ZAGREB UNIVERSITY ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS ZAGREB, Ilica 85 CURRICULUM OF THE POSTGRADUATE COURSE LEADING TO A DOCTORATE OF ART (SCULPTURE) AT THE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS (Curriculum designed by Professor Stjepan Gračan) Zagreb, 2005. CURRICULUM OF THE POSTGRADUATE COURSE LEADING TO A DOCTORATE OF ART (SCULPTURE) AT THE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS 1. INTRODUCTION The Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb was able from its foundation in 1907 to keep up with the imperatives of the time and is doing the same thing at the present time in the organisation of its departments of postgraduate doctoral courses. For several decades (1922-1968), the Sculpture Department had a two year postgraduate study course supervised by the leading Croatian sculptors and teachers of sculpting – Ivan Meštrović, Antun Augustinčić and Fran Kršinić. These opportunities for further studies in the past certainly contributed to the high achievements made by Croatian sculpture. In these facts lies the underpinning for the re-opening of the postgraduate art course in sculpture. At the Sculpture Department, the postgraduate course leading to a doctorate of art provides the highest level of qualification in the whole of contemporary sculptural education, enabling for the most gifted students both the mastery of new knowledge and skills and the further development of their creativity, perceptiveness and artistic individuality in the context of contemporary fine arts creativity. The course is conceived in terms of criteria of excellence, as a creative fusion of visual arts practice and theory, and is comparable with the curricula of the postgraduate schools in the fine arts academies in Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia, which implies then a kinship with most of the other fine arts academies in the other countries of the EU. The envisaged course provides for the incorporation of parts of our curriculum into the curricula of other universities, both in Croatia and elsewhere. 2. GENERAL PART NAME OF THE COURSE: SCULPTURE FIELD FINE ARTS BRANCH SCULPTURE RESPONSIBLE INSTITUTION: Zagreb University, Academy of Fine Arts INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF DOCTORAL COURSES: In its curriculum, based on up to the moment achievements in the area of art education, the course defines excellence and professional standards in sculptural creativity, and ensures the improvement and high quality rejuvenation of its own faculty. INNOVATIVENESS OF THE DOCTORAL CURRICULUM: A course that qualifies the most gifted students in the domain of the creative fusion of practical work in the fine arts, technological skills and the most up-to-date theoretical background is a warranty for artistic innovativeness. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS: (For candidates who obtained their qualifications according to the system up to 2005). Along with the requirements laid down by the Regulations concerning the Postgraduate Course at the Academy of Fine Arts, entitlement to enrol in the postgraduate doctoral course will be acquired by candidates who have graduated from the first degree course of sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts, or in some similar course in sculptural or 1 plastic design (Academy of Applied Arts, Design Course, Architecture). IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE APPLICATION FORM, CANDIDATES SHOULD ENCLOSE: Documentation concerning their independent work in art (photographic prints, slides, digital presentations of three dimensional realisations plus written explanations). A synopsis of the planned work during the course, and the form and manner of presentation of the doctoral dissertation. SELECTION CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES: Course members will be selected according to an open competition, with a consideration of the documentation about their independent work in the fine arts, i.e., in sculpture, along with an evaluation of the personal curriculum proposed. COMPETENCES ACQUIRED BY STUDENTS BY GRADUATION: The postgraduate doctorate of fine arts course qualifies its members for high quality professional and independent creative fine arts work in the area of sculpture or three-dimensional formal treatment, pursuant to the most recent technical and technological knowledge and theory. The course, being the highest level of fine arts education, also provides qualifications for work in tertiary level art education establishments, and for work in museums, galleries and other private and public art and culture institutions. 