Contemporary Art Table A: Postgraduate core units of study descriptions
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Master of Contemporary Art (MCA) |
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| Candidates for the Graduate Diploma in Contemporary Art must complete 48 credit points including: 30 credit points from the core units of study in Table A; and 18 credit points from the elective units of study as set out in Table B. | |||
| Candidates for the Master of Contemporary Art must complete 72 credit points, including: 42 credit points from the core units of study as set out in Table A, including 6 credit points from research project or industry placement or professional project units of study; and 30 credit points from the elective units of study as set out in table B. Candidates may apply to the course coordinator to substitute six credit points of Table B electives with any other postgraduate coursework unit of study in the University. Permission may also be required from the coordinator of the chosen unit. | |||
Core Units of Study |
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| CACA5001 Project 1: Critical Thinking |
12 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| CACA5002 Project 2: Critical Contexts |
12 | P CACA5001 |
Semester 2 |
| CACA5003 Contemporary Art: Histories and Theories |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Year 2 Semester 1 |
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| CAMA6002 Final Project |
6 | P (CAMI5003 and CAMI5004 and CAMI5005) or (CACA5002 and CACA5003) |
Semester 1 |
| Students choose one of the following: | |||
| CAMA6003 Praxis: Professional Project |
6 | P (CAMI5003 and CAMI5004 and CAMI5005) or (CACA5002 and CACA5003) N CAMA6001 or CAMA6004 or CAMA6005 |
Semester 1 |
| CAMA6004 Praxis: Industry Placement |
6 | P (CAMI5003 and CAMI5004 and CAMI5005) or (CACA5002 and CACA5003) N CAMA6001 or CAMA6003 or CAMA6005 Students are required to identify and organize their own internship and present to the unit coordinator for approval prior to enrollment. |
Semester 1 |
| CAMA6005 Praxis: Research Project |
6 | P (CAMI5003 and CAMI5004 and CAMI5005) or (CACA5002 and CACA5003) N CAMA6001 or CAMA6003 or CAMA6004 |
Semester 1 |
Sydney College of the Arts electives |
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| CAEL5032 Contemporary Curating |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CAEL5033 Curatorial LAB |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CAEL5034 Image/Object in Photomedia |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CAEL5035 The Art of Sound and Noise |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CAEL5037 Investigating Clay |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CAEL5038 Screen Printing: Introductory Workshop |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CAEL5042 Upcycled Glass: Introducing Warm Glass |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CAEL5046 Light and Space: Introducing Cast Glass This unit of study is not available in 2017 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CAEL5047 Vessel as Concept: Hot Glass Intro |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| CAEL5048 Experiments in Australasian Painting |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CAEL5049 Silversmithing: Exoskeleton Extension |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Arts and Social Sciences electives |
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| ARHT6936 Biennales, Triennales and Contemporary Art This unit of study is not available in 2017 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ARHT6939 The Documentary Film This unit of study is not available in 2017 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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