Bachelor in Art History
Education objectives
1) To acquire theoretical knowledge of the History of Art, both international and Portuguese, from Antiquity to contemporary times;
2) To master the concepts and basic methodologies of History of Art;
3) To acquire skills to analyse and identify works of art;
4) To develop conceptual and critical abilities towards artistic objects and their contextualisation;
5) To acquire the ability to use knowledge of the History of Art for civic and social intervention;
6) To apply knowledge of the History of Art when reflecting upon the cultural identity of different societies;
7) To master appropriate knowledge of the History of Art to work within the fields of Museology and Heritage Studies.
General characterization
DGES code
9182
Cicle
Bachelor (1st Cycle)
Degree
Licence
Access to other programs
Completion of the Licenciatura (1st cycle) degree allows the holder to apply for Masters programmes (2nd Cycle), or other post-graduate courses including those which do not confer a degree.
Coordinator
Nuno de Carvalho Conde Senos
Opening date
2024-09-16
Vacancies
Available soon
Fees
697 Euros/year or 3500 Euros/year (foreign students)
Schedule
Presencial
Teaching language
Portuguese language
Degree pre-requisites
Each student must obtain 180 credits: 114 credits obtained from compulsory courses, 36 credits from programme-restricted electives, and 30 credits from unrestricted electives or a Minor from another academic area. In their 1st year, students should not enrol in more than 30 credits per semester, respecting precedence rules when they have been set. At the beginning of each semester, the students will be advised on which courses to take, according to what best suits their academic requirements.
Legal framework/Study programme - Regulamento n.º 336/2024, DR, 2ª série, nº 61, de 26 de março de 2024.
The degree of ‘Licenciado’ corresponds to the level 6 of the NQF and EQF-National Qualifications Framework/European Qualifications Framework.
Conditions of admittance
Students may be admitted to the Licenciatura Degree in Art History through the National Call to enrol in higher education, the Special Contests and the Special Access Regimes, as well as through Readmission or a Change of Institution/Program. To apply for access to higher education through the National Call, students must fulfill the requirements set by the General Directorate of Higher Education (DGES) on their website: http://www.dges.gov.pt/guias/?plid=593 For information regarding International Students please visit: https://www.fcsh.unl.pt/en/international-student-statute/
Evaluation rules
Students are assessed based on the work carried out over the course of a semester, based on class participation, on the presentation of oral and written papers, and on tests and exams taken. The results of that assessment are expressed on a scale from 0 to 20. In order to pass, students must have at least 10 marks. Students who fail, however, have a second change to retake the final exam. SPECIAL ASSESSMENT REGIMES: - Student-worker - Students with competitive athlete status - Student mothers and fathers - Association leaders - Military personnel - Other special regimes provisioned by law. Students with special educational needs can benefit from teaching and learning conditions adapted to their needs.
Structure
| Conditional Options 1 - Students must complete 6 curricular units from this set or 4 curricular units and the Seminar or Internship. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 01100635 | Decorative Arts | 6.0 |
| 01106876 | Drawing and the graphic arts (theory and practice in Early Modern Europe) | 6.0 |
| 711061049 | Work Experience in History of Art | 12.0 |
| 01106898 | Lisbon Studies: art and architecture | 6.0 |
| 711061058 | Photography and Visual Arts | 6.0 |
| 711061040 | History of Islamic Art | 6.0 |
| 711061044 | History of Urbanism | 6.0 |
| 01100646 | Iconography | 6.0 |
| 711061041 | Portuguese Painting of the 15th and 16th Century | 6.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 36 |
| Obrigatórias | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 01107218 | Arts and the Portuguese Expansion | 6.0 |
| 711061035 | Culture and Contemporary Art | 6.0 |
| 01100550 | Aesthetics and Theories of Art | 6.0 |
| 01102086 | History of Art: Classical Antiquity | 6.0 |
| 01100561 | History of Art: Late Antiquity | 6.0 |
| 01100572 | Baroque Art History | 6.0 |
| 01100583 | Renaissance Art History | 6.0 |
| 711061034 | History of Renaissance and Baroque Art in Portugal | 6.0 |
| 01100594 | 19th Century Art History | 6.0 |
| 711061053 | 20th Century Art History | 6.0 |
| 711061032 | History of 19th and 20th Century Art in Portugal | 6.0 |
| 01100607 | History of Gothic Art | 6.0 |
| 01100618 | History of Romanesque Art | 6.0 |
| 711061033 | History of Romanesque and Gothic Art in Portugal | 6.0 |
| 01106903 | Global History of Art | 6.0 |
| 711061054 | Introduction to the History of Art | 6.0 |
| 711061037 | Introduction to Museology | 6.0 |
| 711061056 | Introduction to Heritage Studies | 6.0 |
| 711061055 | Theory and Method in History of Art | 6.0 |