Critical Design Practice

Course aim

To extend students’ ability to exercise critical thinking and judgement in the integration of the history, theory and social contexts of design through communication design practice.

Course content

Students will consolidate knowledge of the discourses of design practice and identify contemporary influences on the making and reading of communication design as they integrate design theory with design practice. Students will review texts from a range of sources and use a critical approach to the analysis of relationships between image, text and historical/political/social conditions to articulate knowledge of the historical and ideological aspects of contemporary communication design.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
GRAP 2030	Design, Culture and Society 2
GRAP 2011	Design for Publication
GRAP 2008	Communication Design Studio 3

Students must have successfully completed 54 units in addition to the courses listed above

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	1 hour x 7 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 7 weeks
Online (Activity)	1 hour x 5 activities

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

Assessment

Essay, Presentation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2A)
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* 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.