The presentation of detailed proposal work and related research. Assessment weighting 100% coursework.
Each student will be required to produce a body of art works through an appropriate form of studio presentation. The student is required to present a portfolio of work which places his or her studio practice in context. This folio should aim to map their own practice into appropriate contextual and theoretical resources. This should include a comprehensive artists' statement.

Studio space
Negotiated access to workshop facilities and technical support appropriate to the representational resources you employ
Slide projection facilities and suitable accommodation for the presentation of work
Access to library and slide library

Non-specialist computing facilities for email, internet access, word processing, database, spreadsheet and basic presentations will be available through LLRS/ITS facilities on campus, not from within the School itself - the exception being the School's Student Browsers based in studios which will support email and internet access.

"Installation Art in the New Millennium: The Empire of the Senses" Nicolas De Oliveira, Nicola Oxley, Michael Petry Thames and Hudson Ltd 2004 ISBN: 0500284512
"New Media in Art (Second Edition)" Michael Rush Thames and Hudson Ltd 2005 ISBN: 0500203784
"Vitamin P" Barry Schwabsky (Introduction) Phaiden 2004 ISBN: 0714844462
"Making Contemporary Art: How Today's Artists Think and Work" Linda Weintraub Thames and Hudson Ltd 2003 ISBN: 0500284237
"The Poetics of Space" Gaston Bachelard Beacon Press 1994 ISBN: 0807064734
"What Painting Is" James Elkins Publisher: Routledge 2000 ISBN: 0415926629
"Noise, Water, Meat: A History of Sound in the Art" Douglas Kahn The MIT Press 2001 ISBN: 0262611724
"The Auditory Culture Reader" Michael Bull (Editor), Les Back (Editor) Berg Publishers 2004 ISBN: 1859736181
"Live: Art and Performance" Adrian Heathfield Tate Publishing 2004 ISBN: 1854375016
"Performance Art: From Futurism to the Present" RoseLee Goldberg Thames and Hudswon Ltd. 2001 ISBN: 0500203393
"The Photograph as Contemporary Art" Charlotte Cotton Thames and Hudson Ltd. 2004 ISBN: 0500203806
"Digital Art" Christiane Paul Thames and Hudson Ltd. 200 ISBN: 0500203679
"Internet Art" Rachel Greene Thames and Hudson Ltd. 2004 ISBN: 0500203768
"Art in Theory 1900-2000: An Anthology of Changing Ideas" Charles Harrison and Paul Wood Blackwell Publishers 2002 ISBN: 0631227083
"Art and Artifact: The Museum as Medium" James Putnam Thames and Hudson Ltd. 2001 ISBN: 0500237905
"Site Specific Art: Performance, Place and Documentation" Nick Kaye Routledge 2000 ISBN: 0415185599
"Contemporary Art: From Studio to Situation" Claire Doherty Black Dog Publishing 2005 ISBN: 1904772064
"Exhibiting Authenticity" David Phillips Manchester University Press 1997 ISBN: 0719047978

Students are expected to take advantage of the extensive library facilities available within the University; keeping abreast of current developments through appropriate periodicals and being aware of the work of major practitioners in their subject.

The module will employ a range of learning strategies including:
Weekly tutor or student - led seminars addressing issues and concerns pertinent to the development of the proposals.
Regular group critiques of work generated within the module
Formal and responsive individual tutorials with members of the MA teaching team.
Independent research
Workshop training in health and safety issues.

In practice-based modules, appropriate student supervision beyond the stated contact learning hours is determined by the number of students enrolled on the module per semester, and will be in accordance with current health and safety requirements.

This module provides the framework for initiation, establishment and revision of your project proposal. You will execute a body of studio work and relevant research supported by regular seminars and tutorials. You will be required to present manifestations of your proposals to staff and your peers at the beginning and end of the module, and revise your proposal aims and objectives in response to critical analysis.

You will also be introduced to the specific workshop/studio/learning methodologies and protocols used in Fine Art, including all necessary health and safety requirements.