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Duration
13 weeks
Study method
100% online
Available loans
- FEE-HELP
- HECS-HELP
Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Not required
Study terms
- 26 Nov 2018
- 25 Feb 2019
- 27 May 2019
- 26 Aug 2019
- 25 Nov 2019
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Subject details
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- Western Philosophical Thought
- Indian art
- Chinese and Japanese art
- Islamic art
- Gothic art
- The Renaissance
- The Reformation and Counter Reformation
- Neo-classicism
- Romanticism
- Realism to Impressionism
- Expressionism
- Modernism
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Study resources
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Instructional methods
- Discussion forum/Discussion Board
- Online assignment submission
- Standard Media
- Web links
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Online materials
- Resources and Links
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Others
You must have a high level of proficiency in the English language and competent essay writing skills.
Special requirements
No special requirements
This subject was previously known as VIS18 Historical Issues in Art and Design.
This subject provides students will an introduction to some of the key ideas and events in the history of art and design from 1900 to the present. It is intended as a basic introduction to the history of ideas and the effects such ideas have had on the recent evolution of art and design. While this subject has a Euro-centric bias, ideas from other cultural histories are introduced. Students are taught the visual literacy and analysis needed to be able to understand historical and contemporary design and art.
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- Draft Essay (10%)
- Final Essay (35%)
- Analysis Test (30%)
- Investigation (25%)
Textbooks are subject to change within the academic year. Students are advised to purchase their books no earlier than one to two months before the start of a subject.
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