Module Information

Module Identifier

ARM0120

Module Title

Vocational Practice

Academic Year

2025/2026

Co-ordinator

Dr Julian Ruddock

Semester

Semester 1

Reading List

View example reading list on Aspire

Other Staff

Course Delivery

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment length / details	Proportion
Semester Assessment	Presentation Presentation: 30 minutes	30%
Semester Assessment	Written report on observation Teaching Experience observation: 3 hours	30%
Semester Assessment	Digital output Web Page Design: site constructed by students over 3 months	40%
Supplementary Assessment	Written report on observation Teaching Experience observation: 3 hours Students must take elements of assessments equivalent to those that lead to failure of the module	30%
Supplementary Assessment	Presentation Presentation: 30 minutes Students must take elements of assessments equivalent to those that lead to failure of the module	30%
Supplementary Assessment	Digital output Web Page Design: site constructed by students over 3 months Students must take elements of assessments equivalent to those that lead to failure of the module	40%

Learning Outcomes

comprehend the essentials of FE/HE teaching, designing a module, participating in a one-to-one tutorials, and either conducting a small-group seminar or delivering a short lecture;

understand what it means to be an ‘artist’ and/or ‘art historian’ and situate themselves in relation to professional practice in their chosen field;

appreciate the practicalities of self-promotion, applying for funding, approaching galleries, securing and staging exhibitions, setting up and maintaining a studio, approaching publishers, attending conferences, and writing research papers;

write a profile, design and publish and web page, and deliver a short presentation on their work as artists or art historians.

Brief description

Vocational Practice prepares students for the realities and practicalities of pursuing and maintaining professions associated with art practice and art history. It identifies activities and skills pertinent to such career objectives: teaching and self-promotion are among them. Many exhibiting artists, publishing art historians, and practicing curators supplement their income with part-time teaching. To this end, the module provides rudimentary training and experience in key aspects FE/HE teaching.

Students will also be encouraged to develop a concept of professional self-identity as artists and art historians, establishing practical means by which they can survive and develop as professional artists and art historians, and their work may be presented to the public, gallery curators, conference organisers, and publishers.

Aims

The module aims to:

instruct and provide experience in key aspects associated with of vocational practice in Fine Art. In particular to:
train students in the rudiments of art school teaching
train students in the practicalities of exhibition preparation, installation, and curation
define concepts and types of professional identity
prepare students for survival and development as professional artists
enable students to present themselves clearly and persuasively in both orally and in writing. In particular, to instruct students in the production of an accompanying exhibition catalogue in collaboration with the other exhibiting students for ARM0260 Exhibition 2 and a Presentation given in the context of a Viva Voce.
In terms of teaching: comprehend the elements of teaching, design a module, participate in a one-to-one tutorial, either conduct a small-group seminar or deliver a short lecture
In terms of exhibition: prepare of a gallery, hang of a body of art works, light a gallery; organise an exhibition'r publicity and opening, and dismantle and exhibition
situate themselves in relation to one or other of the various options for defining professional practice and the idea of `artist?
understand and be equipped in the practicalities and openings of applying to galleries and for financial assistance, self-promotion, securing and staging exhibitions, and studio acquisition and maintenance
write an exhibition catalogue entry, design (corporately) a catalogue, and conduct a short presentation on their work

Content

Teaching
Seminar: Elements of Teaching in Higher Education
Seminar/Workshop: One-to-One Studio and Classroom Tutorials
Seminar/Workshop: Small-Group Studio Tutorials and Criticisms
Seminar/Workshop: Criteria and Methods of Assessment
Seminar/Workshop: Conducting Demonstrations and Practicals
Seminar/Workshop: Designing a Teaching Project
Seminar/Workshop: Delivering Lectures
Practical: Conducting a One-to-One Tutorial 1
Practical: Conducting a One-to-One Tutorial 2
Practical: Conducting a Group Tutorial 1

Self-Identity, Self-Presentation and Self-Promotion
Seminar/Workshop: Concepts of Professionalism and Types of ‘Artist’ and ‘Art Historian’
Workshop: Photographing your Work
Seninar/Workshop: Developing a Written Profile
Seminar: Approaching Galleries
Seminar: Approaching the Conference Paper
Seminar: Approaching the Publisher
Workshop: Designing a Web-Page 1
Workshop: Designing a Web-Page 2
Workshop: Designing a Web-Page 3

Module Skills

Skills Type	Skills details
Communication	Through Presentation and on website.
Improving own Learning and Performance	Through persevering with and negotiating creative problems associated with the assignments and workshops.
Information Technology	Through PowerPoint and web-design assignments.
Personal Development and Career planning	Consideration of their own practice in the context of their Presentation and online profile. Curriculum provides an opportunity to understand key aspects of the student’ chosen profession.
Problem solving	In seminars through discussions, workshops and assignments.
Research skills	In seminars through discussions, workshops and assignments.
Subject Specific Skills	Presentation skills (speaking in public, communicating with undergraduate and peers, and organizing the PowerPoint presentation).
Team work	Through teaching and web-design assignments.

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 7