Graduate Institute Of Art History( Master Program )
Educational Objectives
    The M.A. program in art history aims to cultivate connoisseurs of art, independent thinking scholars that lay emphasis on cultural heritage, preservation of artifacts, promote knowledge on art history, as well as elevate the aesthetics of general educators in art history.
Core Capabilities
  1. Basic connoisseurship
  2. Methodologies in art history studies
  3. Reading ability in classical Chinese, English, and Japanese documents on art history
  4. Ability to conduct independent research
  5. Ability to accomplish M.A. thesis
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning
Curriculum Planning
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Course List
Course TypeCourse Title (Recommended Year of Study)
Introduction to the Study of Art History Introduction to the Study of Art History(1)
Studies in Art Historiography and Criticism Studies in Art Historiography and Criticism(12)
Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Monuments in the History of Art(1) Approaches to Chinese and Japanese Calligraphy(1) Twelve Lessons on Chinese Art History(1) Seminar in the Connoisseurship of Chinese Painting(1) Seminar on Yuan Painting(2) Seminar on Ming Painting(2) Reading(2) Studies of Calligraphy History of Yuan Dynasty(12) Studies of Calligraphy History of Ming Fdynasty(2) Studies of Calligraphy History of Ching Dynasty(2) Seminar in the Connoisseurship of Chinese Calligraphy(1) Seminar on Sung Landscape Painting(2) Studies of Calligraphy History of Sung Dynasty(2) Seminar in Figure Painting of the Sung Dynasty(2) Seminar in Chinese Landscape Painting Prior to A.d. 1000(2) Seminor on Ching Painting(2) Seminar in Figure Painting Prior to A.d.1000(2) Seminar in Chinese Painting History and Theories(12) Connoisseurship of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy(1) Topics on Han Pictorial Art(12) Methodology of Chinese Calligraphy(12) Calligraphy of the Six Dynasties(12) Selected Readings on Song and Yuan Calligraphy(12) Important Issues of Later Chinese Painting History(12) Calligraphy of the Sui and Tang Periods(123) Tombs and Images(123) English Art History Research Writing And Oral Presentation(123) Seminar on Twentieth Century Chinese Art (before 1949)() Joseon Art History in the Recent English and Japanese Publications(123) Early Modern European Collections of Chinese Arts and Chinoiseries I(123) China-Japan Artistic Exchange in the 17th and 18th Centuries(12) Writing and Women Calligraphers in East Asia(123) Seminar in the Art History of the Medieval China(123) Treasures of Japanese Art(12) Case Studies of East Asian Paintings(1)
Arts and Crafts of Asia Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology(12) History of Korea Architecture(1) History of Modern Japanese Architecture(1) Introduction to Architectural History of Japan(1) Introduction to Southeast Asia: History and Archaeology(1) Introduction to Modern Southeast Asia: History and Archaeology(1) Cultural Interaction across the Eurasian Steppe through Artifacts(1) Chinese Art History through Tombs(1) The History of Chinese Ceramic(1) Study of the Ceramic of T'ang Dynasty(12) Study of the Ceramic of Sung Dynasty(12) The Study of the Trade Ceramics(12) Western Chou Ritual Bronzes(2) Reading in the History of Chinese Nandicrafts(12) The Bronze Art History of Shang and Chou(1) Study on Art History in Japanese(12) The Art of Shang Cities(2) Chinese Art Exhibition and Research(12) The Art of Eastern Chou S Cities(2) The Art of Dan-shui's Temples in 19 Cnetury(2) Trading Ceramics and Shipwreck Archaeology(12) Introduction of Southeast Asian Archaeology(12) Special Topics of Southeast Asian Archaeology(12) Islamic Architecture & Ceramics(12) Asian Maritime History and Archaeology(12) World Cultural Heritage in South & Southeast Asia(12) The Exchange of Decorative Arts between East Asia and Europe(12) Studies on Intercultural History of Asian Craftworks(12) Study of Asian Ceramic Trade History(12) The Imperial Workshops of the Qing Court(12) Culture and Arts in South Asia(12) Seminar on Ceramic History of Middle Imperial China(12) Introduction to Excavated Ceramics(12) Seminar on Excavated Ceramics(12) Buddhist Art in South/Central/Southeast Asia(12) The History of East Asian Ornaments(12) Archaism of Later Chinese Bronzes(123) Collecting and Connoisseurship of Late Ming Craftworks(123) Study of Yuan Dynasty Ceramics(123) Early Modern European Collections of Chinese Arts and Chinoiseries II(123) Art and Archaeology of the Silk Road(12) Seminar on Early Chinese Celadon Wares(12) Art and Material Culture of the Tang Dynasty(123) Art and Material Culture of Early Medieval China (220-589 CE)(12) Introduction to Excavated Artifact and Material Culture(12)
Arts of Taiwan and Buddhist Art The Architecture History of Taiwan in Asia(1) Introduction to European Architectural History(1) Art and the Modern Asia(1) Investigation of Modern Taiwanese Art(1) Japanese Contemporary Architecture(1) Seminar on Problems of Taiwanese Art(12) Art of Tun-huang Caves(12) Methods in Buddhist Art Studies(12) History of Modern Taiwanese Art(12) Modernity in Asian Art:a Comparativeapproach(12) Buddhist Care Temples of the Northern Dynasties(12) Art and Society-modern Art Movement and the Public I N China(12) Buddhist of the Sui and Tang Dynasties(12) Modern Architecture of Japan and Its Role in Taiwan(12) Urban History Studies(12) Eastern Asia Architecture(12) Studies on the History of Chinese Architecture(12) A History of Chinese Architecture of the Tang and Sung Dynasties(12) A Basic Study on the Architectural Spaces in Japan(12) Architecture History of Taiwan(12) Buddhist Art of the Northern Wei Dynasty(12) The Japanese Houses in Taiwan and Their Historical Background(12) World Cultural Heritages in West & Central Asia(12) Western Architecture in Taiwan before World War II(12) Modern age and Taiwan Architecture(12) History of Asian Architecture(123) History of Indian Architecture and Cities(123) Seminar on Modern Asian Art(123) Reading in the History of Modern Japanese Art(123) Introduction of Modern Taiwanese Art(12) Seminar on Landscape and Nature of Taiwan during the Japanese Colonial Period(12)
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