The First Year Contemporary Drawing Program introduces students to the concept that drawing underpins all art practices. This understanding is achieved by exploring divergent approaches to drawing practices. Drawing is presented as an art practice in its own right, as well as support for the Studio-specific programs. Students will rotate through two of the four blocks: Life Drawing, Computer Drawing, Mechanical and Incidental, and Experimental Drawing.

The studio program is a project-based, studio-specific program. The studio program is structured to expose students to a diversity of approaches in utilising their chosen studio and its unique qualities.
The aims of the studio program are: to cultivate a contemporary dialogue of issues informing practice; to promote individual exploration within and between media; and to assist and equip students with the necessary skills for working as professional artists. Students will gain basic understanding of their chosen studio, its staffing, organisation and possible learning paths and directions for their practice and an understanding of how researching ideas can inform their own developing practice.
Students will be required to purchase some materials to complete projects.
Appropriate footwear and clothing will be required at all times.

This program is an idea-based, project-style, non-studio-specific program consisting of two 6-week blocks which students rotate through during the semester. Students are encouraged to identify and develop an interdisciplinary practice. The timetable structure enables students to explore a range of approaches between disciplines, facilities and staff, thus providing a more inclusive educational experience. Classes are held in cross-studio groups in a central space, and each student works around broad themes such as time, space and light. This program challenges students to consider the development of ideas and how processes and materials are chosen and utilised in relation to those ideas. Projects vary and are drawn from many elements of the Foundation lecturer's research experience.
By the end of the year students will have developed some generic technical skills and will be able to clearly identify the facilities and equipment, and their purposes, as well as the health and safety requirements that are essential to SCA and current art practice.

Contemporary Art: Themes and Theories
This unit of study is designed to enthuse students about contemporary art. We want to show you the exciting work that artists and theorists produce and the breadth and scope of contemporary art on an international scale. While the term 'contemporary' can be interpreted in a variety of ways, this unit encompasses art and idea most pertinent to the last thirty years. This unit addresses ideas and practices that we consider fundamental knowledge for visual arts practitioners: the concept of the 'everyday', the relevance of disciplines such as philosophy to art criticism, the importance of identity in the practices of artists, the central place of the Body and theories of perception to the work that artists produce, and the many theoretical ideas that emanate from a close study of objects.

This Unit of Study investigates the development of contemporary practice in specific art/craft, aiming to explore historical contexts, the meaning of artworks and contradictory attitudes of artists. Issues inherent to art/craft practices will be explored, from the Industrial Revolution to the present day. Students will be encouraged to investigate historical context and models of practice relating to specific practitioners. Group tutorials/lectures are designed to provide a context for considering particular artists and their work, in order that students can situate their own work in relation to others. Group activities and learning experiences vary from gallery visits to writing and talking projects and presentations to fellow students in your studio area. Involves lectures, seminars and essays from a list of topics. This unit is currently studio based.
Painting
The focus in this studio is to examine the fundamentals of painting throughout history. Changing forms of pictorial and constructed space in painting in relation to the relevant historical contexts will be addressed.
Sculpture
Ideas dealing with space, the object and the body will be introduced. Themes include the fabricated and the found object, 'objecthood', space and installation, and the nature of performativity.
Printmedia
The Gallery: the role of print and drawing within the development of modern art will be looked at. A number of key nineteenth and twentieth century artists will be surveyed and the links between these historical precedents and the practices of a range of contemporary artists will be explored. A series of formal lectures and an extensive programme of gallery visits is included.
Photomedia
The focus in this studio is to examine the aesthetic, socio-political and economic ideologies surrounding photography's inception and development in the 19th century. Issues surrounding photographic truth and archives, collective memory, and the many roles of the portrait will be explored. In tandem with photography's early historical developments, how contemporary artists revisit and respond to these ideas within the present day will be examined.
Film and Digital Art
Interpreting moving image: beginning with the auteur theory and genre analyses (noir, New Wave, experimental, science fiction) the default interpretative system cinema and media arts inherited from literature will be examined, including the influence which psychoanalysis was to bring to theories of subjectivity, the unconscious, dreaming and the gaze. These developments in moving image parallel those in modernism, particularly painting (Surrealism). More recent shifts track the evolution from reading cinema as a language (the literary model) to Deleuze's philosophically-grounded image-types (affection-image, impulse image, perception-image, large and small forms) and include an analysis of emergent forms of music video and Dogme.
Glass
The focus in this studio will be to introduce students to the expressive range of glass, providing a broad overview of how this remarkable medium is used in contemporary art, craft, design and architecture. This is achieved through slide lectures, seminars, group discussion and relevant museum/gallery/studio visits.
Ceramics
The focus in this studio will be to provide an overview of key events, movements and innovation in contemporary ceramics praxis after 1945 and identify leading artists, designers and theorists within the field. Differing views of what constitutes a ceramic object will be investigated.
Jewellery and Object
The focus in this studio will be to introduce the area of Jewellery and Object making through a broad overview of current practice. Students will explore and examine terms in which work from this discipline area are encountered and can be evaluated, critiqued and how such terminology informs and is informed by the object.

The First Year Contemporary Drawing Program introduces students to the concept that drawing underpins all art practices. This understanding is achieved by exploring divergent approaches to drawing practices. Drawing is presented as an art practice in its own right, as well as support for the Studio-specific programs. Students will rotate through two of the four blocks that they did not complete as part of Contemporary Drawing A: Life Drawing, Computer Drawing, Mechanical and Incidental, and Experimental Drawing.

Foundation Studio B continues to develop skills gained in Studio A; by the end of the year students will have developed some understanding of studio-based art practice by working in their chosen studio each week. Studio classes will mostly be structured as self-directed learning exercises where students will engage with their peers and develop useful links with other key members of SCA and the wider visual arts community. Students will be given a list of mandatory health and safety equipment that will be required for access to specific studio areas and workshops. Students will also be required to purchase some materials to complete projects. Appropriate footwear and clothing will be required at all times.

This program is an idea-centered, project-based non-studio-specific program consisting of six classes around a theme. Students are encouraged to identify and develop an interdisciplinary practice. The timetable structure enables students to explore a range of approaches between disciplines, facilities and staff, thus providing a more inclusive educational experience.
By the end of the year students will have developed some generic technical skills and will be able to clearly identify the facilities and equipment, and their purposes, as well as the health and safety requirements that are essential to SCA and current art practice.

Looking Back: Nineteenth century origins of Contemporary Art
This unit of study is designed to inform students about the nineteenth century origins of contemporary art. We consider the cultural period known as Modernity and the art movement known as Modernism. This unit addresses ideas and practices that we consider fundamental knowledge for visual arts practitioners: the concept sof modern art and the modern artist; the modern world and the impact on art of the city, travel, and colonization; the influence of the Romantic Movement; the impact of modern technologies on art; the politics of vision in relation to landscape and the female body; the gendering of aesthetics and divisions in the social roles and practices of men and women.

