In this immersive course, students will devise, conceptualise and execute an ambitious self-directed creative project. Students undertake independent practice-led research. They identify, contextualise and solve problems through developing and testing methodologies that culminate in a resolved body of work. Artistic methods are developed and refined through critical engagement with research strategies, materials, concepts and collaboration.
Students will explore a variety of material and conceptual methods relevant to their area(s) of interest based on an independent work proposal (IWP) and project. Students will learn how to research and articulate the context of their work, expanding their skills to articulate their emerging practice in a professional setting. This course provides a transdisciplinary problem-solving forum for critical and contextual discussions relevant to contemporary creative practices, supported through tutorials and peer review across discipline areas.
Work Health and Safety (WHS) instruction is an integral part of this course and will be handled within each discipline area.
This course is delivered by the following School of Art and Design disciplines: Ceramics, Glass, Painting, Photography & Media Arts, Printmedia & Drawing, Sculpture & Spatial Practice, and Textiles.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- effectively articulate the relationships between the form, content and context within transdisciplinary creative works verbally and in writing;
- employ conceptual and technical experimentation, critical and reflective thinking to develop new works through a transdisciplinary problem-solving forum;
- integrate technical skill, critical thinking and problem solving in the execution and resolution of an original and sophisticated independent project suitable for exhibition, publication, or other form of public presentation; and
- evaluate and respond to social, ethical, cultural, technological and environmental issues of creative practice through collaborative problem-solving and independent practice-led research.
Work Integrated Learning
Projects
Developing an independent body of work, simulating the process of executing and presenting proposed artworks in exhibitions and other public contexts. Also includes artist talks.
Indicative Assessment
- Class Presentation: Independent Work Proposal Review & Project Plan (7 minutes) (15) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Independent Project: Final Outcome & Development (50) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Independent Project Reflection (1000 words) (15) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- The Artist's Talk (8 minutes) (15) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Artist Statement (5) [LO 1,4]
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Workload
260 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 60 hours of contact over 12 weeks which includes lectures, workshops, seminars, critiques and supervised studio practice; and
b) 200 hours of independent studio practice, reading and writing.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
As listed on Wattle.
Preliminary Reading
N/A
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 12
- Unit value:
- 12 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 12.00 | 0.25000 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8347 | 27 Jul 2026 | 03 Aug 2026 | 31 Aug 2026 | 30 Oct 2026 | In Person | N/A |