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Subjects offered for the academic year 2023-2024

Bachelor's degree in History of Art

Basic credits30 credits

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Antropologia social i culturalAntropología social y cultural Social and cultural anthropology   (3102G00048)

Study of the goals of Social and Cultural Anthropology based on knowledge from the classical schools –authors and monographs–, the ethnographic method and the discipline’s main work areas (kinship, religion, economy and policy).

Bbasic 6.00 A 1first semester
B 1first semester
C 1first semester

Fonaments de geografia humanaFundamentos de geografia humanaFundamental aspects on human geography  (3102G00050)

The main objective is to provide the student with knowledge of the conceptual bases of the discipline.Certain basic concepts and a perspective of epistemological development of Human Geography are accordingly introduced.Keys aspects of the contents will be: the evolution of Geography (from Geographical Societies to the current profession of geographer); demographic growth and world urbanisation; the population and migrations; economic activity and spatial organisation; power and territory.

Bbasic 6.00 A 2second semester
B 2second semester

Problemes Actuals de la FilosofiaProblemas Actuales de la FilosofiaCurrent Problems of Philosophy  (3102G00052)

Generalist and introductory approach to the main problems of contemporary and current philosophical debate, putting the focus mainly on its ethical, social and political implications.Special emphasis will be put on the problems relating to bioethics and cultural and gender diversity.

Bbasic 6.00 A 2second semester
B 2second semester

Patrimoni culturalPatrimonio culturalCultural Heritage  (3102G00055)

Introduction to the notion of Cultural Heritage from an interdisciplinary and integrationist perspective.Cultural Heritage is presented, within an extensive definition framework of culture, establishing the relationship with memory, identity and the geographical framework behind it.The concept's development is approached to facilitate the identification of its main uses and functions.Students will become familiar with its framework of application in the 21st century, with a humanistic and critical approach, and issues dealt with ranging from conservation to restoration, not to mention management and social function.It will also prepare students, in their professional placements, in providing them with a series of tools and ideas, such as being faced with a living subject involved in the role of current societies; in the renewal of theory debates on Heritage; and in responsibility in its practical application.

Bbasic 6.00 A 2second semester
B 2second semester

IconografiaIconografíaIconography   (3102G00058)

The subject studies the concept of myth and its fundamental types appearing in classical Greek and Roman antiquity, as well as the origin and development of the iconographic programmes of Christianity and all their representation.The subject area proposes analyses, through these two great cultural stages of humanity in the West, of the basic elements making up its artistic production through knowledge of the various pagan and Christian languages and their expression in the arts.At the same time, these contents serve as reference framework for approaching the instrumental learning of iconography as a method of History of Art intended for identifying and interpreting the meaning of images, starting from the study of the subject.The course is based on two main goals: firstly, acquiring theoretical knowledge relating to fundamental issues of classical mythology and Christianity, and secondly, learning the skills of classical mythology and Christianity and being able to comment on then, basic skills that are applied to professional practice in

Bbasic 6.00 A 1first semester
B 1first semester

Mandatory credits 30 credits

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Art Grec Arte Griego Greek Art   (3102G05065)

Artistic manifestations of Hellenic art from the ancient period are studied.The characteristics, functions and basic lines of the works created then, the various formal languages that developed then and the essential traits that shaped each of their styles and works, as well as the techniques used are analysed.Hellenic art should be understood as a cultural and artistic space where a good part of the elements of western culture and art were conceived on the basis of the intense framework of relations that arose between the peoples and cultures inhabiting the Mediterranean in Antiquity.The aim is for students to acquire rational and critical theoretical knowledge, relating to the artistic production of Hellenic art through its various artistic languages.Training activities are intended to enable them to acquire the competencies that can apply to professional practice relating to the history of art of this period, as well as a capacity for analysing it critically.

OBCompulsory 6.00 A 1first semester

Art romà Arte romano Roman art   (3102G05066)

The artistic manifestations of Roman art of the ancient period are studied, from the Etruscan world to the end of the Empire.The foundations, characteristics, functions and basic lines of the works created then, the various formal languages that developed then and the essential traits that shaped each of their styles and works, as well as the techniques used are analysed from this perspective.Roman art and its Hellenic precursors should be understood as a cultural and artistic space where a large part of the elements of western culture and art were managed on the basis of the intense framework of relations that arose between the peoples and cultures inhabiting the Mediterranean in Antiquity.The aim is for students to acquire rational and critical theoretical knowledge, relating to the artistic production of Roman art through various artistic languages.Training activities are intended to enable them to acquire the competencies that can apply to professional practice relating to the history of art of this period, as well as a capacity for analysing it critically

OBCompulsory 6.00 A 2second semester

Història de l'art Medieval I Historia del arte Medieval I History of Medieval art I   (3102G05067)

