Unit Synopsis
In this unit you will be introduced to a range of philosophical and historical precedents relevant to the emergence of modernism and modern visual art practices. You will examine a selection of key visual artists and movements associated with the modern period, including the emergence of conceptual art practices.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 1 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
There are no pre-requisites for the unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
Term 1 - 2026 Profile
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Presentation | 15% |
| 2. Presentation | 35% |
| 3. Written Assessment | 50% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
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Term 1 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 0.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 20% response rate.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: Anecdotal
Content in this unit is interesting. Related tutorial discussions allow for a deeper understanding of modern art history.
Retain current structure and delivery approach for this unit.
The 2024 unit structure was retained in 2025. Tutorials remain important to the delivery strategy of this unit and were offered weekly.
Source: Unit coordinator reflection
Tutorial activities require revision, particularly to capture ongoing student feedback
Review learning activities encountered during tutorials and enhance opportunities for student feedback during these sessions.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Undertake targeted research to build contextually relevant knowledge that enables the formation and communication of opinions using suitable approaches
- Discuss the significance of dominant 18th and 19th century European philosophical, cultural and artistic traditions to the development of early twentieth century Avant Garde art practices
- Discuss the ongoing influence of Readymades and anti-aesthetic practices upon international, conceptual art practices.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Presentation | • | • | |
| 2 - Presentation | • | • | • |
| 3 - Written Assessment | • | • | |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • |
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | ||
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • |
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | |
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | ||
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