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Programme code | 1HART008U |
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Programme type | Joint Honours (UG) |
Programme director(s) |
Jo Crow (Spanish)
Ann Matchette (History of Art) |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
School/department | Department of History of Art (Historical Studies) |
Second School/department | Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies |
Teaching institution | University of Bristol |
Awarding institution | University of Bristol |
Relevant QAA subject benchmark groups |
History of art, architecture and design (2019) (benchmark statement)
Languages, Cultures and Societies (2023) (benchmark statement) |
Mode of study | Full Time |
Programme length | 4 years (full time) |
History of Art
The programme is designed to provide students with a broad understanding of History of Art as it is currently practiced through the progressive acquisition of both subject-specific and transferable skills. Students who complete the programme will be fully able to progress to postgraduate study in both History of Art and other Humanities subjects. They will also have gained experience and skills that will establish a solid foundation for many types of career.
The programme is further designed:
Spanish
The programme provides the opportunity to study the language, literature society, culture, politics and history of Spanish -speaking countries and another subject. For the Spanish programme:
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Knowledge and understanding are acquired through: lectures, seminars, tutorials, intensive language classes, directed reading, regular written coursework and practical language work (supported by the facilities of the Multimedia Centre), and a compulsory period of residence in the country or countries where the language is spoken. |
Methods of Assessment | |
A range of essay writing skills (short and extended essays). Project work. Seminar presentations. |
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Intellectual skills are developed through seminars, tutorials, oral presentations and essay writing. |
Methods of Assessment | |
Essay writing and examinations test the students' ability to analyse information and present reasoned arguments. |
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Seminars and tutorials are used to develop oral communication by requiring students to engage in class discussions and to give short introductory talks/presentations to initiate discussion. These oral skill are further developed in the language classes. |
Methods of Assessment | |
All units are assessed through written coursework in the form of essays of varying lengths and requirements. These require a detailed and expansive handling of literature and extensive reading in support of their conclusions. |
Statement of expectations from the students at each level of the programme as it/they develop year on year.
Level C/4 - Certificate |
Year 1 of the course has been expressly designed to lay the foundations which will allow students to fulfil the course's aims and objectives. Core units in language are geared to lead the student in the development of their language skills. Foundation units introduce students to the literature, society, culture, politics and history of Spanish-speaking countries from the medieval period through to the present day. The expectation is that their work may require considerable direction from members of staff at this stage. |
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Level I/5 - Intermediate |
In Year 2 students are expected to be able to demonstrate that they have expanded the range and depth of their knowledge in various areas of the discipline and their capacity to evaluate their work. The themes and language readings will be of greater depth and substance. Students will develop their analytical skills, their ability to structure their work and present it fluently. They will be encouraged in group work skills through active participation in seminars and oral language classes. They will be developing a capacity for self-directed learning (for example, through the researching and writing of essays and projects). The grammatical and lexical knowledge of the Spanish language will be tested, as will their specialist knowledge of specific periods/topics within the language, literature, society, culture, politics, history of the Spanish-speaking world. In Year 3, students will develop their command of spoken and written Spanish during the mandatory period of residence abroad when they either follow a formal programme of instruction at an academic institution in a Spanish-speaking country or take up an approved placement in a business or administrative organisation in a Spanish-speaking country. Their linguistic, critical, research and presentational skills will also be enhanced through the writing of a dissertation in Spanish during the year. |
Level H/6 - Honours |
Students are expected to have expanded the breadth of their knowledge through the study of optional units, which are more closely linked to staff research interests and which aim to develop conceptual and methodological approaches in more complexity.Students will be expected to develop further their ability to gather and assimilate information, to synthesise these in an appropriate way, to engage in sophisticated evaluation of texts. The students' ability to assimilate and synthesise material, organise their ideas, weigh conflicting interpretations, marshal arguments, form judgements and present their thoughts in written and verbal forms with precision and clarity will be further developed. There will be an emphasis on independent learning, self-directed study and research skills. The grammatical and lexical knowledge of the Spanish language will be tested, as will their specialist knowledge of specific periods/topics within the language, literature, society, culture, politics and history of the Spanish- speaking world. |
The intended learning outcome mapping document shows which mandatory units contribute towards each programme intended learning outcome.