Study of artistic expressions in Western Europe from the emergence of Christianity in the 4th century to the dawn of the Romanesque, as well as art in Byzantium from the 5th to 15th centuries, in addition to Islamic art from its genesis in 622 - one of the most significant phenomena for the development of mediaeval culture and art - until the fall of the Kingdom of Granada. From the perspective of European art, we will analyse the emergence of Christian iconography from the 4th century, whose validity - with obvious modifications - reaches Modernity. We will examine new material supports for visual exhibitions: mosaics and paintings from basilicas and mausoleums, reliefs from sarcophagi and ecclesiastical interiors, techniques in the sumptuous decorative arts and innovative illuminated manuscripts. All these artistic expressions will be studied considering the intellectual prominence of men and women. We will analyse artistic enrichment resulting from diplomatic exchanges, but also from armed conflicts. Above all, we will adopt a post-colonial perspective in understanding Mediterranean art from the 4th to 15th centuries. In plan twelve

OBCompulsory 6.00 A 1first semester

Història de l'Art Medieval II Historia del Arte Medieval II History of Medieval Art II   (3102G05068)

Analysis of artistic production from 1000 to 1500, starting with the period of cultural, institutional and commercial revival in Latin Europe, which gave rise to the first shared and international art in Europe: the Romanesque, a true consummation of transnational artistic exchange. The course is part of an understanding of the Gregorian Reform led by the papacy, the expansion of the monastic order of Cluny, the organisation of pilgrimage routes through Europe, the mass development of vaulted buildings and the integration of all the arts within the Church. We will analyse the controversial artistic creation of the Cistercians and the new monastic orders of the late Middle Ages, within the framework of the study of Gothic art, the culmination of European monumental excellence and of iconic art forms such as stained-glass windows and grand entrances as seen in the buildings that are the defining features of many European cities: Gothic cathedrals. This comprehensive study of art from this period equips students with theoretical knowledge and practical skills, from interpretation to reasoned justification, that can be transferred to their future professional careers. The course, with its artistic vocabulary

OBCompulsory 6.00 A 2second semester

Museologia Museología Museology   (3102G05069)

Presentation of the history and development of museums, from theoretic and practical perspectives affecting museology and its specific museographic expression, putting special emphasis on the challenges facing museums in the 21st century.The main aspects relating to management and conservation of collections, communication and dissemination models, legislation and museum-applied architecture will be dealt with.Inviting students to enter a very rich field that provides them with sound theoretical knowledge, while enabling them to apply that knowledge to the practice of managing and conserving historical-artistic heritage.Students will acquire tools and skills for their future job placements as they gain skills from the other subjects in the History of Art bachelor’s degree.

OBCompulsory 6.00 A 1first semester

Basic credits30 credits

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Món actual IMundo actual I Current world I  (3102G00051)

Introduction to the History of the current world through an analysis of the political, economic and social processes taking place since 1945, that is, during the Cold War, the political order arising after the collapse of communism and the subsequent globalisation.

Bbasic 6.00 A 1first semester
B 1first semester

Paisatges naturals i culturals a la MediterràniaPaisajes naturales y culturales en el MediterráneoNatural and Cultural Landscapes in the Mediterranean Region  (3102G00061)

Subject that delves deeply into the knowledge and understanding of the huge diversity of natural and cultural landscapes surrounding the Mediterranean.This approach sees the Mediterranean area as a region with its own features from climate, bio-geographic and cultural points of view, among other things.Emphasis will be put on the special features of the natural, agricultural and urban landscapes of its northern and southern shores, largely due to a millennial anthropic action.

Bbasic 6.00 A 1first semester

Lectures de literatura universal II Lecturas de literatura universal II Readings in World Literature II   (3102G00071)

Historical and aesthetic reading, commenting and contextualisation of major literary works from the western tradition, from Romanticism to the present day.

Bbasic 6.00 B 2second semester

Món actual II Mundo actual II Current world II  (3102G00072)

Introduction to the main political, economic and sociocultural debates of the current world, held since 1945, analysed from a historical perspective.Several (national, global and comparative) approaches will be adopted, with the aim of understanding the main problems facing the present going by delving deeply into its historical roots.

Bbasic 6.00 A 2second semester
B 2second semester

La construcció de la Ciutat: arquitectura i urbanisme La construcción de la ciudad: arquitectura y urbanismo The making of the City: Architecture and urbanism   (3102G00073)

Issues and reflections on architecture and urban planning, especially on nature and the urban-planning transformations and architectural creations in the realm of the city as a setting of western culture through the main examples from antiquity to the present day.The subject puts the emphasis on issues relating to the concepts of city and urban space and teaches students how to distinguish the typologies, developments, languages and changing proposals through information research and the study and application of theoretical and real models.Students will acquire a series of competencies that will be of great use to them in the professional practice of History of Art, given the important presence of contents on history of architecture and its authors and in the theoretical debate and its application within the framework of cities and societies.

