History of Art (Certificate of Higher Education) - 2012/2013 entry

• Gain a University of London qualification – expand your knowledge and enhance your CV.
• Covers a wide range of historical periods, themes and regions.
• Provides exemption from the first year of Birkbeck's BA History of Art and BA Arts and Humanities.

This programme is ideal if you want to acquire an awareness of the critical tools and methods for studying the history of art. We offer a wide range of modules, from as far back as Ancient Greek and Roman art, all the way to the present day. And we do not just rely on a chronological spread; our modules cover art from many countries, sometimes taking a thematic approach. You will examine aspects of the history of western art from ancient to contemporary, as well as art historical theory and the display and reception of objects.

Our modules raise issues that are seen as central to the concerns of a particular period or topic, for example patronage or the concept of realism. Lecturers will introduce a series of themes at the beginning of each session, and you will be expected to participate actively in discussions and complete coursework and reading, in addition to looking at works of art.

To gain the Certificate of Higher Education, you must successfully complete modules worth 120 credit points.

Take the compulsory module, Foundation in History of Art (worth 30 credits), and modules worth a further 90 credits from subject groups A–F. You may not take modules worth more than 60 credits from the same group.

Modules are offered within the following groups:

• Group A: Themes, Concepts and Special Subjects
• Group B: Ancient
• Group C: Medieval
• Group D: Renaissance
• Group E: Early Modern
• Group F: Modern.

You may also include modules worth up to 30 credits from the following Certificates of Higher Education: World Arts and Artefacts (excluding the core modules); History of Architecture and Landscapes; and a number of specified modules taken from the History, and Psychoanalytic Psychology programmes.

If you wish to progress to the BA Arts and Humanities, you must take the module Key Concepts in Cultural Analysis: The Production of the Human (worth 30 credits) as one of your option modules.

Modules

Compulsory Module

Group A: Themes, Concepts and Special Subjects

Group B: Ancient

Group C: Medieval

Group D: Renaissance

Group E: Early Modern

Group F: Modern

Students who are awarded the Certificate of Higher Education and are admitted to Birkbeck's BA History of Art will be offered exemption from the first year.

ME (modular enrolment): enrol for individual modules (see 'Course structure and modules').