OUGD601

This module will be used to inculcate a synthesised academic understanding of both the context of
practice and the nature of practice itself. It will also provide a theoretical platform from which
student’s Extended Practice module may develop.

AIMS:
To define an individual analytical and evaluative research interest within the study of art and design
contexts.
To develop skills in appropriate written and practical research and evaluative formats that reflect an
understanding commensurate with BA (Hons) Level 6 academic practices.
To employ a synthesised understanding of theoretical and practical contexts of individual creative
practices and concerns.

Students will develop a cohesive research project, with practical and textual outcomes, in response
to a proposal developed during the later stages of the Level 5 course.
This module will require the students to organise and undertake a personal course of in-depth critical
research, to collate and present a coherent written argument and related practical investigation
based on analysis and evaluation, presented in the form of an extended formal written study and
related practice-based research. The chosen subject will be relevant to a student’s main course of
study and will be used to support and inform their specialist practice. The extended study involves
self motivated research but will be supported by individual tutorials aimed at helping the student to
develop the appropriate scope and depth of subject matter required within such a project.
The work undertaken will reveal the student’s appreciation and application of research approaches
and methodologies.