Art History & Cultural Policy - The Modern to the Contemporary
From Modern to Contemporary considers the modernist movement from c.1914 to the emergence of post-modern and contemporary art practice in the 1960s and 1970s.
Duration
Autumn Trimester - September to December
MODE OF DELIVERY: Face-to-Face
Eligibility
Learning Recommendations:
Art History majors should not take any Stage 2 or 3 Art History modules until they have completed their Stage 1 Art History requirements.
Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
AH10070 - Dublin: Its Museums
Additional Information:
Students intending to Major in Art History are required to have competed the CORE Stage 1 module, and at least one other Stage 1 Art History module before progression.
Careers / Further progression
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Open Learning allows you to select the modules you wish to study, set the pace of your study, and whether you undertake the module assessment. It also can lead to undergraduate degree entry in UCD if you are taking the Certificate in Open Learning (30 credits) or if you are a Mature Student you can take one module (5 credits) in lieu of the MSAP exam.
There are 14 Progression Pathways to choose from Students who earn 30 credits (6 x 5 credit modules) receive a NFQ Level 7 Certificate in Open Learning. This can be used to apply through the CAO for dedicated places on 14 different UCD degree programmes depending on Grade Point Average (GPA) and modules completed.
Further information
TRIMESTER: Autumn
To get started, you need to first complete and submit an online pre-registration form. Applications will reopen again on 8 August 2023.
Through consideration of key concepts, critical texts and artworks, the principle characteristics and goals of modernism and contemporary art are explored. These include the importance of innovation and experimentation, the emphasis on media and technique and a new stress on the personality of the artist in modernism and the importance of participation, institutional critique and the scrutiny of identity in post-modernism. Through lectures and small group seminars students will analyse key themes in modern to contemporary art notably abstract art, collage and photomontage, chance and automatism, the strategies used by women artists, and the gallery space. On completion of the course students will be able to analyse the major developments in art from modernism to the contemporary.
We have a dedicated team who supports the Open Learning programme:
Jenny Doyle, Centre Operations Manager - jennifer.doyle@ucd.ie
Lucy and Ciarán are members of our Operations Team and they can also help you with your queries. Get in touch with us by emailing all@ucd.ie