Area: | Department of Art |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Workshop: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 303946 (v.4) Fashion and Textile Studio 191 or any previous version
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303951 (v.3) Fashion and Textile Studio 192 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Develop an extension of the understanding of fashion and textiles as underpinned by the theory and practice of art and design. Emphasis is placed on conceptual development and a broad experimental approach to the development of appropriate processes in response to set project work and ideas. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Demonstrated a competent understanding of fashion and textiles as underpinned by theory and practice of art and design. Demonstrated and understanding of the process of project development, that is: research, analysis, conceptual development, production, communication and evaluation as the underlying basis for the practice of fashion and textiles. Demonstrated evidence of innovation in preference to conventional assumptions and thinking. Demonstrated appropriate research skills for this level of study. Demonstrated an ability to make independent judgement and critical analysis of issues within the fashion industry. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | McDowell, C. (2000), Fashion Today. London, Phaidon Press. Koda, H. (2001), Extreme Beauty, The Body Transformed. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Yale Press. Exhibition Catalogue. (1999), Visions of the Body: Fashion or Invisible Corset. Kyoto, The National Museum of Modern Art. Wilcox, C. (ed.) (2001), Radical Fashion. London, V and A Publication. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Final Folio Examination 60%, Work in progress Assessment 40%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 100500 Graphic and Design Studios (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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