History of Art

Program Overview

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History of Art Major

Overview

Understanding the history of art enables students to explore in detail the ongoing significance of art as a platform for shaping and interpreting the world in which we live.

Career Pathways

Graduates with a History of Art major are well equipped to enter a range of careers. Many graduates have gone on to careers connected in some way with the arts, such as arts administrators, curators, museum administrators, gallery directors, art historians, art conservators and arts festival administrators.

Further Study

Graduates who complete a History of Art (Honours) course to a high enough standard could complete a Master of Philosophy or PhD.

Fees and Scholarships

Domestic Student Fees

For Commonwealth-supported places, student contribution amounts are charged by unit, based on area of study. For a fee estimate, go to the Fee Calculator and select “I want to price my units”. Fees are subject to annual indexation. Refer to the Handbook to identify the units required.

Scholarships

Scholarships are available to students from a diverse range of backgrounds, including academic achievement, financial need, educational disadvantage, leadership and community service, artistic or sporting achievements, and being from a rural or remote area.

Admission Requirements

Minimum Entry Requirements

Below you’ll find a list of admission equivalencies for this course's Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR).

All India Senior School Certificate (CBSE) - 9 Canadian High School (except Quebec) - 68 French Baccalaureate - 10 Gao Kao (PR China NCEE)/750 - 507 GCE A-Levels - 8 German Abitur - 3.6 Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education - 14 Indian Senior School Certificate (CISCE) - 45 Indonesian Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) - Pass of 65 - 75.5 International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) - 24 Malaysian STPM - 10 Monash University Foundation Year - 254 NCUK Foundation Program - 8 Norwegian Vitnemål - 3.5 Singapore - Cambridge A Levels - 6.5 South African National Senior Certificate - 4 South Korean College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) - 324 Sweden Slutbetyg - 14.5 Trinity College Foundation - 280 Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) - 14 University of Western Australia College (UWAC) Foundation Program - 61 US College Board Advanced Placements - 7 US College Board SAT - 1130 Western Australian Universities' Foundation Program (WAUFP) - 56 Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) 2016 onwards - 75

English Competency

English is the language of instruction and assessment at UWA and you will need to meet the English language requirements of the University to be eligible for a place.

Minimum overall IELTS score of 6.5, with no band less than 6.0.

Course Details

Overview

This major furnishes you with the knowledge and skills to gain employment in art galleries and museums, community and public art programs and with auction houses and major collections. You'll graduate with a comprehensive understanding of art history and the specific communication skills required to engage in artistic dialogue, plus you'll possess a qualification valued by arts professionals worldwide.

Structure

Our undergraduate degrees offer you a broad range of options allowing you to combine subjects in a way that matches your career goals and personal interests.

Level 1

• HART1000 Ways of Making: The Creative Process and Material History of Art (6)
• HART1003 Ways of Seeing: Themes and Theories in Art (6)

Level 2

• HART2001 Curating First Nations Art (6)
• HART2041 The Art of Photography (6)
• HART2043 Zen to Manga: A Survey of Japanese Art (6)
• HART2044 Contemporary Art and Tradition in China (6)
• HART2201 Art and Urban Experience (6)
• HART2203 (Inter)national History of Art Study Tour (6)
• HART2207 Caravaggio and the Baroque (6)
• HART2222 Contemporary Art (6)
• HART2223 Global Modernisms: New York to Senegal (6)
• HART2274 Introduction to Museum and Curatorial Studies (6)
• HART2275 Italian Renaissance Art Now (6)
• HART2370 Global Art Histories (6)

Level 3

• HART3001 Curating First Nations Art (6)
• HART3040 The Lives and Deaths of Objects (6)
• HART3044 Contemporary Art and Tradition in China (6)
• HART3203 (Inter)national History of Art Study Tour (6)
• HART3276 Prints from Dürer to Toulouse-Lautrec (6)
• HART3301 Manet and the French Avant-Garde (6)
• HART3330 Art Writing (6)
• HART3333 Picturing the Self: Portraiture in Nineteenth-century Europe (6)
• HART3361 Decolonizing the Dutch Golden Age (6)
• HART3371 The Northern Renaissance (6)
• HART3375 Twenty-first Century Art (6)
• HART3666 Australian and Aboriginal Art (6)

You'll Learn To

• gather historical knowledge about a wide range of periods and visual media
• critically communicate about visual form
• recognise how art has shaped the history of ideas and how artists have imaged and imagined politics, religion, identity and culture

Discipline

The History of Art discipline comprises some of Australia’s leading art historians whose expertise will suitably equip you for employment in art museums, commercial galleries, government or community arts programmes, as well as across a range of arts sector opportunities.

Why Study History of Art at UWA?

• Explore the ongoing significance of art as a platform for shaping and interpreting the world in which we live
• Some units are taught overseas: recent destinations include Paris, Rome and China
• You'll be taught by internationally recognised art historians

Meet the Teachers

As a UWA history of art student, you'll be taught by internationally recognised art historians such as Arvi Wattel.

Excellent Facilities

At the School of Design, you’ll have access to well-equipped facilities including:

• Studio spaces
• Design Hub, a working space with senior student mentors available for assistance
• Digital fabrication equipment such as plastic extrusion 3D printers, laser cutters and CNC milling machines
• Multiple computer labs with 24-hour access
• Printmaking studio with etching presses and spray booths
• Multimedia production facilities
• Cullity Gallery, where you’ll have the opportunity to exhibit your work.

Popular Combinations

Fine Arts English and Literary Studies History Landscape Architecture

Your Degree Options

This major is offered as a degree-specific, or first, major for these degrees. It is also offered as a second major in our other bachelor's degrees.

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Philosophy