Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Renaissance and Early Modern Studies)
ObjectivesStudents who complete the postgraduate diploma should:
* gain expertise equivalent to an honours degree in a particular specialist area of study;
* develop an understanding of methodological and theoretical approaches at an advanced level in the discipline;
* acquire knowledge of the background necessary to proceed to research work in renaissance and early modern studies;
* develop an ability to proceed to original work in the subject;
* acquire the formal qualifications necessary to proceed to Masters level work.
Academic titlePostgraduate Diploma in Arts (Renaissance and Early Modern Studies)
Total 100 points - subjects are 12.5 points each, unless indicated otherwise.
Thesis subject
Depending on area of specialisation, students enrol in one of the following thesis subjects below:
Subject Semester Credit Points
106-509 English Thesis
Topics selected in consultation with the coordinator. Semester 1, Semester 2 37.50
106-512 Cultural Studies Thesis
Topics selected in consultation with the coordinator. Semester 1, Semester 2 37.50
107-520 Art History Thesis
Students are required to write a thesis of 12 000 words on a topic approved by the supervisor. Semester 1, Semester 2 37.50
131-505 History Thesis
An approved thesis topic selected in consultation with the fourth-year coordinator. Semester 1, Semester 2 37.50
Core subjects
Students must choose one of the following.
Subject Semester Credit Points
107-549 Theories of Art History
This subject examines the historiographical foundations, theoretical frameworks, and recent developments, of the discipline art history from the Renaissance to the present. It critically examines a range of methodological approaches to the interpreta... Semester 1 12.50
106-401 Research Principles and Practices
This subject is designed to equip students with the comprehensive skills necessary for the successful construction and completion of intellectually sophisticated and commercially competitive research projects. This subject constitutes a detailed but ... Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50
121-503 Research Methods and Design
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
131-418 Historical Theory and Research
This subject explores a range of social theories and methodologies which have influenced the writing of history since the Enlightenment, including empiricism, Marxism, cultural history, postcolonialism, feminism and poststructuralism. The subject als... Semester 2 12.50
Elective subjects
Subject Semester Credit Points
107-402 Attribution, Expertise, Connoisseurship
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
107-449 Architecture and the Visual Imagination
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
107-456 Roman Didactic Poetry
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
107-457 Roman Novel
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
107-467 Renaissance and Baroque Rome 1450-1750
This subject considers the city of Rome both from an urbanistic perspective, and in terms of the art and architectural history of its monuments. The subject aims to develop an understanding of the form and history of the Renaissance and baroque city,... Summer 25
116-462 Italian Past and Present
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
131-423 Medieval Manuscripts & Early Print
This interdisciplinary advanced seminar will explore some of the key features and themes of manuscript and print cultures in Central and Western Europe from the 13th to 17th centuries, a time of radical change in communication technology and of major... Semester 2 12.50
131-434 Reading Course
This subject involves a study of theoretical, empirical or historiographical issues broadly related to the thesis topic and conducted through extensive reading, decided by the student in conjunction with the supervisor. The subject should enhance the... Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50
131-454 Art, Family & Politics: The Renaissance
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50