This Unit of Study investigates the development of contemporary practice in specific art/craft, aiming to explore historical contexts, the meaning of artworks and contradictory attitudes of artists. Issues inherent to art/craft practices will be explored, from the Industrial Revolution to the present day. Students will be encouraged to investigate historical context and models of practice relating to specific practitioners. Group tutorials/lectures are designed to provide a context for considering particular artists and their work, in order that students can situate their own work in relation to others. Group activities and learning experiences vary from gallery visits to writing and talking projects and presentations to fellow students in your studio area. Involves lectures, seminars and essays from a list of topics. This unit is currently studio based.
Painting
The focus in this studio is to analyse painting as object and includes a critique of its exhibition and display particularly within the context of contemporary art. The work of arts in both the international and local contexts will be examined to provide an understanding of the 'extended' field of painting.
Sculpture
Expands on themes from the previous semester while interrogating such themes as the role of the object within instutionalised space; different forms and theories of performance practice; the relationship between object, culture and context; the cross-relationship between the object, the subject and the institution.
Printmedia
The Street: The historical role of print as a communications medium will be examined. The part this has played in instigating cultural and political change over the past 150 years will be explored. Focusing on early modernism through to pop art, the way in which artists used posters, magazines other public media as vehicles for their ideas and cultural interventions will be explored. These historical precedents are then linked to the work of recent artists.
Photomedia
The focus in this studio is on a major Sydney art exhibition (such as the Sydney Biennale) to consider current directions in photomedia practice in light of contemporary art debates. Drawing on and expanding the themes of semester one, we continue our enquiry into dialogues between past and present manifestations of the medium.
Film and Digital Art
The Study of Narratology provides the vocabulary and conceptual structures through which to analyse continuing experimentation and evolution in narrative across multiple fields in digital arts. Beginning with Propp and his analysis of plot-functions, core shifts in narrative practice in the twentieth century with emphasis on intermedia borrowings and practices will be signposted. Hypertext, soft video and database works are traced back to their antecedents in the cultural and social upheavals of the 1960s, in happenings and the cut-ups of modernist prose; metafiction is revisioned in 1950s animated cartoons, and again in contemporary machinemas; emergent narratives of new science are mediated through digital technologies; the function-pairs Propp analysed in Russian folk tales come to shape computer-gaming narratives of MMORPGs; rhizomatic structure provides a platform for cyberfeminist narratives; Deleuze and Guattari's paradigm of becoming-molecular establishes a framework for microsound and works of digital dust.
Glass
The use of glass in art, design, craft and architecture will be explored from the industrial revolution into the twentieth century and the inception of the studio glass movement. The focus will be on the impact of technological, cultural and political change during the early part of the twentieth century. Knowledge will be gained and applied in class discussions, seminars, relevant museum/gallery/studio visits and via assessment tasks.
Ceramics
The focus in this studio will be to provide the student with the historical precedents to the development of the Studio Ceramics Movement and contemporary Design. This will be achieved through comparative analysis of nineteenth century objects and contemporary ceramic practice. This study will include topics such as the impact of the industrial revolution on the traditional artisan; the resurrection of guilds and the rise of the Arts and Crafts Movement; the relationship of hand and machine; colonization, trade and the impact of Asia-Pacific indigenous craft traditions on Western ceramics.
Jewellery and Object
In this studio we will link with core theory by concentrating on understanding historical precedents of the 19th century and how they impact on the critical development of contemporary practice in jewellery and object. Philosophical issues, as well as technological, cultural and social/political contexts impacting on the development of the arts and crafts movement in particular will be explored.

This unit is an introduction to ceramics that may be combined with other approved units of study. The unit introduces students to the concepts and practices, skills and basic technology that comprise contemporary ceramics. Students learn and develop various hand-building skills, identify areas of interest, and develop a basic understanding of ceramic technology. Through a series of open-ended studio projects, students engage with and explore personal concepts and interests. Individual and group sessions help them identify and develop conceptual and critical skills. Through a series of regular classes, students become familiar with various properties of clays, learn to set and fire electric kilns, and become familiar with the structure of glazes and glaze testing procedures.
Students maintain a drawing/ studio journal, that documents the development of concepts and ideas, as well as a ceramic technology journal.

This unit may be combined with other approved units of study. The unit continues to expand and develop ceramic studio skills, through studio-based projects, as well as to provide the opportunity for students to identify an area of interest and develop that as a major project. This unit further develops skills in hand-building and wheel-throwing, that were introduced in Semester One, as well as providing an introduction to casting. Students develop design skills through the planning of their projects. Students continue to develop their understanding of technology (clays and glazes), learn to make their own casting slips, learn about high temperature glazes and learn to fire gas kilns. They identify an individual glaze project and develop it over the period of the semester. Through individual and group discussions, students explore and learn to articulate individual concepts and interests. Drawing is seen as integral to studio practice, and it is expected that students maintain a drawing/ studio journal.

The unit provides a studio-based approach to glass-working. Throughout this semester students will follow a project-based curriculum that encourages the development of critical and practical skills. Technical introductions are supported with thematic approaches encouraging exploration within studio glass, object making and design. A variety of glass-working activities are available for students to develop their skills, including: glass-blowing, cold-working, polishing and cutting, lathe-working, engraving, kiln-working, casting and mould-making, flame-working and glass-painting and sand-blasting.

Students will begin to elect areas of study from approaches and skills acquired in Semester 1. This self-directed approach is combined with ongoing set projects that further develop critical and technical skills. In consultation with academic staff, students will begin to direct a path of exploration relevant to their interest and appropriate level of practical skill. Students may decide to work exclusively within the medium of glass or in conjunction with other media and processes as required. A variety of glass-working activities are available for students to develop their skills, including: glass-blowing, cold-working, polishing and cutting, lathe-working, engraving, kiln-working, casting and mould-making, flame-working and glass-painting and sand-blasting.

A studio-based, learning experience of jewellery and object-design practice. Students are encouraged to explore a range of approaches to the discipline. Conceptual and practical investigations challenge orthodox attitudes toward art, craft and design. Set projects, technical workshops and critical discussion assist students to identify, develop, research and resolve concepts as they relate to the design and making of jewellery and objects.

Students are offered a studio-based experience in the practice of jewellery and object design. Students are encouraged to explore a range of approaches to the discipline. Conceptual and practical investigations challenge orthodox attitudes toward art, craft and design. Set projects, technical workshops and critical discussion assist students to identify, develop, research and resolve concepts as they relate to the design and making of jewellery and objects.

The aims and objectives are achieved in the program by the use of a tutorial system. An academic advisor is assigned to a group of combined Second- and Third-Year students. This grouping fulfils the educational function of peer support and learning, allowing the increasing maturity of the students to be a demonstrable outcome. The academic advisor is responsible for the progress of those students. To provide access to different intellectual points of view these groups are remixed and rotated over four semesters. The other important aspect of the unit is the one-to-one studio tutorial, where the particular concerns and needs of the student are discussed, tailoring both technical information and theoretical knowledge in relation to the student's evolving work.

The aims and objectives are achieved in the program by the use of a tutorial system. An academic advisor is assigned to a group of combined Second- and Third-Year students. This grouping fulfils the educational function of peer support and learning, allowing the increasing maturity of the students to be a demonstrable outcome. The academic advisor is responsible for the progress of those students. To provide access to different intellectual points of view these groups are remixed and rotated over four semesters. The other important aspect of the unit is the one-to-one studio tutorial, where the particular concerns and needs of the student are discussed, tailoring both technical information and theoretical knowledge in relation to the student's evolving work.

