This module will provide a broad introduction to the important key people and ideas in the development of visual communication and culture from the twentieth century to the present day. This will include an exploration of designers, artists and philosophers that have been significant in transforming our seeing and thinking.
Total Contact Hours: 22
Private Study Hours: 128
Total Study Hours: 150
Main assessment methods:
Diagnostic Essay (2,000 words) 50%
Essay (2,000 words) 50%
Reassessment methods:
100% coursework
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See the library reading list for this module (Canterbury)
The intended subject specific learning outcomes.
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of important figures, their impact and influence on the development of twentieth and twenty-first century visual communication.
2. Demonstrate a familiarity with a range of relevant theoretical and critical texts developing skills such as finding and using appropriate sources, producing a bibliography, developing an argument.
3. Demonstrate an ability to analyse images and visual artefacts.
4. Identify and communicate connections between key figures, artefacts, texts and contexts.
The intended generic learning outcomes.
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
1. Manage and navigate information sources (both electronic and printed).
2. Work independently to a given brief.
3. Demonstrate flexibility of thought and an openness to alternative ideas and different ways of thinking.
4. Communicate effectively (in writing, verbally and in a variety of media).
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