module specification

FA6P02 Consolidating Studio Practice marks the summation of the programme of studies on the BA Fine Art course. The module comprises a major body of work demonstrating independent study, produced under supervision and guidance. The purpose of this final module is to demonstrate the application and integration of the skills and knowledge gained throughout the course.
The module requires you to appropriately frame your studio work building on your planned proposal undertaken in FA6011 Planning Studio Practice in Semester 1, and culminating in the submission of a final body of work using ideas, techniques and processes at the forefront of fine art practice.

The module will be supported by a series of sessions on curatorial decision to suit a range of audiences, which will enable you to realise your final outcomes. On this basis, the module requires you to frame the project in contemporary terms and be able to justify and present the methods employed in its execution, including the conceptual and practical aims of the project and its intended audience or reception.
Students are encouraged to act as critical and autonomous learners, taking increasing
responsibility for the progress of their project work.

The module aims to allow students to show they have acquired coherent and detailed
knowledge at the forefront of fine art, able to deploy critical thinking with
accuracy by developing and sharing the context for their project. Students are expected to synthesise the experience and knowledge gained over the course, and employ a range of transferable skills in communication, negotiation, analysis, project planning and project management. The module also aims to provide students with work-related learning about different outreach strategies, curatorial practices, setting up and running of exhibitions. Finally, the module aims to enable the student to successfully mount their final degree exhibition, through a series of sessions on technical as well as theoretical exhibition practices.

Completion and pass of previous level (240 credits or equivalent)

At the beginning of the module, its aims, key concepts and milestones will be outlined to all students. Tutorial and guided independent study sessions will be delivered in order to encourage dialogue, analysis and evaluation over the application of appropriate ideas, techniques and processes relevant to the student’s individual practice and ambitions (LO1 and LO2).

There will be sessions on supporting the student in how to realise the project proposal written in semester 1 for FA6011 Planning Studio Practice, such as curatorial and exhibition practice and theory, writing artists statements, collaboration, planning and time management as well as risk assessment (LO3 and LO4).

Further sessions and guided independent study will be used to support students toward the completion of a final body of work developed to a professional standard for public engagement (LO1 and LO3). These sessions will develop knowledge in realising of ambitious artistic encounters, test exhibitions and documentation of work for professional purposes.

Scheduled teaching provides the guidance and foundation to ensure that independent study is effective in addressing the module’s learning outcomes and assessment tasks.

In-class activity makes use of varied student-centred approaches such as active, flipped and blended learning, so that a range of learning strategies is deployed, and individual learning styles are accommodated. Information is provided through a range of means and sources to minimise and remove barriers to successful progress through the module. The course team seeks to embed the University’s Education for Social Justice Framework in fostering learning that is enjoyable, accessible, relevant and that takes account of the social and cultural context and capital of its students.

Activities foster peer-to-peer community building and support for learning. Reflective learning is promoted through interim formative feedback points that ask students to reflect on their progress, receive help where they identify the opportunity for improvement in learning strategies and outcomes and make recommendations to themselves for future development. Throughout the module, students build a body of work, including written reflections on progress and achievement, this through a combination of directed and independent study.

The School’s programme of employability events and embedded work-based learning within the curriculum supports students’ personal and career development planning. Through these initiatives, students are increasingly able, as they progress from year to year, to understand the professional environment of their disciplines, the various opportunities available to them, and how to shape their learning according to their ambitions.

Upon completing the module, the student should be able to;

1. demonstrate and present critical evaluation and effective application of focussed
experimentation and in-depth research to develop a substantial final body of work for public engagement;

2. demonstrate critical evaluation and effective application of focused experimentation to explore and consolidate art work;

3. demonstrate the refined application of appropriate ideas, techniques and processes to complete a consolidated final body of work to a professional standard;

4. evidence an understanding of the theory and practice of curating and displaying work; and show ability to critically articulate and evaluate their practice

• A folder that includes; artist statement, evidence of experimentation, research, evaluation and development of a Final Body of Work
• A completed Final Body of Work exhibited as part of the Degree Show

Work will be assessed against the learning outcomes in relation to the following
Assessment Criteria:

• Appropriate use of problem solving, testing and experimentation
• Appropriate use of research methods and enquiry
• Quality of analysis and interpretation
• Knowledge of relevant photographic and creative techniques and practices
• Quality of communication and presentation
• Management of own learning and personal professional development

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