Credit Points: 30
Study Time: 300 Hours

This unit gives you the opportunity to begin to develop an aesthetic and intellectual orientation, and professional context for your work for the remainder of the programme. It allows you to develop your ideas and negotiate your creative work with staff on an individual basis.

In consultation with staff, you are required to research and plan a project that demands engagement with theoretical and practical concerns and a critical perspective on creative practice. Your project will be defined in a Learning Agreement, and your work will be subjected to interim viewings and end-of-unit critique.

Outline Syllabus
An indicative guide to the content covered by this unit:

The research and preparatory work for your project and professional development will be articulated in your Learning Agreement, in which you will also outline the timetable for development and completion of the work.

Method of Delivery
Lectures, seminars, workshops, individual and group tutorials, viewings and critique.

Aims

A1 To provide opportunities for extended independent learning and to encourage you to engage in a project that builds upon theoretical and creative issues.
A2 To develop your ability to respond to the interrelationship between theory and practice in an increasingly autonomous manner.
A3 To provide opportunities for group criticism of your own and others' personal work and to extend the presentation and technical aspects of your work.
A4 To develop professional awareness and documentation in the context of your individual practice.

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit you will be able to:

LO1 Demonstrate your ability to develop a sustained independent project that will have extended the theoretical and creative work undertaken so far.
LO2 Demonstrate increased autonomy in the development of your creative practice in response to theoretical issues.
LO3 Demonstrate that you have responded appropriately to constructive criticism of your work by peers and tutors.
LO4 Extend your presentational and technical skills in project work. 
LO5 Develop professional awareness and documentation in the context of your individual practice.

Reference Material
This will vary according to the needs of individual students. You will define Reference Material through negotiation with staff and list it in your Learning Agreement.