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1 WHAT WILL YOU SEE? ART HISTORY UNDERGRADUATE COURSES 2016

2 WELCOME IMMERSE YOURSELF IN GREAT WORKS OF ART, FROM ANCIENT SCULPTURE TO PICASSO AND FRANCIS BACON, WHEN YOU STUDY IN THE HEART OF A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL ART MUSEUM. LEARN FROM WORLD-LEADING ART EXPERTS IN A SETTING UNLIKE ANY OTHER IN THE COUNTRY. JOIN A REVOLUTION IN THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT ART AROUND THE WORLD. 4TH in UK for History of Art 2016 Guardian University Guide 79 of research rated world-leading 2014 Research Excellence Framework % 2ND in UK for History of Art, Architecture and Design 2015 The Times Good University Guide

3 ART HISTORY DEGREE MODULES BA History of Art V350 This unique course covers the history of European and North American art and architecture (from classical antiquity, medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and modern periods, right through to contemporary art) whilst allowing you to study the art forms of Islamic, Indian, African, South American, Japanese and Pacific cultures. Introduction to Art History Learning on Site: The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Makers and Making Form and Function Renaissance Art in Europe Portraiture Russian Modernism Early Islamic Art and Architecture The Body in Ancient Egyptian Art Art and Myth in India Introduction to Gallery and Contemporary World Art and Architecture in Venice Impressionism and Beyond Amsterdam in the Golden Age Introduction to Japanese Art and Archaeology Art and Architecture in Medieval Norwich Image, Word and Modernity in Britain, The Arts in Britain from Sutton Hoo to the Book of Kells American Art and American Photography, Contemporary Gallery and Portraiture and the Politics of the Face in Europe, Turner: Art, the Artist and the Art World in Britain, Spaces of Contemporary Art Peter Paul Rubens: Mastery, Masculinity and Management Cleopatra s Egypt Artists Film and Video Art in England, Arts of the Pacific Modern Art in India American Art and American Landscape, Art of Ancient Mesopotamia Galleries and Museum Practice BA History of Art with a Year in Australasia or North America V354 Complement your History of Art degree with a year studying at one of our prestigious partner universities in the United States of America, Canada, Australia or New Zealand. Introduction to Art History Learning on Site: The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Makers and Making Form and Function Renaissance Art in Europe Portraiture Islamic Art and Architecture The Body in Ancient Egyptian Art Art and Myth in India Introduction to Gallery and Contemporary World Impressionism and Beyond Amsterdam in the Golden Age Introduction to Japanese Art and Archaeology Art and Architecture in Medieval Norwich Image, Word and Modernity in Britain, The Arts in Britain from Sutton Hoo to the Book of Kells American Art and American Photography, Contemporary Gallery and Study Abroad Year 4 Portraiture and the Politics of the Face in Europe, Turner: Art, the Artist and the Art World in Britain, Spaces of Contemporary Art Peter Paul Rubens: Mastery, Masculinity and Management Cleopatra s Egypt Artists Film and Video Art in England, Arts of the Pacific Modern Art in India American Art and American Landscape, Art of Ancient Mesopotamia Galleries and Museum Practice BA History of Art with Gallery and V3P1 This course enables you to gain substantial art-historical expertise as well as an understanding of the display and curating of art and heritage, past and present. Learn about exhibition design, audience development and the public role of museums. Introduction to Gallery and Museum Studies Learning on Site: The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Makers and Making Form and Function Renaissance Art in Europe Portraiture Islamic Art and Architecture The Body in Ancient Egyptian Art Art and Myth in India Introduction to Art History Contemporary World Contemporary Gallery and Impressionism and Beyond Amsterdam in the Golden Age Introduction to Japanese Art and Archaeology Art and Architecture in Medieval Norwich Image, Word and Modernity in Britain, The Arts in Britain from Sutton Hoo to the Book of Kells American Art and American Photography, Galleries and Museum Practice Portraiture and the Politics of the Face in Europe, Turner: Art, the Artist and the Art World in Britain, Spaces of Contemporary Art Peter Paul Rubens: Mastery, Masculinity and Management Cleopatra s Egypt Artists Film and Video Art in England, Arts of the Pacific Modern Art in India American Art and American Landscape, Art of Ancient Mesopotamia

