Debates in Art History
Classes
Thursday 01 May - Thursday 03 July 2025, 6pm-9pm
10 sessions - Check class timetable
Overview
Our Debates in Art History short course will develop your understanding of a range of art historical approaches and methods, and how these relate to their historical context. You will learn about the writing of art history and undertake close reading of texts. Some of the ideas involved are challenging, so time for independent thought and critical reflection is built into the course structure. We also recommend that you take part in informal group meetings and/or use the Discussion Area on Moodle.
The course is made up of the following four parts, each comprising two lectures and one seminar:
- Form and Style
- Gender and Politics
- The Significance of the Artist
- Mechanisms of Meaning.
Lectures introduce you to a selection of approaches and seminars allow you to explore these approaches in more detail through the discussion of a key text or texts. The summer term is devoted to preparation for the examination.
Assessment is via a compulsory course journal and two-hour unseen examination (two out of eight questions).
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Entry requirements
Entry requirements
Most of our short courses have no formal entry requirements and are open to all students.
This short course has no prerequisites.
As part of the enrolment process, you may be required to submit a copy of a suitable form of ID.
International students who wish to come to the UK to study a short course can apply for a Visitor visa. Please note that it is not possible to obtain a Student visa to study a short course.
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How to apply
How to apply
You register directly onto the classes you would like to take. Classes are filled on a first-come, first-served basis - so apply early. If you wish to take more than one short course, you can select each one separately and then register onto them together via our online application portal. There is usually no formal selection process, although some modules may have prerequisites and/or other requirements, which will be specified where relevant.