Graduate Profile of Bachelor of Arts Degree

• At the completion of the Bachelor of Arts Degree Programme in the Faculty of Arts of the University of Jaffna, the graduates should be able to have a clear knowledge in the chosen subjects/ areas of disciplines  with the ability for creative, critical and analytical and problem-solving proficiencies and skills, be able to  engage in activities for continuing professional/ career advancement and be able to examine and  understand the full breadth of issues concerning social, cultural, environmental, regulatory and ethical  aspects associated in the area of their study.  

Graduate Attributes 

A Bachelor of Arts graduate of the University of Jaffna should be 

Academically excellent: 

• Having thorough knowledge in the chosen core subjects and possess the specific skills of the discipline  

• Able to apply numerical and analytical skills to gather and analyze data and information  scientifically, draw inferences and arrive at the conclusion, and 

• Having intellectual skills with the ability for creative, critical and analytical and problem solving skills  

Employable and able to contribute to national development: 

• • Able to apply general and transferable skills;
  • •     – ICT skills and the ability to use new technological and ICT tools,
    •     – Communication skills with trilingual proficiency (English, Tamil, and Sinhala),  
    •    – Soft skills – interpersonal skills, teamwork, time management skills, social  responsibility and ethical practice and ability to meet the stakeholders’  expectations
    • • Life-long learning skills – ability to engage in activities for continuing professional /  career advancement.
• • The organizational discipline and skills which are necessary for effective work habits,  whether working individually or in groups in fieldwork particularly in the professional  field. 
• • The research and analytical background to receive and interpret information, express  ideas and share knowledge with diverse parties in a range of different formats.  

Sensitive global citizens: 

• • Being socially responsible, with civic consciousness.
• • Ability to engage effectively in global and multicultural environments.
• • Committed to improving the environment.
• • Possessing gender sensitivity and high regard for human rights, equity and ethics. 

Program Objectives (POs) 

• • Impart comprehensive contemporary knowledge in the area of study.
• • Train students in problem solving and transferable skills.
• • Develop positive attitude towards life and social responsibility 

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) of Bachelor of Arts Degree  

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) represent the expectations of the programme for its students  3 years after graduation in Bachelor of Arts Degree offered by the Faculty of Arts, University of  Jaffna. Graduates will be able to: 

PO 1: Collect, analyze and interpret qualitative and quantitative data; 

PO 2: Demonstrate problem-solving skills in the areas of study; 

PO 3: Develop arguments and make sound judgments in accordance with basic theories and  concepts of the areas of study; 

PO 4: Present information, ideas, and concepts efficiently and effectively;

PO 5: Apply knowledge and understanding of concepts and principles of the areas of study;

PO 6: Acquire new competencies that will enable them to assume major responsibilities;

PO 7: Demonstrate transferable skills including ICT skills necessary for employment;

PO 8: Undertake further training and develop additional skills that will enable them to make  sound decisions; 

PO 9: Exercise initiative, personal responsibility, and accountability; 

PO 10: Exercise leadership in the professional environment/workplace; and,

PO 11: Demonstrate positive attitudes and social responsibility. 

Graduate Profile of BA (Hons) in Art History

On successful completion of the BA Honors in Art History, graduates should be able to have an independent critical engagement with visual art and visual culture, to theoretically situate changing concepts and approaches of art, read visual art within its wider socio-political context and develop the tools to communicate readings and research findings. They are expected to be able to examine and understand the full breadth of issues surrounding the social, and ethical concerns associated with the art world. Graduates will gain skills and experience that will prepare them for careers in art history, art education and heritage industry.

Specific Graduate Attributes

Graduates of BA (Hons) in Art History programme will possess the following attributes:

Academic excellence

• • Knowledge of major theories in Art History and their appropriate application.
• • Awareness of the wider social and interpretative implications of art history and the ability to debate issues in relation to more general ethical perspectives.
• • Able to apply numerical and analytical skills to gather and analyze data and information scientifically, draw inferences and arrive at the conclusion
• • Critical and creative thinkers, with the ability to adapt to a range of situations.
• Demonstrate intellectual curiosity and the application of research and knowledge to solving the complex problems inherent in a visual arts career.

Employability

• • Demonstrate professional willingness through comprehensive making abilities, professional business skills, relevant technological aptitude, time management skills and an understanding of their practice within local and international networks.
• • Understand the complex nature of being an autonomous practicing professional in the fields of art practice, teaching, critical writing, art administration and work in related creative industries.
• • The research and analytical background to receive and interpret information, express ideas and share knowledge of visual art with diverse parties in a range of different formats.
• • Ability to effectively communicate complex ideas, emotions, and human experiences through visual, verbal, and textual means to a range of audiences in a variety of contexts, such as scholarly writings, gallery talks, exhibition displays, proposals for funding and academic conferences.
• • The ethical, empathetic, and academically rigorous conduct of graduates that positions them to readily transition into independent practice, employment, or post-graduate studies.

Social engagement

• • Learn empathy and intercultural understanding through participating in an academic culture, ensuring they have the ability to work and collaborate with people of diverse social categories.
• • Being socially responsible, with civic consciousness.
• • Committed to improving the environment.
• • Possessing gender sensitivity and high regard for human rights, equity, and ethics.

Global citizenship and lifelong learning

• • Demonstrate intellectual autonomy, initiative, self-awareness and metacognition, and academic integrity, and civic literacy.
• • Ability to engage effectively in global and multicultural environments
• • Committed to preserve and foster natural environment and Heritage properties.
• • Life-long learning skills – ability to engage in activities for continuing professional / career advancement.

Educational Programme Objectives (EPOs)

• • Provide an acquaintance with a wide range of art objects from both the local and global contexts.
• • Understand the formal qualities of a work of art and their cultural meaning and politics.
• • Develop skills in scholarly communication on art objects based on the broader methodological frame works employed within the discipline.
• • Train students in problem solving and transferable skills.
• • Foster a greater tolerance of diversity in multi-cultural society, through art.

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) 

PLO 1:    Assess artifacts from global and local context, in association with artists, styles, methods, medium, chronology and cultural geography.

PLO 2:    Interpret the changing meaning of a work of art in connection with the visual, visuality and viewership.

PLO 3:    Appreciate work of art 

PLO 4:    Develop an effective knowledge of visual vocabulary appropriate for careers in the visual studies, heritage industry and art pedagogy.

PLO 5:    Evaluate the aesthetic, historical, social, and ethical significance of contemporary visual practices in comparison with the art practice of modern and premodern periods.

PLO 6:    Analyze major debates and theories that have shaped the discipline of art history and studies of visual culture.

PLO 7:    Construct plausible methods of analysis in the field of art history and visual culture.

PLO 8:   Communicate ideas using visual, oral, and written arguments and presentation modeled on the professional standards presently applied in the discipline.

PLO 9:    Demonstrate a greater tolerance of diversity in multi-cultural society, through exposure to multiple readings of artistic objects and cultural histories.

PLO 10:  Examine the full breadth of issues surrounding the social, and ethical concerns associated with     the art world.

PLO 11:  Demonstrate positive attitudes and social responsibility.

PLO 12: Maintain a good mindset including giving and receiving constructive feedback.

PLO 13:  Engage in lifelong learning.