Site of the Month for October 2011 talks about Art Directory. Artist Famous helps you find a variety of art information such as famous artists, computer art, crafts, design arts, ethnic & regional art, sculpture, art photography, galleries & museums.

** What opportunities are there for postgraduate studies in the Fine Art Department?

Students who want to pursue postgraduate studies in the making of art may register for an MFA. For MFA studies, students produce a body of works and write a dissertation or long essay. We also offer postgraduate courses in Art History. A BA (Hons) in Art History is available to students who have completed three years of Art History & Visual Culture, and this enables you to proceed to MA and PhD studies. Students studying a BA (Hons) complete coursework as well as a long essay. Students studying an MA write a thesis. Students studying a PhD write a dissertation.

** What value is there is taking Art History & Visual Culture without studying Studio Practice?

Art History & Visual Culture teaches you visual literacy. It enables you to interpret not only art works but also all kinds of visual forms and images. Also, it teaches you to articulate this understanding verbally and in written form. It provides you with skills to work in a variety of art-related fields (see the question on career opportunities below). And apart from having an independent status and use value, Art History & Visual Culture is also an excellent complement to courses such as Journalism and Media Studies, English, Drama, Music, History, Psychology, Philosophy and Sociology – indeed just about any areas of study offered within the Humanities Faculty.