Calendar 2005–06

Postgraduate Studies • Arts 305 16. Chinese and Western Comparative Aesthetics 17. Auspicious Metal: The Ritual Bronzes of Ancient China 18. The Art of Chinese Seals 19. Special Topics in Art History 20. Theories of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy 21. Special Topics in Hong Kong Art MFA Programme Fields of Specialization 1. Painting 2. Sculpture 3. Mixed Media 4. Chinese Calligraphy 5. Seal Carving Courses Offered (A) Required Courses 1. Seminar 2. Special Topics in Hong Kong Art 3. Professional Practice 4. Thesis Research 5. Art Creation (B) Elective Courses 1. Modern Challenges: Chinese Painting of the Twentieth Century 2. Modern Art: Modernism and the Quest for Utopia 3. An Illustrated History of Western Art Theory: From Plato to Postmodernism 4. Introduction to Digital Video Production 5. Contemporary Art: Artistic Strategies in a Postmodern Era 6. Chinese and Western Comparative Aesthetics 7. 2-Dimensional Digital Art Workshop 8. Special Topics in Art History 9. Methodology in Art-historical Research 10. Postgraduate Seminar: Special Topics in Chinese Art Division of History PhD Programme Fields of Specialization 1. History of Traditional China 2. History of Modern China 3. Pre-modern World History* 4. Modern World History* * The field of World History covers Europe, America, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific.