Offered By	ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Areas of Interest	Art History

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.

Requirements

This major requires the completion of 48 units, which must include:

 

12 units from the completion of the following compulsory courses:

ARTH1002 - Introduction to Art History (6 units)

ARTH1003 - Introduction to Modern and Contemporary Art (6 units)

 

36 units from completion of courses from the following list:

ARTH2027 - Australian Art: 20th and 21st Century (6 units)

ARTH2038 - Byzantine Commonwealth (6 units)

ARTH2039 - Painters of Modern Life (6 units)

ARTH2043 - Modernism and Postmodernism in Art and Design: 1850-2000 (6 units)

ARTH2044 - Art and Its Context: Materials, Techniques, Display (6 units)

ARTH2045 - Curatorship Theory and Practice (6 units)

ARTH2052 - Art of the Modern Print (6 units)

ARTH2055 - Fabric of Life: An Introduction To Textile History (6 units)

ARTH2056 - Art and Architecture of Southeast Asia: Tradition and Transformation (6 units)

ARTH2057 - Art and Politics of Collecting (6 units)

ARTH2059 - Art and Architecture of Asia: Continuity and Change (6 units)

ARTH2060 - Russian Art: Icons and Revolutions (6 units)

ARTH2061 - Postmodern Sublime (6 units)

ARTH2093 - Post-Colonial Discourses in Australian Art (6 units)

ARTH2097 - Victorian and Edwardian Art: Australia and Europe 1837-1914 (6 units)

ARTH2102 - Art of Portraiture: History and Theory (6 units)

ARTV2018- Cyberculture (6 units)

ARTV2021 – Indigenous Australian Visual Culture (6 units)

ARTV2050 – Cool Old Masters (6 units)

ARTV2055 – Costume, Fashion and Visual Culture (6 units)

The information published on the Study at ANU 2012 website applies to the 2012 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2011 website.