Art Theory/Soc Rsch & Policy - 4815

Program Summary

1. A rigorous understanding of art, design and media history and theory;
2. A capacity to make informed critical judgements about various forms of contemporary and historical visual culture;
3. An understanding of the global dimensions of visual and artistic forms
4. An understanding of art, design and media in the context of their exhibition and display
5. A capacity to undertake research in art history and visual culture

1. To develop students’ creative thinking and their capacity to evaluate ideas and policy problems critically.
2. To provide skills in undertaking social research, including collecting and analysing data concerning issues and problems particularly in an applied policy setting.
3. To stimulate informed community and academic debate, and contribute to enlightened policy-making through excellence in professional practice.
4. To develop students' capacity to contribute to, and work within, the local, national and international community in an ethical way.
5. To provide familiarity with the theories, bodies of knowledge and methods of social research and explanations that constitute one or more fields of study in social science.
6. To provide an understanding of the interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary nature of social science.

• 66 UOC from approved courses in Art Theory

• Core social research and policy courses (54 UOC)
• Prescribed social research and policy electives (12 UOC)
• One stream (54 UOC) from the approved list

• Development Studies
• Economics (60 UOC)*
• Environmental Humanities
• Globalisation Studies - This stream is no longer accepting new enrolments
• Human Resource Management (48 UOC)*
• Indigenous Studies
• International Business (48 UOC)*
• Marketing (48 UOC)*
• Media, Culture and Technology
• Politics
• International Relations
• Sociology and Anthropology