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Art History
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Coordinator
Dr Kate MacNeill
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Future students:
Structure
100 credit points
Art History is available as both a major and minor sequence in the BA.
A major in Art History consists of eight 12.5-point subjects, totalling 100 points, comprising:
Level 1
- One Art History Level 1 subject
- One Arts Foundation Subject
Level 2
- 37.5 points of level 2 Art History Subjects
Level 3
- The capstone subject Theory and Practice of Art History
- 25 points of level 3 History subjects.
Total 100 points
A minor in Art History comprises six 12.5-point subjects, totalling 75 points, comprising:
Level 1
- One Art History Level 1 subject
- One Arts Foundation Subject
Level 2
- 25 points of level 2 Art History Subjects
Level 3
- 25 points of level 3 Art History Subjects
Total 75 points
The capstone subject is not available in the minor or as breadth studies outside the BA.
Subject Options
Level 1
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHIS10001 | Art History: Theory and Controversy | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS10002 | Modern Art: The Politics of the New | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 2
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHIS20002 | Australian Art | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS20011 | European Renaissance Art | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS20016 | Art and Revolution | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS20018 | Art, Market and Methods | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS20020 | Avant-Garde and Postmodern Art | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEND20006 | Sexing the Canvas: Art and Gender | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS20019 | Art in Medieval Europe | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
| AHIS20021 | Arts of East Asia | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 3 Capstone Subject:
Compulsory subject for student majoring in Art History.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHIS30019 | Theory and Practice of Art History | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 3
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHIS30003 | The Age of Golden Ages: Art in Europe | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
| AHIS30020 | Contemporary Art | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS30005 | Contemporary Aboriginal Art | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS30021 | The Medieval Image: Art and Culture | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
| AHIS30022 | Global Renaissance | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS30002 | Studying Contemporary Art Abroad | Not available in 2019 | 25 |
Links
http://www.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au/study/art-history
Last updated: 2 February 2021