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Minor in History of Art and Archeology [30.0]

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The minor in "History of Art and Archeology" aims to offer students of all disciplines a general introduction to art history and archeology.  Free to choose, the student can either gain skills in critically analyzing information, handling sources, and in the large frameworks of reference of the main techniques (architecture, sculpture, painting, music,...), or an introduction to great civilizations and the artistic developments of different epochs (from the antiquity to the present day), or a mixture of these various aspects.
Admission

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Training available to all baccalaureate students, although class size is limited to 25 éstudents per academic year. An application form is available at the following address :
http://zeus.fltr.ucl.ac.be/Valves/mineures/formulaire_min_arke.doc


Detailed course structure
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Year
12

Students must gain a total of 30 credits over two years; ideally 15 credits per year.

MandatoryArts and civilisations courses (20credits)
Note on two year courses. A total of 20 credits must be gained over the two years for arts and civilisation courses.
Optional ARKE1451

Art and civilisations : Egyptian and Near-Eastern Antiquity  (in French) Nadine Cherpion, Virginia Verardi37.5h 5credits 1qPeriodic courses taught this academic year xx
Optional ARKE1452

Arts et civilisations : North-West Europe Archaeology.  (in French) Raymond Brulet, Nicolas Cauwe37.5h 5credits 2qPeriodic courses taught this academic year xx
Optional ARKE1453

Survey and excavation methods and technics : theory and field training  (in French) Philippe Bragard, Ralph Dekoninck37.5h 5credits 2qPeriodic courses taught this academic year xx
Optional ARKE1454

Art and Civilisation : Greek and Roman Antiquity  (in French) Marco Cavalieri, Jan Driessen37.5h 5credits Periodic courses not taught this academic year xx
Optional ARKE1455

Arts et civilisations : architecture des temps modernes et de l'époque contemporaine  (in French) Philippe Bragard37.5h 5credits Periodic courses not taught this academic year xx
Optional ARKE1456

Art and Civilisation : Visual Arts from Modern Times to the Contemporary Period  (in French) Alexander Streitberger37.5h 5credits 2qPeriodic courses taught this academic year xx

MandatoryMethodology courses (10credits)
Note on two year courses. A total of 20 credits must be gained over the two years for arts and civilisation courses.
Optional ARKE1236

Introduction to Heritage Conservation (Conservation and Museology)  (in French) Marie-Cécile Bruwier30h 5credits 2q xx
Optional ARKE1237

Image interpretation - Introduction to methods iconological  (in French) Ralph Dekoninck15h 3credits 1q xx
Optional ARKE1250

Notions of Aesthetics and Art Philosophy  (in French) Danielle Lories30h 3credits 2q xx
Optional ARKE1431

Historiography and Epistemology of Archaeology and Art History II  (in French) Jan Driessen30h 5credits 2qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year xx
 


Training available at the end of the minor
Master in History [60.0]
Master in History [120.0]

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⇒    		Master in History of Art and Archaeology : General [120.0]
Master in History of Art and Archaeology : General [60.0] 		  With 15 credits prerequisites integrated into the masters programme
All Bachelor in Arts and Letters ⇒


⇒ 		Master in History of Art and Archaeology : General [120.0]
Master in History of Art and Archaeology : General [60.0] 		  With additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed
All Bachelor ⇒


⇒ 		Master in History of Art and Archaeology : General [120.0]
Master in History of Art and Archaeology : General [60.0] 		  With additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed

 



Useful contacts

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Academic in charge

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Contact person



Practical information
Academic in charge: Brigitte VAN WYMEERSCH
Contact people : Bernadette VERVAREN et Annick VAN MEENSEL, administrative secretaries of the department of history of art and archeology, Collège Erasme, office b 154, , tel : 010/47.48.70.

Enrolling for the minor

1. Organizational details
This point does not apply to this minor. 

2. Admission to the minor
So that adequate supervision can be guaranteed, the number of students admitted is limited to 25, with nor entry requirements. An application form can be downloaded at the following address : http://www.fltr.ucl.ac.be/formulaire_min_arke.doc .

3. Enrolling on the minor
http://www.uclouvain.be/2009-optionbac.html

In Year 2 of the bachelor’s degree
Students may enrol online for their minor after having enrolled for their year of study.
Students who are retaking their second year are automatically re-enrolled for the same minor.

In Year 3 of the bachelor’s degree
When they enrol for the third year, students are automatically enrolled for the second part of the option course. The same applies to students retaking their third year (BAC3).

All requests for exemption from this rule must be submitted to the adviser from the relevant programme.

5. Changes to the minor enrollment form
Requests to change the enrollment form, must be sent, with supporting reasons, to the conseiller aux études (course adviser) of the faculty to which the student belongs by 10 October.

Course timetable

1. Consulting the course timetable
The timetable can be consulted at this address: http://www.uclouvain.be/232660.html.

Students must also consult the general faculty timetable on the Zeus site: http://www.uclouvain.be/fltr.html
for courses which do not feature on the list of minor course times.  

Last-minute changes are included in the section "valves étudiants" (student bulletin board) on the following site:  
http://www.uclouvain.be/fltr.html

2. Resolving possible timetable clashes using an equivalence table
The equivalence table may be consulted in the secretariat of the department which is running the minor. Contact person : the person in charge of the minor, for advice and approval of possible changes. 

Enrollment form for minor activities

1. Information on entry requirements 
This point is not applicable to this minor.

2. Enrolling for minor program activities 
Enrolment for activities (courses) in the minor should be done at the same time as enrolment for activities (courses) in the main subject.
Enrolment for courses is done by using the special menu in the virtual office.

3. Obtaining a visa from the person in charge of the minor 
Once the activities form has been filled in, the student must ask the person in charge of the minor for a visa in order to pass it on to his/her faculty secretariat. 

Available support 

1. Information on the course service
A certain number of lectures should, over time, be available on the Web and should ideally be accompanied by exercises to aid self-study. 
Ask full-time course staff members for further information. 

2. Consulting the table of available support for each activity  
Please ask full-time members of staff for information. 

Where alternative pedagogical systems are proposed for an activity, they are only intended for students who are enrolled on the activity in question as part of their minor and who have demonstrated that they are unable to attend classes. The written consent of the teacher will be required. 

Organization of exams

1. Registering for exams
Registering for minor course exams is done on the registration form for the main year of study (your department's secretariat).

2. Consulting exam times
Exam times can be consulted at the following address: http://www.uclouvain.be/232697.html.

N.B. : to register on the "open" lists for some exams, students should make direct contact with the central secretariat of the Faculté de philosophie et lettres.