This course consists of one semester of fulltime study (or 24 units of study) or equivalent part time load.  It comprises a Studio Practice Plan (10%), a Studio Practice Research project (70%) and an accompanying 5000 wd Exegesis (20%).  Part time students continue though the two semester period with a grade of KU at the completion of 12u.

It is aimed at those wishing to consolidate their expertise through working independently on a high level studio-based  project of their choice. The program further prepares students for careers as practicing artists or for employment in public organizations such as galleries and museums or in private enterprise, or for further research-intensive graduate study.

At the completion of this course, students should be able to:

1.  Devise a suitably ambitious and focused studio research project

2.  Develop appropriate experimental and analytical methodologies

3.  Present a coherent body of studio work for assessment

4.  Demonstrate advanced skills and technical expertise with materials and process

5.  Reflect critically on their own work and the work of others

6.  Evaluate the key concerns, developmental processes, contextual framework and outcomes of a studio-based research project

Studio Practice Plan: 10% (due week 7) (1 - 2000 wds) [LO 1]

Studio Practice Project: 70%  (due week 15) [LO 2, 3, 4]

Exegesis: 20% (5-6000wds) (due week 15) [LO 1, 2, 3, 4]

Studio Practice courses are conducted at the School of Art in the relevant Workshop studios, or at other locations by agreement between the student and the Course Convenor. Students are expected to spend up to 16 hours per week undertaking the approved Studio Research project and attend relevant seminars and critiques as specified in each Workshop. Students are also expected to spend up to 24 hours per week on reading and research, visiting galleries or on other visual research.  

Prerequisite: Completion of Master of Visual Arts with a Distinction (70%) average.

Students are expected to have competence in the processes and techniques of the Workshop in which their project is situated, and a familiarity with Workshop tools and equipment.

Practice as research : approaches to creative arts enquiry
Ed. Barbara Bolt and Estelle Barrett
London: I.B.Tauris, 2007

Students need access to a computer and the internet.  Students working off campus need a broadband connection (preferably) and a digital camera.