AH5162 Art and Technology

Academic year

2025 to 2026 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 11

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Planned timetable

TBC

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module Staff

Team-taught

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

In this module students will consider a series of technologies and ask: how has this technology inflected how images are made and consumed, what subjects are represented, and even what constitutes an image at all? Individual sessions will address common themes of, among other things, production and reproduction, labor and skill, reception history, and medium specificity. Over the course of the module, students will also be introduced to various scholarly and theoretical frameworks for addressing the relationship between technology and image-making.

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

An essay of 3,000 words

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1.5 hour seminar (x 11 weeks) and occasional fieldwork

Scheduled learning hours

17

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

283

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.