Disciplines and areas of study
Art history
Program Coordinator: Dr. Diane Kirkby.
The Art History Program was established to teach and to conduct research in the history of Western art. In contemporary society, visual forms of communication play a major role in our daily experience. Art history investigates this experience through the visual analysis of art and architecture in historical and contemporary cultures and through the study of the language of images.
Specialisations
Areas of specialisation are Baroque art, architecture, Early Christian, medieval art, and architecture, Italian Renaissance art, Australian and American 20th century art.
Students may take the following units in art history as part of their degree. However, a major in art history is not available.
| Teaching period | Unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|---|
| First year units (15 credit points) | ||
| TE-SEM-1 | Art from Renaissance to Van Gogh | ARH1ARW |
| TE-SEM-2 | Art from Picasso to Koons | ARH1APK |
| Second and third year units (20 credit points) | ||
| TE-SEM-1 | America since 1945: pop art, politics and popular culture1 | ARH2AWA/ARH3AWA |
| TE-SEM-1 | Art of Byzantium and Rome c312–c1320 (on-line unit) | ARH2AOB/ARH3AOB |
| TE-SEM-1 | Discover Australia: current issues and debates | AUS2DAU/AUS3DAU |
| TE-SEM-1 | Making America: from Pocahontas to prohibition | ARH2MAM/ARH3MAM |
| TE-SEM-2 | America’s War in Vietnam: culture and politics1 | HIS2AWV/HIS3AWV |
| TE-SEM-2 | Australian Image and Identity: landscape and culture1 | ARH2AII/ARH3AII |
| TE-SEM-2 | Contemporary Art and its Origins | ARH2CAO/ARH3CAO |
| TE-SEM-2 | Medieval Europe 600–1200 (on-line unit) | ARH2MEU/ARH3MEU |
| TE-SEM-2 | World of the Pharaohs: the archaeology of ancient Egypt | ARC2EGY/ARC3EGY |
| Third year units (20 credit points) | ||
| TE-SEM-1 | Reading Course A2 | ARH3RCA |
| TE-SEM-2 | Reading Course B2 | ARH3RCB |
- Key: 1 Not available in 2008.
- 2 Special prerequisites apply.
A full description of ARH units (including the unit name, unit code, credit points, campus/location, unit coordinator, class requirements, assessment, prerequisites, and readings) appears below. For the most recent descriptions of all units, please access the unit database at www.latrobe.edu.au/udb_public.