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Art History is an important and exciting subject, providing a valuable prism through which to view and to analyse the complex development of western culture. This one year taught programme introduces students to the history of art as an aca...

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Art History is an important and exciting subject, providing a valuable prism through which to view and to analyse the complex development of western culture. This one year taught programme introduces students to the history of art as an academic and a professional discipline. The course includes a general survey of the history of art, incorporating painting, sculpture and architecture, from Antiquity to the twentieth century. This introduction will identify and consider the main phases of the Western tradition in art and architecture, focusing on the major works of this tradition. Students will gain an appreciation of the visual arts within the wider social and cultural context.

Expand+This Certificate course provides a broad introduction to the History of Art. This programme introduces students to the principal movements in the History of Art and architecture, including Greek and Roman Art, Medieval Art, the Renaissance, the Baroq...

Hide-This Certificate course provides a broad introduction to the History of Art. This programme introduces students to the principal movements in the History of Art and architecture, including Greek and Roman Art, Medieval Art, the Renaissance, the Baroque and Modern Art. Emphasising both the wider social and cultural context and the importance of visual analysis, students will study the skills and techniques of art historical research through a series of select studies across different visual media. Alongside the study of particular periods and movements in art, such as Impressionism, this programme will also introduce the principal genres of art such as landscape, portrait and the depiction of daily life, relating key works to the artistic, cultural, and historical contexts in which they arose. Students will be introduced to the basic methodologies associated with art historical study, to the use of correct terms and to wide range of techniques developed by artists. Students will develop this understanding through comparative exercises in visual analysis of specific art works. This will assist students both in their written responses to art works and to the development of critical and visual literacy skills. On successful completion of this programme, students will be able to think and write about art creatively, building their own criteria for making value judgements, and understand the way in which art is related to the social, political, psychological and philosophical contexts from which it emerges. In addition, students will be able to develop their interest in Art and its history through independent study or by participation in the BA degree programme at UCC.

Year 1 Modules:
◾HA1004: An Introduction to the History of Art (20 credits)
To introduce students to the skills and techniques of art historical research through a series of select studies across different visual media and historical periods from antiquity to the modern with special emphasis on techniques of visual analysis.