This course will provide a broad introduction to the art and architecture of India, Central Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia. Themes of special importance will be the relation between art and religion, between art and royal patronage, and between indigenous styles and foreign forms and ideas. Art works from a range of religious and philosophical orientations - autochthonous, Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, Confucian, Daoist, Islamic and Christian - will be studied.
Indicative Assessment
2,000 word tutorial presentation (50%), short paper and brief oral presentation (800 words) (25%) and visual test (25%).
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Workload
An average of two and a half class contact hours a weekRequisite and Incompatibility
Preliminary Reading
* Blurton, T R, Hindu Art, British Museum, London, 1992
* Fisher, R, Buddhist Art and Architecture, Thames and Hudson, London, 1993
* Brend, B, Islamic Art, British Museum Press, London, 1994
Majors
Minors
Fees
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- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 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 |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $2604 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $3576 |
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First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3299 | 16 Feb 2015 | 06 Mar 2015 | 31 Mar 2015 | 29 May 2015 | In Person | N/A |