3. CURRICULUM DESCRIPTION STRUCTURE AND ORGANISATION: The postgraduate course is delivered as a regular course, in line with the curriculum and syllabus adopted by the Academy Council at the recommendation of the Postgraduate Course Council. According to the proposals submitted by supervisor and the individual course member, the Postgraduate Course Council will set up an individual curriculum for the doctorate of art course for each individual student. The course is highly individualised and is delivered in agreement with the supervisor, in the form of work in the studio, seminars, seminar papers/works, exercises and tuition in the field. The total number of hours provided in the postgraduate three-year doctoral course comes to 1190. TUITION CONCEPT Students at the postgraduate fine arts course in sculpture produce sculptures, implying three- dimensional artistic form in the broader sense of the phrase, in line with the curriculum that they have proposed to and agreed on with the supervisor, who is a sculpture teacher (professor). In parallel with the practical work, they also attend lectures and seminars, and perform practical exercises, produce seminar papers, thus informing their work in the visual arts with the mastering of new knowledge and understanding. Recording as they work their inquiries and analyses, the students will rationalise their artistic procedures to a level that includes a highly productive sense of self-awareness, backed up by consultations with another supervisor who is a teacher of art theory or a prominent art theorist. As well as completing the course, the student is bound to take an active part in public exhibitions. 2 During the third year of the course, the students have the assignment of completing their artistic work and presenting it in public as their practical dissertation. Similarly, they are bound by the end of the sixth term to complete and submit their theoretical dissertation, in written form. During the course, the students must take part in undergraduate teaching for four seminars, as art assistants to or associates of their own supervisor, a sculpture professor. The Postgraduate Course Council will monitor the delivery of the course, and from time to time will make a performance assessment. COMPULSORY SUBJECTS (COURSES) 1. Sculpture, 2. Materials technology and new sculptural procedures 3. History of contemporary fine art ORGANISED TUITION (electives) 1. Contemporary fine arts theory 2. Architecture and town planning theory 3. Cultural anthropology 4. Philosophical anthropology 5. Contemporary aesthetics 6. Computer assisted design 7. Film and video art theory and practice 8. Fine arts teaching theory and practice 9. Museology 10. Culture and arts management In conjunction with the three compulsory units, of the ten subjects in the organised tuition section a student must select any five. POSTGRADUATE DOCTORATE OF ART COURSE ECTS TERMS AND HOURS HOU Compulsory subjects 1 2 3 I II III IV V VI RS 1. Sculpture 25 30 60 120 120 120 120 160 160 800 2. Materials technology and new 5 5 - 15 15 15 - - - 45 sculptural procedures 3. History of contemporary fine arts 5 5 - 15 15 15 - - - 45 Total 150 150 135 120 160 160 890 Organised (general) tuition 1. Contemporary fine arts theory 5 - - 15 15 - - - - 30 2. Architecture and town planning theory 5 - - 15 15 - - - - 30 3. Cultural anthropology 5 - - 15 15 - - - - 30 4. Philosophical anthropology - 5 - 15 15 - - - - 30 5. Contemporary aesthetics - 5 - - - 15 15 - - 30 6. Computer assisted design 5 - - 15 15 - - - - 30 7. Film and video art theory and practice - 5 - - - 15 15 - - 30 8. Fine arts teaching method theory and - 5 - - - 15 15 - - 30 practice 9. Museology 5 - - 15 15 - - - - 30 10. Arts and culture management - 5 - - - 15 15 - - 30 ECTS in total 60 60 60 225 225 225 210 160 160 Total workload in terms of hours 1190 3 NB: The real substance of the main subject is actually the ongoing work on the work of art in a studio or workshop. The number of hours of practical work given here is not planned according to methods appropriate to theoretical tuition. The character of visual arts work is essentially determined by the technical complexity of the production as well as the psychological and physical strength of the students. And the number of practical tuition hours is also not the same as the number of tuition hours that the supervisor is obliged to provide. COMPULSORY AND ELECTIVE ACTIVITIES: The course is organised into three credit groups or units: 1st credit group: the main art subject with the addition of compulsory theoretical tuition 2nd credit group: organised general subject organised tuition (electives) 3rd credit group: extra-curricular activities. In the 3rd credit group, credits are won with proven independent activity, as follows: Solo show 10 credits Participation in an exhibition of national importance 5 credits or a well regarded international event Participation in open competitions 5 credits Realisation of a sculpture in public space 5 to 10 credits Prizes and awards 5 credits Articles published in academic and professional 1 credit journals In year two of the course, the student must acquire 15 credits from the 3rd credit group, and in the third year must acquire 20 credits. DESCRIPTION OF THE SUBJECT 4 01 NAME OF THE SUBJECT SCULPTURE INSTRUCTOR: Professor Stjepan Gračan Professor Miro Vuco Prof. Slavomir Drinković TUITION ASSOCIATES: Assoc. Prof. Vladimir Gašparić Senior Associate Krešimir Rod term I. II. III. IV. V. VI. hours 120 120 120 120 160 160 credits 12 12 15 15 24 24 SUBJECT STATUS: Compulsory. KIND OF TUITION: Practical. SUBJECT SUBSTANCE: The students will produce sculptures, implying three-dimensional artistic form in the broadest sense of the words, in accordance with the individual curriculum of each student that has been agreed on with the supervisor, a professor of sculpture.