Performance, Happening, Action and Social Sculpture, 15 Credits
Swedish name: Performance, Happening, Action and Social Sculpture
This syllabus is valid: 2018-06-04
and until further notice
Course code: 1FK091
Credit points: 15
Education level: First cycle
Main Field of Study and progress level:
Fine Arts: First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements
Grading scale: Two-grade scale
Responsible department: Umeå Academy of Fine Arts
Established by: Faculty director of studies, Faculty of arts, 2018-02-22
Contents
The course presents theoretical and practical grounds for different ways of working in the field Performance, Happening, Action and Social Sculpture. During the course the students work under supervision to produce their own performative artistic work.
Expected learning outcomes
After completing the course the student should be able to:
report practical and theoretical grounds within the performing art field.
work with different methods and processes in the performing art field.
present a course of artistic work in the performing art field in seminar and in exhibition.
oral and/or written describe own performance work processes.
Required Knowledge
Apart from meeting the general entry requirements for basic level studies at Swedish universities applicants need to have a proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English B/6. Additionally, applicants need to have experience of artistic practice documented with 3-5 work samples. For more information see the school
Form of instruction
The course is conducted in the form of classes, seminars and individual work under supervision. In the form of seminars and group supervision, the artistic work performed during the course is discussed and presented.
Examination modes
During the course the student is continuously examined by assessing in seminars where artistic work is presented and discussed orally both individually and in groups. The course is also examined in other ways by presentation of an artistic work produced during the course.
In the course the grades Pass or Fail are used. For students who have not been approved at the regular exam opportunity, a further exam opportunity will be arranged within three months as well as a sampling test within one year.
A student who has passed regular examinations and a re-examination for a course or part of a course has the right to have another examiner appointed at the next re-examination if no special reason is against it. The request for this is made to the Faculty of Arts. Students have the right to be tested on the same syllabus as in regular tests on at least two occasions up to two years after the first registration.
The student can apply for transfer of credits of the entire course or part of the course based on previous education or professional education. For more information, see http://www.student.umu.se/english/getting-your-degree/transfer-of-credits/?languageId=1
Literature
The literature list is not available through the web.
Please contact the faculty.
