School of Art History and Art Education

The School of Art History and Art Education is made up of two departments: Art History and Theory and Art Education.

Art History and Theory

 Art History and Theory specialises in  the study of modern and contemporary art, and is one of Australia’s largest and most dynamic centres for research and teaching in art and visual culture. The school fosters innovative approaches to the study of art and visual culture. The outstanding research of the school is recognised by a high level of success in obtaining competitive national grants.

Art and Design Education

The practice of teaching is fundamental to all societies. It is the glue that holds cultures and peoples together. Teaching ensures that knowledge and skills are passed onto others and recorded through generations.
 
Art and Design Education provides comprehensive and integrated programs to students wishing to become art and design teachers. The programs ensure that students understand processes of critical assessment and trends in art history and the fine arts, design, new media and art history alongside courses in learning and teaching.  The programs enable students to practice and specialise in artistic and design oriented disciplines of their choice. Most importantly perhaps, the programs prepare students to develop a professional approach to curriculum.

COFA is a leader in the field of Art and Design Education in Australia. The school offers programs of intensive study in visual arts and culture convened by leading researchers in their fields.

School Programs

Programs that can be undertaken in the school include: 

• Bachelor of Art Education, as well as the combined program Bachelor of Art Education/ Bachelor of Design.

• Bachelor of Art Theory, which can be combined with programs in Arts, Social Science and Law. A further honours year, where supervised individual research is undertaken, is available for students of outstanding ability.

• A postgraduate coursework degree, the Master of Art Administration, which is one of Australia’s most established qualifications in the field.
  

• The School also offers Postgraduate Research Degrees in the form of the PhD, Master of Art Theory, Master of Art and Design Education (Honours) and Master of Art Administration (Honours).