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Monash College Unit Guide

ART AND DESIGN THEORY C (MCD5020)

Purpose

This unit provides a survey of the important periods and styles of western art and design. It is intended to inculcate in students the values of diversity of visual expression, and an understanding of stylistic change, innovation and experimentation, as chief means of the growth in art and design. The growth of design disciplines in the 20th century, including graphic, industrial, and interior design will also be studied.

Prerequisites

Successful completion of Monash College Diploma of Art and Design Studies Part 1 or equivalent studies.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Show an understanding of the universality of contemporary visual culture and its historical precedents.
  2. Identify and reasonably analyse the chief features of key works of art and design of the western tradition.
  3. Demonstrate a grasp of style and stylistic change within the context of at least one culture.
  4. Show a grasp of both representational (perceptual) and abstract (conceptual) aesthetics, and be able to discuss examples of both.
  5. Relate works of art or design to the particular historical or modern School or Movement they belong to.
  6. Relate the purposes and functions of art and design to contemporary life.
  7. Demonstrate a capability of communicating soundly about art and design in both written and spoken forms.

Assessment

Assignment and class tests: 60%

Test: 40%

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