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Area/Catalogue
VSAR 3015

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
Yes

Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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Course ID
012816

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Art, Architecture and Design

Course aim

To examine the history of Australian art from first settlement to contemporary issues.

Course content

Students will gain an historical overview of predominant attitudes towards the production and reception of Australian art, craft and design from first settlement to the onset of postmodern issues. Students will gain critical and research skills that will enable them to discuss issues pertaining to Australian modernism, Indigenous art and art, craft and design in post-colonial and post-critical contexts.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

36 units of courses from the DBVS Bachelor of Visual Arts (Specialisation).

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture 1 hour x 12 weeks
Lecture (ArtistSpeak) 1 hour x 8 weeks
Tutorial 1 hour x 12 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External (Online Lecture) 1 hour x 12 weeks
External (Online Tutorial) 1 hour x 12 weeks
Online Lecture (ArtistSpeak) 1 hour x 8 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Essay, Online tutorial presentation, Tutorial presentation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
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Not all courses are available on all of the above bases, and students must check to ensure that they are permitted to enrol in a particular course.

* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

Course Coordinators

Dr Mary Knights
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Mr Jim Moss
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