The Art History major 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.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Due to structural changes in the undergraduate program rules in 2012, the courses that make up the new 2012 majors may be different to the pre-2012 majors, and therefore some courses cannot be counted between majors. Students are advised to contact the CASS Student Office if they are unsure about their Majors.
Learning outcomes
Students who complete this major 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.
Relevant Degrees
Requirements
This major requires the completion of 48 units, which must include:
12 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ARTH1006 | Art and Design Histories: Form and Space | 6 |
| ARTH1007 | Art and Design Histories: Making and Meaning | 6 |
36 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ARTH2039 | Painters of Modern Life | 6 |
| ARTH2043 | Modernism and Postmodernism in Art and Design: 1850-2000 | 6 |
| ARTH2044 | Art and Its Context: Materials, Techniques, Display | 6 |
| ARTH2045 | Curatorship Theory and Practice | 6 |
| ARTH2050 | Photography and Art | 6 |
| ARTH2052 | Art of the Modern Print | 6 |
| ARTH2055 | Fabric of Life: An Introduction To Textile History | 6 |
| ARTH2056 | Art and Architecture of Southeast Asia: Tradition and Transformation | 6 |
| ARTH2057 | Art and Politics of Collecting | 6 |
| ARTH2059 | Art and Architecture of Asia: Histories and Traditions | 6 |
| ARTH2061 | Postmodern Sublime | 6 |
| ARTH2080 | Art and Visual Culture of the Long Eighteenth Century, 1660-1815 | 6 |
| ARTH2081 | Art of the European Courts, 1500-1815 | 12 |
| ARTH2082 | Art, War and Conflict | 6 |
| ARTH2093 | Post-Colonial Discourses in Australian Art | 6 |
| ARTH2097 | Victorian and Edwardian Art: Australia and Europe 1837-1914 | 6 |
| ARTH2098 | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art | 6 |
| ARTH2102 | Art of Portraiture: History and Theory | 6 |
| ARTH2104 | Asian Art In-Country | 12 |
| ARTV2017 | Contemporary Australian Art | 6 |
| ARTV2018 | Cyberculture | 6 |
| ARTV2050 | Renaissance and Baroque Art | 6 |
| ARTV2053 | Contemporary Asian Art | 6 |
| ARTV2054 | Australian Art: The Modern Period | 6 |
| ARTV2055 | Costume, Fashion and Visual Culture | 6 |
| FILM2005 | Moving Pictures: Cinema and the Visual Arts | 6 |