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HA5033: CONNOISSEURSHIP: ART IN SCOTLAND (2015-2016)

Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:39


Course Overview

This course is appropriate both for budding professional art historians and those hoping to enter the art trade.  It provides training in making decisions about attribution, fakes and forgeries through studying classic puzzles about forgery, deception and attribution.  Modern methods of authentication, such as technical analysis, will also be examined to develop the key skills of visual and scientific analysis that are essential for art dealers.  

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Old Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Luke Uglow

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Either Anthropology (AT) (Studied) or Master of Letters in Art and Business (Studied)
  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Provides training in making decisions about attribution, fakes and forgeries. Modern methods of authentication such as technical analysis will also be examined. The course is appropriate both for budding professional art historians and those hoping to enter the art trade.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt;  One 4,000 word essay (90%) class participation (10%)

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

None.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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