| CAO CODE: TR353
When studying German within the two-subject moderatorship course you have the opportunity to acquire advanced competence and fluency in German language and to develop reading skills and methods of research, description and analysis in such areas as literature, history, culture and society of the German-speaking countries and the linguistics of German. In the later years of the course, you will be encouraged to develop specialist interests by choosing from a wide range of optional subjects. You may also begin Dutch or Swedish.
This course teaches you how to analyse works of art and how to understand their historical significance. It will enable you to develop an awareness of the environment while also providing you with a deeper sensitivity to the culture and ideals of other nations.
You will take a broad range of courses covering the history of painting, sculpture and architecture from ancient Greece to modern times. Topics available include early Irish art, the art of the Italian Renaissance, the great Gothic cathedrals of Europe, the architectural splendours of the Georgian era and the artistic achievements of the twentieth century. There are also courses on non-Western art such as Japanese painting. |
