skip to content

Institute of Continuing Education (ICE)

Alert:

The deadline for booking a place on this course has passed. Please use the 'Ask a Question' button to register your interest in future or similar courses.

There are a few spaces left on this course and applications have been re-opened until Monday 7 October 2019.

The Undergraduate Certificate in History of Art: Classical to Renaissance is a one-year, part-time, Certificate course that offers a broad survey of visual culture across millennia and is an ideal entry point for anyone wanting to be introduced to the discipline of art history, key objects and principles. Progression for students studying this course is provided in the Undergraduate Certificate in History of Art: Early Modern to Contemporary, due to run in 2020-21.

Container

Teaching & Assessment

How will I be taught and assessed?

Teaching

The course is taught through a series of day schools and will include a mixture of informal lectures, seminars, practical sessions and discussion.

You will learn how to present your ideas both through speaking and writing. You will also have access to online support through our virtual learning environment, which will accelerate your learning and enhance your experience of the course.

All students are expected to take an active part in the course and submit work showing evidence of learning. In particular, you will be expected in each unit to: 

  1. attend day-schools and field trips
  2. participate actively in class work
  3. undertake reading and assignments set by the tutors
  4. access resources and submit assignments through ICE Online, the Institute’s virtual learning environment. 

It is essential that students have an email account and regular access to the internet. The course is supported by a web-based Virtual Learning Environment and course communications will be sent via email. Your assignments will be submitted online and feedback on your work is delivered online. 

Students retain access to the learning resources on their course for two academic years after they have completed their course. 

Assessment

Students are awarded a course mark on the basis of summative assignments totalling 9,000-12,000 words, equal to an assignment of circa 3,500 words per termly unit.

In addition to attending both the face-to-face teaching during each day school and submitting assignments you will need to set aside time for independent study. Credit is generally calculated in terms of hours of study and assumes that each credit is awarded for around 10 hours of successful learning; so, by this calculation, a 60-credit course will involve around 600 hours of successful study. Examples of how study may be broken down are: pre-class preparation, classroom time (lectures, seminars, discussion, presentations, debates, case-studies etc.); engagement with the VLE; peer-to-peer interaction, preparations for assignments, assignment writing and feedback and so on.

What is the status of this qualification?

The Certificate is taught and awarded at first-year undergraduate level (FHEQ 4) and offers 60 credits within the Higher Education Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS). This is equivalent to half of the first year of full-time undergraduate study.

Documents

Unless otherwise stated, teaching and assessment for ICE courses are in English. If your first language is not English, please refer to our Information for Applicants pages for further guidance.

Course dates

19 Oct 2019 to 30 May 2020

Course duration

1 Year

Apply by

07 Oct 2019

Course fee

Home: £2,250
Overseas: £2,250

Academic director

Academic Directors, Course Directors and Tutors are subject to change, when necessary.

Venue

Institute of Continuing Education
University of Cambridge
Cambridge
CB23 8AQ
United Kingdom

Qualifications / Credits

60 credits at Level 4

Teaching sessions

Fieldtrips: 3
Meetings: 9

Course code

1920CCR605