Semester Study Abroad

Assessment: Exam mark = 100%

FIN2013F/S PHOTOGRAPHY 2

24 NQF credits at NQF level 6

Convener: J Brundrit

Course entry requirements: An academic transcript that demonstrates equivalent first-year level courses in visual art. A portfolio of about 20 photographs that the prospective student has recently taken. These can be in the form of a PDF or easy-to-follow online addresses. Due to the nature of the discipline, spatial and technical limitations and Health and Safety legislation, student numbers will be limited and students’ results will be taken into consideration.

Students wishing to take photography must have their own camera.

Course outline:

This course introduces the theory and practice of photography. Technical, conceptual and critical skills are taught through specific problem-solving projects. Students are encouraged to refer to relevant contemporary and historical practice and theory to inform their work. This course may include an introduction to portraiture, documentary and narrative photography, street photography, and related topics such as ethics and voyeurism. A number of technical skills are taught including colour and black and white photography; digital and camera skills; artificial and low-light photography; and basic digital image manipulation for print.

Lecture times: Monday to Friday, 14h00 to 17h00. Studio times: Studio times are from 09h00 to 17h00, with students breaking to attend lectures and tutorials as required by the timetable.

DP requirements: At least 80% attendance of studio classes and critiques, satisfactory completion of all projects.

Assessment: Exam mark = 100%

FIN2024F/S PRINTMEDIA 2

24 NQF credits at NQF level 6

Convener: F Langerman

Course entry requirements: An academic transcript that demonstrates equivalent first-year level courses in visual art. A portfolio of about 10 images of work in the area related to the course. These can be in the form of a PDF or easy-to-follow online addresses. Due to the nature of the discipline, spatial and technical limitations andHealth and Safety legislation, student numbers will be limited, and students’ results will be taken into consideration.

Course outline:

This course introduces the theory and practice of printmaking and projects demand a conceptual engagement with both the historical and contemporary aspects of the discipline. Processes include intaglio, relief and lithographic techniques as well as book arts. Students are introduced to aspects of printmaking such as editioning, paper care, print collections and the traditions of the print studio.

Lecture times: Monday to Friday, 14h00 to 17h00. Studio times: Studio times are from 09h00 to 17h00, with students breaking to attend lectures and tutorials as required by the timetable.

DP requirements: At least 80% attendance of studio classes and critiques, satisfactory completion of all projects.

Assessment: Exam mark = 100%

3rd year level courses

Third-year studiowork courses are taught for eight weeks out of the twelve-week semester. In the first semester the course is structured into projects. In the second semester students undertake a self-defined project. The project teaching times are 2-5pm daily. The dates of the projects will vary. On registration you will be advised of the project dates. There will be an examination of the projects in the formal exam period at the end of the semester. 

FIN3011F/S PAINTING 3

60 NQF credits at NQF level 7

Convener: F Saptouw

Course entry requirements: An academic transcript that demonstrates equivalent second-year level courses in visual art. A portfolio of about 10 images of work on the area related to the course. These can be in the form of a PDF or easy-to-follow online addresses. Due to the nature of the discipline, spatial and technical limitations and Health and Safety legislation, student numbers will be limited and students’ results will be taken into consideration.

Course outline:

First semester: Surface and medium are key components in the generation of meaning in contemporary painting. Students are expected to explore historical precedents from 20th Century and materiality in painting are primary. Students are required to expand the range of painting medium and consider using substances that might function as alternatives to paint, thereby expanding the range of paint beyond that which is commercially available. Traditional supports may be used or alternatives considered. Scale and format are also examined to encourage students to move beyond the conventions of the rectangle. After immersion into alternative media students are then engaged in ideas generation and conceptual responses to painting.

Historically rooted in modernist minimalism and conceptualism, process work is key here. Second semester: Utilising the ideas and methods generated in the first semester students move into a self-motivated development of their own work conceived within the terrain of contemporary painting.

