Course Specific Facilities
This course is supported by the Nottingham Institute for Research in Visual Culture (NIRVC), which draws expertise across the University and aims to provide a focus for interdisciplinary research.
The Arts Centre is an ideal environment to support postgraduate study in art history and visual culture, with contemporary and historic art exhibitions at the Djanogly Art Gallery, and a dedicated drama, film and performance space in the DH Lawrence Pavilion.
Students are encouraged to participate in events and projects with the Djanogly Art Gallery and benefit from its outstanding international programme of exhibitions. Examples include Ruination: Photographs of Rome (2008), British Art Show 6 (2006), Bad Behaviour (2006) and Graham Sutherland (2005).
The Department is home to a Visual Resource Centre offering an extensive slide collection for students, staff and visitors to use and borrow. Over 80,000 images are available covering paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, photography, and architecture. The Department also offers dedicated networked study spaces within the Lakeside Arts Centre for both masters and research students, including access to scanner, printers and digital cameras.
The University provides its students with access to general IT facilities through a number of Information Services Computer Resource Areas (known as 'ISCRAs') spread across its campuses. Such areas are conveniently located around the University in all University Libraries, the Cripps Computing Centre (CCC), and elsewhere.
The majority of ISCRAs are open to all members of the University and contain PC workstations and printing facilities. In some of the larger rooms, more specialised equipment is provided such as text and image scanners, colour printing and high powered Unix workstations.
The Visual Resource Centre offers an extensive slide collection for students, staff and visitors to browse and borrow. Over 80,000 images are available covering paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, photography, architecture and much more. Slides can be ordered for lectures and seminars.
Books, periodicals, CD-ROMs and videos are also available to borrow or use in the Visual Resource Centre.
The Visual Resource Centre is a quiet study area with slide viewers and computer terminals available during opening hours.
Undergraduate and Postgraduate students are welcome to use the collection on a reference only basis but may borrow slides for seminars and presentations with permission from the VRC staff.