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VISUAL ARTS

NB: Only offered at undergraduate level.

Studio Practice II - VMA2602
Under Graduate Degree Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: GAR1501& (TDM1501 & FRM1501) or (TWF1501 &THF1501) Co-requisite: VMA2601
Recommendation: To register together with VMA2601 and GAR2601
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to equip students to be able to acquire the conceptual understanding of advanced visual arts practices and acquire understanding and application of the role and significance of multimedia studies. Qualifying students will also explore both formally both formally and conceptually the visual and metaphorical potential of the notion of mass and or popular culture and how it can be manifested in artwork and multimedia design.
Professional Art Practice I - PAT3701
Under Graduate Degree Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: VMA2601 and VMA2602 Co-requisite: VMA3701 and VMA3702
Recommendation: All Art History modules are completed up to level 2
Purpose: Qualifying students will conduct research by identifying an appropriate focus in art practice and thereafter map the terrain for art practitioners through the submission of a proposal and a report. The research conducted will enable students to express themselves as artists in writing and present themselves professionally at various forums such as at art galleries, public forums, art exhibitions and in cyber space. Qualifying students will gain skills and competencies related to curatorial and marketing demands of a professional artist regarding formal and general conduct/attitude.
Studio Practice III - VMA3701
Under Graduate Degree Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: VMA2601, VMA2602 and GAR2601 Co-requisite: PAT3701 and VMA3702
Recommendation: All Art History modules are completed up to level 2
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to provide students with a basic exit level degree and to equip them enter the Honours in Visual Art. The qualifying student will also be able to develop independent critical thinking that can be applied through visual media. The purpose is not only to prepare students for a professional life as artists, but also for them to be able to contribute to a broader cultural domain of the visual and multimedia art world.
Studio Practice IV - VMA3702
Under Graduate Degree Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: VMA2601, VMA2602 and GAR2601 Co-requisite: VMA3701 & PAT3701
Recommendation: All Art History modules are completed up to level 2
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to provide students with a basic exit level degree and to equip them enter the Honours in Visual Art. The qualifying student will also be able to develop independent critical thinking that can be applied through visual media. The purpose is not only to prepare students for a professional life as artists, but also for them to be able to contribute to a broader cultural domain of the visual and multimedia art world.
Form and Motion - FRM1501
Under Graduate Degree Year module NQF level: 5 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Recommendation: Students to register together with TDM1501 and GAR1501
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to equip students to be able to create and manipulate three dimensional forms as a preparatory phase for a more advanced multimedia practice by exposing them to basics of traditional as well as digital animation basics, music video production, video art production, short film filming-and editing skills, title sequence design and movie trailer production.
Drawing I - GAR1501
Under Graduate Degree Year module NQF level: 5 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to introduce the student to the discipline of drawing and to provide students with basic skills training in drawing. The module aims at developing creative thinking through the guidance of assignments and incorporates both methodologies inherent to art practice and the principles and techniques of drawing through the exploration of traditional and non-traditional media.
Two Dimensional Imaging - TDM1501
Under Graduate Degree Year module NQF level: 5 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Recommendation: Students to register together with FRM1501and GAR1501
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to equip students with skills to be able to manipulate still images through applying desktop publishing to contemporary multimedia art. This module also equips students to make critical art-making decisions in 2D multimedia and render 2D drawings both digitally and through traditional media.
Sculpture - THF1501
Under Graduate Degree Year module NQF level: 5 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Recommendation: Students to register together with TWF1501 and GAR1501
Purpose: To introduce the student to the discipline of sculpture and to provide students with basic skills training in sculpture. The module aims at developing creative thinking through the guidance of projects and incorporates both methodologies inherent to art practice and the principles and techniques of sculpture through the exploration of traditional and non-traditional media.
Painting - TWF1501
Under Graduate Degree Year module NQF level: 5 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Recommendation: Students to register together with THF1501 and GAR1501
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to introduce the student to the discipline of painting and to provide students with basic skills training in painting. The module aims at developing creative thinking through the guidance of assignments and incorporates both methodologies inherent to art practice and the principles and techniques of painting through the exploration of traditional and non-traditional media.
Graphic Processes - GAR2601
Under Graduate Degree Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: GAR1501& (TDM1501 & FRM1501) or (TWF1501 &THF1501)
Purpose: The purpose of module is to equip students to be able to apply a diverse range of graphic processes to design and develop two-dimensional graphic works and to be able to present digital, on screen and print graphic works.
Studio Practice 1 - VMA2601
Under Graduate Degree Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: GAR1501& (TDM1501 & FRM1501) or (TWF1501 &THF1501) Co-requisite: VMA2602
Recommendation: To register together with VMA2602 and GAR2601
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to equip students with conceptual understanding of advanced visual arts practices and thereby acquire the necessary skills and competencies to engage seamlessly in debates about design and development of artworks through the submission of portfolios. Qualifying students are also exposed to for the field of multimedia studies. Students will also be able to formally and conceptually explore the visual and metaphorical potential of the notion of mass and or popular culture inherent in artworks and multimedia.