University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 30

ECTS credits : 15

Level : SCQF level 9

Semester: 1

Planned timetable: 11.00 am - 12.30 pm Mon (lecture) and either 9.00 am - 10.30 am Wed (2 groups) or 11.00 am - 12.30 pm Wed (2 groups)

This 30-credit module provides an introduction to the most significant critical approaches employed in art history. It is designed to encourage students to consider new ways in which they might think about art, society and culture. Themes range from aesthetics, semiotics, psychoanalysis, feminism and phenomenology, to connoisseurship and iconography.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 1 x 1.5-hour lecture and 1 x 1.5-hour seminar (x 10 weeks)

Scheduled learning hours: 30

Guided independent study hours: 270

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 70%, Time-Restricted Take Home Exam = 30%.

As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 30%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 70%

Re-assessment: 1 x Written Assignment to be agreed by the Board of Examiners

Personnel