Pre-requisites

None.

Co-requisites

None.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:

• Plan, design and present a creative work that integrates spirituality, in collaboration with others

• Evaluate and critically analyse the integration of art and spiritual practices

• Critically evaluate works of visual art in communicating aspects of spirituality and issues of society in contemporary culture

• Analyse the arts in light of the philosophies and frameworks of Christian thought and spirituality

Unit Description

This unit examines how Christian faith informs and spirituality impacts our understanding of, and engagement with the arts. Students will explore how the visual arts historically as well as in contemporary culture have been engaged to communicate and synthesise issues or topics of spirituality. Drawing upon their understanding and experience of spirituality and through the development, production, and exhibition of an art work students will further expand their creative process, skills and their abilities of creative communication and their understanding of faith, reason and justice from a Christian worldview as they explore the use of the arts in connection with spirituality in contemporary culture.

Topics

• Visual Arts, Christian faith, and spirituality
• Creative processes
• Creative communication
• Arts, Christian faith, and spirituality in contemporary culture
• Christian engagement with the Arts
• Symbolism & Imagery

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Unit offerings

Face to face: (Demand based)

Please note

The Unit Offerings listed above are a guide only and the timetable for any year is the final authority. The College may vary offerings based on demand, regulatory requirements, continual improvement processes or other conditions.

This unit may be available in different modes of delivery i.e. online and face-to-face as listed above. The unit content will not differ between these modes of delivery. There will possibly be a difference in the schedule and/or the prescribed assessment tasks, however both will cover and assess the same content.