Over the course of the semester students are introduced to a range of techniques, materials and ideas. A series of studio projects will provide students with the basic technical skills that are needed to begin working independently with the core print processes of etching and relief printing, digital print and screen-printing. A program of group and individual tutorials helps students to begin locating their ideas and creative thinking within a contemporary art and design context.

Building on their first semester's work, and as part of the process of defining their own art practice or design practice, students begin to focus on specific areas of interest; identifying for themselves the print mediums they will be continuing to work with and the set of ideas that will form the basis of their conceptual explorations. An ongoing program of technical instruction and tutorial sessions will provide the framework for these developments.

Study in Sculpture Performance and Installation is a unified, studio-based activity addressing the concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to contemporary sculpture. This includes traditional sculptural processes as well as incorporating new media and digital technologies that are currently reshaping contemporary practice. Each student, in consultation with academic staff, develops an outline of their proposed study program at the commencement of the semester and maintains a studio diary. Students present work regularly for review and are encouraged to further develop and refine their individual studio practice. This process is supported by small-group projects, lectures, group and individual tutorials and critiques.

Study in Sculpture Performance and Installation is a unified, studio-based activity addressing the concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to contemporary sculpture. This includes traditional sculptural processes as well as incorporating new media and digital technologies that are currently reshaping contemporary practice. Each student, in consultation with academic staff, develops an outline of their proposed study program at the commencement of the semester and maintains a studio diary. Students present work regularly for review and are encouraged to further develop and refine their individual studio practice. This process is supported by small-group projects, lectures, group and individual tutorials and critiques.

This unit provides unified, studio-based activity where students investigate and develop their ideas through a variety of approaches and technologies. Experimentation is encouraged. In consultation with their academic advisor, students are expected to select two study options that reflect their individual concerns. Options that will be available are Snap to Grid, Cultural Research, Blow Up and Directorial, which variously explore digital imaging, extending photography, photo installation, and/or studio-based photography.

This unit provides a unified, studio-based activity where students investigate and develop their ideas through a variety of approaches and technologies. Experimentation is encouraged. In consultation with their academic advisor, students are expected to select two study options that reflect their individual concerns. Options that will be available are Snap to Grid, Cultural Research, Blow Up and Directorial, which variously explore digital imaging, extending photography, photo installation, and/or studio-based photography.

Major study is a unified, studio-based activity where student investigate their creative ideas through a variety of approaches to digital film, video, sound and multimedia. In consultation with their academic advisor, students are expected to select study options that reflect their individual concerns.

Major study is a unified, studio-based activity where students investigate their creative ideas through a variety of approaches to digital film, video, sound and multimedia. In consultation with their academic advisor, students are expected to select study options that reflect their individual concerns.

This Unit of Study is split into two areas: Photomedia; Film and Digital Art.
Photomedia
The focus in this Studio is the exploration of ways of critically interpreting photographs and of understanding a range of photographic practices. Topics such as memory, time, evidence, and the everyday, are selected to provide windows into both photographic history and keys aspects of photo-criticism.
Film and Digital Art
The Electronic Image: Unpredictable Encounters
Across a wide range of electronic imaging platforms and issues students will study the interplay between technological possibilities, chance and manifestation of the idea (social, philosophical, cultural, aesthetic). As such students will come to a deeper understanding of the artistic process; also the history of the unpredictable encounters of the electronic image in its mediation of personal and public concerns.

This Unit of Study is split into two areas: Photomedia; Film and Digital Art.
Photomedia
The focus in this studio will be to approach photography via the work of selected contemporary and historical practitioners, in order to understand photography's key place in contemporary art practice. We will consider photography's role in relationship to themes such as: new documentary practices, identity politics, and performance.
Film and Digital Art
This module is designed in two parts: the study of documentary and non fiction forms, and television as an everyday phenomena, including its expansions into the internet and mobile media forms. The first part traces the complex history of documentary as it evolved from the late nineteenth and twentieth century, including its critical reception and theoretical, cultural and technical considerations. The second part examines the 'box' as a regulatory and programmable force through psychological, philosophical and cultural theorizations, including television's hyped liveness, its manipulation of desire and subjectivity, and postmodern schizophrenia as a manifestation of its induced crisis in temporality.

This Unit of Study is split into three areas: Painting; Sculpture; Printmedia
Painting
The focus in this studio is to address some of the critical moments of change in the visual arts from the early to later part of the 20th Century, by considering the key Modernist movements in the broader political, social, and gender, and racial context from the early Russian Avant Garde, De Stijl, Dada, Fluxus, Conceptualism, Minimalism, High Pop and on into the 80s
Sculpture
The focus in this studio is to identify and critically evaluate a number of the issues, methodologies and artists that have been instrumental in defining the key moments of Modernism within contemporary sculptural practice. The study format combines formal presentations, reading group discussions and student seminar presentations.
Printmedia
Contemporary Art: Focusing on the art of the last past ten years, in the the first semester the idea of contemporary art in its broadest sense is explored, developing an appreciation of its breadth and diversity as well as establishing a clearer understanding of its connections to modernist art. Connections between art, technology and cultural change are a key theme.

This Unit of Study is split into three areas: Painting; Sculpture; Printmedia
Painting
Significant issues in art and related critical writing that have refashioned avant-garde practices since the 60s will be examined, with the primary focus on artists working within a discursive field. The aim is to provide students with an understanding of the connection between the object, that is the creative work, and the theoretical premise in related texts.
Sculpture
An investigation into multi-media and trans-media practices. A primary concern will be a sound understanding of conceptual art since the 1960s and its redefintition of the object as a vector of an idea as opposed to an artifact. Another will be the ways in which technology has moulded our expectations of the art object/experience, particularly in relation to ideas such as interactivity and immersion.
Printmedia
Here and Now: Using the broad understanding of contemporary art established in semester one, we move on to look at the way in which a range of print and drawing based artists have developed their own practices in both local and international contexts. The way in which local art practices are connected to international cultural movements is explored; and we look at how individual artists and designers have responded to the emergence of global culture.

Modernism and its Discontents: Old Stories, New Tales
This Unit of Study is split into three areas: Ceramics; Glass; Jewellery and Object
Various specifics are dealt with for students within each studio area.
The unit of study investigates the development of contemporary Object Art and Design within the context of historical precedents and developments in the last hundred years. The focus is on developing an understanding of the link between craft/design practices and movements in the visual arts as a whole.
(Please note due to changes in class sizes course content may be modified)
Glass
In this studio we will work our way forward, focusing on the effect of the Historical Avant-garde and the emergence of design cultures and the studio glass movement. The course provides a broad exploration and interrogation of discipline specific glass in these movements/genres and cultures through to contemporary practice.
Ceramics
The focus in this studio will be to examine ceramics praxis and craft and design theories in relation to mainstream Modernism with a specific focus on the parallels and dichotomies found between craft and the Historical Avantgarde. The influence of early twentieth century practitioners and the theories and philosophies pertaining to their work on contemporary ceramics practice will be established. A range of issues will be discussed including: what is non-art? what is non-craft? - modernist definitions and paradoxes; definitions of craft - materiality, process and aesthetics; craft as foundation of modernism; craft as subversion in contemporary art practice.
Jewellery and Object
In this studio we will look at the complex relationship between the various art practices, and will investigate and expand on existing understandings of historical developments, connections and precedents of contemporary practice. A link will also be provided to core art theory, which this semester investigates avant-garde art and culture.

