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School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    The Arts in Historical and Cultural Contexts

  • Unit Code

    DAN2170

  • Year

    2021

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Susan Desley PEACOCK

Description

This unit is a study of the arts through the architectural, artistic, musical and theatrical expressions of selected historical periods and cultures. It focuses principally on the inter-relationships of the arts, where individual works and genres are considered not simply as forms of self-expression, but in relation to the historical contexts.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate a wide knowledge of performing and visual arts in both historical and contemporary contexts.
  2. Discuss the influence of historical and cultural precedents on contemporary art.
  3. Understand how contemporary perceptions of art are influenced by history.

Unit Content

  1. A detailed investigation of the historical inter-relationships between the major art forms of the time.
  2. An examination of selected historical epochs and cultures.
  3. An examination within each epoch of social, political and religious forces which have shaped art.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 2Not Offered10 x 1.5 hour ensemblesNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminars, lectures, tutorials.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentAssignment25%
Research PaperWritten assessment25%
EssayEssay50%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    The Arts in Historical and Cultural Contexts

  • Unit Code

    DAN2170

  • Year

    2021

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Susan Desley PEACOCK

Description

This unit is a study of the arts through the architectural, artistic, musical and theatrical expressions of selected historical periods and cultures. It focuses principally on the inter-relationships of the arts, where individual works and genres are considered not simply as forms of self-expression, but in relation to the historical contexts.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate a wide knowledge of performing and visual arts in both historical and contemporary contexts.
  2. Discuss the influence of historical and cultural precedents on contemporary art.
  3. Understand how contemporary perceptions of art are influenced by history.

Unit Content

  1. A detailed investigation of the historical inter-relationships between the major art forms of the time.
  2. An examination of selected historical epochs and cultures.
  3. An examination within each epoch of social, political and religious forces which have shaped art.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 2Not Offered10 x 1.5 hour ensemblesNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminars, lectures, tutorials.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentAssignment25%
Research PaperWritten assessment25%
EssayEssay50%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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