Perspectives on Beauty in Art
VIS330
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Level of study: What does Undergraduate Level 3 mean?
Undergraduate Level 3
EFTSL: What does EFTSL mean?
0.125
Delivery Method: What does delivery method mean?
Fully Online
Prerequisites: What are the prerequisites?
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For enrolment (2012): For forward planning* (2013): What is Forward Planning?- SP1
- SP2
- SP3
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Duration:
13 weeks
Fee: Fees (current and planned)
- Domestic student fee:
- $795.00 (AUD)
- HECS student fee:
- $706.00 (AUD)
- International student fee:
- $1,020.00 (AUD)
Description
This unit will focus on the examination of the ideas and practices in relation to the subject of 'Beauty' in Visual Culture from both historical and contemporary perspectives. The unit is an introduction to not only the word 'beauty' in the everyday sense of its usage but also that of philosophies of aesthetics. That is, the theories of beauty relevant to art discourse. The unit will cover such topics as Biological Beauty, The Beautiful Landscape, Practising Beauty and Beauty and the Sublime.
Please note: This unit contains mature content including Sex/Sexual References, Adult themes, Nudity and may not be suitable for some students. Any student under the age of 18 attempting to enrol in this unit must first complete a parental consent form.
Prerequisites
Recommended prerequisites
You are recommended to have completed the following unit(s) or have equivalent knowledge before starting this unit:
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- identify and question the assumptions underlying current and historical approaches to ideas about aesthetics, especially the idea of Beauty and how these ideas relate to contemporary art
- compare and contrast differing cultural perspectives regarding Beauty, Ugliness, the Grotesque and the Sublime, in contemporary and historical Art
- propose, test and evaluate ideas central to your own research interests in terms of philosophies of aesthetics.
Topics
This unit addresses the following topics.
| Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Module One: Beautiful Ideas |
| 2 | Historical theories of beauty 1 |
| 3 | Biological beauty |
| 4 | Beauty and the sublime |
| 5 | Abstraction and psychoanalytical theories of beauty |
| 6 | Religious beauty |
| 7 | Module Two: Living Beauty |
| 8 | The beautiful landscape |
| 9 | Being beautiful |
| 10 | Commercial beauty |
| 11 | Body beautiful |
| 12 | Practising beauty |
Study Resources
This unit is delivered using the following methods and materials:
Instructional Methods
- Audio/Video conferencing
- Discussion Forum/Discussion Board
- Online assignment submission
- Standard Media
- Web links
Online materials
- Audio/Video - Streaming
- Printable format materials
- Resources and Links
Textbooks are subject to change within the academic year. Students are advised to purchase their books no earlier than one to two months before the start of a unit.
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Relevant Courses
This unit is part of a major, minor, stream or specialisation in the following courses:
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- Many undergraduate courses on offer through OUA include 'open elective' where any OUA unit can be credited to the course. You need to check the Award Requirements on the course page for the number of allowed open electives and any level limitations.
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