Bbasic 6.00 A 2second semester
B 2second semester

Mandatory credits 30 credits

Name of the subject and description Type Credits Group Duration

Art del Renaixement Art del Renaixement Renaissance art   (3102G05070)

Introduction to the visual arts and architecture of the Renaissance in Europe through a panoramic look The common thread will involve monitoring the be the conception of a new paradigm for the arts in several 15th-century Italian courts and on the spread and varied assimilation of this new model of theory and practice of the visual arts and architecture in the rest of Europe from the end of the 15th century and during the 16th century.The most important artistic centres, ideas and authors will be shown, by examining them in their historical and cultural context, particularly in their connection with the spectacular phenomenon of Humanism.The objects, ideas and authors will be analysed from a broad methodological and critical range with the aim of enriching students’ decision-making competencies for history of art: historiography, analysis of techniques, languages, subjects, genders, functions, reception, visual culture and comparative readings.Students will enter a dialogue with an exciting period, whether because of the nature of its artistic episodes or because of the transcendence that the artistic code of the Renaissance has had for the nature of the h

OBCompulsory 6.00 A 1first semester

Art del segle XIX Arte del siglo XIX Nineteenth century art   (3102G05071)

General study of the history of art throughout the 19th century, from the French Revolution to 1900.The subject focuses mainly on European art, taking account of our university’s context, and deals with the main artistic disciplines: painting, sculpture and architecture, with special emphasis on photography and urban planning.The subject's approach is chronological; after an introduction on Rococo and the Enlightenment, it will deal with the main artistic movements of the period: neoclassicism, romanticism, realism, impressionism, symbolism and art nouveau.A series of selected artists are presented whose works express the most identifiable traits of each movement.Special emphasis is put on the institutions and structures that characterise the period, to enable students to understand the evolution of artistic activities (the academies, the Hall, the birth of art galleries and so on),and also on gender aspect, presenting the most important women artists of the period and highlighting issues relating to iconography or patronage.

OBCompulsory 6.00 A 1first semester

Art del Barroc Arte del Barroco Baroque art   (3102G05072)

Introduction to the visual arts and architecture of the Baroque period in Europe and its colonies throughout the 17th and 18th centuries.The most important artistic centres and authors will be presenting, by examining them in their historical and cultural contexts: the absolutist monarchies, the Church of the Counter-Reformation, the Dutch Republic, the protestant principalities, the processes of colonisation, etc.Considerable attention will be dedicated to showing this period as a time of very diverse and characterised coexisting artistic trends.The objects, ideas and authors will be analysed from a broad methodological and critical range with the aim of enriching students’ decision-making competencies for history of art: historiography, analysis of techniques, languages, subjects, genders, functions, reception, visual culture and comparative readings.In addition to encouraging the development of the students’ critical senses, it will promote their analytical thinking and communication skills.Finally, it will propose reflection on the impact of this great cycle through history and up to the present-day world.

OBCompulsory 6.00 A 2second semester

Art del segle XX Arte del siglo XX Twentieth century art   (3102G05073)

General study of the history of art through the first half of the 20th century, from the turn of the century to the end of the Second War World.The subject focuses mainly on European art, taking account of our university’s context, though it will maintain a broad look at activities occurring in other spaces.It will deal with the main artistic disciplines: painting, sculpture and architecture, though it will also introduce concepts relating to other, newer techniques, such as photography and cinema, and the progressive multi-mediality of the period studied.The subject’s approach is chronological; it begins by dealing with what we call post-impressionism and then moves on to the main avant-garde movements of the period: Expressionism, cubism, fauvism futurism and the beginning of abstraction regarding the first avant-garde; and the Russian avant-garde, neoplasticism, Dadaism and Surrealism, the new figuration and Bauhaus and modern architecture, regarding the period of the second avant-garde.

OBCompulsory 6.00 A 2second semester

Teoria de l'art Teoria del arte Art Theory   (3102G05074)

It is an indispensable subject in the historian of art's training, as it allows them to acquire knowledge of the various theories and methodologies for analysing works of art. It provide students with indispensable conceptual tools for introductions in the field of theoretical reflection on what, through the western tradition, has been visualised as “works of art”. Based on the three systems of identifying the arts in the west: it develops the image system, mimetic system and aesthetic system, especially the latter, which still prevails, with all the nuances, the discipline of history of art. The three great issues that have underlying artistic theoretical reflection are broken down: what is a work of art, who is the artist and what is the relationship between art and truth?

OBCompulsory 6.00 A 1first semester

Language requirement

* Level B2 - German
* Level B2 - English
* Level B2 - French
* Level B2 - Italian
* Level C1 - German
* Level C1 - English
* Level C1 - French
* Level C1 - Italian
* Level C2 - German
* Level C2 - English
* Level C2 - French
* Level C2 - Italian
* Level C1.1 - English
* Level C1.1 - French
* Level C1.1 - German
* English third-language requirement
* French third-language requirement
* Italian third-language requirement
* German third-language requirement

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