The Virtual and Handmade
This Unit of Study combines three areas: Ceramics; Glass; Jewellery and Object
The unit of study aims to introduce practitioners to philosophies and praxis surrounding the relationship between traditional craft and design models and our engagement with virtual technologies and recent innovations in materials and methods. This will be achieved by specifically focusing investigations upon new technologies, materials and process, the representation and dissemination of objects through various media, the work of contemporary practitioners and a variety of theoretical material that explores some aspect of the virtual.
Students will be encouraged to investigate how issues of virtuality engage with and enable contemporary practice.
(Please note due to changes in class sizes course content may be modified)

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Ceramics studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Ceramics studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Glass studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Glass studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Jewellery and Object studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Jewellery and Object studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Painting studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Painting studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Printmedia studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Printmedia studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Sculpture studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Sculpture studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Photomedia studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Photomedia studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Film and Digital Art studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Film and Digital Art studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

In this unit the focus is on student-initiated studio work in consultation with staff. Students develop projects and select methods and technologies suitable for their individual programs and extend and develop new skills. Emphasis is placed on imaginative problem solving, development of a personal language, and conceptual and critical skill development. Students will engage with the research, development and fine-tuning of ideas, design and use of appropriate technologies. Students may choose to combine ceramics with other media through individual initiative or minor studies.

This unit focuses on the development and refinement of self-directed, studio-based projects. Students meet and discuss their work regularly with staff and are expected to finish work to a professional level, exhibiting it at the end-of-year exhibition. Students are expected to develop a personal language within their ceramic practice. In addition they are asked to develop a professional portfolio of their work.

Students will, in conjunction with staff, develop individual proposals that extend areas of exploration relevant to their interest and appropriate level of practical skill. Emphasis is placed on developing theoretical and relevant skill towards realising set goals. Students are expected to present a body of work that is the realisation of this proposal. Students are introduced to business skills related to sustaining a visual arts/crafts practice. A variety of glass-working activities are available for students to develop their skills, including: glass blowing, cold-working, polishing and cutting, lathe-working, engraving, kiln-working, casting and mould-making, flame-working and glass-painting and sand-blasting.

The unit provides a studio-based approach to glass-working. Students will, in conjunction with staff, develop individual proposals that continue to expand areas of exploration relevant to their interest and appropriate level of practical skill. Emphasis is placed on developing theoretical and relevant skills towards realising set goals. Students are expected to present a body of work that realises these goals. The body of work is expected to be cohesive and demonstrate competence in critical and technical terms. A variety of glass-working activities are available for students to develop their skills, including: glass-blowing, cold-working, polishing and cutting, lathe-working, engraving, kiln-working, casting and mould-making, flame-working and glass-painting and sand-blasting. This semester culminates in the professional presentation and documentation of this work in the end-of-year exhibition; therefore, skills are developed this semester that extend on the professional presentation and finishing of objects in glass and other materials.

Studio-based, learning experience of jewellery and object-design practice. Students work independently to explore individually identified approaches to the disciplines and to develop personally expressive material language, engaging with contemporary art, craft and design. Individual and group tutorials and critical discussion assist students to identify, develop, research and resolve concepts as they relate to the design and making of jewellery and objects, concluding in a resolved body of work.

Studio-based, learning experience of jewellery and object-design practice. Students work independently to explore individually identified approaches to the disciplines and to develop personally expressive material language, engaging with contemporary art, craft and design. Individual and group tutorials and critical discussion assist students to identify, develop, research and resolve concepts as they relate to the design and making of jewellery and objects, concluding in a resolved body of work.

The aims and objectives are achieved in the program by the use of a tutorial system. An academic advisor is assigned to a group of combined Second- and Third-Year students. This grouping fulfils the educational function of peer support and learning, allowing the increasing maturity of the students to be a demonstrable outcome. The academic advisor is responsible for the progress of those students. To provide access to different intellectual points of view these groups are remixed and rotated over four semesters. The other important aspect of the unit is the one-to-one studio tutorial, where the particular concerns and needs of the student are discussed, tailoring both technical information and theoretical knowledge in relation to the student's evolving work.

The aims and objectives are achieved in the program by the use of a tutorial system. An academic advisor is assigned to a group of combined Second- and Third-Year students. This grouping fulfils the educational function of peer support and learning, allowing the increasing maturity of the students to be a demonstrable outcome. The academic advisor is responsible for the progress of those students. To provide access to different intellectual points of view these groups are remixed and rotated over four semesters. The other important aspect of the unit is the one-to-one studio tutorial, where the particular concerns and needs of the student are discussed, tailoring both technical information and theoretical knowledge in relation to the student's evolving work.

The primary focus of the third year unit is the consolidation of each student's own art or design practice. Students are expected to work in an independent and self-directed way, further developing their own studio projects and conceptual explorations. A program of individual and group tutorials, together with a written work proposal and a group exhibition project will provide the framework for this consolidation process.

Students will be working independently in the studio, with the focus being on the completion of a fully resolved body of work for their final presentation. A program of individual and group tutorials will continue provide the framework for these developments.

Study in Sculpture Performance and Installation is a unified, studio-based activity addressing the concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to contemporary sculpture. This includes traditional sculptural processes as well as incorporating new media and digital technologies that are currently reshaping contemporary practice. Each student, in consultation with academic staff, develops an outline of their proposed study program at the commencement of the semester and maintains a studio diary. Students present work regularly for review and are encouraged to further develop and refine their individual studio practice. This process is supported by small-group projects, lectures, group and individual tutorials and critiques.

Study in Sculpture Performance and Installation is a unified, studio-based activity addressing the concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to contemporary sculpture. This includes traditional sculptural processes as well as incorporating new media and digital technologies that are currently reshaping contemporary practice. Each student, in consultation with academic staff, develops an outline of their proposed study program at the commencement of the semester and maintains a studio diary. Students present work regularly for review and are encouraged to further develop and refine their individual studio practice. This process is supported by small-group projects, lectures, group and individual tutorials and critiques.

Students will be expected to: confidently explore working processes and directions that are personally relevant; refine the skills; and demonstrate facility with analog/digital technical processes appropriate to this enterprise. A coherent body of work, evidence of an independent practice or to serve as a foundation for further study, is the desired outcome at this stage. Two optional studio strands are offered. Students are expected to participate in one or both throughout the semester and in the studio seminar program, and to engage in the relevant academic requirements.

