Global History of Art and Architecture University of Cambridge

Overview

The Global History of Art and Architecture programme course from the University of Cambridge  students will have acquired:

• Advanced specialist subject knowledge and understanding of the history of art and architecture in a global context;

• Systematic and comprehensive conceptual knowledge and critical understanding of relevant historiographical, methodological and theoretical frameworks for the history of art and architecture in a global context;

• Ability to utilise specialist subject and conceptual knowledge and understanding in students’ own original written work, successfully engaging with and/or contributing to critical debates in the field;

• Language tuition that enhances student access to relevant subject knowledge, sources, methods and analytical tools for studying the history of art and architecture in a global context.

Key facts:

Students will be able to:

• Synthesise and analyse advanced research and scholarship across the field of history of art and architecture and relevant academic disciplines in a global context;

• Put relevant theoretical and academic knowledge into practice, applying it to specific objects and case studies;

• Utilise acquired transferable language skills to access relevant scholarship and conduct art historical research as necessary;

• Structure extended pieces of written work and present arguments clearly and effectively;

• Demonstrate self-direction, originality and ability to act autonomously through successfully completing an independent research project;

• Deal with complex issues both systematically and creatively and tackle and solve problems independently;

• Contribute constructively within an international environment, exercising initiative, personal responsibility and demonstrating independent learning ability.