Program Overview

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University Programs

The university offers a wide range of programs, including short and online courses, undergraduate, postgraduate, professional, and research programs.

Subject Areas

• Archaeology and anthropology
  • Archaeology
• Architectural history
• Business and management
• Data science, computing, maths
• Diplomatic studies and law
• Economics and politics
• Education and study skills
• Environment and sustainability
• History of art
• History, including local and social
• Languages and cultural studies
• Literature, creative writing and film studies
• Medical and health sciences
• Music
• Natural sciences
• Philosophy
• Psychology and counselling
• Religion and theology
• Technology and AI

Course Formats

• Day and weekend events
• In-person learning
• Lecture series
• Online learning
• Professional
• Summer schools
• Weekly learning

Undergraduate Programs

Certificates

• Archaeology
• Certificate of Higher Education
• English Literature
• History
• History of Art
• Theological Studies

Diplomas

• Archaeology
• Creative Writing
• English Social and Local History
• History of Art

Advanced Diplomas

• British Archaeology
• IT Systems Analysis and Design (Online)
• Local History (Online)

Pre-Master's

• Advanced Pre-sessional Course for Graduate Students (nine weeks, full-time)
• Foundations of Diplomacy Pre-Master's Course (six months, full-time)

Summer Schools

• Oxford University Summer School for Adults

Postgraduate Programs

Certificates

• Architectural History
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Ecological Survey Techniques
• Enhanced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Health Research
• Historical Studies
• Nanotechnology
• Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
• Psychodynamic Counselling
• Qualitative Health Research Methods
• Teaching Evidence-Based Health Care

Diplomas

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Severe Mental Health Problems
• Health Research
• International Wildlife Conservation Practice
• Psychodynamic Practice

Master of Studies (MSt)

• Creative Writing
• Diplomatic Studies
• Historical Studies
• History of Design
• Literature and Arts
• Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
• Practical Ethics
• Psychodynamic Practice

Research Degrees (DPhil)

• Archaeology
• Architectural History
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• English Local History
• Evidence-Based Health Care
• Literature and Arts
• Sustainable Urban Development

Master of Science (MSc)

• Applied Landscape Archaeology
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• English Local History
• Evidence-Based Health Care
• Evidence-Based Health Care Medical Statistics
• Evidence-Based Health Care Systematic Reviews
• Evidence-Based Health Care Teaching and Education
• Experimental and Translational Therapeutics
• Nanotechnology for Medicine and Health Care
• Surgical Science and Practice
• Sustainable Urban Development
• Translational Health Sciences

Professional Programs

Continuing Professional Development

• Business and management
• Cultural heritage
• Data science, computing, maths
• Diplomatic studies
• Education
• Environment and sustainability
• Medical and health sciences
• Nanotechnology and nanomedicine
• Philosophy and ethics
• Psychology and counselling
• Research methods and skills
• Technology and AI
• Urban studies

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Research at Oxford Lifelong Learning extends across the disciplines and is supported by a research culture that encourages interdisciplinary initiatives.

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• Academic staff profiles
• Part-time DPhil programmes
• Research areas
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• Lifelong Learning Pedagogies forum
• Research Ethics Colloquium
• The Vice-Chancellors Colloquium

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Course Details

Renaissance Drawings: A Practical Course

Overview

Learn the art of the Italian Renaissance by drawing. The course combines a practical programme of drawing with a historical survey of Renaissance drawings and prints.

Programme Details

• Week 1: Introduction: the materials, methods and purpose of drawing in the Renaissance.
• Week 2: Leonardo, Dürer, Holbein: contour, empiricism, enquiry, disegno.
• Week 3: Michelangelo, Raphael: expression, mass, posture
• Week 4: Titian, Tintoretto: Composition, spatial dynamics, expression of form.
• Week 5: Students choose two contrasting drawings from the period to study using a medium of choice.
• Week 6: Early Renaissance drawing
• Week 7: High Renaissance drawing
• Week 8: Renaissance woodcuts
• Week 9: Renaissance engravings and etchings
• Week 10: Visit to the Ashmolean Museum print room

Recommended Reading

• Italian Renaissance Drawings / Chapman, Hugo
• Prints and Printmaking: An Introduction to the History and Techniques / Griffiths, Anthony
• The Art of Drawing, an Instructional Guide / Rawson, Philip
• Michelangelo and Raphael Drawings. / Whistler, Catherine

Certification

• Credit Accumulation Transfer Scheme (CATS) Points
• Digital Certificate of Completion

Fees

• Course fee (with no assessment): Ł300.00
• Assessment and Accreditation fee: Ł60.00

Funding

If you are in receipt of a UK state benefit, you are a full-time student in the UK or a student on a low income, you may be eligible for a reduction of 50% of tuition fees.

Tutors

• Mr Patrick Doorly
• Mr Oliver Gosling

Course Aims

To acquire some appreciation of the various techniques, functions, and styles of Renaissance prints and drawings.

Course Objectives

1. To examine the different roles fulfilled by drawing in the Renaissance.
2. To appreciate how different media met the needs of artists.
3. To gain an understanding of the way artists think through drawing.
4. To observe how rivalry between artists can drive stylistic change.

Teaching Methods

The first five weeks of the course are primarily practical. Students will be guided in the use of various drawing media used by Renaissance artists, and will be helped to draw from drawings.

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

1. Identify the use and purpose of different drawing materials.
2. Assess the role of drawing in the Renaissance for devising form and composition.
3. Appreciate the way artists think through drawing.
4. Build on the historical framework they have acquired to explore the websites of the Royal Collection, British Museum, and other major collections of drawings and prints.

Assessment Methods

Students will be asked to write an essay of 1500 words. Students will also be able to submit a 500 word formative assignment during the course.

Level and Demands

No prior knowledge of drawing or Renaissance art is required. The Department's Weekly Classes are taught at FHEQ Level 4, i.e. first year undergraduate level, and you will be expected to engage in a some amount of private study in preparation for the classes.