| Semester 2, 2022 Online | |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
| School or Department : | School of Creative Arts |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
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Requisites
Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in the following Program: MARA
Overview
This course critically examines aesthetic theories from pre-modern, modern and contemporary periods which have influenced artists both present and past. This course provides a more advanced level of knowledge and skills development of key debates within art history, theory and practice focusing primarily on the design, development and final production of a professional project by each student. This is done through the development and production of either written or practical studio research.
Students undertaking this course will gain an advanced level of knowledge covering aesthetic theory from some of the Western world's most important philosophers. The course will provide the material for the student to critically reflect on the connection between aesthetics, philosophy and contemporary debates and critical rejoinders to those earlier theories.
Course learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course, students will have:
- an advanced level of specialised knowledge in ancient, modern and contemporary aesthetic theory;
- a demonstrated ability to discuss and evaluate a range of aesthetic problems and broader debates through critical responses to key texts in aesthetics;
- an integrated understanding of knowledge and how it applies to a specific discipline area and associated practice.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hellenic philosophy to empiricism and rationalism | 25.00 |
| 2. | From phenomenology to post-structuralism | 25.00 |
| 3. | Psychoanalysis and the return of the real | 25.00 |
| 4. | Contemporary debates in aesthetics | 25.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | No | 30 | 1,2 |
| Journal | No | 20 | 1,2,3 |
| Research (paper) | No | 50 | 1,2,3,4 |