Area: | Department of Art |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | A further extension of the understanding of fashion and textiles as underpinned by the theory and practice of art and design. Emphasis is placed on broad conceptual development and an experimental approach to the development of appropriate processes in response to set project work and ideas. Development of a critical analysis of own practice within the global context of fashion and textiles. |
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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, a sound understanding of the process of project development, ie research, analysis, conceptual development, production, communication and evaluation as the underlying basis for the practice of fashion and textiles. Been introduced to the merchandising and retail implications of fashion and textile design for a pre-determined market. Demonstrated - further evidence of innovation in preference to conventional assumptions and thinking, appropriate research skills for this level of study and an ability to make independent judgement and critical analysis of issues within the fashionindustry. |
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. Handley, S. (1999), Nylon, The Manmade Fashion Revolution. London, Bloomsbury Publications. |
Unit Texts: | No prescibed 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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