BA Dutch and History of Art
Entry requirements
A level: ABB (Previous study of a foreign language is preferred (not necessarily one of the named languages) but not required. Applicants may study two languages at beginner level and may seek advice from the departments concerned if needed.) IB: 34 points (A total of 16 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5. Foreign language preferred.)
About this course
BA in Dutch and History of Art, a German and History of Art degree focusing on the study of language, culture, and visual arts. Students spend the third year completing a compulsory period abroad. The first year covers foundational subjects through An Introduction to Dutch Language and Culture, Introduction to Dutch Studies 1, and Introduction to Dutch Studies 2. The second year develops proficiency with Intermediate Dutch Language and Culture alongside further study choices. The third year consists of SELCS Year Abroad Term 1 and SELCS Year Abroad Term 2. The fourth year concludes the programme with Advanced Dutch Language and Culture and various optional modules such as Project in Dutch, Low Countries Cinema, and Architecture and the Modern City.
Modules
- An Introduction to Dutch Language and Culture
- Introduction to Dutch Studies 1
- Introduction to Dutch Studies 2
- History of Art and its Objects
- First-Year History of Art Survey (2): c. 1600 to the Contemporary
- First-Year History of Art Survey (1): Premodernity to c. 1600
- Intermediate Dutch Language and Culture
- Born out of Rebellion: The Netherlands from the Dutch Revolt to the Eve of World War I
- Modern Dutch Literary Texts
- Multiculturalism and Identity
- The History of the Category 'Art'
- Methodologies of Art History
- Methodologies of Making
- Advanced Lecture in the History of Art (1) A
- Advanced Lecture in the History of Art (2) A
- Theory and History of Conservation
- Prints and Printmaking
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 1
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 2
- Advanced Dutch Language and Culture
- At the Crossroads of Europe: Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg in the 20th and 21st Centuries
- The Contemporary in Dutch Literature
- Project in Dutch
- Advanced Translation
- Low Countries Cinema
- The History of the Category 'Art'
- Methodologies of Art History
- Methodologies of Making
- Advanced Undergraduate Course in History of Art (3)
- Architecture and the Modern City