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Fine Arts

Stage I

Studio 1.1

Students will work on a range of 'ideas based' activities that will challenge them progressively to develop and extend their knowledge and skills. These range from short focused projects to those allowing more time for research and personal development. Students will cover a range of the disciplines available in the school and be encouraged to explore in a cross-disciplinary manner.

Corequisite: FINEARTS 104

Studio 1.2

An extension of projects from FINEARTS 101 Studio 1.1. Students will be encouraged to develop personal creative directions with a focus on experimentation and interdisciplinary art and design outcomes.

Prerequisite: FINEARTS 101

Corequisite: FINEARTS 103

Drawing and Related Practices

An introduction to different approaches to drawing and its relationship with contemporary practices in art and design. Including traditional approaches to drawing and drawing techniques. Students will also explore drawing as a conceptual process. Research which investigates drawings as both a technical and conceptual practice is encouraged.

Corequisite: FINEARTS 102

Studio 1: Introduction to Critical Studies

An introduction to some key terms used in the discussion of contemporary art and design presented and discussed with reference to students' learning in FINEARTS 101 and 102 in particular. This provides both an introduction to contemporary discourses and a means of enabling students to understand such discourses in relation to their own practices.

Corequisite: FINEARTS 101 or 102

Special Topic

Stage II

Studio 2.1

Provides an understanding of contemporary artistic practice relevant to students' developing artistic interests. Students engage with current art and/or design ideas, methodologies and positions and become experienced in understanding their own practice in relationship to contemporary practices in an increasingly reflexive manner. Consists of the supervised completion of a number of prescribed briefs from which students select.

Prerequisite: FINEARTS 101, 102, 103 and 104 or FINEARTS 100

Corequisite: FINEARTS 203

Studio 2.2

Focuses on the conditions of reception relevant to students' work including: ways meaning is created; how art and/or design works are read; and the significance of presentation strategies. Consists of the supervised completion of longer briefs, of which one is self-generated.

Prerequisite: FINEARTS 201

Studio 2.3

Study and exploration through practice of an issue relevant to a discipline or area of contemporary discourse. Students will understand, explore and analyse a selected issue through readings, discussions and production and presentation of studio work.

Prerequisite: FINEARTS 101, 102, 103 and 104 or FINEARTS 100

Corequisite: FINEARTS 201 or 202

Studio 2 Critical Studies

Presents a range of different modes of cultural production and discusses the relationships of these with studio practices. It extends on the learning in FINEARTS 104 and leads to a more complex understanding of the ways in which art and design is produced and experienced.

Prerequisite: FINEARTS 101, 102, 103 and 104 or FINEARTS 100

Corequisite: FINEARTS 201 or 202

Special Topic

Fields of Practice 2

Allows students to study and explore through practice an issue relevant to a media area, with the aim of encouraging reflexivity in relation to media processes. In this course students will understand, explore and analyse a selected issue through readings, discussions and production and presentation of studio work.

Prerequisite: FINEARTS 101, 102, 103, 104, 201, 203

Corequisite: FINEARTS 202

Understanding Contemporary Visual Arts Practice

How does the contemporary artist and designer work? This course presents first hand, locally engaged practitioners' perspectives on creative practice. On successful completion of this course students will be able to access local, contemporary art and design with confidence, and to discuss examples of practitioners' methodologies and areas of investigation. Course work will involve active exploration of the local art world.

Prerequisite: 60 points at Stage I in any subject/s

Stage III

Studio 3.1

Builds on the conceptual, material, technical, and contextual work undertaken in Studio 2. Students will explore and develop, through studio activities, a range of methodologies required to generate and sustain an independent practice. Students are required to pursue open-ended exploration and critical analysis within their making and thinking with an emphasis on experimentation and reflexivity.

Prerequisite: FINEARTS 201, 202, 203, 206 or FINEARTS 200

Corequisite: FINEARTS 304

Studio 3.2

Extends the self-directed aspect of FINEARTS 301 through work on one or two long-term personal projects. A key focus is the identification of and response to a contextual issue relevant to contemporary art and/or design. Students will begin to develop an understanding of their practice within the context of a wider field of contemporary art and design practices.

Prerequisite: FINEARTS 302, 304

Studio 3.3

Builds on the different disciplines or areas of contemporary discourse explored in Studio 2. Students will study issues relevant to their individual practice and analyse, extend and develop an understanding of them through readings, discussions and the production and presentation of studio work.

Prerequisite: FINEARTS 201, 202, 203, 206 or FINEARTS 200

Corequisite: FINEARTS 302 or 303

Studio 3 Critical Practices

Analyses and provides discussion for the different ways in which art and design engage with social structures that, in turn, define creative practices. The course leads to a critical understanding of the insertion of practices into wider fields, which provides students with a means of understanding their studio-based practices in a range of relevant professional contexts.