Students will be expected to: confidently explore working processes and directions that are personally relevant; refine the skills; and demonstrate facility with analog/digital technical processes appropriate to this enterprise. A coherent body of work, evidence of an independent practice or to serve as a foundation for further study, is the desired outcome at this stage. Two optional studio strands are offered. Students are expected to participate in one or both throughout the semester and in the studio seminar program, and to engage in the relevant academic requirements.

Production of studio-based, class and individual projects; development of studio portfolio/journal. Students will be expected to confidently explore working processes and directions that are personally relevant, to refine skills and to demonstrate facility with the technical processes appropriate to this enterprise. Students will produce a coherent body of work that reflects evidence of an independent practice that may serve as a foundation for further study.

Students will be expected to confidently explore working processes and directions that are personally relevant, to refine skills and to demonstrate facility with the technical processes appropriate to this enterprise. Students will produce a coherent body of work that reflects evidence of an independent practice that may serve as a foundation for further study.

This Unit of Study is split into two areas: Photomedia; Film and Digital Art.
Photomedia:
In this studio we will primarily focus on key aspects of photomedia in relation to contemporary art theories and practices. Emphasis will be placed on exploring photography's "discursive spaces", and developing a more complex understanding of the role between theory and praxis. In particular, we will examine how individual practices contribute and respond to issues of globalisation, cultural memory and identity, and new technologies.
Film and Digital Art
The Virtual Subject in Postmodern Culture Part 1: In this studio we will examine the historical, cultural and theoretical frameworks of the virtual in late-capitalist digital media culture. The student will be introduced to contemporary debates concerning the evolution of the virtual in today's audiovisual culture from modernism to recent times. Students will be encouraged to examine the shifting complexities of the virtual in cultural and media theory and their implications for their own art practice.

This unit of study is split into two areas: Photomedia; Film and Digital Art.
Photomedia
In this studio the focus will be to extend our enquiry into contemporary art and photomedia. We will further explore the question "What is photography?" in light of the medium's slippage across the realms of art and popular culture. Drawing on key contemporary philosophers, theorists, and practitioners, we will continue to consider how you might locate and interpret your own emerging research in relation to contemporary art practices.
Film and Digital Art
The Virtual Subject in Postmodern Culture Part 2: recent theories of the new digital sublime in postcinema and the new image technologies will be explored and certain critical, literary and experimental audiovisual traditions from modernism to present times will be traced. Part 2 is structured in two connecting modules. The student will be examining fundamental issues of contemporary literary and media aesthetics and related genres of postmodern techno-creativity.

This Unit of Study is split into three areas: Painting; Sculpture; Printmedia
Painting
The focus in this studio is to investigate the key moments that shaped Australian Contemporary Painting beginning with The Field, the first exhibition of Abstract Painting in Australia in 1968 to the present. We will primarily focus on Australian painters to provide students with an understanding of their local context and history.
Sculpture
Imaginary, Natural and Instutitutionalised Spaces: the overarching concern of this semester will be to get students to co-ordinate their imaginative ambitions relating to the object with regard to culture, place, space and architecture. What objects or performances work best where? A reflection on modes of display and the rhetoric of reception particularly in relation to museums, public spaces, and the technologies of television, film and the internet will be encouraged.
Printmedia
The Gallery: the focus in this studio will be to look at role of print and drawing within the development of modern art. We will survey a number of key nineteenth and twentieth century artists and explores links between these historical precedents and the practices of a range of contemporary artists. A series of formal lectures and an extensive program of gallery visits will be included.

This Unit of Study is split into three areas: Painting; Sculpture; Printmedia
Painting
The aim in this studio is to consolidate the student's understanding of the critical debates surrounding painting at the beginning of the twenty-first century and to assist in developing a clearer understanding of the place of their
own work in this history.
Sculpture
The last module concentrates on personal presentation, promotion and professional practice with special emphasis on sculpture, performance and installation: appropriate avenues of exhibition, good grant writing, effective artist talks, publication facilitation (journals and catalogues), websites and attendance at festivals and other events. The module is geared at maximizing the potential of the artist as a professional in the public sphere.
Printmedia
Professional Practice: using a combination of formal lectures, student seminars and gallery visits, the aim is to help students to develop a clearer understanding of the relationship between their own art practice and the professional and public domains in which they intend to work. The roles of galleries, public funding, the internet and other vocational contexts are surveyed.

Locating practice
This Unit of Study is split into three areas: Ceramics; Glass; Jewellery and Object
Various specifics are dealt with for students within each studio area.
The unit of study explores the notion on 'inter-disciplinary' practice, what it might mean and entail through various readings on contemporary art and craft practice. Students will be asked to explore the many and varied fields of interest a practitioner may be engaging with. Throughout the unit students will be expected to be critically analysing what their own area of continuing research within their own practice may be.
(Please note due to changes in class sizes course content may be modified)
Glass
Contemporary studio glass engages with a wide variety of materials and processes. We will expand the dialogue in respect of the interdisciplinary nature inherent in this activity. Through discussion on appropriate genres, styles, syntax and classification, methodologies for articulating and critiquing practice will be explored.
Ceramics
The focus in this studio will be to consolidate the learning outcomes of previous TEO units undertaken in first and second year and to provide a framework for the student studying ceramics to situate their practice within an expanded field of contemporary art practice. This will be achieved through critical examination and analysis of the processes and strategies used by the contemporary ceramicist and the theoretical dialogue that informs and surrounds their work.
A range of issues relevant to contemporary practice will be addressed including: the affects of new technologies on the production of the physical object; globalisation and the survival of the studio ceramics movement; cross cultural production and the status of craft today; where am I? - an investigation of the ways contemporary ceramicists engage in interdisciplinary and hybrid praxis across traditional visual art disciplines, the humanities and sciences.
Jewellery and Object
In this studio we will expand the dialogue in respect to the interdisciplinary nature inherent in the Jewellery and Object studio. Through investigation of genres, styles, syntax and classification, methodologies for articulating and critiquing practice will be explored.

Understanding Professional Practice
This Unit of Study combines three areas: Ceramics; Glass; Jewellery and Object
The unit of study serves to locate a student's ceramics practice in a professional context. Through participating in a series of workshops and lectures you will develop and apply strategies fundamental to sound visual arts business practice. Relevant topics such as arts law, copyright, contracts, exhibiting, photographing work, writing of proposals and curriculum vitae and defining a market will be examined. You will be asked to consider and formulate how you want to present yourself publicly as an artist. Knowledge of these areas will establish the solid foundation necessary to facilitate your ability as an artist to sustain a strong business ethic that will enhance and extend your creative working life. These issues will enable you to understand the arts / crafts industry and prepare you for a range of possible career options within the visual arts.
(Please note due to changes in class sizes course content may be modified)

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Ceramics studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Ceramics studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Glass studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Glass studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Jewellery and Object studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Jewellery and Object studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Painting studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Painting studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Printmedia studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Printmedia studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Sculpture studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Sculpture studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Photomedia studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Photomedia studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Film and Digital Art studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

This Studio Extension unit is an additional academic component directly linked to the Studio Major unit offered in the Film and Digital Art studio discipline. The work will be in the form of either a body of work additional to that required for the Studio Major unit or an extension of the work required for the Studio Major unit.

