Graduate Diploma in Contemporary Art History
This Diploma has been designed as a conversion programme for graduates of other disciplines who wish to carry out research at higher levels in the fields of modern and contemporary art history and visual cultures. The programme sets out to be both introductory and experiential. Rather than provide conventional chronological surveys, the programme explores and addresses chosen themes within an interdisciplinary context.
1 year full-time or 2 years part-time.
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You should have an undergraduate degree of at least second class standard in a relevant subject. If your first language is not English, please check our English Language requirements.
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Many of our students go on to carry out further postgraduate studies. These then lead into careers in museums and galleries, publishing, education, the media, journalism, and marketing.
Students acquire a wide range of skills in research, critical thinking, visual analysis, writing and other modes of presentation.
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Central to the programme is the core course, a lecture and seminar series that introduces you to a range of critical perspectives that have shaped the history and theory of the discipline. As such, the course encourages you to develop a fuller awareness of art’s cultural and political significance in the past, and asks you to relate your historical understanding to current debates among artists, critics and historians. This is accompanied by a laboratory course, which gives you the opportunity to process the taught materials further through strategies such as museum and gallery visits, film screenings, and experimental projects. You also choose one option course and one special subject. These in-depth courses allow you to explore themes in art history or theory that are of particular interest to you.
Assessment
Essays; written papers; research files; ‘creative journals’.
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