Visual Culture
Master
In Aberdeen
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Aberdeen (Scotland)
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Duration
12 Months
Induct postgraduate students into the study of visuality in relation to various subject areas, thereby equipping them for further postgraduate study in the wide variety of subject areas to which the visual sphere is central or important. It will acquaint students with the major traditions and key issues in visual culture and a variety of types of visual forms, both the more traditional ones - architecture, art, photography, film - and virtual and digital ones. Suitable for: Students from a multiplicity of fields.
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About this course
Normally a good second-class Honours degree (or its equivalent) in a subject of relevance to Visual Culture (such as Anthropology, Art History, English, Film Studies, Media Studies, Modern Languages, Sociology or Theatre Studies), or at a level deemed equivalent. Students whose first language is not English need to have a minimum of IELTS at 6.5, or TOEFL at 580/237. Applicants with non-standard qualifications will also be considered, though it is anticipated that typical students will be recent graduates from overseas with above-average competence in English.
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Syllabus
The M.Litt in Visual Culture is divided into two tracks: one designed to engage with critical thinking (the history of art and film criticism, theories of the visual, philosophies of perception and new media); and the other concentrating on creativity and media production (the internationally acclaimed filmmaker Raul Ruiz advises on avant-garde filmmaking, and courses are taught in film production).
The programme allows students to tailor their course of study to their own needs and interests, while offering a grounding in the subject.
Core Courses
- Current Debates and Controversies in the Visual Arts
- Digital Humanities: Contexts and Platforms
- Research Proposal and Literature Review
- Dissertation Preparation
Elective Courses
- Contemporary Visual Art Theory
- 20th Century Avant-Garde
- Documentary and Visual Practice
- Collective Visions: Photography and Identity in Latin America
- Art Matters: the Power of the Aesthetic
- Visualising the City
- Imaging Scottish History: Art, Museums and Visual Culture
- Modern Thought Seminar
- The Emblematic Mentality: Word and Image in Early Modern France*
*reading knowledge of French required for this course
Not all elective and optional courses run every year.
Assessment
Assessment methods vary from course to course, and include essays, reports, presentations and written examinations. The MLitt also requires a 15,000-word dissertation.
Teaching
The programme is delivered via a combination of lectures and seminars. Students also have the option of taking field trips to Glasgow, Edinburgh, London and Paris.
Duration
12 months, full-time.
Additional information
Contact person: Dr Janet Stewart
Visual Culture