Westlake Girls’ High School

Level 3 Art History

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mrs A. Cooper.

Recommended Prior Learning

Subject	Level	Recommendations
Level 2 Art History	2	Level 1 Literacy and 14 credits in Level 1 English including 2 External assessments and excluding Internal AS90854, or at the discretion of the HoD.
Level 3 Art History	3	University Entrance Literacy and 12 credits in Level 2 Art History including at least one external, or 15 credits in Level 2 English, or at the discretion of the HoD.

In this course, students develop a set of skills to read art works and relate their making to historical, social and cultural contexts in order to gain a deeper understanding of the artist's intentions and meanings. Art History students develop skills in critical writing, research and imagery analysis.

Students will study works from two topic areas; Modern and Post-Modern Art, with a focus on America and New Zealand from c1940 – c1990 and Contemporary Diversity after 2000. Key art movements covered include Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Feminism and Contemporary Conceptual Art.

An achieved or better in any Level 2 Art History External Assessment Standard or an achieved or better in L2 Literacy is recommended.

Departments:

Visual Arts