International Study
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| HART2037 | Cultural, Media and Visual Studies | 2 | 40 | Full Year UK |
- Code
- HART2037
- School
- Cultural, Media and Visual Studies
- Level
- 2
- Credits
- 40
- Semesters
- Full Year UK
Summary
This year-long module examines histories and critical theories of cities and urbanism through a focused study of a European cultural city such as Berlin, Paris or Rome. Lectures and seminars in the Autumn semester explore the rich artistic, architectural and historical developments of the destination city. Teaching in the Spring semester focuses on key themes and theoretical ideas such as civic identity, memory and memorial, public space, urban development, the roles of museums and the politics of display. The module includes a group visit of several days to study the city first hand, which takes place during the Spring semester reading week. Formative assessment across both semesters prepares students to develop and research an independent essay topic that comprises the summative assessment for the module.
Target Students
Only available for History of Art students (single honours). This module incurs additional costs for students.
Classes
- One 2-hour seminar each week for 10 weeks
- One 1-hour seminar each week for 10 weeks
- One 1-hour lecture each week for 10 weeks
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 10 weeks
- One field studies
Assessment
- 100% Coursework: 6,000 words portfolio of written work and equivalent
Assessed in both autumn & spring semest
Educational Aims
To provide second year Single Honours Art History students with the opportunity for extended independent study in art history.To engage with the art and culture of a city or location at first hand.To develop students' ability to describe, analyse and interpret works of arts and urban sites, and relate them to key critical terms and ideas.To introduce students to a range of critical and theoretical approaches to describing and analysing cities and historical sites.To develop in students skills related to on-site study and independent research.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and understanding:
- To gain a comprehensive understanding of the cultural history of a particular location
- To understand, evaluate and apply a range of critical art historical methods and methodologies
- To describe, evaluate, and apply critical theories to cities, urbanism, and public space
- To become familiar with a range of critical literature, including both primary sources and secondary art historical writing and to interpret it in relation to specific works of art or historic sites
Intellectual Skills
At the end of this module students should be able to:
- Analyse visual and textual sources
- Distinguish between primary and secondary sources and understand how to use both in research and analysis
- Identify and describe different approaches to writing about cities in a cultural and historical context
- Conduct effective observation and analysis on site
- Locate ideas and works of art and architecture which have cultural and historical contexts
- Identify and use sources from various intellectual disciplines
Professional and transferable skills
The module fosters:
- Independent research and project development
- First-hand observational skills
- Visual literacy
- The ability to form a structured, sustained argument
- The confidence to present material clearly and persuasively