Art and Design for Environmental Challenges - ADAD2610
Faculty: Faculty of Art & Design
School: Faculty of Art & Design
Course Outline: Download course outline (PDF format)
Campus: Paddington
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
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Available for General Education: Yes (more info)
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Description
This course will introduce the major thematics of contemporary environmental science and provide a critical framework for understanding the way artworks, artists, design projects and designers have engaged with and addressed environmental concerns. You will discuss solo practitioners operating at the local/DIY/ARI level, through to major international artists and designers and the foremost international institutions in this arena. A range of material will be provided to allow you to situate your art and design practice in both local-scale and global-scale contexts.
The course aims to prepare you for the increasingly important roles that ‘environment’ and ‘sustainability’ are playing across all sectors of society, including in art and design. It will equip you with the ability to understand current global trends in environmental sustainability, and techniques and strategies for how art and design can contribute to the response to such challenges.