Twelve hours a week throughout the year
Prerequisite: Environmental Design C or an approved equivalent
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Syllabus
The subject aims to encourage in students an understanding of the designed environment and the need to contribute positively through participation in design, decision-making at the personal, educational and community levels.
The subject involves a study of three related areas:
(a) sociological aspects of design – the design needs of specific groups within the community such as the handicapped, the aged and the impoverished;
(b) community needs – students are asked to identify a particular need in the community, to prepare trial solutions, implement one solution and then evaluate its effectiveness;
(c) design education students' understanding of design is related to the requirements of secondary students.
Preliminary Reading
Eggleston. J Developments in Design Education London: Open Books 1976 Books
Chapanis, A (ed) Ethnic Variables in Human Factors Engineering Baltimore: John Hopkins Univ Press 1975
Cole, M Culture and Thought New York: John Wiley 1974 Green, P Design Education London: Batsford 1974
Odum, H T Energy Basis for Man and Nature New York: McGraw-Hill 1976 Assessment
Based on class participation and progressive assessment of prescribed projects.
Fine A rt s A (FAA00) 6 points
One 1-hour lecture and two 1-hour tutonals a week throughout the year Special Requirement
Students are required to attend the lecture program and participate in tutorials Syllabus
This subject provides a general survey of art movements, mainly in the Western world, from antiquity to the nse of contemporary art. The cultural milieu of the periods presented will be studied in conjunction with the vaned manifestations of the visual arts. An indication of some of the themes which may be covered in the subject is given below.
Area A
(i) Prehistory and the Beginning of Civilisation.
(ii) The Evolution of Greek and Roman Culture up to 312AD.
Area B — Chnstian Art to 1400AD. -
Area C — Art from the Proto-Renaissance to 1600.
Area D — European Art styles 1600 to circa 1874.
Texts
Berger, J Ways of Seeing Harmondsworth: Penguin 1975
Fleming, W Arts and Ideas New 8 Bnef edn New York: Holt-Rinehart 1974 Holt, E A Documentary History of Art 3 vols New York: Doubleday Anchor 1957 Pevsner, N An Outline of European Architecture Ringwood: Penguin 1972 Reading lists outlining references will be provided at the beginning of the year.
Assessment
Assessment is progressive and is based on the following: two tutorial presentations, both of an oral and written nature; one research assignment; one tutorial test of a visual or written nature; and a final three-hour examination if required.
Fine A rt s B (FABOO) 6 points
One 1-hour lecture and two 1-hour tutonals a week throughout the year.
Special Requirement
Students are required to attend the lecture program and to participate in tutorials throughout the year.
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Subject DescriptionsSyllabus
The subject introduces the student to a range of relevant art and ideas from at least two of the following areas: Modern Art, Australian Art, and Asian Art. In these studies, emphasis is placed upon schools of thought and their interrelationships rather than upon a strict historical chronology of art movements. An indication of some of the topics which may be covered in the subject is given below.
Area E — Late nineteenth- and twentieth-century developments in the mainstream of European and American art.
Area F — The arts in Australia from the beginnings of the colony to the present day.
Area G — Early Asian art and ideas.
Texts Area E:
Gauss, C E The Aesthetic Theories of French Mists from Realism to Surrealism Baltimore: Johns Hopkins 1970
Hamilton, G Painting & Sculpture in Europe 1880-1940 Harmondsworth: Penguin 1967 Richardson. A & Stangos. N (eds) Concepts of Modern Art Harmondsworth: Penguin 1973 Area F. -
Smith, B Australian Painting 1788-1970 Melbourne: OUP 1971 Area G:
Lee, S History of Far Eastern Art London: Thames & Hudson 1967
Reading lists outlining references will be provided at the beginning of the year.
Assessment
Assessment is progressive and is based on the following: two tutorial presentations, one research assignment, and one tutorial test. Some students may be required to present for a three-hour final examination.
Fine Arts C (FAC00) 6 points
One 3-hour class a week throughout the year
Prerequisite: A creditable standard achieved in Fine Arts A or Fine Arts B
Syllabus
The subject is divided into two sections, both of which must be taken.The subject offers a detailed spectrum of ideas and issues relevant to an understanding of Recent Art and its developments. Areas of Investigtion include: Manifestos, Techniques, Historiography, Influences, Literature, Psychology, Feminism, Abstraction, Theology and Primitivism.
Section 1
Surrealism: A study of the movement, works, literature, issues, meanings and influence.
Section 2
Any two of the following may be offered; students may choose one only.
Asian Art and Culture Aboriginal Art and Culture Women's Imagery and the Arts Rise of Abstraction in Australian Art.
Preliminary Reading
Balakian, A Literary Origins of Surrealism New York: New York Univ Press 1966 Breton, S Manifestos of Surrealism Ann Arbor: Univ of Michigan Press 1971
Matthews, J H An Introduction to Surrealism University Park: Penn State Univ Press 1965 Walberg, P Surrealism London: Thames & Hudson 1965
A comprehensive booklist is available from the Department of Art and Design.
Assessment •
Based on one 3,000-word essay, one seminar presentation and one visual test.
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Fine Arts D1 (FADO1) 12 points
Thesis Course
Three hours a week throughout the year Special Requirement
Students are required to attend seminars or interviews.
Prerequisite: Intending students for this subject should have shown an aptitude for research in Fine Arts.
Syllabus
The subject aims to allow students the opportunity to research an acceptable topic or area and to present a thesis or wntten matenal in support of their work. The thesis or research project should avoid plagiansm, purely descriptive accounts and compilation of previously consulted works, and instead should focus upon a well-documented, well-directed, coherently-argued case. Students are required to select an approved topic and to progress with research, unhampered by formal lecture or tutorial commitments. Occasional reports and/or interviews are necessary in the development of the thesis or research protect.
Texts
Anderson, D P Thesis and Assignment Writing Milton (Old): Wiley 1970 La Nauze, J A Presentation of Historical Theses Melbourne: MUP 1972
Teitelbaum, H How to Write Theses: A Guide to the Research Paper New York: Monarch Press 1966 Assessment
Based on the submission of one 10,000-word thesis or an equivalent research project.