The Asian Art History major draws upon expertise from across ANU, including the School of Cultural Inquiry, the School of Art and the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, and explores traditional and contemporary art, architecture and film of a range of styles and genres within their historical, social, cultural and political context.  Courses cover many aspects of Asian art from Chinese calligraphy through to contemporary art from India and Japan.  The major also addresses the complex interrelations in the development of Asian and Euro-American art. 

Learning outcomes

Students who complete this major will have the skills and knowledge to:

• identify movements and traditions in Asian art and describe their development, evolution and interrelationships
• explain and differentiate the historical, social, cultural and political contexts of Asian works of art
• recognise and reflect on the practices, languages, forms, materials, technologies and techniques used throughout history in making Asian art
• closely analyse individual Asian works of art, and interpret and communicate ideas to both specialist and non-specialist audiences using disciplinary language and conventions