Course detail

Diploma Project Seminar

FaVU-4DPSAcad. year: 2023/2024

In the course, students work on their Diploma Project. They deploy theoretical knowledge and practical skills acquired during previous semesters and apply them to their project while also demonstrating complex understanding of creative and critical concerns of contemporary art/design. They present and discuss their work in progress in tutorials with their Diploma Project supervisor who provides theoretical and practical assistance to students working towards the completion of their project and its successful presentation and defense. The outcome of the course is submission of the electronic documentation of the Diploma Project into the university database.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

20

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Entry knowledge

Successful completion of these courses: Studio Practice 1, Studio Practice 2, Studio Practice 3, Critical Practice 1, Critical Practice 2, Critical Practice 3.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The supervisor of the Diploma Project supervises the ongoing work on the project and consults on the interim results of the work. Credit is awarded on the basis of submission of the documentation of the Diploma Project.
Students carry out their work inside and outside the school facilities depending on their needs. The progress of their work is monitored and assessed in regular tutorials with their supervisor.

Aims

The objective of the Diploma Project Seminar is to provide practical and theoretical assistance to students working on their Diploma Projects.
Students are able to carry out and defend an original and innovative art/design project demonstrating excellence in their medium of choice and a complex understanding of creative and critical concerns of contemporary art/design.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Compulsory and recommended reading for working on the Diploma Project is assigned by the supervising tutor based on students` needs. (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme FAAD Master's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Diploma seminar

20 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

The course curriculum follows the needs of a student and their Diploma Project.

Studio work

80 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer