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 Goods | 4 ECTS |
| History of Cultural Heritage Preservation | 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 | ||
| Twentieth Century Theories of 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 offer of elective courses will be decided and specified in the syllabus for each academic year) | |
| The Coast, Islands and Hinterland of the Eastern Adriatic in the Middle and Early Modern Ages | 4 ECTS |
| Venetian Painting in the Early Modern Period: Contextual Analysis I | 4 ECTS |
| Methods of Popularising and Managing Heritage | 4 ECTS |
| Historical and Architectural Structures of the 19th and 20th Centuries – Current Topics and Recent Renovations in Rijeka | 4 ECTS |
| Medieval Wall Painting | 4 ECTS |
| Art of Byzantium and Islam | 4 ECTS |
| Architectural Heritage of the 20th Century in Rijeka | 4 ECTS |
| Architectural Industrial Heritage | 4 ECTS |
| Extracurricular Activities | 1-3 ECTS |
| Strategies of Visual Culture after Modernism | 4 ECTS |
| Venetian Painting in the Early Modern Period: Contextual Analysis II | 4 ECTS |
Learning outcomes
Core learning outcomes
| Collective learning outcomes | Individual learning outcomes |
|---|---|
| ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD AND PERIODS OF ART HISTORY | 1. Define and classify the key styles of a particular work of art or phenomena. 2. Consistently classify theoretical topics, problems, and approaches in artistic practices throughout the history of art. 3. Interpret and critically judge the concepts of form, meaning and structural level of works of art and phenomena. 4. Evaluate and explain the similarities and differences between specific art historical and theoretical ideas in historically and territorially distinguishable phenomena and periods. 5. Apply advanced knowledge and skills from the field of art history and theory. 6. Highlight and demonstrate specific knowledge and skills from narrower areas of the profession. 7. Integrate advanced knowledge into more complex, individual examples of a superior grouping of artistic phenomena. 8. Use and critically judge the concepts of museology, museum-gallery practice, and cultural heritage protection. |
| ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE IN ART HISTORY METHODOLOGY | 1. Define and distinguish between art historical methods of analysis and the interpretation of works of art and phenomena at an advanced level. 2. Describe and review the elements that make up works of art and phenomena and integrate them into a wider cultural and social context, using the appropriate standard and innovative methodological tools of art history and theory. 3. Recognise, classify, select, and use different approaches when undertaking scientific research. 4. Carry out comparative analysis and argumentation based on observation and reflection on works of art. 5. Distinguish between and use methods of evaluation and mediation about works of art |
| ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE OF USING PROFESSIONAL TERMINOLOGY | 1. Recognise, name, explain and use more complex and specific professional historical and artistic terms. 2. Apply and demonstrate more complex and specialised historical and artistic terminology in oral and written forms. 3. Apply specific terminology from the field of museology, cultural heritage protection and basic theoretical abstractions (generalisations). |
| ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE OF USING WRITTEN AND VISUAL SOURCES | 1. Critically use primary and secondary written and visual sources 2. Use professional literature in Croatian and two global languages |
| ADVANCED INTERPRETATION AND CONTEXTUALISATION OF WORKS OF ART | 1. Critically judge the context in which works of art are created. 2. Interpret works of art in the contexts of the development of cultural identities 3. Demonstrate an advanced level of communication based on the relevant arguments and interpretations 4. Contextualise works of art and phenomena in your own words. 5. Consistently classify theoretical topics, problems, and approaches to artistic practices throughout the history of art. 6. Demonstrate examples of different normative and non-normative strategies of interpretation of works of art and phenomena. 7. Use different conceptual theoretical methods of interpretation and presentation of works of art and phenomena |
| PROBLEM-BASED THINKING AND INDEPENDENT RESEARCH | 1. Anticipate, review, and represent different methodological approaches in history of art research. 2. Select and formulate a research topic and predict and plan the course of professional and research papers and procedures. 3. Propose and plan new strategic approaches in professional and research papers and procedures. 4. Represent and argue adequate conceptualizations on different topics, media and areas of art history and theory. |
| NETWORKING AND INTEGRATION OF COMPETENCES | 1. Choose and integrate the contents, methods, and terminologies of related disciplines (history, archaeology, ethnology, cultural anthropology, comparative literature, aesthetics, philology, etc.) 2. To plan and carry out professional work with an appropriate level of responsibility in cultural and public institutions and the media, as well as in tourism. 3. To plan and perform professional tasks at an appropriate level of responsibility within a multidisciplinary context. 4. To critically evaluate and use interdisciplinary and other disciplinary practices and methods within the framework of visual culture in the social sciences and humanities. 5. Integrate ethical attitudes related to professional and scientific work in historical, social and cultural contexts 6. Communicate integrated knowledge to both a specialist and general public. |
| GENERIC OUTCOMES | 1. I.T. literacy 2. Passive use of two foreign languages 3. Oral and written expression 4. Preparing and executing plans 5. Efficient use of time 6. Adaptation skills 7. Teamwork 8. Good knowledge of wider culture 9. Understanding and interpreting cultural symbols and meanings 10. Communication and interpersonal skills 11. Critical thinking 12. Problem solving 13. Showing initiative and independence in work 14. Able to analyse and synthesise 15. Able to make decisions 16. Able to criticise and self-criticise 17. Able to work in an interdisciplinary team |