Humanities - Bachelor

1. Contents
Art history is the study of art in a broad sense. In addition to the traditional arts, architecture, painting and sculpture, the programme also includes handicrafts, Sami daidda and duodji, built environments, and recent visual media and visual culture. The main emphasis is on the study of artworks and other visual objects, but various theoretical and analytical frameworks such as aesthetics, psychology of perception, semiotics, gender perspectives, etc. will be employed in the interpretation of the material.

The basic undergraduate course group (60 credits) has two parts: 1) a chronologically-based component which gives an overview over the most important periods and monuments in art history. This is complemented by 2) thematic studies of periods and styles with a focus on selected areas of the field. Students are also given an overview of terminology relating to the history of art and architecture, iconography (motifs in art), and theories and methods employed in the study of art.

The programme has two degree options:

a) General art
This option examines the theories and methods of art history (II) paying special attention to the image in contemporary society and modern visual media. The specialised part of the programme focuses on selected topics in art and architecture, such as art and architecture in Northern Norway.

Fieldwork (in Norway and abroad), in the form of monument descriptions and other practical exercises, constitutes an important part of the programme.

b) Cultural Heritage Management
This is an interdisciplinary option offering specialisation in cultural monuments and cultural heritage management ? but the core of the programme is still art studies. The aim is to combine basic knowledge of art with insights into such fields as archaeology, history and community planning.

The specialisation part of this option will give students a better academic background for work in cultural heritage management. Laws, social frameworks, actors and working methods relating to cultural heritage management will be presented and discussed on the basis of practical assignments. Students will participate in classes and projects with students from other programmes, thus acquiring an interdisciplinary understanding which is important in cultural heritage management. The study of North Norwegian cultural monuments and architecture will give students a good base for working in Northern Norway. Fieldwork and a final project paper are important parts of this option.

2. Objectives, access to further studies and professional prospects
The programme is relevant for cultural professions in the public sector, work in museums and art institutions, and such jobs as municipal culture secretaries, journalists and cultural journalists. The programme is also useful as further education for teachers, and for people who want to work in festival management, publishing, and as specialists in libraries, archives, and tourism.

The Cultural Heritage Management option is focused particularly on the preservation and management of cultural artefacts in the public sector, in municipal administration, and the museum sector, but is also suitable for art and culture journalists and municipal culture secretaries.

3. Prospective students
The programme is geared to students interested in art as a cultural-historical phenomenon and as part of visual communication in contemporary society.

4. Programme coordinator
Programme board

5. Subjects involved
Art, archaeology, history, community planning

6. Admission requirement
General entrance requirements

7. Student exchange
We have a Nordplus agreement with Copenhagen University which enables students to take 30 credits at that institution. We also have agreements with the Norwegian Institute in Rome and University of Freiburg, Germany.

8. Programme structure diagramme
a) The General Art option has the following components:

30 credits first-semester courses

90 credits art history

60 credits optional courses

First-semester courses
Students are advised to take EXF-0720 Examen facultatum for the humanities.

Specialisation
Students must have 90 credits in order to continue to the graduate level, of which 30 credits should be 2000-level courses.

Optional courses
The general art option can be complemented with optional courses from other departments. Particularly relevant fields are Documentation Science (media theory), Comparative Literature (literary theory), Greek and Latin Studies, and Philosophy (aesthetics). Other relevant optional courses can be chosen from History, Archaeology, Religious Science, Social Anthropology, or Visual Cultural Studies. Elective courses cannot be chosen from above the 2000 level.

b) The Cultural Heritage Management option has the following components:

30 credits first-semester courses
90 credits art history
60 credits archaeology, history, and community planning.

First-semester courses
Students are advised to take EXF-0720 Examen facultatum for the humanities.

Specialisation
Students must have 90 credits in order to continue to the graduate level, of which 30 credits should be 2000-level courses.

9. Discipline(s)

10. Access to further studies
Graduates are eligible for admission to the master?s programme in art history.

11. Teaching and evaluation methods, assessment, examination
Assessment is in the form of written assignments, school exams, oral exams, and portfolio assessment, either separately or in combination, depending on the composition and scope of the course. See course catalogue for further details.

Grades: letter grades (A-F) or pass/fail

12. Student evaluation
Each instructor is responsible for carrying out evaluation of his/her courses. Oral group evaluations are conducted at the end of each semester.

