The course support students to develop: an ambitious independent practice through a self-determined body of work, including defining research questions where appropriate; criticality and reflexivity in the application of knowledge, understanding and/or practices to research questions or modes of practice; receptiveness to new ideas, methods and approaches in the field of art writing, challenging established working methods and valuing peer and specialist critique; appropriate forms for distribution, questioning how and where writing meets a readership or audience; a knowledge of the visual art, art writing and experimental literature sector in Glasgow and Scotland, informed more widely by UK-wide and international contexts; the ability to apply a range of active-learning and interpersonal skills whether working independently, collaboratively or with an institution, including being able to work with others, debate effectively and modify one’s own ideas in order to support and develop independent thought; an advanced level of autonomy and initiative in professional, practical and academic situations.