Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | IMAGE AND DISPLAY | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | MID508 | ||||||||
Course Unit Details | MA Interdisciplinary Design (Elective Courses) - | ||||||||
Number of ECTS credits allocated | 7 | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
Course Contents | The course enables students to engage in researching, developing and challenging new boundaries of image-making. Instigating from the image itself as a powerful tool within the context of contemporary culture, students will explore and consequently produce work which will make use of the image as visual information, personal expression, narrative device or a visual manifestation of an existing project. As the boundary between the still and the moving image is now fluid this enables for new territories and forms of image making to be explored. Whilst retaining photography as the core discipline for the course, it is expected that work may move towards time-based arts, computer generated imagery and lens-based installations. The course will explore an array of image production methods, ranging from traditional photographic processes in print media, digital print methods, xerography, video image, digital manipulation, time-based media and installations. The work therefore is encouraged to be diverse and linked by an interest in questioning issues of meaning, representation, presentation and spectatorship, whilst dealing with aspects of visual style, personal vision and statement. In developing the creative work, emphasis will be given on increasing the student's visual literacy within the highly mediated visual environment that we inhabit. | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The course is delivered through a series of illustrated lectures and visual presentations on Art and Design. Extensive project briefing, analysis and class discussions instigate the creative process. In addition workshops will introduce students to practical subjects such as traditional and digital imaging, lighting, editorial photography and image editing. Interim and formal group critiques of students’ practical work, personal research, development and presentation of work in progress, allow for constructive criticism and examination of class progress. In addition students have access to personal tutorials which become an integral part of the teaching methodology. | ||||||||
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Language of instruction | English | ||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |