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teaching and assessment
Our staff are practising artists and designers, most of whom also engage in cutting edge research in creative practice. They will offer friendly guidance and welcome requests from students for help and advice. We also have excellent workshop and computing facilities and our highly skilled technical and digital support staff will help you to develop technical skills in a range of areas. Students who wish to work in a multi-disciplinary environment are encouraged to use all the facilities in Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design to further their personal creative development.
The core values and philosophical ethos of the course are encapsulated in the teaching of both the fundamental elements of art and design practice, namely drawing skills (including life drawing), making and digital imaging as well as generic skills (writing, research methodologies etc.) to support you in whatever career path you decide to take in the future.
This General Foundation will encourage experimentation, encouraging you to take risks in trying new things. It also aims to cultivate your understanding of the range of art and design disciplines that you may progress to in the future and the associated future career opportunities. These core values will enrich and expand your personal visual language and contribute in a diagnostic context towards helping you make an informed choice of specialist study. Having enjoyed the enriching experience of working within a vibrant community of emerging artists and designers in the General Foundation, progression to Level 2 – the specialist courses – requires demonstration of appropriate knowledge and skill and the potential to successfully pursue independent study.
You will be assessed through the studio course work including supporting work such as digital outputs, blogs, reflective journals and also through demonstrating your understanding of contextual studies. There is continuous formative feedback through the studio tutorials and at the end of each module. A formal assessment occurs at the end of semester 1 and again at the end of semester 2.
Please note: the majority of students will proceed to the specialist programme of their choice. Successful completion of the General Foundation course does not confer the automatic right of entry to Level 2 of a specialist degree programme. Entry to Level 2 is competitive, by submission of a portfolio of work, and is subject to the number of places available. Progress is monitored as an integral part of the teaching process.
what’s so good about art & design at dundee?
“Not only did we have very professional equipment and facilities in the department, but we were also taught in a way that I found to be very helpful. We were able to use other departments’ facilities and staff expertise. The art history and theory program offered a broad range of possibilities to develop artistic work and gain experience.”
Jessica Treffler, graduated in 2004 with BA (Hons) Time Based Art
programme content • Art & Design (General Foundation, Level 1 only)
Level 1 • Fundamental creative skills (drawing, painting, making, demonstrations) • Technical skills (practical workshops and digital imaging)
• Key generic skills (analytical and critical skills, research skills, confidence and motivation, presentation and communication skills)
• Contextual studies introducing historical and contemporary debates and practice • Foundation skills in the various art and design specialisms • Elective choice (including philosophy) • An optional cultural study visit (major Scottish cities and London) enhances the learning experience
For information on the programme content of the specialist Honours degree programmes at Levels 2 – 4 please see the individual specialisms on the following pages.
We are ranked 1st in Scotland and joint 6th in the UK for the quality of art & design research by The Times
Good University Guide 2013.
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