Calendar 2006–07

234 Part 3 • Department Profiles and Programmes of Studies 2. Calligraphy 3. Ceramics 4. Bronzes 5. Jades 6. Other decorative arts Courses Offered (A) Required Courses 1. Methodology in Art-historical Research 2. Postgraduate Seminar: Special Topics in Chinese Art 3. Thesis Research (B) Elective Courses 1. Groundwork in Field Archaeology 2. The Arts of Ancient China: Neolithic Through Bronze Age 3. Art Along the Silk Road 4. China’s China: Major Wares of the Centuries 5. Classical Traditions of Chinese Calligraphy 6. Art Under Imperial Patronage: Chinese Court Painting 7. Modern Challenges: Chinese Painting of the Twentieth Century 8. Modern Art: Modernism and the Quest for Utopia 9. An Illustrated History of Western Art Theory: From Plato to Postmodernism 10. Archaeology in Hong Kong and Macau 11. Jades for Life and Death 12. Jingdezhen and Beyond: History of Later Chinese Ceramics 13. Art of the Elite: Calligraphy from Song to Qing 14. Tradition and Transformation: Chinese Literati Painting 15. Contemporary Art: Artistic Strategies in a Postmodern Era 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