Programme Requirements
We teach the history and theory of art, including painting, calligraphy, sculpture, architecture, photography, conceptual art, and related visual media. Courses examine European, American, Chinese, Japanese, and Indian artistic traditions in depth. Some courses focus on specialized skills related to museum studies. Students may major or minor in Art History and will discover many fruitful combinations between art history and other disciplines inside and outside the Arts Faculty.
Major in Art History (72 credits)
Students wishing to major in Art History must normally complete the following requirements:
Complete one 6-credit Art History course at the 1000-level
Complete 12 credits of introductory courses from any Arts programme(s) (which may include additional credits in 1000-level Art History courses)
Complete 54 credits of Art History courses from among those offered at the 2000, 3000, and 4000 levels, of which:
- 6 credits must be the course ARTH2081 Art History and Its Methods
- 6 credits must be in Western art
- 6 credits must be in Asian art
- 6 credits must be in 3000-level courses
- 6 credits must be in a 4000-level course to fulfill the capstone requirement
Minor in Art History (36 credits)
Students wishing to minor in Art History must normally complete the following requirements:
Complete one 6-credit Art History course at the 1000 level
Course Selection
Prospective students should note that individual upper-level courses in the Art History programme may require prerequisites which are listed in the relevant sections below. In exceptional cases, these requirements may be waived. Most courses impose caps on enrollment to ensure standards of teaching quality. All major, minor, and other course selections are subject to the approval of the Head of the School of Humanities on the recommendation of the Undergraduate Coordinator of the Programme.
Cross-listed Courses
To fulfill the requirements of the 2000-level credits in the major/minor in Art History, students may also take:
- AFRI2018 African Art(s)
- AFRI3008 African arts in museum: Collecting and exhibiting “Africa”
- AMER2058 Art and law in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries
- AMER2064 Art, Time, and New Media
- AMER2065 Radical Artistic Practice in the Shadow of Hollywood
- AMER2066 Art and crime
- AMER2067 Making money: Art, culture, and economics
- GLAS2101 Art, time, and new media
- GLAS2102 Art and law
- GLAS2134 Art and crime
- GLAS2135 Radical artistic practice in the shadow of Hollywood
- GLAS2136 Art and money
Please refer to the relevant Programmes for the course details and availability.
For detailed regulations, please consult the Arts Faculty’s B.A. syllabus.
Credit Transfer
This Faculty Cap Policy on Credit Transfer is applicable to:
All HKU students admitted to the 4-year curriculum, who take any Arts major/ minor
Those who go on outgoing academic exchange
Up to 50% of the transferred credits to HKU can be counted towards each of the Arts major/ minor requirements. In other words, students should complete at least 50% of each of the Arts major/ minor requirements at HKU.
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Max. no. of exchange credits allowed to be transferred to HKU |
Min. no. of credits completed at HKU |
|
|---|---|---|
| Arts major | 36 | 36 or 42 |
| Arts minor | 18 | 18 |
Transferred credits in excess of the cap as approved by the major/ minor offering Programme(s) will be counted as free elective(s) for the undergraduate degree only. It should be noted that the above policy does not affect BA students who take non-Arts major/minors. Students concerned are required to comply with regulations or policies of respective faculties.
For more details, please refer to the new application form for credit transfer available at the faculty website; or visit the faculty FAQ section online.
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