NCB Art History Courses

Our NCB Art History Courses offer online tuition in early Christian and Byzantine art, and an introduction to key artistic movements in Western Art between 1900 and 1945.

NCB courses are delivered outside degree programmes - which means that as our students are learning for their own personal development rather than for academic credit, they can study with guidance from an experienced tutor without the pressure or additional costs of exams and essays.

There is no 'typical' NCB student - we welcome adult learners of all ages and nationalities. The one common trait our students share is their enthusiasm for their subject. Students may choose our courses because:

We welcome students who are new to online study and those who have not studied for some time.
There is no need to be in a set place at a set time - students can study online at a time that suits them.
We do not expect students to have an academic background in their chosen subject
...but at the same time, our experienced tutors will 'stretch' more advanced students by presenting them with more challenging ideas or more complex material.
Students can study a single NCB course, or several, and in any combination.
NCB courses are an enjoyable way to keep mentally active, learn new things, develop IT skills and communicate with others who share your interests.

From October 2009 we will be adding three art history courses with a residential option - if you would like to be notified when more information is available about these new courses please email dlteam@exeter.ac.uk

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Early Christian and Byzantine Art (Autumn 2009)
Monday 5th October 2009 - Friday 29th January 2010

Byzantine mosaic of Christ with Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos and Empress Zoe, in Hagia Sophia, early 11th century This online art history course takes students on a journey through thirteen centuries of early Christian and Byzantine art, from its origins in the catacomb frescoes ...
full details for Early Christian and Byzantine Art (Autumn 2009)

Early Christian and Byzantine Art (Spring 2010)
Monday 8th February 2010 - Friday 11th June 2010

Looking at 20th-Century Art: 1900-1945 (Spring 2010)
Monday 8th February 2010 - Friday 11th June 2010

This course looks at the key artistic movements of the first half of the twentieth century and the artists who created and worked within them.

The final decades of the nineteenth century brought advances in science, technology and medicine that changed people's lives in extraordinary ways; these changes were mirrored by ...
full details for Looking at 20th-Century Art: 1900-1945 (Spring 2010)