4 FIND OUR F BA Archaeology, Anthropology and Art History V0L0 This dynamic course gives you a strong grounding in archaeology, anthropology and art history, as well as ways of understanding visual and material culture from around the world. It equips you to analyse diverse cultures and their art forms. Introduction to Anthropology Introduction to Archaeology Learning on Site: The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Makers and Making Form and Function Portraiture Russian Modernism Early Islamic Art and Architecture Renaissance Art in Europe The Body in Ancient Egyptian Art Art and Myth in India Introduction to Art History Introduction to Gallery and Contemporary World Material Worlds Indigenous Arts and Indigenous Peoples The Archaeology of Ancient Cyprus Introduction to Japanese Art and Archaeology Art and Architecture in Venice Contemporary Gallery and Amsterdam in the Golden Age Art and Architecture in Medieval Norwich American Art and American Photography, Modern Art in India The Art and Archaeology of Death in the Americas Archaeology and the Modern World Public Art, Performance and Memory Art in England, Cleopatra s Egypt Arts of the Pacific Art of Ancient Mesopotamia American Art and American Landscape, Turner: Art, the Artist and the Art World in Britain, Peter Paul Rubens: Mastery, Masculinity and Management Artists Film and Video Spaces of Contemporary Art BA Archaeology, Anthropology and Art History with a Year in Australasia or North America V0LX Complement your BA Archaeology, Anthropology and Art History degree with a year studying at one of our prestigious partner universities in the United States of America, Canada, Australia or New Zealand. Introduction to Anthropology Introduction to Archaeology Learning on Site: The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Makers and Making Form and Function Portraiture Islamic Art and Architecture Renaissance Art in Europe The Body in Ancient Egyptian Art Art and Myth in India Introduction to Art History Introduction to Gallery and Compulsory Module Examples: Contemporary World Material Worlds Indigenous Arts and Indigenous Peoples The Archaeology of Ancient Cyprus Introduction to Japanese Art and Archaeology Art and Architecture in Venice Contemporary Gallery and Amsterdam in the Golden Age Art and Architecture in Medieval Norwich American Art and American Photography, Study Abroad Year 4 Modern Art in India The Art and Archaeology of Death in the Americas Archaeology and the Modern World Public Art, Performance and Memory Art in England, Cleopatra s Egypt Arts of the Pacific Art of Ancient Mesopotamia American Art and American Landscape, Turner: Art, the Artist and the Art World in Britain, Peter Paul Rubens: Mastery, Masculinity and Management Artists Film and Video Spaces of Contemporary Art BA History of Art and Literature VQ32 This course equips you with the historical knowledge and intellectual skills needed to understand both art and literature at an advanced level, by combining the close study of images and words. Learning on Site: The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Form and Function Literature in History Renaissance Art in Europe Portraiture Islamic Art and Architecture Art and Myth in India Creative Writing Postwar British Drama Theatre: Theory and Performance Core Module: Art in the Contemporary World Impressionism and Beyond Introduction to Japanese Art and Archaeology Image, Word and Modernity in Britain, The Arts in Britain from Sutton Hoo to the Book of Kells American Art and American Photography, Adaptation: Shakespeare on Stage and Screen Victorian Writing The Short Story Modernism Literature and Philosophy Creative Writing Writing Journalism Portraiture and the Politics of the Face in Europe, Turner: Art, the Artist and the Art World in Britain, Spaces of Contemporary Art Peter Paul Rubens: Mastery, Masculinity and Management Cleopatra s Egypt Artists Film and Video Art in England, Arts of the Pacific Romantic Orientalism, Contemporary Drama and Film The Gothic Biography and Creative Non-Fiction Literature and Human Rights

