Description

The Art History minor introduces students to painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, architecture, film, digital images and the decorative arts within their historical, social, cultural and political context.  Courses cover many aspects of art from prehistoric Australian Aboriginal art and classical antiquity through to the art of the present day, focussing on topics, which can illuminate specific trends and problems.

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

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