Modules

Over the 15 months, you will work on developing the project idea you have applied with. You will be supported to develop it, possibly in collaboration with external partners or particular ecological sites. You will learn key skills that will allow you to realise an ambitious body of work, and teach you how to work with different kinds of partners, sites, and communities, from community gardens to science laboratories. The course will be taught through student-centred learning, where your practice is at the heart of the learning experience. Individual tutorials, group crits, the experimental laboratory, lectures, seminars, workshops and study visits provide lots of engagement from staff, tutors, and seminar leaders. The visiting tutor system we have on this programme will allow you to have contact with leading artists, curators, scientists and activists. This will enable you to develop self-reflection and criticality about your practice and introduce you to an expanded professional network and a wide range of approaches to addressing ecology. The programme is made up of the following elements. Compulsory Modules: Methodologies of Art and Ecology Experimental Laboratory Histories and Theories of Art and Ecology Professional development Artistic project A year-long individual project in which you conduct artistic research within a defined field of inquiry that may involve sustained engagement with a particular site, institution, or community. The artistic project is supported through individual and group tutorials, degree show exhibition, and compilation of a project journal which will be published online. Critical Studies dissertation A 5,000 word dissertation with staff supervision that is intended to support the development of the artistic project. Experimental Laboratory This 4-week artist-led laboratory will involve practice-based research into a particular theme drawing on the artist’s field of research, in which students will be involved in producing a tangible output. Please note that due to staff research commitments not all of these modules may be available every year.