Archaeology, Anthropology and Art History (Year in Australasia or North America)

Description

This four-year version of our innovative degree in Archaeology, Anthropology and Art History includes a year abroad at a university in Australia, New Zealand, Canada or the United States. A great deal of the Sainsbury Collection, which is central to our teaching, derives from the Pacific and the American Northwest Coast, so the opportunity to study in these parts of the world will complement and enhance your studies at UEA You will spend the third year of this course at the host institution.

The degree combines teaching in small groups with larger lecture modules, giving flexibility and allowing you to put together a customised programme which reflects you own interests. There are also opportunities to do fieldwork such as digging on an archaeological site in Peru or closer to home in Norfolk.

Our teaching received a 96% satisfaction rate in both the 2012 National Student Survey and the 2013 Guardian University Guide league table.

Our students are able to study a wider range of artistic cultures, periods and forms than in any other art history department in the UK. The School is particularly renowned for its broad approach to art, encompassing ancient, medieval, Renaissance, baroque, modern and contemporary European art, American art, African art, Asian art and Pacific art. Staff, students and researchers in the School are interested in the history of art, as well as archaeology, anthropology, cultural heritage, and museum studies.We engage with all forms of visual and material creativity from oil painting, sculpture and drawing through to architecture, photography, video and installation art. We teach small groups of students in a friendly, supportive and open environment, supported by great facilities. This is why the Guardian University Guide consistently ranks us among the top departments in the UK for student satisfaction with teaching and feedback, for staff-student ratio and for the quality of student resources.

The School has a long-standing international reputation for excellence; ranked 1st in the UK for world-leading research in the latest Research Assessment Exercise, we are one of the most important and highly-rated History of Art departments in the UK. Our graduates go on to high profile posts in such prestigious institutions as the British Museum, V&A, Tate and Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, as well as leading History of Art departments, publishers and the commercial art world.

The School of Art History and World Art Studies is based in Norman Foster’s world-famous Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, an icon of modern design, which contains an astounding art collection with major internationally-renowned works by artists such as Francis Bacon, Edgar Degas, Jacob Epstein, Henry Moore and Pablo Picasso. Students work in close proximity to this collection, “perhaps the greatest resource of its type on any British campus” according to the Times Good University Guide.

• 95% of our History of Art graduates (and 88% of the School’s BA graduates overall) go on to work and/or postgraduate study within 6 months of graduating. We are therefore the highest-rated department in England (and joint first in the UK) for History of Art graduate prospects
• 100% of our History of Art graduates (and 97% of the School’s BA graduates overall) said they thought staff had made the subject interesting. This figure was matched by just one other History of Art department in England
• Almost 90% of the School’s BA graduates said that they had received the advice and support they needed to do well in their studies, a figure exceeded by just two other History of Art departments in the UK. This is probably because – as the survey reveals – our students get more lectures, seminars, tutorials and general contact time with academic staff than students at many other leading History of Art departments in the UK
• 96% of our History of Art graduates said they had been provided with the IT resources they needed for their studies, a figure matched by just one other History of Art department in the UK
• Finally, 94% of the School’s BA graduates overall said they were highly satisfied with the quality of their degree course, continuing our tradition of providing a first-class university education in History of Art as well as Archaeology, Anthropology, and Museum and Gallery Studies.

Detailed Course Facts

• EUR 10560 Year (EEA)
• EUR 14430 Year (Non-EEA)

UK/EU £9,000; International students £12,300

Students who have a year abroad and start their course in 2013 will pay a fee of £1,350 for the year abroad. Students who have a year in industry and start their course in 2013 will pay a fee of £1,250 for their year in industry.

• English

Course Content

Year 1

Core modules running through all years are designed to develop an understanding of the disciplines of archaeology, anthropology and art history. The first year is designed to lay the foundations of key skills in these three subject areas. You will take introductory seminars in archaeology and anthropology and our lecture series will give you knowledge of processes of making and ways of viewing and thinking about art.

