Course Details in 2025/26 Session

Module Title	LC Debates and Methods in the History of Art
School	Lan, Cult, Art Hist & Music
Department	Art Hist, Cur and Vis Studies
Module Code	10 25149
Module Lead	Sophie Hatchwell
Level	Certificate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
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Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-15 hours Seminar-10 hours Tutorial-5 hours Guided independent study-170 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	This module gives a thorough introduction to the various approaches and methods used in the interpretation of works of art, with a particular focus on recent methods and the debates that have been prompted by their application. Examples include: formal analysis; semiology; the social history of art; gender studies; studies of patronage and the art market; biography; theories of visual culture.These themes are explored in relation to individual artworks that are studied both in reproduction and also in situ, in the Barber. Via formative assessment the module strengthens students’ good practice in oral seminar presentations. Students are further supported in their sense of belonging at, and inclusion in, the university via Personal Academic Tutoring activities. These include lectures on study skills; practical opportunities to develop academic and personal skills using resources such as Canvas and Pebble Pad; and small group tutorials and related small group learning and research activities.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Demonstrate a broad understanding of some of the principal debates and methods that inform contemporary art history and the interpretation of individual works of art or the oeuvre of individual artists; Recognise the use of such methods in art historical texts and begin to treat works of art historical scholarship in an open-minded and critical manner. Deploy independent research skills to identify appropriate visual and other sources related to specific topics on the module by way of preparation for the formative and summative assessments.
Assessment	25149-05 : 24 hour take home paper : Exam (School Arranged) - Written Unseen (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	One 24 hour take home paper (3000 words) (100%). Alternative method of assessment for Exchange Students not present during the assessment period: One 24 hour take home paper (3000 words) (100%)" Re-assessment: Re-submission of failed component
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