Introduces a range of key theoreticians and practitioners who have taken the body as site of content or critique. The course investigates psychoanalytic constructions of the body (Freud, Lacan, Kristeva, Irigaray), the political body (Foucault, Deleuze and Guattari), the medical/scientific body (Haraway) and the virtual body (Virilio, Luke).

The Surrealists challenged orthodox views on 'nature', 'reality', 'morality', and 'beauty'. They were dedicated to social and artistic freedom, an art of the instincts, and the power of the unconscious. What ethical, aesthetic, and political aspects of Surrealism are relevant to art in the Twenty-First century and what is the nature of the surrealist impulse in contemporary art and design?

This elective addresses how contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art has shaped our perception of Indigenous culture in Australia. It includes the development of contemporary Indigenous art, and discusses the crucial issues of appropriation, ownership and institutional protocols. We will examine interactions between Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists in Australia, and where appropriate, overseas.

This elective examines the discourse of memory through the practice of contemporary art and theory. From this perspective, it considers the relationship between memory, the politics of identity, and history through a critical exploration of different forms of remembrance, such as: storytelling and autobiography; collective memory; forgetting and the erasure of time; and trauma and embodiment.

This course consists of a series of in-depth studies of individual artists. By examining the relationship between an artist's practice and their life insight is gained into the development of their personal philosophies. Biography reveals the role of social history, cultural institutions and education in creating the context in which an artist works and the key forces that influence their creative evolution. A focus on inter-disciplinary practice will make this offering relevant to all studio areas.

This Unit of Study will focus on practices that work in a post-object manner, drawing on approaches initiated in the middle of the twentieth century such as Fluxus, Happenings, Performance Art and Conceptual Art. Within contemporary art post-objecthood is expansive and central, and can be witnessed in video art, the sound arts, relational aesthetics and site-specific installation. A seminal approach to these practices stems from the experiential and situational installation of Michael Asher whereby the audience come to know the work through its experience. The Unit of Study will look at a range of practices from the twentieth century to the present day.

Asks the question: Is all Art Political? Looks at how visual practices are supported and co-opted by regimens of power. Investigates the difference between status-quo cultural practices and those who have and do espouse revolution and cultural critique. Sample topics: Dada, Fluxus, interventionists, propaganda art and sub-cultures such as film, graffiti, the web, zines.

How do artists engage with the ebb and flow of daily life and the material conditions of the street, the city, and the home? This elective focuses on artists who heighten our awareness of everyday by using ready-mades and found objects, by exploring the exotic in the banal, and by creating domestic worlds and the urban-scapes of gritty realism and great imagination.

This elective interrogates the complex ways in which objects of visual culture are produced and the impact of social and political contexts on their reception and interpretation. We will address objects of: ritual, utilitarian use, contemplation, kitsch, and transgression.

In 1971, Conceptual artist Gordon Matta-Clark opened Food, a restaurant run by artists, where cooking and dining become a means of artistic expression and debate. Twenty years later, Rirkrit Tiravanija's work Untitled (Free) took the form of a Thai meal cooked by the artist in the gallery for its patrons. Taking its cue form works such as these, this elective explores expanded models of contemporary art practice and new forms of institutional and social critique. Drawing on the legacies of Situationism and Conceptual Art, it addresses the current dynamics of authorship (such as collaboration and artist collectives), spectatorship, and the politics of space.

Identity is one of the most significant subjects of contemporary art, and in particular identity as it is formed through the migration of people and ideas across the globe. As western and non-western cultures are brought closer together through physical migration as well as global technologies, the impact on contemporary art is a hybrid of styles, concepts, and materials. This unit investigates cross-cultural perspectives and theories, such as Postcolonialism and Globalisation, on international art.

The Introductory unit in Ceramics provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. Throughout the semester students will, in consultation with an academic staff member, follow a project-based curriculum, addressing concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to ceramic practice.
In this unit students will:
- learn the basics of ceramics construction, surface-finishing and firing techniques; engage with experimental approaches to problem solving;
- develop an awareness of possibilities available to practitioners;
- develop a capacity to express personal aesthetic solutions; and
- understand and apply Occupational Health and Safety procedures to studio practice.

The Intermediate unit in Ceramics builds on and enhances information and skills provided in the Introductory unit. The unit provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. Throughout the semester students will, in consultation with an academic staff member, follow a project-based curriculum, addressing concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to ceramic practice.
In this unit students will:
- enhance ceramics construction skills, surface-finishing and firing techniques;
- engage with experimental approaches to problem solving;
- build an awareness of contemporary practices in ceramics;
- develop their capacity for personal aesthetic solutions; and
- understand and apply Occupational Health and Safety procedures to studio practice.

The Advanced unit in Ceramics builds on and enhances information and skills provided in the Introductory unit. The unit provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. Throughout the semester students will, in consultation with an academic staff member, follow a project-based curriculum, addressing concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to ceramic practice.
In this unit students will:
- enhance ceramics construction skills, surface-finishing and firing techniques;
- engage with experimental approaches to problem solving;
- build an awareness of contemporary practices in ceramics;
- develop their capacity for personal aesthetic solutions; and
- understand and apply Occupational Health and Safety procedures to studio practice.

The introductory Elective unit in Warm Glass provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. Throughout the semester students will, in consultation with an academic staff member, follow a project-based curriculum addressing concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to kiln fusing and slumping (Warm Glass).

This elective is designed to continue glass research at an intermediate level with a view to becoming self-directed.
The intermediate Elective unit in Warm Glass provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. Throughout the semester students will, in consultation with an academic staff member, follow a project-based curriculum addressing concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to kiln fusing and slumping (Warm Glass).

This unit is designed for students to undertake self-directed work. It is expected that students will develop proposal related projects specific to the sub discipline area of the elective they have chosen.
The Advanced Elective follows a self-directed curriculum addresses concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to kiln fusing and slumping (Warm Glass).

The introductory Elective unit in Glass Flame-work provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. Throughout the semester students will, in consultation with an academic staff member, follow a project-based curriculum addressing concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to contemporary Glass Flame-work.

This elective is designed to continue glass research at an intermediate level with a view to becoming self-directed.
The intermediate Elective unit in Glass Flame-work provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. Throughout the semester students will, in consultation with an academic staff member, follow a project-based curriculum addressing concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to contemporary Glass Flame-work.

This unit is designed for students to undertake self-directed work. It is expected that students will develop proposal related projects specific to the sub discipline area of the elective they have chosen.
The Advanced Elective follows a self-directed curriculum addresses concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to contemporary Glass Flame-work.

The introductory unit in casting glass provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. It will give students a basic understanding of open-face glass casting through practical experience with clay modelling, simple mould-making (investing), firing and basic cold working.
Throughout the semester students will, in consultation with a tutor, follow a project-based curriculum that addresses concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to contemporary Glass.

This elective is designed to continue glass research at an intermediate level with a view to becoming self-directed.
The intermediate unit in casting glass provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. It will give students a basic understanding of open-face glass casting through practical experience with clay modelling, simple mould-making (investing), firing and basic cold working.

