Each year a world-leading researcher is selected by a competitive process for the Sir William Dobell Visiting Chair award in the ANU Centre for Art History and Art Theory. This advanced research seminar provides students the opportunity to study the topics of current research by the Sir William Dobell Visiting Chair. The seminar will change each semester to align with the visiting fellow's work, allowing students to develop professional research skills by aligning their study and assessments with the Chair's research.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- evaluate the state of a subfield of art history and curatorial studies;
- design an advanced research project;
- recognise the distinction between research outputs and research outcomes; and
- work collaboratively as part of a research team
Indicative Assessment
- Bibliographic exercise (2,000) (20) [LO 1]
- Draft assignment (2,000) (20) [LO 2]
- Final assignment (3,000) (50) [LO 3]
- Group presentation (1,000) (10) [LO 4]
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Workload
260 hours of total student learning time that may change depending on the seminar.
Indicative only:
a) 36 hours of face-to-face seminars over 12 weeks.
b) 224 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Prescribed Texts
Available on Wattle
Preliminary Reading
Available on Wattle
Assumed Knowledge
Students must be able and prepared to engage with art historical discourse and research at a level appropriate to the chosen course.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 12 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 12.00 | 0.25000 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $8640 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $11160 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8470 | 21 Jul 2025 | 28 Jul 2025 | 31 Aug 2025 | 24 Oct 2025 | In Person | N/A |