VI.

COURSE SULLABUS
VISUAL ART
Institutional School outcomes Curriculum Outcomes
Outcomes

Critical To produce graduates who: To produce graduates who:

Thinking
-Need opportunities to -a learners who can
investigate issues that are developed personalized
meaningful to them. values and gain self
esteem by creating images
and forms relating
themselves and their
culture.

Effective To produce graduates who: To produce graduates who:

Communicatio
-Creates awareness of how -Recognized some ot the
n
others have investigates ways in which artists have
expreesed and responded to;and promoted
communicate the concept of environmEental issues.
self in visual art.

Art Competent To produce graduates who: To produce graduatess

who:
-To develop an ability to use
the expressive and -Enlighten sense of
communicated concept of invironment awareness
self in visual art. brought about by aesthetic
perception.Physical contact
witjh the environment is
paramount,as the students
realization that their
interpretation of
environmental values is
personally meaningful and
wider relevance
COURSE ART
CODE
Course Title VISUAL ART
Value-Laden To produce graduates who: To produce graduates who:
Leader
Course Credit 3 units
Prerequisites NONE
Course
Course This is 3-units course create visual artwok which reflects
Description their own sense of self and co-operate with others to
create group-oriented work .
Individuality
and Identity -Students can explore aspects of themselves and their
lives through a variety of visual art media proceceses.The
approach is one of enhancing students awareness of how
thet can express themselves through visual form.

The Local -To help more students play a more creative ,participating
Environment and satisfying role in shaping their environment.
Course Course Content No. of Hours
Outline and
I. Module 1: Individuality and Identity 3
Timeframe
II. Module 2: The Local Environment 3

Course Quizzes
Requirements
Self-assessment
Reflection
Practical Exam
Actual presentation
Midterm
Finals
 Grading Quizzes 10%
System
Practical Exam 30%
Self-assessment 10%
Midterm 25%
Finals 25%
References Visual Art Module:
The Materials and Methods of Sculpture by
Jack C.Rich
Published by Oxford University Press.

Course Credit: 3 Units

Course Description: this is 3 units course provide a context for student to

interact with the natural environment, through handling and working natural
materials.
Course Objectives: The course objective is to create positive values and
attitudes towards the environment and to enhance students sensitivity and
knowledge of the relationship between sculpture (art) and conservation.

Course Outlines/Planner:
WEEK/DATES CONTENT ACTIVITIES
MODULE 1:
Individuality and Identity
Making Studies of oneself RESEARCH
;physical and social environment
and one’s friend
Producing Individual group self MAKING
portraits in two or three
dimensions
Examples of art work in the CONTEXTUAL
autobiographical tradition for REFERENCES
example the work Rembrant
,Picasso or Warhol.
Making statement on the REFLECTION AND
expressive meaning and quality EVALUATION
of individual or group “self
portraits’’

Module 2:
The Local Environment
Direct experiencing the RESEARCH
environment by means of field
studies.Identifying suitable
subjects and sites.
Group approaches to the study DEVELOPING IDEAS
of a variety of aspects/concern
Describing initial responses and DEVELOPING SKILLS
improving study skills.
Planning to create more DEVELOPING SKILLS
ambitious pieces of work,
Producing art work s based on MAKING
astudy of the natural and built
environment by choosing from a
range of art disciplines.
Documentation on MAKING
environmental care
Documentation of urban MAKING
planning
References to landscape artist MAKING
for example the work of
contemporary Irish landscape
pointers such as Sean
McSweery and Brian Bourke
Public sculpture and moral CONTEXTUAL
paintings REFERENCES
Making a coherent exhibition of CONTEXTUAL
the art work including writing REFERENCES
appropriate sinage.
Making a chorent exhibition of REFLECTION AND
the artwork including writing EVALUATION
appropriate signage

Making critical judgement on the REFLECTION AND

visual quality of the environment EVALUATION
Making statement on the REFLECTION AND
expressive meaning and quality EVALUATION
of individual art works.