Study Exchange for Graphic Arts

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• how to identify the appropriate skills you will need to practice professionally in the graphic arts industry.
• the broader cultural context of your subject with particular reference to your visiting nation;
• how to employ a range of materials, methods and technologies to advance your individual practice with an understanding of critical debates in graphic arts;

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• extend your intellectual enquiry through research-informed approaches to advance your practice;
• reflect on your work and exchange experiences to enable the development of your practice as a graphic artist.
• evaluate your work with reference to a range of social and cultural contexts relevant to your visiting nation;

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• communicate your ideas effectively using an appropriate range of formats and presentations;
• develop and manage your workload to set goals and meet deadlines;
• present your work appropriately in a professional context.

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• solve practical problems independently in response to set projects;
• explore and exploit materials, techniques and digital processes.

Indicative content for this module normally includes:

Development of your specific practice in a different environment. It is intended to challenge you to engage fully with the cultural context in which you will find yourself. While syllabus content will be determined by your host institution it should be discussed with your WSA exchange tutor before you depart and relate to your exchange application.

opportunities to critically engage with your study exchange through the production of a portfolio of work that encourages you to utilise available learning resources at the partner institution and apply working practices to test and challenge known solutions in favour of more uncertain and potentially ambitious outcomes.

The experience will develop your cultural and contextual awareness, your abilities to study independently and to advance your practice and subject focus in readiness for Part 3 of your programme.

Teaching methods may include:

• lectures;
• project briefings;
• seminars;
• tutorials;
• online tutor support.

Learning activities may include:

• lectures;
• project briefings;
• seminars;
• tutorials;
• workshops;
• peer group learning;
• self-reflection on your exchange;
• Study Skills Hub.

In this module learning and teaching activities help you to explore and investigate your work and ideas in a culturally specific context. You will receive formative feedback from staff at your host institution. Blackboard and email support will enable you to keep in contact, ask questions and seek advice on your module with a WSA-based academic.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Portfolio

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback: Formative assessment will vary depending on the approaches prevailing at your host institution. You should inform yourself of the likely forms of feedback at your chosen institution before travelling. As at WSA it is likely to be in the form of verbal feedback in a studio setting.
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.