History Of Art 2A HISTART2004

  • Academic Session: 2024-25
  • School: School of Culture and Creative Arts
  • Credits: 20
  • Level: Level 2 (SCQF level 8)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 1
  • Available to Visiting Students: Yes
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No

Short Description

This course examines the institutional art world (museums, the art market, collectors, patrons, critics etc.) within which art was produced, disseminated and consumed from the Renaissance to the present.

Timetable

Lectures: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at 13.00 over 10 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus; weekly one hour seminar (choice of times) over 9 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus.

Requirements of Entry

Grade D3 or above in each of History of Art 1A and 1B (HISTART1002 & HISTART1003)

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

HISTART2005

Assessment

1 essay of 2,500 words - 50%

1 examination at 90 minutes- 50%

Main Assessment In: December

Course Aims

The course will provide the opportunity to:

■ extend and develop the basic knowledge of the discipline gained in the Level-1 course [or equivalent] by introducing them to a number of themes and areas not previously encountered. 

■ develop a critical awareness of the discipline by introducing students to some of the issues of methodology, historiography and context which are particularly associated with these areas of study. 

■ foster further transferable skills such as time-management, problem-identification & problem-solving, visual skills, independent learning, written presentation.

■ prepare students intending to take the Honours Degree by introducing them to the kind of closely focussed analysis which they may be expected to encounter in their 3rd and 4th years of study.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ analyse art works from the modern and contemporary periods in terms of their function, imagery, formal properties and content.

■ identify and critically engage with key questions and debates concerning the role of art across the  institutional, historiographic, social and political contexts of the modern and contemporary periods. 

■ evaluate art historical approaches and interpretations of modernity and modern/contemporary art.

■ deliver a well-structured and academically sound argument in response to the questions set in the research essay and examination, employing correct art-historical terminology and vocabulary as well as illustrations.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.