Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- synthesise and create through?data, information, methods and appropriate techniques, a project that creates original outputs
- advance critical awareness of inclusive, ethical and sustainable practices related to curating
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- create a project that demonstrates creative problem-solving and effective communication techniques.
- critically reflect on your inclusive, ethical and sustainable professional development opportunities.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the advanced contribution of your work to the inclusive, ethical and sustainability responsibilities related to the future of Curating.
- the design, research, planning and realisation of a sustained professional curatorial project
Disciplinary Specific Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Demonstrate management of relationships with third parties to achieve practical presentational goals.
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of all relevant practical issues of installation and presentation
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Teaching | 15 |
| Independent Study | 585 |
| Total study time | 600 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Graham, Beryl and Cook, Sarah (2010). Rethinking Curating: Art After New Media. London and Cambridge: MA: Leonardo .
Hoffmann, Jens (2014/17 (There are two versions of this and both are useful)). Show time : the 50 most influential exhibitions of contemporary art. London : Thames and Hudson.
Lucy Steeds (2014). Exhibition. London: Whitechapel Art Gallery.
Cottrell, Stella (2019). The Study Skills Handbook. London: Red Globe Press.
Gray, Carole & Malins, Julian (2004). Visualising Research: A Guide to the Research Process in Art and Design. Burlington: Ashgate.
Eco, Umberto (2015 (1977)). How to Write a Thesis. London and Cambridge: MA: The MIT Press.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Draft piece
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: tutorial
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
- Percentage contribution: 100%
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Final project | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Final project | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Final project | 100% |