Prerequisite: FINEARTS 201, 202, 203 or FINEARTS 200

Corequisite: FINEARTS 302 or 303

Special Topic

Fields of Practice 4

Building on the media areas explored in Studio 2, this course allows students to study and explore an idea or issue in and around an area of contemporary art and/or design discourse. Students will investigate, analyse and develop the selected idea or issue through readings, discussions alongside the production and presentation of studio work.

Prerequisite: FINEARTS 101, 102, 103, 104, 201, 202, 203, 206, 302, 304

Corequisite: FINEARTS 303

Stage IV

Studio 4.1

Places emphasis on students' understanding and articulation of concepts and discourse surrounding their work. Promotes the development of independent artistic and/or design philosophies and their effective use in relation to studio practice.

Prerequisite: FINEARTS 302, 303, 304 and 305 or FINEARTS 300

Corequisite: FINEARTS 403

Studio 4.2

Advances students' understanding of the way meaning effects are produced by things done or made and the way they are presented. Develops students' personal methodology through the production of a coherent body of work supported by a considered use of studio research and explorative work.

Prerequisite: FINEARTS 302, 303, 304 and 305 or FINEARTS 300

Corequisite: FINEARTS 402

Studio 4.3

Further develops students' understanding and articulation of concepts and discourse surrounding their studio work. Promotes the development of independent artistic and/or design philosophies and their effective use in relation to studio practice.

Prerequisite: FINEARTS 402

Corequisite: FINEARTS 403 or 405

Studio 4.4

Directed at the synthesis and refinement of previous studio practice towards the production and presentation of a body of studio work that demonstrates advanced understandings and professional capabilities. Emphasis placed on the development of presentation strategies appropriate to the exhibition and/or professional submission of work.

Prerequisite: FINEARTS 403

Corequisite: FINEARTS 402 or 404

Special Topic

A development of Part III Studio courses in selected fields.

Special Topic

A development of Part III Studio courses in selected fields.

Studio 4 A

Assists students to develop their creative practice through the production of a coherent body of studio-based work. This will be supported by considered development of an artistic and/or design philosophy and its effective use in relation to studio practice. The course encourages a solid understanding of presentation strategies appropriate to the exhibition and/or professional presentation of creative work.

Prerequisite: FINEARTS 302, 303, 304, 307

Restriction: FINEARTS 402, 403

Studio 4 B

Building on Studio 4A this course will assist students to develop further their creative practice through the production of a coherent body of studio-based work. Students will further develop their understanding and articulation of concepts and discourses relevant to their studio work. The course promotes a reflexive understanding of creative practice and strategies for its professional presentation.

Prerequisite: FINEARTS 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 201, 202, 203, 206, 302, 303, 304, 307, 408

Restriction: FINEARTS 404, 405

Diploma Courses

Note: The proposed dissertation topic for each course is to be submitted for approval to the Head of Fine Arts by 31 March.

Graduate Studio 1

A presentation of creative work in some aspect of the fine arts.

To complete this course students must enrol in FINEARTS 650 A and B

Graduate Studio 2

A presentation of creative work in some aspect of the fine arts.

To complete this course students must enrol in FINEARTS 652 A and B

Dissertation

Documentation of the results of an original investigation or advanced study or research related to the student's programme in studio.

To complete this course students must enrol in FINEARTS 691 A and B

Postgraduate 700 Level Courses

Note: The proposed dissertation topic for each course is to be submitted for approval to the Head of Fine Arts by 31 March.

Research Project

A research project in fine arts and/or design.

To complete this course students must enrol in FINEARTS 756 A and B

Studio 6C

A practical performance in some aspect of the fine arts and/or design.

To complete this course students must enrol in FINEARTS 763 A and B

Research Project

A research project focused on artistic or related outcomes. Individualised research-based programmes of study are supported through a range of studio critiques, various forms of group tutorials, technical workshops, reading groups, lectures and frequent one-to-one meetings with studio staff. Research projects are thus developed through an integrated programme including studio practice, seminars, and/or written coursework and reading groups.

To complete this course students must enrol in FINEARTS 790 A and B

Masters Studio

An advanced studio based performance in fine arts and/or design.

To complete this course students must enrol in FINEARTS 796 A and B

Fine Arts Thesis

A thesis embodying the results obtained by the student of an original investigation or advanced study in fine arts and/or design.

To complete this course students must enrol in FINEARTS 797 A and B

Fine Arts Research Project

An advanced research project in fine arts and/or design.

To complete this course students must enrol in FINEARTS 798 A and B

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Source: The University of Auckland 2012 Online Calendar
Last updated on: Tuesday 1 November 2011
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