Art Criticism and Curatorial Practise 
Minor a.y. 2022/2023

What is a Minor

A Minor is a complementary path to a Bachelor’s Degree Programme which allows you to broaden your main study field by developing cross-cutting skills that are useful both for your further education and for your career.

A Minor is composed of three modules of 6 ECTS each. By passing the three Minor exams; you will get a certification and an Open badge.

Objectives and contents

The Minor aims to trace the foundations of art history, from the late Middle Ages to the modern day, analysing the main artistic techniques and art materials, in order to identify changes in visual culture, also considering how much the vision systems change - from the perspective to the structures of the installations in the environment. The course will also focus on issues of conservation and restoration.

Through the consideration of artistic literature and engaging the students in participatory learning processes, the course will also examine closely how critical interpretations and curatorial history have been practised from the Renaissance to the present day: from the birth of connoisseurship to the role of exhibition curator intended in its broadest sense, both within the museum and as independent agents or within organisations of cultural services and exhibition promotion.

Language

This Minor is taught in Italian.

Coordinator

Professor Stefania Portinari

Modules of the Minor

Academic year 2022/2023

Course Subdiv. Period University credits Professor
THE FUNDAMENTALS OF ART HISTORY [NU004A] Summer course 6
VISUAL ARTS MATERIALS [NU004B] Summer course 6
ART CRITICISM AND CURATORIAL PRACTISE [NU004C] Summer course 6

Recipients and credits recognition

The Minor is offered free of charge to Ca’ Foscari undergraduate and postgraduate students.

It is possible to enrol as an external user, with a charge of 496 euros (480 euros + 16 euros duty stamp), reduced to 336 euros (320 euros + 16 euros duty stamp) if you are enrolled in another university.

If you are a Ca’ Foscari undergraduate student, this Minor can be recognised in the elective course section of your Bachelor’s degree. Final marks will not affect the average of your degree.

Enrolment, attendance and exams

Enrolment procedure will be available from 5 June to 7 July 2023. There is not a maximum number of participants.

The Minor is offered free of charge to Ca’ Foscari undergraduate students. Before enrolling you must have finalised your enrolment in your Bachelor’s Degree Programme, otherwise you will be charged a 496 euros fee (480 euros + 16 euros duty stamp).

IMPORTANT: Withdrawing from Minor is possible. Please, be aware that enrolling again, after the withdrawal will be at your expense.

You can enrol in the Minor in the academic year you prefer: during the first, the second or the third year of your Bachelor’s Degree Programme. In order to attend the three modules, sign up and take the exams, you must enrol in the Minor path.

Enrolment lasts one year. It is mandatory to attend the three modules in the same year and take the exams in the four exam sessions available. You will not be allowed to complete the Minor path the following year.

By passing the three Minor exams you will get a certification and an Open Badge. The ECTS obtained may be recognised in the elective course section of your degree course once you have passed the exams: please check the website to understand if this applies to you and how to enrol.

If you fail one or more exams in your Minor, you will still be entitled to receive the certification for the exams you passed, but the credits of the Minor will not be recognised in the elective course section of your degree programme.

The Minor is offered free of charge to Ca’ Foscari postgraduate students, but it cannot be recognised in the elective course section of your Master's Degree Programme. Before enrolling you must have finalised your enrolment in your Bachelor’s Degree Programme, otherwise you will be charged a 496 euros fee (480 euros + 16 euros duty stamp).

If you are regularly enrolled at Ca' Foscari university when you enrol in the Minor path, you can complete it even after your graduation, but you have to take the exams in the four exam sessions available. IMPORTANT: Withdrawing from Minor is possible. Please, be aware that enrolling again, after the withdrawal will be at your expense.

In order to attend the three modules, sign up and take the exams, you must enrol in the Minor path. Enrolment lasts one year. It is mandatory to attend the three modules in the same year and take the exams in the four exam sessions available. You will not be allowed to complete the Minor path the following year.

By passing the three Minor exams you will get a certification and an Open Badge. If you fail one or more exams in your Minor you will still be entitled to receive the certification for the exams you passed, but not the Minor certification nor the Open Badge.

External users, not enrolled to Ca’ Foscari undergraduate or postgraduate programmes, can enrol to the Minor with a charge of 496 euros (480 euros + 16 euros duty stamp).

If you are a student in another university, the fee is reduced to 336 euros (320 euros + 16 euros duty stamp). At the end of the enrolment process, stop before you make the payment and click on Request for assistance in order to get in touch with the Enrolment unit. Ca’ Foscari staff will contact you to explain how to get the reduction on the enrolment fee.

In order to attend the three modules, sign up and take the exams, you must enrol on the Minor path.

Enrolment lasts one year. It is mandatory to attend the three modules in the same year and to take the exams in the four exam sessions available. You will not be allowed to complete the Minor path the following year.

By passing the three Minor exams, you will get a certification and an Open Badge. If you fail one or more exams in your Minor you will still be entitled to receive the certification for the exams you passed, but not the Minor certification nor the Open Badge.