Bachelor examination
The bachelor examination always takes place at the end of the semester, usually in the last week of lectures. Registration for the exam is usually in the third week of the final semester. The date will be communicated via the Institute’s mailing list. Lectures and seminars from the entire program can be chosen for the examinations. Unless otherwise agreed with the examiner, material from the entire course will be examined. Courses that were assessed with a written examination cannot be selected (e.g. introduction to Christian iconography; lectures tested for the elective area). Courses by guest lecturers can only be examined in exceptional cases and after personal consultation with the chair holder. The BMZ ring lectures are also unavailable for the examination.
The Chairs of Architectural History and Preservation (AD), Pre-Modern Art History (ÄK), Early Modern Art History (KN), Modern and Contemporary Art History (MG) examine seminars and lectures denoted with the abbreviations PS, VL, HS. In the Bachelor’s program, courses offered by the Chair of the History of Textile Arts (TK) can only be credited as electives.
For your BA exams you choose courses, which you have attended in the last four semesters of your studies. In the oral bachelor examination the entire content of the lecture resp. of the seminars is relevant. The lecturers should be available to take the exam in the current semester and ideally be currently employed at the Institute of Art History.
The examination consists of a set of topics agreed upon by the student and the lecturer plus a foundational knowledge of art history. Scientific working techniques and methods, instruments of research, journals, bibliographies, databases as well as the handling of sources and secondary literature etc. are also, in principle, topics of the examination. In addition, the Chairs of Pre-Modern Art History (ÄK) and Early Modern Art History (KN) test knowledge on attributions, dating and iconography of major works from the Kunstmuseum Bern, the Kunstmuseum Basel and the Kunsthaus Zürich. The Chair of Modern and Contemporary Art History (MG) tests knowledge of important institutions and exhibitions in the field of modernism and the present. The Chair of Architectural History and Preservation tests knowledge of important buildings in Bern on the basis of the Bauinventar of the city.
Students must score at the least a "sufficient" grade. A result in a subject area that is less than "sufficient" means that subject must be repeated in the following semester.
Requirements
- In order to register for the examination, you must have completed all of the required tasks in the curriculum.
- All achievements / grades must be entered in KSL and correctly assigned to the modules.
Registration
To be brought along for the exam registration:
- Completed registration form
- Printed KSL study sheet
- Proof of knowledge of foreign languages (see FAQ)
Forms for registering for the BA examination