisites) and received approval from the Course Coordinator to enrol in this unit.
Overview
This unit is the capstone studio if you have, with permission, undertaken a customised suite of design units from across Collaborative Design, Interaction Design and/or Multimedia Design. Having been exposed to an array of discipline studios over three semesters, this unit allows you to develop a high level conceptual approach to design problem solving relevant to your preceding studio experiences. Drawing from the design processes and methodologies developed in previous studios you are able to discover, define, design, develop and realise a unique, individualised and sophisticated design outcome. You will engage deeply with your chosen project and are able to further develop and advance your efficacy in design.
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Assessment
- Single Project/Folio100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Analyse and respond to a design problem with a unique combination of skills and methodologies;
- 2
Define a problem or opportunity based upon research methodologies to focus upon attainable but challenging goals and outcomes;
- 3
Synthesise and articulate your design process;
- 4
Realise your design outcome(s) to a sophisticated level of production;
- 5
Understand and evaluate the efficacy of your own design concepts;
- 6
Demonstrate your individual design skills and thinking through a bespoke design methodology.
Workload and teaching
- Studio activities96 hours
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study.
Learning resources
Required resources
Discipline is a Melbourne-based publisher and contemporary art journal edited by Nicholas Croggon, David Homewood, and Helen Hughes. It has a focus on longer, research-based essays, interviews and artist pages.
Art Monthly is a national, monthly publication committed to representing all Australian states and territories to a local, national and international audience.
O’Doherty, Brian. Inside the White Cube: Notes on the Gallery Space http://www.societyofcontrol.com/whitecube /insidewc.htm or Santa Monica, CA : Lapis Press, 1986. Or Art Forum 1976
Paula Marincola (ed.) What makes a great exhibition? Questions of Practice, Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative
Australian visual arts-based blogspot, discussing NSW-based exhibitions and issues relating to contemporary artists.
Artlink covers contemporary art in Australia and provides a context for evaluation and analysis. It regularly produces special issues on specific areas, and undertakes major theme- based features.
RealTime is a free national arts tabloid focusing on visual arts, performance, dance, film, digital media and screen culture.
Stephen Henry Madoff (ed.), Art School (propositions for the 21st Century)
Pitch Your Own Tent: Art Projects/Store 5, Monash University Museum of Art, 2005
Hal Foster, Rosalind Krauss, Yve-Alain Bois, Benjamin H D Buchloh. Art since 1900. London, 2004.
Frieze D/E http://frieze-magazin.de Discipline http://www.discipline.net.au
Anne Goldstein and Anne Rorimer, Reconsidering the Object of Art: 1965-1975. USA, 1995
Art Almanac is the essential guide to Australia’s art galleries -a monthly magazine listing art galleries, museums, dealers, artists, exhibitions, prizes and visual arts events Australia-wide.
Peter Weibel, Gregor Jansen, Andreas Beitin, Dietmar Elger, and Friedrich Kittler, Light Art from Artificial Light: Light as a Medium in the Art of the 20th and 21st Centuries, Germany, 2006
Armen Avanessian and Andreas Topfer, Speculative Drawing, USA, 2014 Martha Buskirk, The Contingent Object of Contemporary Art. USA, 2005
Hans Ulrich Obrist, Interviews: Volume 1, Published by Charta, Milan
Kwon, Miwon. "One Place after Another: Notes on Site Specificity ." October no. 80 (Spring 1997): 85-110
Carolee Thea ,On curating: Interviews with Ten International Curators, Published by d.a.p
Australian photo-based art magazine focusing on contemporary practice and produced by the Australian Centre for Photography
Jorg Heiser, All of a Sudden: Things That Matter in Contemporary Art., USA, 2008
Joseph Kosuth, Art after Philosophy and After, Collected Writings, MIT, 1991
Arts Hub is the online home for Australian arts workers, providing news, job lists, discussions and artsblogs for its subscribers.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Mr Jeffrey Janet
- Chief Examiners
- Mr Jeffrey Janet
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MDC5340?
You need MDC5210, MDC5220 or MDC5230 before you enrol; and OHS1000 before or alongside it. Enrolment rules also apply.
When is MDC5340 offered?
In 2024, MDC5340 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield.
Does MDC5340 have an exam?
No. MDC5340 has 1 assessment task and no exam.