Course Structure
The MFAD is currently in teach-out mode on the Launceston campus. The last intake to the award was in Semester 2 2005.
These course rules and specifications apply to students commencing thecourse in 2010 For students who commenced prior to 2010, the applicable course rules are those from the year of commencement. i.e. students who commenced in 2006 should refer to the 2006 Handbook.
The semesters are each weighted at 50% units studied sequentially as Professional Practice 1, and Professional Practice 2 and Professional Practice 3. Alternatively, two Professional Practice units can be taken with a 50% Research Project unit or a 50% Professional Placement unit. These units, if taken, would normally be as either a semester 2 or a semester 3 option. Both require a course coordinator approved project proposal. Research Project culminates with an 8,000-word exegesis.
The MFAD course has as its main emphasis a professional practice application of project-based studio work, the content of which is structured by candidates in consultation with their supervisor, in the form of a negotiated study contract and approved by the School. Typically it would be configured as an overall project, but with clearly designated milestones of progress relating to each semester. It could also be made up of three relatively discrete projects that come together as a coordinated submission at the end of the course.
Students are also given the option of enrolling in an approved postgraduate coursework unit from another School with a total weight of 50%.
Undergraduate Coursework Options
Units from the undergraduate degree course may be taken if deemed appropriate as part of the MFAD program, but normally limited to a maximum accumulated weight of 25% in total within the 150% total weighting of the course.
It is recommended that all candidates enrol in FST317 Professional Practice (Business Skills) 12.5% in semester 2 and FST316 Professional Practice (Writing Skills) in semester 1 if they intend to do the Research Project unit in either semester 2 or 3.
