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Aesthetics and Art Theory at Kingston University - UCAS

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Course summary

Reasons to choose Kingston

  • This course is taught by leading specialists in the internationally renowned Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy (CRMEP).
  • Unlike most courses on art theory, it grounds its problems and concepts in their appropriate philosophical context.
  • The course will prepare you for careers in the arts, education and public policy, and for doctoral research across the humanities and social sciences.
About this course This course combines a grounding in philosophical aesthetics in the modern European tradition with a study of contemporary art theory and the philosophy of art history. It offers an overview of philosophical approaches to modern art, distinguishing between ‘aesthetic’, ‘Romantic’ and ‘Modernist’ problematics and considers current debates on situated and ‘planetary’ aesthetics. Modules engage with figures like Walter Benjamin, Theodor Adorno, Gilles Deleuze, Jacques Rancière, Rosalind Krauss and Benjamin Buchloh.You will study at the UK’s leading Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy at Kingston University, which hosts conferences, workshops and regular seminars. Example modules
  • Kant and the Aesthetic Tradition
  • Art Theory: Modernism, Avant-Garde, Contemporary
  • Planetary Aesthetics
For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage.

Modules

Example modules: Kant and the Aesthetic Tradition; Art Theory: Modernism, Avant-Garde, Contemporary; Planetary Aesthetics. For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage.

Assessment method

You'll be assessed through short exercises, essays, independent study, and a 15,000-word dissertation. For this course you will be assessed entirely on submitted coursework (i.e. there are no exams, and no assessed oral presentations or practical components).


Entry requirements

Applicants must normally have a 2:1 or above honours degree in Philosophy or a related subject. Applicants with other kinds of qualifications will be considered on an individual basis.


Fees and funding

Tuition fees

EU £18700 Year 1
England £10300 Year 1
Northern Ireland £10300 Year 1
Scotland £10300 Year 1
Wales £10300 Year 1
International £18700 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

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Aesthetics and Art Theory at Kingston University - UCAS