Arts, Design & Culture Western Art

This distance learning degree is for you if you are based in, or near, Hong Kong and you want to gain the knowledge and skills you need to develop your career in the museum and galleries profession.

This course will provide you with a thorough understanding of the major theoretical, methodological and professional themes at the forefront of contemporary museum studies. It will equip you with the practical and theoretical experience needed to become a creative and effective museum and gallery professional or to further advance your career in the sector.

The course is designed to be flexible, so you can choose when to study. It offers carefully designed teaching material and reading which offer flexibility and allow you to fit your study around other commitments. These materials are delivered through online resources in the University’s virtual learning environment, Blackboard. This includes recorded lectures, international case studies of museum practice, guided readings, group discussions and self-led activities to support your learning.

This is for you if you are based in, or near, Hong Kong and you want to gain the knowledge and skills you need to develop your career in the museum and galleries profession.
 

This programme aims to enable students to make an in-depth pursuit in both academic studies (criticism and theory) and practices (applied skills) in contemporary photography. The overall background and knowledge of contemporary issues in photography will be discussed. Students are expected to deal with historical perspectives, criticism and theory in photography and to explore contemporary lens-based image-making through a curriculum in the culture, history, theory and practice of photography. Students will be trained to reflect their learning through essays and photographic project work.

This programme aims to provide a basic understanding of art and design for beginners and those who have some knowledge of art to develop their artistic skills and creative ability. Students are to choose 5 modules from our regular programme and complete special assignments.

課程旨在啟發學員對素描的認知和審美，運用不同的媒介和實驗性方法去探索素描的本質和可能性，並透過素描表達自我情感。學員將會嘗試結合自身的藝術素質和美學觸覺，創作具有個人風格和特色的作品，並學習欣賞和評價不同類型的素描作品。
 

本課程旨在加強學員對人體寫生的認識和技法，運用不同媒介去表現人體的骨骼結構、肌肉質感、人體與空間的關係。學員亦可嘗試結合自身的藝術素質和美學觸覺，創作具有個人風格和特色作品，並學習欣賞和評價人體寫生作品。

本課程旨在介紹由六十年代至今，西方藝術的不同形式和表現風格，並培養學員對當代藝術的認知及欣賞。

完成課程後，學生應能夠：
 
一. 闡述西方藝術自六十年代至今的發展；
二. 論述當代藝術各種表現風格和創作意念；及
三. 評賞歐美當代藝術大師的代表作品。
 

本課程為期約兩年，旨在向學員提供不同媒介的創作經驗，並以現代表現手法為重點；同時教授視覺元素理論，及西方當代藝術的發展，培養及提升學員在藝術創作和欣賞的能力，以助其在學業和事業上的發展。

課程單元：

• 視覺藝術語言 (20課時)
• 素描研習 (54課時)
• 繪畫研習 (54課時)
• 西洋美術史導論：當代藝術 (24課時)
• 水彩畫研習 (42課時)
• 中國現代水墨藝術 (24課時)

對沒有甚麽藝術訓練的人來說，要做一個自己的寫實頭像，似乎是難以想像的事情。但其實沒有任何人比你更清楚自己的長相容貌，透過最真實的參照，「做自己」的寫實頭像又不是想像中的遙不可及。
 
本課程旨在引導學員由最實在的觸覺體驗開始，逐步完成一個自己的泥塑頭像，「做自己」同時是一個自我認識的過程。