Lecture times: Monday to Friday, 14h00 to 17h00. Studio times: Studio times are from 09h00 to 17h00, with students breaking to attend lectures and tutorials as required by the timetable.

DP requirements: At least 80% attendance of studio classes and critiques, satisfactory completion of all projects.

Assessment: Exam mark = 100%

FIN3012F/S SCULPTURE 3

60 NQF credits at NQF level 7

Convener: J van der Schijff

Course entry requirements: An academic transcript that demonstrates equivalent second-year level courses in visual art. A portfolio of about 10 images of work in the area related to the course. These can be in the form of a PDF or easy-to-follow online addresses. Due to the nature of the discipline, spatial and technical limitations and Health and Safety legislation, student numbers will be limited and students’ results will be taken into consideration.

Course outline:

During the first semester advanced sculpture techniques are introduced, building on the technical, conceptual and critical skills learnt during the second year of study. These include bronze casting and contemporary three-dimensional art forms such as site-specific installation. In the second semester, students are required to work on a self-motivated project, drawing on ideas and methods developed in earlier projects to produce a coherent body of work. Students are encouraged to continue to explore relevant contemporary theory and practice, as well as historical examples to inform their practice.

Lecture times: Monday to Friday, 14h00 to 17h00. Studio times: Studio times are from 09h00 to 17h00, with students breaking to attend lectures and tutorials as required by the timetable.

DP requirements: At least 80% attendance of studio classes and critiques, satisfactory completion of all projects.

Assessment: Exam mark = 100%

FIN3013F/S PHOTOGRAPHY 3

60 NQF credits at NQF level 7

Convener: S Josephy

Course entry requirements: An academic transcript that demonstrates equivalent second-year level courses in visual art. A portfolio of about 20 photographs that the prospective student has recently taken. These can be in the form of a PDF or easy-to-follow online addresses. Due to the nature of the discipline, spatial and technical limitations and Health and Safety legislation, student numbers will be limited and students’ results will be taken into consideration. 

Student wishing to take photography must have their own camera.

Course outline:

This is an advanced course on the theory and practice of photography. It builds on the technical, conceptual and critical skills learnt during the second year of study. Projects encourage an exploration of the medium and emphasise the generation of ideas. Students are exposed to studio and advanced photographic lighting techniques, various format cameras and postproduction skills through specific problem-solving projects. During the second semester students work on a self-motivated project, which draws upon their previous photographic knowledge and further develops personal expression and critical understanding. Students are encouraged to explore relevant contemporary practice and theory, as well as historical examples to inform their practice. Fieldwork introduces new technology and methodology as well as conceptual thinking in alternative environments.

Lecture times: Monday to Friday, 14h00 to 17h00. Studio times: Studio times are from 09h00 to 17h00, with students breaking to attend lectures and tutorials as required by the timetable.

DP requirements: At least 80% attendance of studio classes and critiques, satisfactory completion of all projects.

Assessment: Exam mark = 100%

FIN3024F/S PRINTMEDIA 3

60 NQF credits at NQF level 7

Convener: Dr S Huigen-Conradie

Course entry requirements: An academic transcript that demonstrates equivalent second-year level courses in visual art. These can be in the form of a PDF or easy-to-follow online addresses. Due to the nature of the discipline, spatial and technical limitations and Health and Safety legislation, student numbers will be limited and students’ results will be taken into consideration.

Course outline:

Advanced printmaking techniques are introduced in the first semester. These include photomechanical print technologies: lithography and screen printing; colour printing; digital applications used in the production of books; curatorship; catalogue and exhibition design. Conceptual emphasis is on the expansion of notions of print. Ideas generated and technologies learned in the first semester are used toward a self-motivated area of study in the second semester. Fieldwork introduces industrial methodology and processing techniques.

Lecture times: Monday to Friday, 14h00 to 17h00. Studio times: Studio times are from 09h00 to 17h00, with students breaking to attend lectures and tutorials as required by the timetable.

DP requirements: At least 80% attendance of studio classes and critiques, satisfactory completion of all projects.

Assessment: Exam mark = 100%