Advanced Study in Art History

Subject AHIS40012 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 4 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2010:

Semester 1, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable

Semester 2, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable

On campus

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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 0.5 Regular supervision throughout the semester. Introductory and work-in-progress seminars held during semester (2 x 2 hours)
Total Time Commitment: 120
Prerequisites: Admission to a honours or postgraduate diploma in art history, or MA program in art history or art curatorship. Students require coordinator approval.
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements: None

Coordinator

Dr Christopher Marshall

Contact

Christopher Marshall
crmars@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview:

This subject involves a supervised study of an area of art historical scholarship chosen by the student in consultation with an appointed supervisor. A reading list will be agreed upon and discussed regularly during the semester as the reading proceeds. The subject should enable the student to deepen their knowledge of an area of study, enhance the student's powers of independent inquiry, encourage initiative in self-directed research, and strengthen the student's capacities in empirical and/or theoretical analysis and argument.
Objectives:
  • able to critically analyse primary and secondary art historical evidence;
  • understand the various contexts in which the work of art is produced and received;
  • engage with contemporary debates and discourses on the interpretation of the work of art; and
  • develop advanced skills in the researching and writing of art historical texts.
Assessment: 5000 word essay or project 100% (due at the end of semester in the examination period).
Prescribed Texts: None
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:
  • show an advanced understanding of the changing knowledge base in the specialist area;
  • be able to evaluate and synthesise the research and professional literature in the discipline; and
  • have an appreciation of the design, conduct and reporting of original research.
Related Course(s): Master of Art Curatorship (Coursework and Minor Thesis)
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Art History
Art History

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