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Course modules BA History of Art


First year Art, Sex and Death in the Eighteenth Century


Greatest Hits: Case Studies in the History of Art


The Enlightenment One outside option


Second year The Renaissance in Tuscany Art and Ideas One history of art option One history of art or outside option


Third year Four history of art options


BA Literature and History of Art


First year The Enlightenment Introduction to Literature


Art, Sex and Death in the Eighteenth Century or Greatest Hits: Case Studies in the History of Art


One option


Second year Early Modern Literature Versions of Modernity The Renaissance in Tuscany Arts and Ideas


Third year Two history of art options Two LiFTS* options


BA Film Studies and History of Art


First year


Introduction to Film Studies Art, Sex and Death in the Eighteenth Century or Greatest Hits: Case Studies in the History of Art


Two options


Second year Two film options Two history of art options


Third year Two film options Two history of art options (third-year project also available as an option)


BA History of Art and/with Modern Languages


First year


Greatest Hits: Case Studies in the History of Art and/or Art, Sex and Death in the Eighteenth Century


One language option One language option or the alternative history of art option or one social science/humanities option


Second year The Renaissance in Tuscany One history of art option One language option One history of art option or one language option


Third year Year abroad


Fourth year Two history of art options One language option History of Art Dissertation or one language option


* LiFTS: Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies (Department of)


This information is a guide to course content and is subject to review on an annual basis.


module, not only as key steps in the making of 'the modern world view', but also as current problems in all areas in the humanities and the social sciences.


Art and Ideas is a chance to discuss the basic questions we can ask about the visual arts and to debate the future of art and of the artist in our world. It is a text-based module dealing with three themes: the history of art history, ie how the subject evolved; aesthetics, questioning the value of art to our humanity and the role of beauty in our lives; and recent debates about the nature of art history which challenge the received ideas of the past and, at the same time, question the nature of art in modern society.


The Renaissance in Tuscany focuses upon the arts within the urban context of Florence and Siena, as the means


by which these city states were given structure, meaning and magnificence. A compulsory two-week visit to Florence brings everything into focus and enables you to understand the close connection between the art, the place and the period. This visit is subsidised for students taking BA History of Art and joint courses with literature and modern languages.


What options are available?


Art and Film: The Moving Image; Art Cinema; Contemporary Art: 1960-present; The High Renaissance in Italy; The Turn of the Century: Art Nouveau to Abstraction; Latin American Art and Architecture; Golden Age of Spanish Art and Architecture; Art in the United States: From Modernism to Post-Modenism; Dissertation (the Dissertation allows you


to focus intensively on a topic that is of particular interest to you). During your second year you can also take options outside of Department in everything from sociology to film studies.


How will I be taught


and assessed? We believe that the most important thing in teaching history of art is looking at and talking about works of art with our students. We also spend a lot of time in class on the close examination of texts written by artists, critics, art historians and philosophers. We introduce you to materials in a variety of ways: study visits, classes and lectures. We also learn with you through group project work.


Both our first-year modules are ‘examination free’ – that is, assessment


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