single degree

Bachelor of Art History and Curatorship (Honours)

A single one year undergraduate award offered by the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences

BARTHC
  • Length 1 year full-time
  • Minimum 48 Units
Admission requirements
  • Academic plan HAHCR
  • Post Nominal
  • CRICOS code 082706J
  • Mode of delivery
    • In Person
  • Field of Education
    • Curatorial Studies
  • Academic contact
  • Length 1 year full-time
  • Minimum 48 Units
Admission requirements
  • Academic plan HAHCR
  • Post Nominal
  • CRICOS code 082706J
  • Mode of delivery
    • In Person
  • Field of Education
    • Curatorial Studies
  • Academic contact

Program Requirements

The Bachelor of Art History and Curatorship (Honours) requires the completion of 48 units, which must consist of:

48 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:

ARTH4015 Art Museum Internship: Collection Management

ARTH4016 Art Museum Internship: Audience Development

ARTH4017 Methodologies of Art History

THES4102 Thesis


HONS4100 Final Honours Grade will be used to calculate the Class of Honours and the Mark. It will be calculated using the formula: S (mark x units) / S units, giving NCN and WN a nominal mark of zero

 

Elective Study

Once you have met the program requirements of your degree, you may have enough electives to complete an additional elective majorminor or specialisation.

Study Options

Year 1 48 units ARTH4015 Art Museum Internship: Collection Management 6 units ARTH4017 Methodologies of Art History 12 units - THES4102 Thesis 6 to 24 units
ARTH4016 Art Museum Internship: Audience Development 6 units THES4102 Thesis 6 to 24 units - -

Admission Requirements

At a minimum, all applicants must meet program-specific academic/non-academic requirements, and English language requirements. Admission to ANU is on a competitive basis as the number of places available in a program is limited. Admission to Honours is also subject to supervisory capacity and approval from the relevant Delegated Authority within the Academic College.


A Bachelor Degree from ANU from the following list, or equivalent from another institution:

  • Bachelor of Arts (Art History and Curatorship)
  • Bachelor of Art History and Curatorship

 

with a weighted average mark of at least 70 per cent across the 36 units of courses with highest final marks, excluding 1000-level courses, that are available in any of the majors and minors on the following list:

  • Art History Major
  • Asian Art History Major
  • Curatorship Minor

 

and with the written approval of an identified supervisor for THES4102 Thesis

 

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Adjustment Factors

Adjustment Factors do not apply to 1 year honours programs. They do not apply to this program.

Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)

For more information see: http://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/costs-fees

Annual indicative fee for international students
$41,030.00

For further information on International Tuition Fees see: https://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/fees-payments/international-tuition-fees

Fee Information

All students are required to pay the Services and amenities fee (SA Fee)

The annual indicative fee provides an estimate of the program tuition fees for international students and domestic students (where applicable). The annual indicative fee for a program is based on the standard full-time enrolment load of 48 units per year (unless the program duration is less than 48 units). Fees for courses vary by discipline meaning that the fees for a program can vary depending on the courses selected. Course fees are reviewed on an annual basis and typically will increase from year to year. The tuition fees payable are dependent on the year of commencement and the courses selected and are subject to increase during the period of study.

For further information on Fees and Payment please see: https://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/fees-payments

Scholarships

ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.

Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are.  Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.

For further information see the Scholarships website.

The Bachelor of Art History and Curatorship (Honours) degree exemplifies the ANU commitment to research-led education. Building on the Bachelor of Bachelor of Art History and Curatorship, it gives you high-level preparation for professional life or a higher degree by research through the development of an advanced knowledge of the research principles and methods and theoretical concepts of art history and curatorship, and through the design and implementation of a research project, typically a 20,000 word thesis, that leads to the development of new understandings or that provides solutions to complex problems.

Career Options

ANU ranks among the world's very finest universities. Our nearly 100,000 alumni include political, business, government, and academic leaders around the world.

We have graduated remarkable people from every part of our continent, our region and all walks of life.

Learning Outcomes

  1. pose a significant research question relating to Art History and Curatorship;
  2. investigate this question creatively, critically, ethically, and independently, including through sophisticated use of appropriate theory and methodology as appropriate to Art History and Curatorship, and place these investigations in the context of the relevant intellectual tradition; and
  3. communicate their research and its findings through an appropriate medium.

Inherent Requirements

Information on inherent requirement is currently not avaiable for this program.

Further Information

If a person seeking acceptance into a Bachelor Honours program satisfies or exceeds the minimum requirement for admission to the Bachelor Honours program, the Delegated Authority is not obliged to admit the person to the program only because the person has satisfied the minimum requirement for admission.


The Delegated Authority for the Bachelor of Art History & Curatorship (Honours) plan HAHCR is the CASS Associate Dean (Education). All admissions to this plan must be approved by the Delegated Authority.


Applicants should in the first instance contact their discipline’s Honours convenor; names and contact details are at: http://cass.anu.edu.au/current-students/honours/honours-convenors.

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