2ND MAJOR IN ART HISTORY OVERVIEW
The 2nd Major in Art History will offer top students at HASS an intermediary exposure
to methodologies and practices of art history. Beginning with broad studies of
artworks and media from diverse cultural and historical phases, the 2nd major will
develop deeper capacities for the critical analysis of distinct artistic cultures.
A 2nd Major in Art History would expand the culture of interdisciplinary learning and
research at NTU. Such a major is an important complement to undergraduate
studies. Specifically a 2nd Major in Art History enables students to:
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Develop insights into the dynamics of imaging the world
Interpret traditions and practises of analysing art design and media from
diverse cultures and histories.
Understand changes in art practices by studying relationships between the
production/reception of artworks and their historical circumstances.
Develop oral and writing skills for discussing varied aspects of artworks
critically, coherently and articulately.
Alongside going part way to fulfil a critical academic gap in Singapore tertiary
education, there is a keen demand for the above skills in the creative, curatorial,
museological and heritage industries—in Singapore and elsewhere.
The 2nd Major in Art History proposes a dynamic complement to existing degree
programmes at NTU and is of particular interest to students taking Chinese Studies,
Communications, English, Psychology, Linguistics, History, and Sociology.
Students will be admitted to the 2nd Major Programme from the 2nd Year onwards,
based on CGPA scores at the end of their 1st Year of Study.
Generally a CGPA score of 4 and above is required for admission.
The AU requirements for students from HSS and SCI to take a 2nd Major are
summarized below in this table:
DEPTH
PROGRAMME
CHINESE
ECONOMICS
ENGLISH
LMS
PSYCHOLOGY
SOCIOLOGY
Communication
Studies
CORE
ELECTIVES
CORE
30
30
29
32
35
36
39
39
40
37
34
33
12
12
12
12
12
12
54
17
12
BREADTH
ELECTIVES
STS
BM
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
1
FREE
ELECTIVES
TOTAL
46
46
46
46
46
46
136
136
136
136
136
136
46
138
LS
* In keeping with the other second majors offered in the college of HASS, ADM will
be exempting students from the AHSS and the ‘wild card’ GER-PE elective as
students are deemed to have de-facto fulfilled these requirements by virtue of taking
the second major. Also, in keeping with the 7 second majors from HSS, an additional
10AUs of Free Electives will also be added for students doing the 2nd Major in Art
History.
Students need to complete at least 33 AUs from the selection below in order to
graduate with a 2nd Major in Art History.
2nd Major In Art History Curriculum
3 Core Subjects
(9 AUs)
8 Prescribed
Electives
(24 AUs)
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DD1003 Introduction to the Histories of Art I
DD1004 Introduction to the Histories of Art II
DD2000 Introduction to the Histories of Art III
Choose up to four (4) courses from:
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DD2004 Introduction to Art Criticism
DD2007 The Art and Architecture of the “Long Century” 17891914
DD3004 Modern & Contemporary Chinese Art
DD3005 Survey of Modern Art, 1900-1945
DD3006 Art in the Age of Colonialism
DD3011 Contemporary Southeast Asian
Choose up to two (2) courses from:
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DD2005 Survey of New Media
DD3007 Nature in Art and Visual Culture
DD3008 Cities, Bodies, Memories, Art and Everyday Life in
Contemporary Singapore
DD3009 Art & Visual Culture in Shanghai 1840-1949
DD3010 Issues in Global Contemporary Art
DD8004 Fantastic Art , Dada and Surrealism
NOTE: Courses to be offered in 2012-13 are listed below :
 DDXXX Heritage & Activism in the 21st Century
 DDXXX Modern & Post Modern Art: Post 1945
 DDXXX Landscape in Art
 DD2003 Issues in Art History and Theory
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Choose up to two (2) courses from the selection of ADM, HSS and
NIE courses below:
ADM courses:
 DT2007 History of Animation
 DF2002 Asian Film History
 DF2004 Western Film History
 DP2002 History of Photography
 DR2003 History of Product Design
 DV2003 History of Graphic Design
 DP2004 Contemporary Issues in Photography
 DD8002 Way of Seeing: Exploring Visual Culture
HSS/WKWSCI Courses:
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COM252 Cultural Studies
COM253 Cinema Studies
HL3023 Literature and the Arts
HC4014 Special Topics in Chinese Literary and Cultural Studies
HL2009 Southeast Asian Literature and Culture
HL2011 Representations of Asia: Film and Fiction
HL2014 Urban Culture Asia
HL2022 South Asian Literature
HL3001 Reading Films: Film Theory
HL4010 Feminist Studies
HL4014 Advanced Studies in Film
HS490A Sociology of the Arts
HS2004 Culture, Self and Identity
HS3050 Society and Culture in Southeast Asia
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