5 ULL MODULE LISTING AT BA History and History of Art VV13 This course gives you a deep understanding of past lives and cultures, as well as their interpretation by historians and art historians alike. Learning on Site: The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Makers and Making Form and Function The Holocaust in History OR Witchcraft, Magic and Belief in Early Modern Europe Introduction to Medieval Studies OR Introduction to Early Modern Studies Renaissance Art in Europe Portraiture Islamic Art and Architecture The Body in Ancient Egyptian Art Art and Myth in India Core Module: Art in the Contemporary World Impressionism and Beyond Image, Word and Modernity in Britain, Amsterdam in the Golden Age Art and Architecture in Medieval Norwich The Arts in Britain from Sutton Hoo to the Book of Kells American Art and American Photography, Plague and Disease in the Medieval City The British Empire, Imperial Russian and Soviet History Heritage and Public History Portraiture and the Politics of the Face in Europe, Turner: Art, the Artist and the Art World in Britain, Peter Paul Rubens: Mastery, Masculinity and Management Cleopatra s Egypt Art in England, Modern Art in India American Art and American Landscape, The Crusades Renaissance Italy Victorian Underworlds The Third Reich Working in the Historic Environment BA History of Art with a Foundation Year V35F This course offers an exciting introduction to the arts and humanities whilst enabling students who do not have our traditional entry requirements to study for a degree in the History of Art. Compulsory Module Examples: Humanities: Techniques and Methods Humanities: The Key Concepts Introduction to Visual Cultures, Literature and the Humanities What is Politics? History and Society Media Technologies Beginners Language Intermediate Language Introduction to Art History Makers and Making Form and Function Learning on Site: The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Portraiture Russian Modernism Early Islamic Art and Architecture Renaissance Art in Europe The Body in Ancient Egyptian Art Art and Myth in India Contemporary World Impressionism and Beyond Amsterdam in the Golden Age Introduction to Japanese Art and Archaeology Art and Architecture in Medieval Norwich Image, Word and Modernity in Britain, The Arts in Britain from Sutton Hoo to the Book of Kells American Art and American Photography, Contemporary Gallery and Year 4 Portraiture and the Politics of the Face in Europe, Turner: Art, the Artist and the Art World in Britain, Spaces of Contemporary Art Peter Paul Rubens: Mastery, Masculinity and Management Cleopatra s Egypt Artists Film and Video Art in England, Arts of the Pacific Modern Art in India American Art and American Landscape, Art of Ancient Mesopotamia Galleries and Museum Practice FULFILLING YOUR POTENTIAL IT HAS A PERSONAL FEEL THAT PERMEATES LECTURES AND SEMINARS JACK SHEPHERDSON, BA HISTORY OF ART

6 FIND OUT MORE AT YOUR FACILITIES A unique study environment When you study art history and world art studies at UEA, you re among the only undergraduate students in the UK to be based in the heart of a major international art museum. You will learn about art, surrounded by an enviable collection of over 2,000 works of art, including pieces by masters such as Pablo Picasso, Francis Bacon, Henry Moore and Alberto Giacometti. Designed by Sir Norman Foster, the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts is a listed masterpiece of modern architecture. It s home to state-ofthe-art study facilities and features ground-breaking displays and a radical new approach to the art museum. It has become a template for museum directors and curators around the world, keen to transform public engagement with art. THE DEPARTMENT HAS SUCH FANTASTIC RESOURCES THAT I DEFY ANYONE NOT TO SAY WOW THE FIRST TIME THEY SEE THE BUILDING LUCINDA GREEN, BA HISTORY OF ART STUDENT

YOUR CAREER You will graduate ready for a wide range of careers in the art world, the heritage industry, academia, art publishing and other areas of business.

Along with your expertise in art history, you will graduate with excellent transferable skills including high standards of writing, research and presentation, to help with your future career in many

7 YOUR CAREER You will graduate ready for a wide range of careers in the art world, the heritage industry, academia, art publishing and other areas of business. Your experience of studying in our world-famous art museum will give you an edge. Along with your expertise in art history, you will graduate with excellent transferable skills including high standards of writing, research and presentation, to help with your future career in many different industries including museums and galleries, the art market and teaching. CAREERS SUPPORT We work closely with the UEA Careers Service to offer a comprehensive programme covering career management, employer and industry focused events, one-to-one guidance and careers fairs. Find out more at I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CURATE A SHOW, WHICH WAS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY AND NO DOUBT INFLUENCED MY CAREER PATH LIZZIE WATSON, HISTORY OF ART GRADUATE, EXHIBITIONS OFFICER, DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY

8 UEA HISTORY OF ART UNDERGRADUATES ARE THE ONLY STUDENTS IN THE UK TO BE BASED INSIDE A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL ART MUSEUM. THE SAINSBURY CENTRE FOR VISUAL ARTS BOASTS STATE-OF-THE-ART STUDY FACILITIES AMIDST WORKS BY PICASSO, FRANCIS BACON, HENRY MOORE AND ALBERTO GIACOMETTI. WHERE WILL YOU SIT AMONGST THE GREATS? STATE OF THE ART ENQUIRIES T +44 (0) E admissions@uea.ac.uk CONNECT WITH US Facebook: facebook.com/ueaofficial

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