MA Art History and Film & Visual Culture
Entry requirements
A level: BBC IB: 32 points including 5, 5, 5 at HL. SL in English is also required. SQA Highers: BBBB. BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DMM in related subjects. Note: BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate (Subsidiary Diploma) achieved at Distinction level, is normally acceptable in lieu of one A Level at grade B.) GCSE English (or equivalent) is required at Grade C/4 or above. GCSE Mathematics at Grade C/4 is also required for Accountancy, Economics and Finance programmes. Irish Leaving Certificate: Five subjects at Higher at H3.
About this course
MA in History of Art and Photography, spanning visual culture, film, and material art forms over a four-year undergraduate programme. Core topics include Research Methods, Communication & Writing. The curriculum culminates in a final-year dissertation module offering the choice of an 8,000-word written research essay or a practical project comprising creative work accompanied by a 5,000-word essay.
Modules
- Academic Writing for Language & Literature
- Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
- Seeing the World: Understanding Images and Media
- Introduction to Art History
- Encountering Art: Museums Through History
- Introduction to Film and the Cinematic Experience
- Introduction to Modern and Contemporary Art
- Fashion: History and Theory
- Visualising Modernity: Film and the Modern World
- Visualising Revolution: Film and Political Change
- Art Matters: Materials and Techniques
- What is Art?
- Dissertation in Film & Visual Culture
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