This unit is designed for students to undertake self-directed work. It is expected that students will develop proposal related projects specific to the sub discipline area of the elective they have chosen.
The Advanced unit in casting glass provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. It will give students a basic understanding of open-face glass casting through practical experience with clay modelling, simple mould-making (investing), firing and basic cold working.
Throughout the semester students will, in consultation with a tutor, follow a self-directed curriculum that addresses concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to contemporary casting in Glass.

The Introductory Elective unit in Hot Glass provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. Throughout the semester students will, in consultation with an academic staff member, follow a project-based curriculum addressing concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to contemporary hot glass.

This elective is designed to continue glass research at an intermediate level with a view to becoming self-directed.
The Intermediate Elective unit in Hot Glass provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. Throughout the semester students will in consultation with an academic staff member, follow a project-based curriculum addressing concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to contemporary hot glass.

This unit is designed for students to undertake self-directed work. It is expected that students will develop proposal related projects specific to the sub discipline area of the elective they have chosen.
The Advanced Elective unit in Hot Glass provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. Throughout the semester students will in consultation with an academic staff member, follow a self-directed curriculum addressing concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to contemporary hot glass.

The introductory Elective unit in Glass Mosaics provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. Throughout the semester students will, in consultation with an academic staff member, follow a project based curriculum addressing concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to Glass Mosaic making in flat form and 3D form.

The Introductory elective provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. Throughout the semester students will follow a project-based curriculum, addressing concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to contemporary jewellery and object of human scale.
Thematic approaches will be supported by technical introductions to encourage exploration with jewellery and design methodologies. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through group and individual tutorials and critiques and the acquisition of technical skills appropriate to the assigned projects.

The Intermediate elective unit in Jewellery and Object provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. Throughout the semester students will, in consultation with an academic staff member, follow a self-directed curriculum, addressing concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to a student's personal concerns. Students' thematic approaches will be supported by technical methodologies appropriate to the self-directed projects. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through group and individual tutorials and critiques. Students are expected to produce a body of work for review at regular intervals during the semester. Work from the semester is to be presented for assessment in Week 15.

The Advanced elective unit in Jewellery and Object provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. Throughout the semester students will, in consultation with an academic staff member, follow a self-directed curriculum, addressing concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to a student's personal concerns. Students' thematic approaches will be supported by technical methodologies appropriate to the self-directed projects. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through group and individual tutorials and critiques. Students are expected to produce a body of work for review at regular intervals during the semester. Work from the semester is to be presented for assessment in Week 15.

The Introductory Elective provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. Throughout the semester students will follow a project-based curriculum, addressing concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to contemporary painting. Thematic approaches will be supported by technical introductions to encourage exploration with painting methodologies. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through group and individual tutorials and critiques and the acquisition of technical skills appropriate to the assigned projects.

The Introductory Elective provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. Throughout the semester students will follow a project-based curriculum, addressing concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to contemporary painting. Thematic approaches will be supported by technical introductions to encourage exploration with painting methodologies. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through group and individual tutorials and critiques and the acquisition of technical skills appropriate to the assigned projects.

The Advanced Elective unit in Drawing provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. Throughout the semester students will, in consultation with an academic staff member, follow a self-directed curriculum, addressing concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to a student's personal concerns. Thematic approaches will be supported by technical methodologies appropriate to the self-directed projects. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through group and individual tutorials and critiques. Students are expected to produce a body of work for review at regular intervals during the semester. Work from the semester is to be presented for assessment in Week 15.
Textbooks

The aim of this unit is to introduce students to critical, conceptual and technical skills in printmedia. Thematic approaches will be supported by technical introductions to encourage exploration with Printmedia methodologies. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through group and individual tutorials and critiques and the acquisition of technical skills appropriate to the assigned projects.
Areas of Investigation: digital prints; etching; and screen prints.

The Intermediate Elective unit in Printmedia provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. Throughout the semester students will, in consultation with an academic staff member, follow a self-directed curriculum, addressing concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to a student's personal concerns. Students' thematic approaches will be supported by technical methodologies appropriate to the self-directed projects. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through group and individual tutorials and critiques. Students are expected to produce a body of work for review at regular intervals during the semester.

The Advanced Elective unit in Printmedia provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. Throughout the semester students will, in consultation with an academic staff member, follow a self-directed curriculum, addressing concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to a student's personal concerns. Students' thematic approaches will be supported by technical methodologies appropriate to the self-directed projects. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through group and individual tutorials and critiques. Students are expected to produce a body of work for review at regular intervals during the semester.

The Introductory Elective unit in Sculpture provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. Throughout the semester students will, in consultation with an academic staff member, follow a project-based curriculum, addressing concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to contemporary Sculpture. Individual and/or collaborative, studio-based projects will be supported by technical demonstrations and workshops. These assist students to develop competence with a range of sculptural methodologies. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through group and individual tutorials and critiques.

The Intermediate Elective unit in Sculpture provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. At the beginning of the semester each student develops an individual work proposal in consultation with an academic staff member. This proposal forms the basis of a self-directed curriculum addressing the concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to the individual student's developing art practice. Each student's creative development will be supported by access to academic staff consultations. These consultations focus on the conceptual and creative aspects of a student's studio work. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through group and individual tutorials and critiques.

The Advanced Elective unit in Sculpture provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. At the beginning of the semester each student develops an individual work proposal in consultation with an academic staff member. This proposal forms the basis of a self-directed curriculum addressing the concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to the individual student's developing art practice. Each student's creative development will be supported by access to academic staff consultations. These consultations focus on the conceptual and creative aspects of a student's studio work. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through group and individual tutorials and critiques.

The Introductory Elective provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. Throughout the semester students will follow a project-based curriculum, addressing concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to contemporary Photomedia. Thematic approaches will be supported by technical introductions to encourage exploration with Photomedia methodologies. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through group and individual tutorials and critiques and the acquisition of technical skills appropriate to the assigned projects.

The Introductory Elective provides a studio-based approach to the production of self-directed creative work. Throughout the semester students will follow a project-based curriculum, addressing concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to contemporary Photomedia. The elective provides for the enhancement of critical skills through group and individual tutorials and critiques and the further development of technical skills appropriate to the self-directed projects.

The Advanced Elective provides a studio-based approach to the production of self-directed creative work. Throughout the semester students will follow a project-based curriculum, addressing concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to contemporary Photomedia. The elective provides for the further development and enhancement of critical and conceptual skills through group and individual tutorials and critiques and the acquisition of technical skills appropriate to the assigned projects.

The Introductory Elective provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. Throughout the semester students will follow a project-based curriculum, addressing concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to contemporary Film and Digital Art. Thematic approaches will be supported by technical introductions to encourage exploration with Film and Digital Art methodologies. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through group and individual tutorials and critiques and the acquisition of technical skills appropriate to the assigned projects.

