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It is an adage that competence is a balance of knowledge, training and experience and students who intend to pursue a career in the visual arts should seriously consider enrolling with the department of History and Philosophy of Art at the University of Kent as it offers a unique combination of history, theory and practice-based modules.
The history and theory based modules covering art history and aesthetics from the Renaissance to Post-Modernism are complemented by modules including Patronage and Cultural Organisation, which includes seminars conducted by representatives of institutions as diverse as Tate Modern and the Victoria and Albert Museum, a Visual Arts Internship module that allows students to obtain hands-on experience in a gallery or art institution and a Print Collecting and Curating module where students are responsible for evolving their own theme, obtaining funding, acquiring new works to supplement the department’s own print collection, and staging and cataloguing their own public exhibition.
At the end of the degree course students will have been equipped to demonstrate to potential employers their competence not only in theoretical knowledge but also the practical experience and skills required for employment within the visual arts industry.
The University of Kent has recently been voted one of the top 10 UK universities by students taking part in the 2007 National Student Survey, with 89% of Kent students overwhelmingly satisfied with their courses. The results for History and Philosophy of Art were even better than the university average with an overall satisfaction rating of 95% for our degree programmes, and 93% satisfaction with teaching quality.
In recent years two members of the History and Philosophy of Art staff have been nominated for the prestigious National Teaching Fellowship, while teachers on the part-time programme at Tonbridge have been awarded the University of Kent’s teaching prize.
Teaching takes place in specially equipped class-rooms and art studios, while also taking advantage of resources like the departmental art collection (the Kent Print Collection). You will have at least eight timetabled contact hours a week, with additional optional tutorials available in staff ‘office hours’ because we remain committed to providing opportunities for one-to-one tuition throughout your degree programme. Your academic progress will be carefully monitored and, throughout your time at Kent, pastoral support will be provided by our Senior Tutor.