Course overview
This course will introduce the cross-cultural history of drawing and printmaking and their importance as technologies of creative expression and mass communication. This will include discussion of the role of the print in the spread of religions, the rise of the nation state, and the circulation of art and ideas, and examination of its challenges to notions of originality. To provide students with a deeper understanding of the unique conceptual and technical manoeuvres of printmaking and their potential for experimentation, teaching and learning in the course will be augmented by studio-based instruction in a relevant printmaking technique.
Course learning outcomes
- Articulate knowledge of the history of printmaking across different historical and cultural contexts and critique the role of print in social and political change
- Critique the physical spaces, cognitive and creative challenges, and contemporary practices of print and drawing and their contribution to artistic innovation and cultural production
- Demonstrate attainment of intermediate level technical and materials skills in a relevant printmaking technique and adherence to relevant WHS guidelines
- Critique the interplay between haptic and intellectual knowledge and learning and their implications for interdisciplinary and cross-cultural ways of knowing and being
Fee calculator
To display course fees, please select your status and program below:
We’re updating this Fee Calculator. It currently shows fees for programs only. Please check the relevant program for full fee details.
Study Abroad student tuition fees are available here.
Only some Postgraduate Coursework programs are available as Commonwealth Supported. Please check your program for specific fee information.
The Student Contribution amount displayed below is for students commencing a new program from 2021 onwards. If you are continuing in a program you commenced prior to 1 January 2021, or are commencing an Honours degree relating to an undergraduate degree you commenced prior to 1 January 2021, you may be charged a different Student Contribution amount from the amount displayed below. Please check the Student Contribution bands for continuing students here. If you are an international student, or a domestic student studying in a full fee paying place, and are continuing study that you commenced in 2025 or earlier, your fees will be available here before enrolments open for 2026.