TAUGHT MA - Art History [Z042] - CITIES: Art, Architecture and Aspiration
Cities: Art, Architecture and Aspiration is a one-year MA offered by UCD School of Art History & Cultural Policy. 
It offers students challenging taught modules in diverse areas such as municipal architecture, public sculpture, pageantry and corporate portraiture, as well as introducing sources and methods of postgraduate research.A recurrent topic in our discipline is the role of art in expressing civic power and this framework provides a stimulating platform for the study of architecture, sculpture and painting.Among the issues to be explored will be the importance of civic identity, the politics of urban display, and the development of metropolitan styles within the history of Western art.
Teaching takes place on Tuesdays and Thursdays and is in the form of lectures, seminars and site visits. A field trip abroad occurs each year and will form an essential component of the programme.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE: The programme lasts for approximately one calendar year from September until August. Teaching ends in May. [2009-10 Course Information - please download]
- Rome - Caput Mundi. [Dr Mulvin] -This module sets out to explore the city of Rome and the myth perpetuated by the city. Rome has been at the centre stage of civilisation since antiquity, perceived as caput mundi or capital of the world...
- Married to the Myth: Art and Civic Identity in Renaissance Venice. [Dr Cottrell] - All cities propagate, perpetuate, and rely on their own myths and fables, but Venice more than most...
- Modern Manhattan. [Professor James-Chakraborty] - Across the twentieth century, Manhattan has exerted a powerful fascination as a subject for modern art, a place in which to produce, exhibit, and sell art, and a site to construct and discuss modern architecture...
- Architecture & Art of the Islamic City. [Dr Parodi] - This module examines the history of urbanism in Islamic lands from the seventh to the eighteenth centuries...
- History of Ireland's Designed Environment. [Dr O'Kane Crimmins] - The module describes the history of Ireland's designed environment encompassing its architecture, landscape design, infrastructure and civil engineering...
- Approaches to Art History - Resources and Methods - This module will introduce students to methodological issues and is intended to support the preparation and writing of the dissertation...
- Dissertation - A crucial component of the MA programme in Art History is the research and writing of a dissertation. The dissertation is valued at half (45 credits) the overall credits for this Masters. Students work on their dissertations under the guidance of a supervisor. Dissertations are submitted in early August each year.
Individual MA modules will be assessed through presentations, essays, and slides tests, and in some cases attendance and participation. There are no end-of-semester examinations.
Applicants are expected to have a high level of undergraduate achievement in Art History. The minimum requirement is a 2:1 [or a B- grade or GPA of 3.2] in Art History at Bachelor of Arts level in an overall degree which is of a 2:1 standard. In some circumstances we are prepared to accept students with a GPA of 3.0 or better provided they have good grades in their Art History modules.
All applicants must complete an official online application through UCD Online Applications. Please click on the following link to go directly to the CITIES: Art, Architecture and
Aspiration application - MA [Z042]
On receipt of the Online Application applicants will be given further instructions on documentation requirements. In particular, non-UCD graduates will be required to submit the following documents:
- One copy of the official transcripts of your academic qualifications.
- Two academic references in support of your application. These must be typed on headed notepaper and placed in an official signed & sealed envelope.
- A sample of academic writing [usually an undergraduate essay of c.2,500 words].
- A photocopy of your Birth Certificate/Passport page.
Enquiries on academic matters should be addressed to Dr Lynda Mulvin, lmulvin@ucd.ie [course director].
eneral queries regarding the School's Postgraduate programmes please contact:
Mrs Valerie Brouder
School Administrator [Art History]
UCD School of Art History & Cultural Policy
Newman Building,
UCD,
Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Tel: + 353 1 716 8162 - Fax: + 353 1 716 8453
Email: valerie.brouder@ucd.ie