II. Programme structure

a) General Art option

Obligatory courses¹ 60-credits course group

30 credits 2000-level courses²

Valgfrie emner³ 60 credits

Example of programme structure with courses taken in recommended order:

Sem. 10 Credits 10 Credits 10 Credits

1 (A) FIL-0700 Examen philosophicum EXF-0720 Examen facultatum for the humanities

2 (S) KVI-1010 Epoch and style I KVI-1013 Iconography, Conventions of Pictorial Art, Theory and Method

3 (A) KVI-1110 Epoch and style II KVI-1113 Fieldwork/ excursion

4 (S) Opt. A KVI-2012 or KVI-2013 or KVI-2014 or KVI-2015 KVI-2010 Terminology, historiography, theory, methods II

Opt. B Study abroad at Copenhagen University

5 (A) Opt. A HIF-1110 Literary theory Optional course Optional course

Opt. B KVI-2511 Art in Northern Norway KVI-2512 Architecture in Northern Norway Optional course

6 (S) DOK-1010 Media and document theory Optional course(s)

¹Students must have 90 credits of art, consisting of an obligatory one-year programme (60-credit group; see second and third semesters) and 30 credits of intermediate courses (2000-courses; see fourth semester). Several possible combinations will qualify students for admission into the Master?s programme, and in the 4th-6th semesters students can choose between several intermediate courses.

² In the fourth semester, the specialised art courses can be taken in three different ways:

Option A: Students can combine KVI-2010 Terminology, historiography, theory, methods II (10 credits) with one of the following 20-credit courses: KVI-2012 Narrativity in art and images, KVI-2013 The emergence of the Modern or KVI-2014 Bauhaus: idea, design, architecture or KVI-2015 Art and -institutions, England ca. 1740-1850

Option B: Study abroad at Copenhagen University.

³ See recommendations under point I.8: ?Programme composition? above. It is possible for students to take other courses instead of all optional courses and art courses that are not part of the specialisation (see 4th-6th semester).

b) Cultural Heritage Management option

Obligatory courses Art history 90 credits

Archaeology 10 credits

Community planning 20 credits

Social Science 10 credits

Social Anthropology 10 credits

Optional courses (limited choice)¹ 20 credits

Example of recommended programme structure:

Sem. 10 Credits 10 Credits 10 Credits

1 (A) FIL-0700 Examen Philosophicum EXF-0720 Examen facultatum for the humanities

2 (S) KVI-1010 Epochs and Styles I KVI-1011 Iconography and picture conventions KVI-1012 Terminology, Historiography, Theory, Method I

3 (A) KVI-1110 Epochs and Styles II ARK-2015 The Conservation of Cultural Relics

4 (S) KVI-2512 Architecture in Northern Norway SOA-1005 Anthropological Perspectives on Sami Society and Culture SVF-2005 Geographical Information Systems in the Past, Present and Future

5 (A) SPL-2009 Communicative Planning (first offered Autumn 05) Optional course (with limitations)¹ Optional course (with limitations)¹

6 (S) KVI-2513 Building Conservation KVI-2900 Project Paper in the Management of Cultural Relics

¹Students must take two of the following three courses: ARK-1003 The Nordic countries before the Modern ? archaeological perspectives (10 credits) (A) KVI-1113 Fieldwork/excursion (10 credits) (A) SVF-2005 Geographical information systems in the past, present and future I (10 credits) (S)

III. Course catalogue
KVI-1010 Epoch and style I (10 credits)
KVI-1013 Iconography, Conventions of Pictorial Art, Theory and Method (20 credits)
KVI-1110 Epoch and style II (20 credits)
KVI-1113 Fieldwork/excursion (10 credits)
KVI-2010 Terminology, historiography, theory, methods II (10 credits)
KVI-2012 Narrativity in art and images (20 credits)
KVI-2013 The emergence of the Modern (20 credits)
KVI-2014 Bauhaus: idea, design, architecture (20 credits)
KVI-2015 Art and -institutions, England ca. 1740-1850 (20 credits)
KVI-2511 Art in Northern Norway (10 credits)
KVI-2512 Architecture in Northern Norway (10 credits)
KVI-2513 Conservation of historic buildings (10 credits)
KVI-2514 Italian art I (10 credits)
KVI-2515 Italian art II (10 credits)
KVI-2900 Project paper in cultural heritage management (20 credits)

In the Cultural Heritage Management option the following courses from other departments are included:
ARK-1003 The Nordic countries before the Modern era ? archaeological perspectives (10 credits)
ARK-2015 Cultural monuments conservation (10 credits)
HIS-2002 The Sami Nation. Indigenous peoples, minorities and multi-cultural society in an historical perspective (10 credits)
SPL-2002 Planning, politics, management (10 credits)
SPL-2009 Communicative planning (10 credits)
SVF-2005 Geographical information systems in the past, present and future I (10 credits)