Graduate Diploma in Art History (GDipArtHist)

Program Code
GDARH

Program Faculty
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

Academic Year
2018

These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).

Overview

This program is offered jointly by the University of Adelaide and the Art Gallery of South Australia. Students will be introduced to art history and they will undertake an in-depth study of four courses in art history. They will develop the research skills necessary to investigate essential issues in art history including skills in visual analysis. They will be introduced to some of the issues involved in curating exhibitions and the principal questions associated with connoisseurship. Classes are held late afternoon.
The Graduate Diploma in Art History is an AQF Level 8 qualification with a standard full-time duration of 1 year.

Academic Program Rules for Graduate Diploma in Art History

There shall be a Graduate Diploma in Art History.

Qualification Requirements

To qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Art History, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of:

  1. Core courses to the value of 6 units
  2. Elective courses to the value of 18 units

Core Courses

  • Core Courses

    To satisfy the requirements for Core Courses students must complete courses to the value of 6 units.

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    ARTH 5201 Interrogating Australian Colonial Art 6
    ARTH 5202 Studies in Asian Art 6
    ARTH 5203 Studies in Australian Art 6
    ARTH 5203EX Studies in Australian Art 6
    ARTH 5204 European Art: Renaissance to Revolutions 6
    ARTH 5204EX European Art: Renaissance to Revolutions 6
    ARTH 5213 Studies in South East Asian Art 6
    ARTH 5215 Modern Australian Art 6

Electives

  • Elective Courses

    To satisfy the requirements for Elective Courses students must complete courses to the value of 18 units.

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    ARTH 5200 Studies in European Paintings Connoisseurship 6
    ARTH 5201 Interrogating Australian Colonial Art 6
    ARTH 5202 Studies in Asian Art 6
    ARTH 5203 Studies in Australian Art 6
    ARTH 5203EX Studies in Australian Art 6
    ARTH 5204 European Art: Renaissance to Revolutions 6
    ARTH 5204EX European Art: Renaissance to Revolutions 6
    ARTH 5206 Art Museum Internship 6
    ARTH 5207 Curatorial Research Project Minor Dissertation 6
    ARTH 5208 Studies in Contemporary Art 6
    ARTH 5209 Studies in Australian Indigenous Art 6
    ARTH 5209EX Studies in Australian Indigenous Art 6
    ARTH 5210 Studies in British Art 6
    ARTH 5211 Studies in Decorative Art and Design 6
    ARTH 5212 Studies in Japanese Art 6
    ARTH 5212EX Studies in Japanese Art 6
    ARTH 5213 Studies in South East Asian Art 6
    ARTH 5214 Studies in Modern Art 6
    ARTH 5214EX Studies in Modern Art 6
    ARTH 5215 Modern Australian Art 6
    ARTH 5217 Portraiture and Power 6
    ARTH 5217EX Portraiture and Power 6