World Arts and Artefacts (Certificate of Higher Education) - 2012/2013 entry

• Gain a University of London qualification – expand your knowledge and enhance your CV.
• Visit and learn about the rich collections at the British Museum (our world arts partner) and other London galleries.
• Includes a mixture of practical and contextual modules, covering a wide range of regions, cultures and historical periods.

This programme prepares you for the examination of non-western arts and their representations with an analytical eye. It is a fundamental complement to the study of art in general, because it refines your sense of observation, develops your critical skills and exposes you to rarely seen examples of non-western arts in the British Museum collections.

Studying World Arts and Artefacts at certificate level is a perfect opportunity, not only to expand your knowledge but also to apply it to a number of art-related jobs and occupations, such as art consultant, museum guide or art historian. Due to its practical component, the programme can also be useful for practising artists wishing to learn new skills in areas such as Arabic calligraphy or Chinese brush-painting.

Birkbeck World Arts and Artefacts students get 10% off all British Museum Press books in the British Museum shop and online.

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

You will take the four core modules (worth 60 credits in total) followed by four option modules, worth a further 60 credits. The core modules should normally be taken first.

You may include towards this certificate 15 credits from any module in the Certificates of Higher Education in History of Art or History of Architecture and Landscapes, or the 30-credit module Introductions: Learning to Look (Visual Arts and Media). 

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

Core Modules

Option Modules: Term 1 (Autumn)

Option Modules: Term 2 (Spring)

Option Modules: Term 3 (Summer)

Students awarded the Certificate of Higher Education may apply for entry into foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in related subject areas at Birkbeck, including our BA History of Art, BA Arts and Humanities, MA History of Art or MA/MRes Museum Cultures.

The programme may also fulfil entry requirements for, or carry exemption from, first degrees at other universities.

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