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Acquisition of art historical knowledge and skills through lectures, seminars, tutorials, specially constructed art historical skills units, directed reading and individual formative feedback. Independent research is fostered through a supervised Project at Level I/5 of the programme and a Dissertation at level H/6. |
Methods of Assessment | |
Range of essays (varied lengths). 9,000-word Dissertation. Student presentations. Examinations (both seen and unseen). |
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Skills are acquired, practised and refined through participation in lectures and, in particular, engagement in seminars, written work of various lengths, and individual written and oral feedback from tutors. |
Methods of Assessment | |
Units are assessed through a variety of written coursework, student presentations and unseen examinations which require a demonstration of a combination of these skills. |
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Written communication skills are acquired, refined and practiced through the production of essays, projects and a dissertation, and individual written and oral feedback from tutors. Seminars and tutorials are used to develop oral communication by requiring students to engage in class discussions and to make oral presentations. Specially devised skills units at Level C/4 and integrated skills training at Levels I/5 and H/6. |
Methods of Assessment | |
Some units require oral class presentations to a satisfactory standard to gain credit points. IT skills are assessed within the level C skills unit. The ability to locate and access sources is required in all written work. |
Statement of expectations from the students at each level of the programme as it/they develop year on year.
Level C/4 - Certificate |
Students are expected to acquire the foundations, in terms of both subject-specific knowledge and skills, on which to develop appropriate expertise in line with the aims and objectives of the programme. They will acquire familiarity with a broad chronological and geographical range of practices in the production, dissemination and reception of visual culture though three survey lecture series, ranging from the medieval period to the present day. The skills unit (Approaching the Object) will introduce students to the specialist terminology and conventions of the discipline, as well as a outlining a broad range of methods pertinent to art historical enquiry (including IT). The Special Topic will introduce students to more specialized, thematically driven approaches to the study of History of Art, whilst the Special Topic Project, backed up with tutor-led guidance, will facilitate the development of skills in independent study and research. |
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Level I/5 - Intermediate |
At Level I students are expected to expand the range and depth of their knowledge in core areas of the discipline, develop their capacity to evaluate material using a variety of critical perspectives and develop their written and oral communication skills. They will also have the opportunity to work as part of a team in Curating the Object. Students will have the opportunity to consolidate what they have learned in year one and to use their knowledge, understanding and skills to evaluate critically and formulate evidence-based arguments. Students will extend their analytical skills and their ability to structure their work and present it fluently. They will be encouraged in group work skills through active participation in seminars and Curating the Object and they are expected to develop their capacity for self-directed learning (for example, through the researching and writing of essays and coursework assignments). Through Histories and Theories of Art students will be familiarised with the diversity and richness of art historical writing of the past and present, develop skills in dealing with historiographical and methodological issues, and be introduced to a variety of sub-disciplines that underpins the range of current and past art historical study. The unit will equip students with the conceptual tools they need to develop further their understanding of particular topics and to strengthen their capacity to make connections between the different areas of their studies. The Lecture Response Units will be interactive and students will be expected to develop the ability to contribute in a variety of ways: in their Special Field students will develop their research skills through a focus on primary sources; in their projects they will further develop their independent research abilities. |
Level H/6 - Honours |
At level H students are expected to broaden and deepen their knowledge, and to apply relevant conceptual and methodological approaches to more complex art historical issues. Students will be encouraged to develop greater independence both as learners and in their own critical judgements and to reflect both on the nature of History of Art as a discipline and their own progress as art historians. At the same time, work is more research orientated and requires more independent study based on primary source materials. Working with staff on areas closely linked with their research specialisms, students will be expected to develop further their ability to gather, assimilate and synthesise information from diverse sources, and to engage in sophisticated critical evaluation of art historical and other historical texts. Building on the preparatory work in levels C and I students will undertake an extended, independently conceived and researched Dissertation. Students will be expected to present work which meets the highest standards of art historical scholarship for this level. |
The intended learning outcome mapping document shows which mandatory units contribute towards each programme intended learning outcome.
For information on the admissions requirements for this programme please see details in the undergraduate prospectus at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/prospectus/undergraduate/ or contact the relevant academic department.
Workload Statement
In common with the rest of the University, units in the Faculty of Arts
adhere to the credit framework which sets out that 20 credits normally
equates to some 200 hours of student input. Some of this time will be spent
in class, with the remainder divided between preparation for classes and
preparation for, and completion of, the assessment tasks. Some of this
activity may occur within the University’s online learning environment,
Blackboard, which you may use to prepare wikis, to interact with other
students, to download tutorials or to receive feedback.
