Art History and Theory - ARTHB23955
Stream Summary
Faculty: COFA - Faculty of Art & Design
School: School of Art & Design
Contact: http://www.artdesign.unsw.edu.au/
Program: 3955 - Environmental Management/Arts
Award(s):
Bachelor of Arts (Minor)
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Stream Outline
The minor in Art History and Theory allows students in the BA to study the history and theory of contemporary art and design.
Taught in the context of practice, the minor provides courses that address art history, cultural theory, art and the body, the intersections of art, society and politics, writing on art and design, and contemporary practice, including film, sound, photography and interactivity.
Students majoring in a humanities, film, or media, and those interested in contemporary art and design, and the way it impacts on our lives, will find real value in the minor in Art History and Theory.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the Art History and Theory stream, you will be able to:
Taught in the context of practice, the minor provides courses that address art history, cultural theory, art and the body, the intersections of art, society and politics, writing on art and design, and contemporary practice, including film, sound, photography and interactivity.
Students majoring in a humanities, film, or media, and those interested in contemporary art and design, and the way it impacts on our lives, will find real value in the minor in Art History and Theory.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the Art History and Theory stream, you will be able to:
- critically engage with contemporary art and design
- develop an understanding of the conceptual and practical contexts for contemporary art and design investigate and articulate contemporary art and design
Stream Structure
If you wish to gain a minor stream in Art History and Theory you must complete 24 units of credit, including 6 UOC at level 1, at least 6 UOC at levels two or three.
Level 1
At least 6 UOC from the following list:
Level 1
At least 6 UOC from the following list:
Levels 2 and 3
At least 6 UOC from the following list:
At least 6 UOC from the following list:
- SAHT2001 Writing as Practice (6 UOC)
- SAHT2111 Sensing the Arts (6 UOC)
- SAHT2213 Memory and Self (6 UOC)
- SAHT2214 Approaches to Australian Art (6 UOC)
- SAHT2612 Discipline Crossovers in Art (6 UOC)
- SAHT2626 Aboriginal Art Now (6 UOC)
- SAHT2641 Modern Aesthetics (6 UOC)
- SAHT2642 Art, Gender, Sexuality & Body (6 UOC)
- SAHT2643 Pornography, Art and Politics (6 UOC)
- SAHT2661 Experimental Film and Video (6 UOC)
- SAHT2668 Photography's Histories (6 UOC)
- SAHT2679 Images in Cultural Conflict (6 UOC)
- SAHT2680 Abstraction (6 UOC)
- SAHT3211 Art in the 21st Century (6 UOC)
- SAHT3212 Art and Everyday Life (6 UOC)
- SAHT3215 Spectacular Bodies (6 UOC)
- SAHT3669 Critical Theory of Photography (6 UOC)
