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Art History
Bachelor of ArtsMajorYear: 2021
Art History
Contact information
Coordinator
Anne Dunlop
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Overview
The Art History program is the premier provider of art historical scholarship in Australia. Thematic and interdisciplinary subjects deal with the theories of art history, art and the market, prints, and other issues. Areas of specialisation include late antiquity, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, 18th and 19th century European art, modernism and postmodernism, contemporary art, Indigenous Australian art, and international art.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete this major will:
- Develop broad critical knowledge and understanding about the field of art history;
- Acquire competency in the main concepts and issues developed in the discipline of art history;
- Develop the confidence to produce conceptually and empirically informed analyses of art and the issues surrounding its production, circulation and interpretation;
- Develop an understanding of the role of the visual arts within different cultures and societies;
- Understand the importance of an independent approach to knowledge that uses rigorous methods of art historical inquiry and appropriate theories and methodologies that are applied with intellectual honesty and a respect for ethical values.
Last updated: 3 May 2024
Structure
100 credit points
This major requires the completion of:
- a minimum of 12.5 credit points of Level 1 electives
- 12.5 credit points of Arts Foundation subjects (for a single major), or 12.5 credit points of additional Level 1 electives (for a double major)*
- 37.5 credit points of Level 2 electives
- 12.5 credit points of Level 3 Capstone Subject
- 25 credit points of Level 3 electives
*Note:
Students must undertake one Arts Foundation subject as part of the course requirements and the Arts Foundation can be counted in one major only. For this major, you will need to complete two Level 1 subjects.
If you are completing a single major the correct enrolment for this major at level 1 is: One Arts Foundation subject and One Level 1 elective subject
If you are completing a double major the correct enrolment for this major at level 1 is: One Arts Foundation subject and One Level 1 Elective subject OR Two Level 1 Elective subjects
Level 1 electives
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHIS10001 | Art History: Theory and Controversy | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| AHIS10003 | The World in Twenty Art Works | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 2 electives
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHIS20022 | Modern and Contemporary Chinese Art | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS20021 | Arts of East Asia | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| AHIS20020 | Avant-Garde and Postmodern Art | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| AHIS20019 | Art in Medieval Europe | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| AHIS20018 | Art, Market and Methods | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS20016 | Art and Revolution | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS20011 | European Renaissance Art | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS20002 | Australian Art | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEND20006 | Sexing the Canvas: Art and Gender | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
Level 3 Capstone Subject
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHIS30019 | Theory and Practice of Art History | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 3 electives
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHIS30002 | Studying Contemporary Art Abroad | Not available in 2021 | 25 |
| AHIS30003 | European Art & Absolute Power 1660-1815 | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| AHIS30005 | Contemporary Aboriginal Art | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| AHIS30020 | Contemporary Art | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| AHIS30021 | The Medieval Image: Art and Culture | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| AHIS30024 | Virtual Worlds in Japanese Art | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS30025 | Photography in China | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| AHIS30022 | Renaissance Art in Global Context | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://www.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au/study/art-history
Last updated: 3 May 2024