School of World Art Studies and Museology
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The School of World Art Studies and Museology at the University of East Anglia
in the United Kingdom
was founded in 1964. It was originally called the School of Fine Arts and Music and later became the School of Art History and Music, before taking on its present name. It focuses on the study of the history of art and architecture from a global perspective. After 1978, following the gift to the University of the Sir Robert and Lady Lisa Sainsbury
Collection of art from around the world, the School was relocated to purpose-built facilities in the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
, designed by Sir Norman Foster. The School changed its name in 1992 to reflect a more cross-discipline approach to the study of art. Courses on offer at the School represent a broad spectrum of art history - including medieval and Renaissance European art, contemporary art, ancient art, and African art. The School brings together staff, students, and researchers interested in the history of art as well as archaeology, anthropology and museum studies.
The School is ranked 1st for research (History of Art, Architecture and Design) in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise
of UK universities , and achieved the joint highest student satisfaction rating for an art history department, according to the 2009 National Student Survey
. The School is one of the top 3 Art History departments in the UK, according to The Times
' Good University Guide 2010
University of East Anglia
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in the United Kingdom
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was founded in 1964. It was originally called the School of Fine Arts and Music and later became the School of Art History and Music, before taking on its present name. It focuses on the study of the history of art and architecture from a global perspective. After 1978, following the gift to the University of the Sir Robert and Lady Lisa Sainsbury
Sainsbury
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Collection of art from around the world, the School was relocated to purpose-built facilities in the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts is an art gallery and museum located on the campus of the University of East Anglia, Norwich in the United Kingdom...
, designed by Sir Norman Foster. The School changed its name in 1992 to reflect a more cross-discipline approach to the study of art. Courses on offer at the School represent a broad spectrum of art history - including medieval and Renaissance European art, contemporary art, ancient art, and African art. The School brings together staff, students, and researchers interested in the history of art as well as archaeology, anthropology and museum studies.
The School is ranked 1st for research (History of Art, Architecture and Design) in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise
Research Assessment Exercise
The Research Assessment Exercise is an exercise undertaken approximately every 5 years on behalf of the four UK higher education funding councils to evaluate the quality of research undertaken by British higher education institutions...
of UK universities , and achieved the joint highest student satisfaction rating for an art history department, according to the 2009 National Student Survey
National student survey
The National Student Survey is a survey, launched in 2005, of all final year degree students at institutions in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
. The School is one of the top 3 Art History departments in the UK, according to The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
' Good University Guide 2010
Undergraduate courses
- BA Archaeology, Anthropology and Art History
- BA Archaeology, Anthropology and Art History (Year in Australasia or North America)
- BA Film Studies and Art History
- BA History and History of Art
- BA History of Art
- BA History of Art (with a Year in Australasia or North America)
- BA History of Art and Literature (Part Time)
- BA History of Art with Gallery and Museum Studies (Part Time)
Postgraduate taught courses
- Graduate Diploma World Art Studies (Graduate Diploma)
- MA Creative Entrepreneurship
- MA Cultural Heritage and International Development
- MA Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies
- MA History of Art
- MA Museum Studies
- MA The Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Graduate Diploma World Art Studies (Graduate Diploma)(Part Time)
- MA "The Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas" (Part Time)
- MA Cultural Heritage and International Development (Part time)
- MA Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies (Part Time)
- MA History of Art (Part Time)
- MA Museum Studies (Part Time)
External links
- The School of World Art Studies & Museology, UEA
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, UEA
- The School of World Art Studies' Flickr page
- The Sainsbury Centre Youtube channel
- UEA Architecture group on Flickr
- Sainsbury Research Unit for the Arts of Africa, Oceania & the Americas, UEA
- Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures
- The Atlas of World Art on Google Books