Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Double Major - Art History and Philosophy

4-Year Direct Honours Programme

This is a four-year direct honours degree programme. If your CGPA is 3.0 and above, your Honours stays with you.

Equal Weightage

Unlike second major, you will receive equal training for both majors.

Degree Scroll

Both majors will be listed on the degree school. You will be recognised for the effort and time spent for the programme

Flexible

You may apply to change your programme after your first year. You must meet the minimum requirement set for your admit year and the acceptance of the new selected programme.

For GCE 'A' level certificate holders:

• NTU General Admission Requirements

• A good grade in General Paper/Knowledge & Inquiry/H1 or H2 Level Humanities subject

 

For International Baccalaureate Diploma holders:

• NTU General Admission Requirements

• A good grade in English at Standard Level

 

For NUS High School Diploma holders:

• NTU General Admission Requirements

• Good Overall CAP in English Language

 

For International Students & Students with other qualifications:

• NTU General Admission Requirements

• A good grade in General Paper/English at Senior High School Level

Successful Polytechnic applicants will be exempted certain courses that will be confirmed before the start of their first semester.

To graduate, students must complete two (2) categories of requirement, totalling at least 138 Academic Units (AUs): 

	Major Requirements (AUs)			Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core (ICC) (AUs)			Broadening and Deepening Electives (BDE) (AUs)	Total AUs
	Core	Prescribed Electives	Final Year Project	Common Core	Professional Series	Care, Serve, Learn
Art History	12	30	8*	14	11	3	18	138
Philosophy	12	30

*Students who are eligible to do the FYP will be strongly encouraged to do an inter-major FYP.  Students whose GPAs fall in a certain range can choose whether or not to do the FYP. Students who do not do the FYP must clear 8 AUs of PEs (two 4000-level courses, one from each discipline) within the double major.

Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core (ICC) Courses:

ICC Common Core	14 AUs
Career Design and Workplace Readiness in a Dynamic World	2
Ethics & Civics in a Multicultural World	2
Healthy Wellbeing	2
Inquiry and Communication in an Interdisciplinary World	2
Science & Technology for Humanity	3
Sustainability: Society, Economy & Environment	3
ICC Professional Series	11 AUs
Digital Proficiency	3
Internship	5
Profession Preparation	1
Professional Communication	2
Care, Serve, Learn	3 AUs

 

 

I. Art History Curriculum​

Core [12 AUs]
HR1001 Ways of Seeing: Exploring Visual Culture
HR1003 Introduction to Histories of Art I
HR1004 Introduction to the Histories of Art II
HR2001 Introduction to the Histories of Southeast Asian Art

Major Prescribed Electives [30 AUs]

Students must take ONE elective each from Categories A to D (4 Electives) and then are free to choose the remainder Electives from any category depending on areas they wish to specialise in.

Category A: Global Art Histories (Choose at least one elective)
Click here for the list of courses under Cat A.

Category B: Contemporary Art & Theory (Choose at least one elective)
Click here for the list of courses under Cat B.

Category C: Curating, Heritage & Museums (Choose at least one elective)
Click here for the list of courses under Cat C.

Category D: Asian Art Histories (Choose at least one elective)
Click here for the list of courses under Cat D.

II. Philosophy Curriculum​

Core [12 AUs]
HY1001 Introduction to Philosophy 
HY2003 Introduction to Chinese Philosophy
HY2010 Ancient Philosophy OR HY2005 Political Philosophy
HY2012 Early Modern Philosophy OR HY3011 Philosophy of Mind 

Major Prescribed Electives [30 AUs]

Minimum 4 from HY4000 level courses

Other core subjects of Philosophy major
HY1002 Symbolic Logic

Click here for the list of Philosophy MPEs.

Graduates of this double major programme will acquire valuable intellectual skills that will be transferable to a large number of careers. The Philosophy component of this programme will equip graduates with the ability to critically analyze complex concepts and arguments, the ability to argue logically and effectively, and the ability to express themselves clearly. They will also have a grounding in a diversity of intellectual traditions. The Art History component will navigate graduates towards leadership roles in museums, galleries and arts organisations, (arts management, marketing, curatorship, programming, publishing exhibition management, collections administration, policy); government ministries (policy officers, corporate communications, diplomatic support, funding, event and project management – typically National Heritage Board or National Arts Council); publishing (writing, text and image editing, researching, copy writing), education and media  (journalists, writers, researchers, producers).