Semester One

200-level

ARTH215
International Contemporary Art 1945-2000
Description
This course provides an introduction to international contemporary art, focusing on developments in Europe, the USA and Aotearoa New Zealand between 1945-2000. After looking at mid-twentieth-century tendencies such as Minimalism, Conceptual Art and Land Art, the course turns to consider some of the broader trajectories of contemporary art practice and criticism in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
Occurrences
Semester One 2026
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
Any 15 points at 100 level from ARTH, or 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.
Restrictions
ARTT102, ARTH109

Semester Two

200-level

ARTH202
Art and Revolution
Description
This course explores the relationship between art and a particularly eventful and transformative period in European history, from c.1750 to c.1850.
Occurrences
Semester Two 2026
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
Any 15 points at 100 level from ARTH, or 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

ARTH210
Japanese Art
Description
This course presents an introduction to the arts of Japan, with a particular focus on the art of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
Occurrences
Semester Two 2026
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
Any 15 points at 100 level from ARTH, or 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.