Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Assess and critically evaluate personal and shared thinking practices in the fields of art, design, and media.
2. Describe and discuss historical and past practices of thinking.
3. Describe and discuss current, topical debates and issues in art, design, and media and their relationship to the historical perspectives.
4. Apply the thinking practices and ways of making sense (or not making sense) of the world to their future studies.

Credits: 6

Schedule: 03.09.2024 - 08.10.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Bassam El Baroni, Patrizia Costantin, Matti Niinimäki, Annakaisa Kultima, Tiina Pusa, Arja Karhumaa

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  This compulsory joint MA Art and Media course offers students an introduction to theoretical approaches to art and media and provides conceptual tools to reflect professional practices of their fields. The central goal of the course is to map and co-create a shared ground for students of Art & Media program to work, think, and discuss together. Additionally, the course will familiarize students with some perspectives from the philosophies of art, media, science and technology, historical and modern.

  In this course, theory does not merely refer to theoretical writings, but rather practices of thinking that are historically and epistemologically contextual and contingent. In the Art & Media Program, these practices include art education, photography, sound, contemporary art, film, media studies, interaction design, etc. 

  If exceptional circumstances prevent you from taking this course in your first year, please contact the responsible teachers.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Participation in teaching, completed assignments.

  Minimum 80% attendance.

  See MyCourses for more detailed information on evaluations methods and criteria.

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  6 ECTS ≈ 162h, 30 h contact teaching

  Lectures, large and small group discussions, group and/or independednt work, major specific seminars.

  Participation in the course. Minimum 80% attendance.

DETAILS

Study Material

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Will be provided during the course (MyCourses).

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Language: English

  Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn I
  2025-2026 Autumn I

  Registration:

  Minimum amount of participants 8.
  Maximum amount of participants 110. Registration for Courses Sisu. Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture
  https//www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-at-aalto-arts

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