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SRA143 - Art and Society

Year	2025 unit information
Enrolment modes:	Trimester 1: Waterfront (Geelong)
Credit point(s):	1
EFTSL value:	0.125
Unit Chair:	Trimester 1: Md Mizanur Rashid
Prerequisite:	Nil
Corequisite:	Nil
Incompatible with:	Nil
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:	1 x 2 hour lecture per week (weeks 1-5, 7-11); 1 x 2 hour seminar per week; 1 x full day practical experience (field trip).
Typical study commitment:	Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.
Note: Equipment Requirements: Please note students will be required to pay additional costs (not included in standard student fees) for unit related materials.

Content

SRA143 is the first unit in the sequence of history and theory units in the discipline of Architecture. Art and Society explores the human relationship with our natural and cultural environment since the dawn of time; creating place, seeking shelter and expressing beliefs. The unit focuses upon the history and theory of architecture, painting and sculpture and considers how distinct cultures have developed form, technique and their own iconography. This opens up the opportunity to discuss shared attitudes, ideas and to celebrate difference.

Learning outcomes

ULO	These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can:	Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs)
ULO1	Discuss the significance of the built environment as formal expressions of cultural aspirations, heritage, beliefs, behaviour, geography, technology and society at particular times.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication
ULO2	Identify and explain patterns sustained throughout history and substantial innovations in the built environment.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO6: Self-management
ULO3	Apply analysis, critical thinking and visual literacy skills to present arguments and documented ideas in built environment studies.	GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management GLO7: Teamwork
ULO4	Work collaboratively to research, summarise and present information using appropriate technical and visual aids to engage peer audience in discussions about human relationship with natural and cultural environment.	GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking

Assessment

Assessment Description	Student output	Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit)	Indicative due week
Assessment 1 Group oral presentation	10-minute collaborative oral presentation	15%	Scheduled presentation date
Assessment 2 Research paper	Written topic presentation paper (approximately 500 words), and supportive A3 drawing.	30% (15%, 15%) (Paper, Drawing)	Scheduled presentation date
Assessment 3 Journal	Weekly written journal submission (250 word maximum per submission), drawings and sketches inclusive.	55%	Week 12

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning resource

Prescribed text(s): Roth, 2024, Understanding Architecture: Its Elements , History and Meaning, 4th Ed, Hachette Livre, USA. Available as an e-Book in the Deakin Library.

Kleiner, 2019, Gardners Art through the Ages, 16th Ed, Cengage Learning, USA.

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