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VISA2249 Art and Life Manipulation [UG]

The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to change. For the most up-to-date information click on the Timetable link below.
 
Credit: 6 points  Availability: not available in 2008 (See Timetable) Old unit code: 252.249
 
Outcomes: Students develop an understanding of the core issues of biological art; learn some basic practical methods for manipulating different levels of life for aesthetic ends; and learn how to articulate the theoretical and ethical aspects of such practices.
 
Content: This unit introduces the basic practical and theoretical working methodologies for the construction of works of art that include living elements. Topics include basic methods of tissue engineering, tissue culture, DNA isolation, breeding principles, and drawing with fungi/micro-organisms. The ethical and aesthetic issues of bio-art are also discussed.
 
Assessment: This is by assignment during the semester and a portfolio submission at the completion of the unit.

Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's pass degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete their course.
 
Unit Co-ordinator(s): Professor Stuart Bunt and Ionat Zurr
Location: UWA (Crawley)
Mode: on-campus

Unit Rules:
Contact hours—40 (lectures: 10 hrs; workshops: 30 hrs)

Unit Web Page: http://www.symbiotica.uwa.edu.au/page/96955
Note: Some unit web pages are still under construction and will be available in 2008.
 

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Books and other material wherever listed may be subject to change. Book lists relating to 'Preliminary Reading', 'Recommended Reading' and 'Textbooks' are, in most cases, available at the University Co-operative Bookshop (from early January) and appropriate administrative offices for students to consult. For first-year units the Bookshop will endeavour to make available photocopies of book lists for individual units. Books marked with an asterisk (*) are available in paperback.