History of Art
The Course
With its built environment, museums and libraries, Cambridge offers
a unique opportunity to study the History of Art. The Department
is relatively small: six full-time teaching officers, between fifty
and seventy undergraduates and about twenty-five postgraduate students.
It is located in Scroope Terrace, near the Fitzwilliam Museum. Most
lectures and seminars take place there, and its facilities include
the Faculty Library.
It is possible to study
the History of Art for three years at Cambridge. Because of the
two-part Tripos system, it is also possible to combine History of
Art with other courses. This is done by taking the first part of
one course and the second of another. History of Art can be taken
either as a Part 1 (one-year) or Part II (three-year) subject in
this way.
Part I is a one-year course which offers a broad introduction to the making
and meaning of art. Part II involves the study of special subjects, which range from
the art and architecture of medieval Europe to the modern period.
Further details about
History of Art are available from the Cambridge University Guide
to Courses, or direct from the Secretary, the Department of History
of Art, 1-5 Scroope Terrace, Cambridge CB2 1PX, Tel: 01223 332975,
Fax: 01223 332976, or the Faculty website at www.hoart.cam.ac.uk.
History of Art Admission to Clare
Offers are based on A2-level (or equivalent) examination results;
a typical offer to read History of Art would be AAA. Candidates
are not expected to have a particular combination of subjects at
A2 level (or equivalent).
Interviews
To give you a further way of showing your potential, we also invite
you to submit two pieces of school work. One of these can be a project
as opposed to an essay, and one can be in a related Arts subject,
such as History or English Literature. We will write to you to ask
for this work to be sent to us by the middle of November, preceding
the December interviews. We like to see school work because it does
not involve candidates in any extra preparation, and it gives us
a chance to see how you work under everyday, as well as examination,
conditions.
Studying History of Art at Clare
Because of the comparatively few undergraduates reading History of Art at
Cambridge, most of the teaching, including supervision, is organised on a subject
basis by the Department. Students aim to cover one paper/subject each term.
For most subjects there is a core course of lectures, and, given the visual nature
of the material presented, attendance is important. Each student meets weekly
with his or her supervisor for the term, to plan and execute an individual
programme of study, which includes the writing of essays, discussion of issues
raised in the lectures and suggestions for further reading.
Fellow in History of
Art
Duncan
Robinson directs studies in the History of Art for Clare. He served as the Director of the Fitzwilliam
Museum from 1995 to 2007. A former Fellow and College Lecturer, he became the Master of Magdalene College in 2002. He teaches in both parts of the tripos.
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