General information
| Study programme title | Master’s degree (M.A.) programme in Art History, (Joint Honours); General Module |
| Type of study programme | University |
| Duration | 2 years (4 semesters) |
| ECTS | 60 |
| Academic qualification | Master of Arts in Art History (univ. mag. hist. art) |
| Title and qualification code in the C.Q.F. Register | – |
| Study completion requirements | Passing all the exams and successfully completing the master’s thesis. |
| Possibilities of continuing education | Students can enrol on the appropriate doctoral programme. |
| Employment possibilities | Students can work as a curator, a museum associate in museums and galleries, director and managerial jobs in these institutions, conservators, guardians of monumental heritage, researchers, journalists, workers in tourism, etc. |
Course list
| Year 1 | |||
| Semester I | Semester II | ||
| Methodology of Scholarly Research | 3 ECTS | Methodology of Analysis and Documentation of Cultural Property | 4 ECTS |
| History of Cultural Heritage Protection | 4 ECTS | Interpretive Strategies of Art and Cultural Paradigms | 4 ECTS |
| Comparative Analysis of Visual Material | 3 ECTS | Avant-Garde Movements | 3 ECTS |
| Elective Course | 4 ECTS | Elective Course | 4 ECTS |
| Year 2 | |||
| Semester III | Semester IV | ||
| Theories of Twentieth-Century Art | 5 ECTS | Museum and Gallery Practice | 3 ECTS |
| Iconology | 3 ECTS | Sculpture: Techniques, Methods of Interpretation and Attribution | 3 ECTS |
| Mediation and Criticism | 3 ECTS | Elective Course | 4 ECTS |
| Elective Course | 4 ECTS | Master’s Thesis | 6 ECTS |
| Elective Courses (The elective courses offered and delivered are determined each academic year in the study programme’s course delivery plan.) | |
| The Coast, Islands and Hinterland of the Eastern Adriatic in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period | 4 ECTS |
| Early Modern Venetian Painting: Contextual Analysis I | 4 ECTS |
| Methods of Heritage Popularisation and Management | 4 ECTS |
| Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Historical and Architectural Complexes – Current Issues and Recent Restorations in Rijeka | 4 ECTS |
| Medieval Wall Painting | 4 ECTS |
| Art of Byzantium and Islam | 4 ECTS |
| Twentieth-Century Architectural Heritage in Rijeka | 4 ECTS |
| Industrial Architectural Heritage | 4 ECTS |
| Extracurricular Activity (for Additional ECTS Credits) | 1–3 ECTS |
| Visual Culture Strategies after Modernism | 4 ECTS |
| Early Modern Venetian Painting: Contextual Analysis II | 4 ECTS |
| Documents, Galleries and Exhibitions: The Institutional History of Croatian Art between 1918 and 1945 | 4 ECTS |
| Professional Practice in Mediation, Art Criticism and Curatorial Practice | 4 ECTS |
Learning outcomes
| Critically evaluate the key stylistic features of artworks and artistic phenomena, theoretical problems and approaches to artistic practices. |
| Critically assess the characteristics of art-historical and theoretical ideas in their historical sequence, geographical context and contexts of cultural identity development. |
| Integrate advanced knowledge and skills in art history and theory and in specialised areas of the discipline. |
| Synthesise fundamental concepts in museology, museum and gallery practice, and cultural heritage protection. |
| Interpret artworks using different methods and strategies, taking into account the context of their creation, the development of cultural identities and the broader cultural and social context. |
| Apply different methodological approaches to scholarly research in art history. |
| Use methods for evaluating and mediating artworks. |
| Use advanced terminology from art history and theory, museology and cultural heritage protection in oral and written communication. |
| Use written and visual sources and specialist literature in art history and theory. |
| Demonstrate advanced communication skills grounded in relevant arguments and interpretations of artworks and artistic phenomena. |
| Synthesise theoretical topics, problems and approaches to artistic practices throughout art history, applying different theoretical methods of interpreting and presenting artworks and artistic phenomena. |
| Interpret the results of independently designed and conducted research in accordance with ethical standards. |
| Synthesise conceptual and procedural knowledge from related disciplines (history, archaeology, ethnology, cultural anthropology, comparative literature, aesthetics, philology, etc.). |
| Apply specialist knowledge and skills to perform professional tasks with an appropriate level of responsibility in authentic settings. |
| Communicate integrated knowledge to specialist and general audiences. |
| Apply effective communication, interpersonal and computer skills, initiative, independence and ethical conduct at work. |
| Interpretation of Cultural Symbols and Meanings. |
| Collaborate in an interdisciplinary team. |
| Adapt one’s decision-making based on critical thinking and (self-)reflection. |