• Introduction seminars in archaeology and anthropology will make you familiar with the methodologies and subjects of these disciplines.
• The module ‘Learning from Artefacts’ uses a variety of teaching methods to generate an understanding of how different art objects are used.
• The lecture series ‘Makers and Making’ makes you familiar with the different ways in which art objects are made and whom they are made by.
• The lecture series ‘Form, Function and Meaning addresses how objects and buildings have been used in different cultural and historical contexts.

Year 2

In the second year you enroll on three compulsory modules:

• The seminar module ‘Material Worlds’ explores how we surround ourselves with material objects and how materiality makes us who we are.
• The lecture series ‘Visual Display’ examines how objects and the human body are displayed in exhibitions and performances.
• The lecture series ‘Categories and Concepts’ introduces you to a range of concepts that allow you to think critically about art and material culture.

A range of optional modules in year two allows you to develop your interests within the context of your degree. In this year you can also choose to do a fieldwork trip.

Year 3

Year abroad

Year 4

In your fourth year, you will take the compulsory lecture series ‘World Art’ and choose another two optional modules. In addition, with the help of a tutor you will write a dissertation on a subject related to your year abroad.

Assessment

Key skills, issues and ideas are introduced in lectures given by all members of faculty, including art historians, anthropologists and archaeologists. More specialist study is undertaken in small group seminars.
These are chosen from a range offered within the School and across the University. You will also spend time studying and researching in the library or carrying out practical work or projects. In most subject areas, you are assessed at the end of each year on the basis of coursework and, in some cases, project and examination results.
In your final year, you will write a dissertation on a topic of your choice and with the advice of tutors. There is no final examination. Your final degree result is determined by the marks you receive in years two and four.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6.5 TOEFL iBT® test : 88

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

Requirements

• A Level: AAB including at least one humanities essay-based subject
• International Baccalaureate: 33 points including at least one Higher Level humanities essay-based subject
• Scottish Highers: At least one Advanced Higher preferred in addition to Highers
• Scottish Advanced Highers: AAB including at least one humanities essay-based subject
• Irish Leaving Certificate: AAAABB including at least one humanities essay-based subject
• Access Course: Please contact the university for further information
• HND: Please contact the university for further information
• European Baccalaureate: 80% including at least one humanities essay-based subject

Students for whom English is a Foreign language

We welcome applications from students from all academic backgrounds. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including writing, speaking, listening and reading). Recognised English Language qualifications include:

• IELTS: 6.5 overall (minimum 6.0 in Reading and Writing with no less than 5.5 in any component)
• TOEFL: Internet-based score of 88 overall (minimum 20 in Reading and Speaking components, 19 in Writing component and 17 in Listening components.
• PTE: 62 overall (minimum 55 in Reading and Writing components with no less than 51 in any component).

If you do not meet the University's entry requirements, our INTO Language Learning Centre offers a range of university preparation courses to help you develop the high level of academic and English skills necessary for successful undergraduate study.

Interviews

The majority of candidates will not be called for an interview. However, for some students an interview will be requested. These are normally quite informal and generally cover topics such as your current studies, reasons for choosing the course and your personal interests and extra-curricular activities.
Students will have the opportunity to meet with an academic individually on a Visit Day in order to gain a deeper insight into the course(s) you have applied for.

Gap Year

We welcome applications from students who have already taken or intend to take a gap year.
We also welcome applications for deferred entry, believing that a year between school and university can be of substantial benefit. You are advised to indicate your reason for wishing to defer entry and may wish to contact the appropriate Admissions Office directly to discuss this further.

Intakes

The School's annual intake is in September of each year.

Alternative Qualifications

If you have alternative qualifications that have not been mentioned above, then please contact university directly for further information.

GCSE Offer

Students are required to have GCSE Mathematics and GCSE English Language at Grade C or above.

Assessment

For the majority of candidates the most important factors in assessing the application will be past and future achievement in examinations, academic interest in the subject being applied for, personal interest and extra-curricular activities and the confidential reference.
We consider applicants as individuals and accept students from a very wide range of educational backgrounds and spend time considering your application in order to reach an informed decision relating your application. Typical offers are indicated above. Please note, there may be additional subject entry requirements specific to individual degree courses.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

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