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FA277: Aesthetics : Researching, Thinking, Writing

Module Title	Aesthetics : Researching, Thinking, Writing
Module Code	FA277
Module Tutor	Richard Salkeld
School	Art and Design
CAT Points	15
Level of Study	5
Pre-requisites	None
Co-requisites	None
Restrictions	None
Brief Description	This module will examine issues in aesthetics and art theory. Students will engage with questions concerned with the ontology of art, the nature of aesthetic experience and value judgements.
Indicative Syllabus	Students will be required to find ways to make and articulate value judgements about a broad range of visual media. They will be required to consider a variety of critical approaches and methodologies including formalism, semiotics, structuralism and discourse theory. Issues for discussion will include: the relationships of high, mass and popular culture; the relationships of maker/producer to viewer/consumer and the related issues of intention, expression, skill and commerce; the problems of evaluation, relativism, taste and originality.
Learning Outcomes	i. Knowledge and Understanding By the end of the module students should be able to demonstrate that they: a) have gained a broad knowledge and understanding of the development of ideas in aesthetics b) have gained a knowledge and understanding of a range of critical and analytical methodologies c) have gained a knowledge and understanding of the issues and questions relating to cultural values and the exercise of critical judgement d) have gained an understanding of how to develop research strategies. i i) Skills Students should be able to demonstrate: a) the ability to articulate an informed critical position on a variety of visual media b) the ability to apply a range of critical and analytical methodologies c) the ability to employ a range of research methodologies.
Learning and Teaching Activities	Staff/student contact: approximately 16% Student private study: approximately 84% Staff/student contact may vary from the norm in modules with larger or smaller student numbers
Assessment (For further details see the Module Guide)	001: 50% Coursework: Standard: 2000 words or equivalent 002: 50% Coursework: Standard: 2000 words or equivalent
Special Assessment Requirements	None
Indicative Resources	The Library Catalogue contains full details of the current reading list for this module. Further details may also be found in the Module Guide.

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