Art History (B-ARTS_MAJOR_3)

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

On completion of this major, students should be able to:

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 an understanding of the role of the visual arts within different cultures and societies;
Develop the confidence to produce conceptually and empirically informed analyses of art and the issues surrounding its production, circulation and interpretation;
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: 2 October 2024

Structure

100 credit points

This major requires the completion of:

25 credit points of Level 1 subjects, comprising of either:
12.5 credit points of Level 1 electives and 12.5 credit points of Arts Discovery (for a single major)

OR

25 credit points of 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 the Arts Discovery subject as part of the course requirements and the Arts Discovery 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: The Arts Discovery subject and One Level 1 elective subject

If you are completing a double major the correct enrolment for this major at level 1 is: The Arts Discovery 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 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
AHIS10003	The World in Twenty Art Works	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Level 2 electives

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
AHIS20022	Modern and Contemporary Chinese Art	Not available in 2024	12.5
AHIS20021	Arts of East Asia	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
AHIS20020	Avant-Garde and Postmodern Art	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
AHIS20018	Art, Market and Methods	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
AHIS20016	Art and Revolution	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
AHIS20011	European Renaissance Art	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
AHIS20002	Australian Art	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Level 3 Capstone Subject

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
AHIS30019	Theory and Practice of Art History	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Level 3 electives

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
AHIS30002	Studying Contemporary Art Abroad	Not available in 2024	25
AHIS30003	European Art & Absolute Power 1660-1815	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
AHIS30005	Contemporary Aboriginal Art	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
AHIS30020	Contemporary Art	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
AHIS30024	Virtual Worlds in Japanese Art	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
AHIS30025	Photography in China	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
AHIS30022	Renaissance Art in Global Context	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Links

http://www.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au/study/art-history

Last updated: 2 October 2024

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