This course introduces basic skills for applying digital methods to art history and curatorship. Students will get hands-on experience with hardware and software to learn how to identify and create a data set for research; how to tell stories with simple but effective software; how to create digital maps to locate objects of study geographically; how to create 3D models; and how to curate digital exhibitions as websites, catalogues, and exhibition walkthroughs.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- critically evaluate the key principles of digital humanities research for art history and curatorship;
- demonstrate a basic competency in a range of skills for digital methods for art history and curatorship;
- discover a range of hardware and software required for a basic application of digital methods for art history and curatorship; and
- explain the application of digital approaches to art history and curatorship.
Indicative Assessment
- Project development 1 -- define project (1,000 words) (20) [LO 1]
- Project development 2 -- draft digital project (equivalent to 1,500 words ) (40) [LO 2,3]
- Project showcase presentation -- final digital project (equivalent to 2,000 words) (40) [LO 2,4]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 24 hours of practical seminar and 12 hours of assisted lab work; and
b) 94 hours of independent student research and project development.
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Not applicable
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you 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). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
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| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $4320 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $5580 |
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