The Intermediate Elective unit in Film and Digital Art provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. Throughout the semester students will, in consultation with an academic staff member, follow a self-directed curriculum addressing concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to a student's personal concerns. Students' thematic approaches will be supported by technical methodologies appropriate to the self-directed projects. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through group and individual tutorials and critiques. Students are expected to produce a body of work for review at regular intervals during the semester. Work from the semester is to be presented for assessment in Week 15.

The Advanced Elective unit in Film and Digital Art provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. Throughout the semester students will, in consultation with an academic staff member, follow a self-directed curriculum, addressing concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to a student's personal concerns. Students' thematic approaches will be supported by technical methodologies appropriate to the self-directed projects. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through group and individual tutorials and critiques. Students are expected to produce a body of work for review at regular intervals during the semester. Work from the semester is to be presented for assessment in Week 15.

This unit provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. Throughout the semester students will, in consultation with an academic staff member, follow a project-based curriculum addressing concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to electronic and new media art. Thematic approaches will be supported by technical introductions to encourage exploration with electronic and new media art methodologies. The unit provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through group and individual tutorials and critiques and through the acquisition of technical skills appropriate to the assigned projects.

This unit draws on the SCA artists-in-residence program to develop analyses, and a practical understanding, of how new work is developed. Visiting artists will propose and run programs that are primarily research-led learning experiences for students.
The program is offered according to visiting artists' availability and scheduled activities in semester one or two. The learning activities for this unit may be intensive over a short period, and timetables will be available through the chair of each subject area.

This unit draws on the SCA artists-in-residence program to develop analyses, and a practical understanding, of how new work is developed. Visiting artists will propose and run programs that are primarily research-led learning experiences for students.
The program is offered according to visiting artists' availability and scheduled activities in semester one or two. The learning activities for this unit may be intensive over a short period, and timetables will be available through the chair of each subject area.

This Elective provides students with training in visual arts management with a focus on a project/event basis. The elective will cover the following areas:
Curatoring your work
Exhibition Design and Operational Management
Visual Art Space and Curatorial Practice
Curatorial Interpretation in Practice
Research Project
Students are expected to undertake independent study and be able to develop their own management and curatorial practice to satisfy the Elective requirements. A field trip and curatorial talk will be included in the programme to support such development.

The students will be introduced to historical and contemporary aspects of curating their work focusing on exhibition design and curatorial practice. In particular participating students will gain an understanding of visual art space. This knowledge and understanding will be contextualized in learning and teaching.

This elective is designed to introduce students to the fundamental concepts that underlay animation production. Through a series of hands on exercises students will explore the processes and concepts required to successfully produce an simple limited animation video.
The hands on exercises will allow the students to gain a historical context of animation and highlight the skills required to produce an animated video. Thematic approaches will be supported by technical introductions to encourage exploration with Animation techniques.
The elective provides for the development and enhancement of production skills through group and individual tutorials and critiques and the acquisition of technical skills appropriate to the assigned projects. The subject will explore frame-by-frame animation, stop motion animation and limited animation techniques giving students a base to develop more complex animation productions.

The Managing and Developing Digital Imagery (Working With Lightroom, Camera Raw And Bridge) unit in Photomedia provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. Throughout the semester students will, in consultation with an academic staff member, follow two self-directed projects addressing concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to a student's personal concerns.
Students' thematic approaches will be supported by digital technical methodologies appropriate to the self-directed projects. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through group and individual tutorials and critiques.
Students are expected to produce a body of work for review at regular intervals during the semester. Work from the semester is to be presented for assessment in week fifteen.

The Digital Photo Editing (Working With Photoshop) unit in Photomedia provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. Throughout the semester students will, in consultation with an academic staff member, follow two self-directed projects addressing concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to a student's personal concerns.
Students' thematic approaches will be supported by digital technical methodologies appropriate to the self-directed projects. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through group and individual tutorials and critiques.
Students are expected to produce a body of work for review at regular intervals during the semester. Work from the semester is to be presented for assessment in week fifteen.

The Digital Narrative (Working With InDesign) unit in Photomedia provides a studio-based approach to the production of creative work. Throughout the semester students will, in consultation with an academic staff member, follow a self-directed extended project addressing concepts, methodologies and technologies integral to a student's personal concerns. Students' thematic approaches will be supported by digital methodologies appropriate to the self-directed projects. The elective provides for the development and enhancement of critical skills through group and individual tutorials and critiques.
Students are expected to produce a body of work for review at regular intervals during the semester. Work from the semester is to be presented for assessment in week fifteen.

This unit aims to give students an experience of a successful practice in contemporary art, craft or design. Through professional placement with practising artists and designers, students will develop skills that enable them to work towards their own sustainable practice and to make valuable community contacts in their chosen discipline. Students interested in enrolling in the unit should consult their academic advisor to ascertain if the programme is running in their subject area in any particular semester, and also to make arrangements for the placement.

This unit aims to give students an experience of a successful practice in contemporary art, craft or design. Through professional placement with practising artists and designers, students will develop skills that enable them to work towards their own sustainable practice and to make valuable community contacts in their chosen discipline. Students interested in enrolling in the unit should consult their academic advisor to ascertain if the programme is running in their subject area in any particular semester, and also to make arrangements for the placement.

Students research and develop a coherent body of studio work that is individually conceived. In addition, they research and prepare the first draft of the research paper. Both are monitored through regular meetings with their supervisor who provides advice and feedback.

Students research and develop a coherent body of studio work that is individually conceived. In addition, they research and prepare the first draft of the research paper. Both are monitored through regular meetings with their supervisor who provides advice and feedback.

Students research and develop a coherent body of studio work that is individually conceived. In addition they research and prepare the first draft of the research paper. Both are monitored through regular meetings with their supervisor who provides advice and feedback.

Students investigate, at an advanced level, the philosophies and histories that have shaped contemporary visual arts. Students are expected to further develop their critical and analytical skills in discussion papers and essay writing.

Supervised and independent study including research for and the first draft of the research paper. Students present an individual seminar on their developing research.

This unit is a continuation of MSTD4221 and entails research and development of a coherent body of studio work leading to exhibition and final assessment. Regular meetings with the student's supervisor provide advice and feedback.

This unit is a continuation of MSTD4231 and entails research and development of a coherent body of studio work leading to exhibition and final assessment. Regular meetings with the student's supervisor provide advice and feedback.

This unit is a continuation of MSTD4241 and entails research and development of a coherent body of studio work leading to exhibition and final assessment. Regular meetings with the student's supervisor provide advice and feedback.

Students research and prepare the second and final drafts of the research paper. Regular meetings with their supervisor provide advice and feedback.

In this unit students develop a body of studio-based work in support of the dissertation. Students meet regularly with their supervisor for discussion and feedback.

Supervised and independent studio work on a nominated project leading to final assessment in November. Regular meetings with the student's supervisor provide advice and feedback.

Students investigate, at an advanced level, the philosophies and histories that have shaped contemporary visual arts. Students are expected to further develop their critical and analytical skills in discussion papers and essay writing.

This unit is a continuation of studio-based project work done in support of the dissertation. Students meet regularly with their supervisor for discussion and feedback.

Supervised and independent studio work on a nominated project leading to final assessment in November. Regular meetings with the student's supervisor provide advice and feedback.