Assessment Statement
Please select the following link for a statement about assessment. This is University of Bristol access only.
https://www.bris.ac.uk/arts/current/under/assessment.html
History of Art
There are six Joint Honours programmes: History of Art and French / German / Italian / Portuguese / Russian / Spanish – These programmes involve a year spent in the country relevant to the language studied. Students go abroad in their third year, having completed Level I/5, and return to complete Level H/6.
Spanish
The Department also offers single honours programmes in Spanish and Hispanic Studies (Spanish with Portuguese or Catalan) and through the School of Modern Languages, joint programmes in Spanish with one of the following: Czech, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and in Portuguese with one of the following: Czech, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Drama; History of Art, Philosophy and Politics.
The Department has SOCRATES links/exchanges with universities in Barcelona, Granada, Vigo, Vic, and Zaragoza. Links with Latin American universities are being established.
History of Art
http://www.bris.ac.uk/arthistory/
or Email - art-history@bristol.ac.uk
Spanish
Mandatory Unit Spanish Language is must pass. For further information and a definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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List A - Take HART10217 and one of the language units | |||||
Spanish Language (Post A level) | HISP10001 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Spanish Language (Ab-initio) | HISP10116 | 40 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Introduction to Modern Art | HART10217 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 | |
List B | |||||
The Making of the Hispanic World, from 1492 to the present day | HISP10014 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 | |
Introduction to Medieval Art | HART10215 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 | |
List E - Take one History of Art option; if you are take HISP10001 in list A, also take HISP10010 | |||||
Critical Concepts in the Study of the Hispanic World | HISP10010 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Landscape (Level C Special Topic) | HART10208 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
The Artist (Level C Special Topic) | HART10209 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Introduction to Early-Modern Art | HART10216 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Certificate of Higher Education | 120 |
HISP20101 is must pass. For further information and a definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms
You must take at least 40 CP of HISP-coded units and at least 40 CP of HART-coded units
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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List A | |||||
Spanish Language | HISP20101 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
Theorising the Object | HART20035 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 | |
List B - Choose 20 CP from either list B or list D | |||||
Republic, War and Dictatorship in Spain, 1931 - 1975 | HISP20076 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Contemporary Latin(x) American Poetry | HISP20115 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Women's Writing and Filmmaking in Latin America | HISP20108 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Writing, Society and Politics in Franco's Spain | HISP20038 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Novels, Poetry and Politics in Twentieth Century Latin America | HISP20077 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Contemporary Latin(x) American Poetry | HISP20115 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Art in Britain (Level I Lecture Response Unit) | HART20024 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Modern Art in the USA 1900-1939 (Lecture Response Unit) | HART20005 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Sculpture and the Body (Level I Lecture Response Unit) | HART20026 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Modern European Art | HART20036 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
General Linguistics | MODL20016 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
List C - Choose 20 CP from this list | |||||
Republic, War and Dictatorship in Spain, 1931 - 1975 | HISP20076 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Writing, Society and Politics in Franco's Spain | HISP20038 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Women's Writing and Filmmaking in Latin America | HISP20108 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Novels, Poetry and Politics in Twentieth Century Latin America | HISP20077 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Contemporary Latin(x) American Poetry | HISP20115 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Barcelona: Culture and Representations | HISP20117 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Curating the Object | HART20029 | 20 | Optional | C | TB-2 |
Catalan Language (Elementary) | MODL23014 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Czech Language (Elementary) | MODL23015 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
General Linguistics | MODL20016 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Introduction to teaching Modern Languages as Foreign Languages | MODL20021 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Beginners Portuguese | MODL20022 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
List D - Choose 20 CP from either list D or list B | |||||
El Siglo de las Luces: Literature and Society in Spain 1700-1814 | HISP20083 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Women's Writing in Post-War Spain | HISP21309 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
African Presence in Latin America: Nation and Representation TB-2 | HISP20116 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Introduction to Latin American Cinema | HISP20114 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
From Frontiers to Football: South American History 1850-1950 | HISP20102 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Queer Writing and Film in the Hispanic World | HISP20118 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Race and Place | HART20031 | 20 | Optional | D | TB-2 |
How to Live Well: The Art of the Netherlands 1500-1700 | HART20030 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
List E - Choose 20 CP from this list | |||||
Introduction to Latin American Cinema | HISP20114 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
African Presence in Latin America: Nation and Representation TB-2 | HISP20116 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
