Program Requirements

The Bachelor of Art History and Curatorship requires completion of 144 units, of which:

A maximum of 60 units may come from completion of 1000-level courses

The 144 units must include:

24 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:

ARTH1006 Art and Design Histories: Form and Space

ARTH1007 Art and Design Histories: Making and Meaning

ARTH3001 Art History and Curatorship Internship

12 units from completion of courses from the following list:

ARTH2044 Art and Its Context: Materials, Techniques, Display

ARTH2045 Curatorship Theory and Practice

ARTH2057 Art and Politics of Collecting

36 units from completion of courses from the following list:

ARTH2039 Painters of Modern Life

ARTH2043 Modernism and Postmodernism in Art and Design: 1850-2000

ARTH2044 Art and Its Context: Materials, Techniques, Display

ARTH2045 Curatorship Theory and Practice

ARTH2050 Photography and Art

ARTH2052 Art of the Modern Print

ARTH2055 Fabric of Life: An Introduction To Textile History

ARTH2056 Art and Architecture of Southeast Asia: Tradition and Transformation

ARTH2057 Art and Politics of Collecting

ARTH2059 Art and Architecture of Asia: Histories and Traditions

ARTH2061 Postmodern Sublime

ARTH2080 Art and Visual Culture of the Long Eighteenth Century, 1660-1815

ARTH2081 Art of the European Courts, 1500-1815

ARTH2082 Art, War and Conflict

ARTH2093 Post-Colonial Discourses in Australian Art

ARTH2097 Victorian and Edwardian Art: Australia and Europe 1837-1914

ARTH2098 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art

ARTH2102 Art of Portraiture: History and Theory

ARTV2018 Cyberculture

ARTV2030 Theories of the Object

ARTV2031 Theories of the Image

ARTV2050 Renaissance and Baroque Art

ARTV2052 Introducing Asian Modernisms

ARTV2053 Contemporary Asian Art

ARTV2054 Australian Art: The Modern Period

ARTV2055 Costume, Fashion and Visual Culture

FILM2005 Moving Pictures: Cinema and the Visual Arts

Either:

24 units from completion of one of the following language minors:

Advanced Ancient Greek

Advanced French Studies

Advanced German Studies

Advanced Hispanic Culture

Advanced Hispanic Linguistics

Advanced Italian Studies

Advanced Latin

Advanced Spanish Studies

Ancient Greek

Arabic

Chinese Language

Classical Chinese

French Language and Culture

German Language and Culture

Hindi Language

Indonesian Language

Italian Language and Culture

Japanese Language

Japanese Linguistics

Korean Language

Latin

Russian

Persian

Sanskrit Language

Spanish

Thai Language

Urdu Language

Vietnamese Language

Or:

24 units from completion of courses listed in the following majors and minors:

Ancient History Major

Anthropology Major

Archaeology Major

Asian Art History Minor

English Major

Film Minor

History Major

Visual Arts Practice Minor

48 units from completion of elective courses offered by ANU

Honours

For information about honours, please see Bachelor of Art History and Curatorship (Honours)

Elective Study

Once you have met the program requirements of your degree, you may have enough electives to complete an additional elective major, minor or specialisation.

Study Options

Admission Requirements

Admission to all programs is on a competitive basis. Admission to undergraduate degrees is based on meeting the ATAR requirement or an equivalent rank derived from the following qualifications:

• An Australian year 12 qualification or international equivalent; OR
• A completed Associate Diploma, Associate Degree, AQF Diploma, Diploma, AQF Advanced Diploma, Graduate Certificate or international equivalent; OR
• At least one standard full-time year (1.0 FTE) in a single program of degree level study at an Australian higher education institution or international equivalent; OR
• An approved tertiary preparation course unless subsequent study is undertaken.

Click HERE for further information about domestic admission.

The table below is a guide to the entry level required for domestic applicants. Exact entry level will be set at time of offer.

Domestic applicant entry requirements

Queensland Band equivalents are a guide only - selection is made on a UAI equivalent that is not available to students.

International applicant entry requirements

International applicants may view further information on admissions requirements at Entry Requirements for International Undergraduate Applicants

The University reserves the right to alter or discontinue its programs as required.

Adjustment Factors

The National Access Scheme 2014

ANU offers bonus points for nationally strategic senior secondary subjects, and in recognition of difficult circumstances that students face in their studies. 

Bonus points are applied to all applicants with an ATAR at or above 70. Points are awarded in accordance with the approved schedule, and no more than 10 points (maximum 5 academic points and maximum 5 equity points) will be awarded.

Bonus points do not apply to programs with an ATAR cutoff of 98 or higher.

Bonus Points are only awarded to domestic applicants applying for admission through UAC who have not previously attempted tertiary study.

How to apply

Academic Bonus Points: senior secondary students do not need to apply for ANU academic bonus points. They are automatically added in accordance with the schedule.

Educational Access Scheme: senior secondary students do not need to apply if their school is part of the Priority School Funding Program or Country Areas Program. All other applicants should refer to http://www.uac.edu.au/eas/  for more information.

Scholarships

ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.

Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are.  Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.

For further information see the Scholarships website.

Employment Opportunities

Art history and curatorship has a strong career orientation. Many of our graduates have taken up key positions in art galleries, museums and other cultural institutions. Some are in teaching positions relating to their specialisations, while others have entered the commercial world of culture and art. With a strong emphasis on critical analysis, research, problem solving and communicating with audiences in diverse ways, this degree provides valuable training for future managers in the arts, heritage and collections sectors, and more broadly across the public service and private enterprise.

Learning Outcomes

Successful completion of this program enables students to:

identify and analyse various theories in Art History, their art-forms and art-making techniques

• differentiate and critique the historical, social, cultural and political contexts of various theories in Art History, their art forms and associated art-making techniques
• investigate various theories, practices and techniques associated with public curatorship
• construct comprehensive linkages between theories in Art History and the practicalities of curating
• evaluate practices and techniques associated with public curatorship through visits to galleries, museums and participation in the internship
• demonstrate practical experience in the display of artefacts for public exhibitions in galleries and museums.