Drawing & Printmaking 2A unit (FSD216)

Hobart, Launceston

Introduction

This unit will explore the ground as both a site for exploration and a support for expression. You will undertake a suite of practical exercises and projects that provide you with methods, concepts and practical skills for generating new ideas and ways of thinking through drawing and printmaking practice. Printmaking is explored as an extension of drawing, where materials and methods go through processes of transformation. This unit will broaden your capacity to understand and engage with diverse materials, methodologies and processes in drawing and printmaking. Through group and individual tasks, you will develop your ability to experiment with materials, iterative process and idea development. Artist talks, lectures, class presentations, group discussion and critique will support practical work. These and other class activities encourage positive and productive dialogue within a supportive class culture. Students will be guided through in depth approaches to observation and reflection, connecting their studio-based experiences with contextual knowledge of contemporary art discourse.

Summary

Unit name	Drawing & Printmaking 2A
Unit code	FSD216
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Arts and Society Creative and Performing Arts
Discipline	Arts
Coordinator	Doctor Jan Hogan
Available as an elective?	Yes
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Intermediate

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 1
Launceston	Semester 1

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Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 1	22/2/2026	16/3/2026	19/4/2026	13/6/2026

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2026 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2026 will be available from the 1st October 2025. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

• Explore and evaluate diverse approaches to conceptual and practical experimentation in drawing and printmaking media
• Critically discuss your own and others’ work in relation to broader contexts and discourse
• Respond to and interpret a brief through guided inquiry
• Work collaboratively, constructively, and respectfully within group and individual learning contexts including demonstration of WH&S knowledge.

Fee Information

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution 1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3	Domestic Full Fee 4
100301	$1,192.00	$1,020.00	not applicable	$2,972.00

• Available as a Commonwealth Supported Place
• HECS-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility³
• FEE-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility⁴

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² Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
³ Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
⁴ Please refer to more information on eligibility for FEE-HELP.

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Requisites

Prerequisites

FSD112 Drawing and Printmaking 1 or FSD111 Drawing 1 or FSR111 Printmaking 1

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

FSD214 and FSR214

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	On Campus (Hobart and Launceston) Weekly Workshops (3 hours) Plus an additional 7 hours engagement with unit content and self-directed learning per week
Assessment	Task 1: One resolved work in response to a brief (20%)|Task 2: Presentation of project proposal (30%)|Task 3: Final project, folio and support work including journal and artist statement (50%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.

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