From Frontiers to Football: South American History 1850-1950 | HISP20102 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Women's Writing in Post-War Spain | HISP21309 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Art and Music | HART20008 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Early Italian Art | HART20009 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Paris | HART20028 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Women and Nation TB-2 | MODL20023 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
List F | |||||
Take 20 CP From Bristol Futures, UWLP or Faculty Wide Units – OR choose an additional 20 CP as follows: any 20 CP from lists B or C; any Spanish/Hispanic Modern Languages unit from list D; any 20 CP from list E | OPEN | 20 | Optional | ||
Diploma of Higher Education | 120 |
MODL20014 and MODL20015 are must pass. For further information and a definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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Year Abroad TB-1 | MODL20014 | 60 | Mandatory | AYEAR | |
Year Abroad TB-2 | MODL20015 | 60 | Mandatory | AYEAR | |
120 |
HISP30101 is must pass. For further information and a definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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You must take at least 40 CP of HISP-coded units and at least 40 CP of Hart-coded units | |||||
List A - Take 40 CP from this list, including the mandatory language unit. Students may choose to take their 20 CP of optional units from List F instead. | |||||
Modernism and the 'Black Atlantic' | HART30048 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Art in Russia and the Soviet Union (Lecture Response Unit) | HART30025 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Art of the Northern Renaissance (Level H Lecture Response Unit) | HART30043 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Art and Fashion | HART30051 | 20 | Optional | A | TB-1 |
The Italian City: Medieval and Early Modern Cultures | MODL30020 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Spanish Language for Hispanic Studies, School of Modern Languages and Joint Degrees | HISP30101 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
List B - Choose 20 CP from this list OR from List E | |||||
The Theatre of Federico Garcia Lorca | HISP30029 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
History of Latin America's Indigenous People | HISP30068 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Dictatorships, prisons, and writing(s) in the Portuguese and Spanish-speaking worlds | HISP30070 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Imagining Other Worlds: Argentine Culture from 1940 to the Present | HISP30102 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Latin American Futurisms | HISP30103 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
The Novels of Carmen Laforet | HISP31026 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Communism in Europe | MODL30001 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
The Italian City: Medieval and Early Modern Cultures | MODL30020 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
List C - Choose 20 CP from this list | |||||
German Expressionism | HART30035 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Artistic Exchange in the Mediterranean | HART30029 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Art and Internationalism (Level H Special Subject) | HART30042 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Hispanic Sociolinguistics | HISP30056 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Spanish for Business | HISP30057 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Nation and Empire in Writing and Visual Culture in Spain (1874-Present) | HISP30100 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Translating in a Professional Context | MODL30010 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Catalan Language (follow-on) | MODL30011 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Czech Language (follow-on) | MODL30012 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Follow-on Portuguese | MODL30037 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Liaison Interpreting | MODL30006 | 20 | Optional | TB-1,TB-2 | |
List D - Choose 20 CP from this list | |||||
Approaches to the Artist (Reflective Art History Unit) | HART30007 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Religious Art (Reflective Art History Unit) | HART30008 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Prints | HART30046 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
The Spanish Civil War, 1936 - 1939 | HISP30076 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Oceanic Images in Modern Chilean Culture | HISP30084 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Black and Indigenous Religions in the Early Modern Iberian World | HISP30098 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Pan-Africanism: ideas and archives | MODL30026 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
List E - Take 20 CP Dissertation unit plus 20 CP from this list or List B | |||||
MODL30005 is mandatory for Single Honours Students | |||||
Independent Study 1 | MODL30005 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Sociolinguistic Anthropology: Language, Culture, and Society | MODL30016 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Pan-Africanism: ideas and archives | MODL30026 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Dissertation | HART31048 | 40 | Mandatory | E | TB-4 |
List F - Choose 20 CP from either list F or from List A or B | |||||
Take 20 CP From Bristol Futures, UWLP or Faculty Wide Units instead of 20cp optional unit from Lists A or B | OPEN | 20 | Optional | ||
History of Art and Spanish (BA) | 120 |
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For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.
All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.
Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.
The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).
An Ordinary degree can be awarded if a student has successfully completed at least 300 credits with a minimum of 60 credits at Level 6.
The pass mark for the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine and Dentistry is 50 out of 100. The classification of a degree in the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry is provided in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
An oral distinction may be awarded.
The alternative classified honours degree of Arts (Modern Language Studies) may be awarded on this programme. For further details please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes
Please note: This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if he/she takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided.
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