School of Culture & Communication Art History

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Art History)

The information below is taken from the Postgraduate Studies Catalogue page: Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Art History).

Course Name Postgraduate Diploma in Arts
Course Code 095
Stream Name Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Art History)
Stream Code AH
Year 2007
Course Description

The postgraduate diploma allows students to undertake a research project in a specialist field of study. Students will gain considerable knowledge in an area of art history and engage in critical assessment of the major theoretical claims of the discipline. The course provides a pathway to higher degree research for students who have not completed a four year BA (Honours) with a research component in art history.

Course coordinator: Fourth Year Coordinator
Department: School of Culture and Communication

Generic Skills Gained / Objectives

Students who complete the postgraduate diploma should:

  • have the capacity to prepare an original piece of research;
  • gain an in-depth knowledge of theories and methodologies about visual cultures;
  • develop the ability to analyse the critical reception of works of art.
Admission Requirements

The minimum entry requirement is:

  • an undergraduate degree with a major in art history, or a relevant cognate area such as studio art (BFA), history, with a grade average equivalent to an H2B (70%) at the University of Melbourne in the major
or
  • a Graduate Diploma in Arts (Art History) with a grade average equivalent to an H2B (70%) at the University of Melbourne.
Undergraduate Degree Required

YES

Offered Location
Duration 1 year full-time / up to 2 years part-time
Application Due Date

Course intake: February (semester one) and July (semester two).

Applications close: 31 October (February intake) and 31 May (July intake). Late applications may be accepted, subject to the availability of places.

Special Notes
Course Stream Structure Description
  • Thesis 12,000 words
  • 1 compulsory subject
  • 25 points from the Advanced Research seminars in Art History
  • 25 points other elective subjects
Total 100 points - subjects are 12.5 points each, unless indicated otherwise.
Course Stream Subjects

A thesis subject
Code Title Semester Credit Points
107-520 Art History Thesis 1, repeat 2 37.5

Compulsory subject
Code Title Semester Credit Points
107-549 Theories of Art History Semester 1 12.5

Advanced Research in Art History Subjects
Code Title Semester Credit Points
107-402 Attribution, Expertise, Connoisseurship 2 12.5
107-405 Spectacles: Museums to Theme Parks Not Offered 25
107-406 Readings in Caravaggio Not Offered 12.5
107-409 Indigenous Photography, New Media, Film Not Offered 12.5
107-416 The Visual Culture of Colonial Australia Not Offered 12.5
107-418 Truth & Beauty: British Art 1840-1914 Not Offered 12.5
107-428 The Book in Medieval & Renaissance Art Not Offered 12.5
107-436 Postcolonial Visual Art 1 12.5
107-437 The Artist's Body Not Offered 12.5
107-449 Architecture and the Visual Imagination Not Offered 12.5
107-438 Women in 16th & 17th Century Italian Art Not Offered 12.5
107-471 Histories and Theories of Conservation 2 12.5
107-443 Futurism and Fascist Art in Italy Not Offered 12.5
107-466 Contemporary Culture: Art in New York Not Offered 25
107-467 Renaissance and Baroque Rome 1450-1750 Summer 25
107-422 Iconography: Rome to Renaissance 2 12.5
107-451 The Floating World: Japanese Prints Not Offered 12.5
107-472 Aboriginal Art in the Northern Territory 2 12.5
107-548 Symbolists and Decadents: The 1890s Not Offered 12.5

Other Elective subjects
Code Title Semester Credit Points
107-403 Fine Arts 4A 1, repeat 2 12.5
107-530 History and Philosophy of Museums Semester 1 12.5
107-526 The Virtual Print Room Semester 1 12.5
107-546 Interpreting Exhibitions Semester 2 12.5
107-550 Biennales, Triennales and Documentas Semester 1 12.5
102-511 Imaging Australian Spaces Semester 2 12.5
760-424 Sexuality and Gender in Media Arts 1 12.5
NB Students will be required to complete a minimum of 25 points from the Advanced Research in Art History subjects. The remaining 25 points may be chosen from Other Electives or students may opt to choose more than 25 points from the Advanced Research subjects.
Which scholarship can I apply for?
Faculty Name

Arts

Faculty Code C
Area of Study

Society and Culture

Area of Study Code 090000
CRICOS Code R
Research Course N
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