• Offered by School of Art
  • ANU College ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Course subject Art History

Exploring Asian Art in Asia is run as an in-country intensive. Students will spend up to 9 days in an Asian country studying art and culture first hand, visiting historic sites and museums.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

On completion of the course students should be able to:

1. Recognise key art historical themes related to the country visited 

2. Relate art objects to their historical and contemporary milieu

3. Analyse works of art, in writing and orally, using relevant art historical methodologies

4. Undertake independent academic research and present their own perspectives on key themes of Asian art

Indicative Assessment

  1. Preliminary paper (submitted before departure) (2,500 words): 10% [LO 2 and 4]
  2. Two in-country presentations  of 1000 words (to be researched before departure), discussing the significance of a particular site, with written hand-outs for distribution to course participants  (10% each): 20% [LO 1, 3 and 4]
  3. 2 x research papers based on presentations (2 x 4,000 words, 2 x 30%): 60% [LO 2, 3 and 4]
  4. Course diary (1,500 words): 10% [LO 1, 2 and 3]

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Workload

4 contact hours and 16 non-contact hours per week for 13 weeks.

Prescribed Texts

A companion to Asian art and architecture, edited by Rebecca M. brown and Deborah S. Hutton, Chichester, West Sussex, UK; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

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Student Contribution Band:
1
Unit value:
12 units

If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.  Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
12.00 0.25000
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee Description
1994-2003 $3084
2014 $4956
2013 $4944
2012 $4944
2011 $4848
2010 $4716
2009 $4572
2008 $4572
2007 $4572
2006 $4572
2005 $4572
2004 $3852
International fee paying students
Year Fee
1994-2003 $7236
2014 $7524
2013 $7512
2012 $7512
2011 $7512
2010 $7500
2009 $7236
2008 $7236
2007 $7236
2006 $7236
2005 $7236
2004 $7236
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

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Winter Session

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
1707 24 Aug 2015 04 Sep 2015 04 Sep 2015 12 Oct 2015 In Person N/A

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