Open College of Arts
Home > Courses > Understanding Art > UA2: African Art
UA2: African Art

Overview

Those who have completed Understanding Western Art or those who feel they already have an understanding of art history.

What does the course cover?

  • Describing African art
  • 30,000 years of rock arts
  • Early cultures
  • Types of African Art - Ife; Benin; Baule; Zaire; Cote d’Ivoire; Zimbabwe; Asante
  • Nuba body painting
  • Metalwork, ceramics and textiles.

Course Assessment

You will receive comments and direction from your tutor throughout the course. If you choose to have your work formally assessed, you will receive details on submitting a folio of work with the course materials.

Higher Education Credit: 60 credit points at Level 2.

Tuition:


Postal tuition you send work to your tutor for comments and direction.

Time Guide:

To complete the course in 10 months requires about 7 hours study a week.

Materials:

A course pack is provided and will be sent to you by post. In addition a DVD Talking Stones is also included in the course pack.

Fees:

£580 full fee or £215 deposit and 6 x £74 monthly payments, totalling £659