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Senior Freshman (SF) – second year

Mandatory Modules

The mandatory element for SF comprises two modules, one per semester, each of which is worth 5 ECTS. Students must take both, providing a combined value of 10 ECTS. Students may be permitted to substitute a Broad Curriculum module for one of the Mandatory Modules. Such requests should be submitted to Head of Department for approval.

Options

In all, ten optional subjects will normally be available to students during the course of their degree. These are offered over a two-year cycle, with up to five optional modules offered in alternate years. Students choose two in each of SF, JS and SS years. Students should aim to take at least one architectural subject, and a spread in terms of historical period. See Handbook for the guidelines on subject choice. See the Handbook also for options available in Classics, and the conditions applying.

Group 2012-13 2013-14
A To the Glory of God: the art and architecture of the medieval church c.1100-1220 Art in the Age of Chivalry
B Painting and Sculpture in 17th-century Europe Painting and Sculpture in the Italian Renaissance
C City, Court, Campagna: the Foundation of Early Modern Architecture in Europe Architecture of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
D Painting in 18th-Century Britain and Ireland Art in France 1850-1900
E Themes in Northern Painting Modernism and Post-Modernism
F Making and Meaning in Irish Art Making and Meaning in Irish Art

Coursework Requirements & Deadlines (PDF, 57kb)

Late Essay Policy

Deadlines must be met. Extensions will be granted by the Head of Department ONLY on medical or ad misericordiam grounds only.
Extensions on medical grounds must be supported by a doctor’s certificate.
An extension must be sought at least 24 hours before the deadline, even if only by e-mail. Late essays will automatically be marked as 0%, UNLESS accompanied by an authorised extension sheet (.doc, 37kb).
Late essays will not be accepted or marked unless accompanied by an Authorized Extension sheet (.doc, 37kb).


Last updated 4 December 2012 by arthist@tcd.ie.