Sacred Art
The specialisation course in Sacred Art aims at training experts in the sacred art sector. This art sector is deeply rooted in the culture and tradition of our country and represents a strong proportion of the Italian artistic heritage.
This course is part of the professional master course in sacred arts containing also laboratory activities.
Theoretical subjects will provide students with the ability to interpret past and present sacred art not only in aesthetic terms but also in relation to its symbolic meaning and usage.
The course is delivered online.
By the end of the course, each participant will be able to create and produce contemporary art works in line with the Christian tradition. Great attention is devoted to the acquisition of artistic and artisan techniques (painting, sculpture, goldsmithing) integrated with theoretical subjects that will provide students with the ability to interpret past and present sacred art, not only in aesthetic terms but also in relation to its symbolic meaning and usage.
The specialisation course in Sacred Arts is born out of the collaboration between IUL online university and the Sacred art school of Florence. The course aims at training experts in the sacred art sector providing competences to conceive and realise contemporary artworks, in line with the Christian tradition.
The pathway is suggested for graduate students, teachers of history of arts, religion, philosophy, responsible people of sacred arts in dioceses, tour guides and all those wishing to deepen theoretical aspects of sacred arts.
The minimum number of participants for the specialisation course is 20.
The total cost of registration, attendance, final exam and awarding of the final certificate of the 1st level Master course is € 1,500.00 to be paid in 2 instalments:
- € 750,00 to be paid upon registration;
- € 750,00 to be paid by 31 May, 2020.
The teachers of the schools of every order and grade and those in charge of the sacred art offices of the dioceses are entitled to enrolment in the post-graduate course at the reduced cost of € 1,000.00 to be paid in 2 instalments of € 500.00 with the same deadlines.
In case of late payment of the second instalment, it will be mandatory for all students to pay an additional € 30.00 for default fees.
Registration for the course is open until 31/1/2020. Teaching activities are scheduled to start by February 2020.
The minimum number required to activate the course is 10 students.
Registration for the course is via the Gomp student portal (https://gomp.iuline.it/). The registration and payment procedure through the PagoPA system is described in detail in the Guide published on the institutional website together with this course description. Once the application has been completed online, it will be necessary to print it, sign it and send it – with a revenue stamp of 16.00 euros – to the postal address of “IUL online university”, VIA M. BUONARROTI, 10 – 50122 FLORENCE”, mandatory indicating in the payment purpose: “Registration – specialisation course sacred arts – student’s name and surname”.
For better organization it is advisable to anticipate the registration form by email (segreteria@iuline.it).
For more information: IUL Academic office Tel. 055 2380568/055 2380385 – e-mail address: segreteria@iuline.it.
The specialisation course is online and includes only one theoretical part (carried out in the IUL online training environment) encompassing 9 modules for a total of 28 credits, at the end of which a final test will be held for a total of 2 ECTS credits.
The specialisation course is online and has a duration of one academic year for a total of 750 hours of study, and provides for the release of 30 ECTS credits.
| Modules | SDS | ECTS | Delivery mode | |
| Module 1 | History of medieval and modern art | L-ART/01 – History of medieval L-ART/02 – History of modern art | 4 | online |
| Module 2 | History of contemporary art (composition) | L-ART/03 – History of contemporary art | 2 | online |
| Module 3 | Ancient Christian literature (art and Christianity) | L-FIL-LET/06 – Ancient Christian literature | 2 | online |
| Module 4 | Christian and medieval archaeology (symbology) | L-ANT/08 – Christian and medieval archaeology | 3 | online |
| Module 5 | Ancient Christian literature (holy scripture) | L-FIL-LET/06 – Ancient Christian literature | 3 | online |
| Module 6 | Moral philosophy (theology of the body) | M-FIL/03 – Moral philosophy | 3 | online |
| Module 7 | History of religions (liturgy) | M-STO/06 – History of religions | 3 | online |
| Module 8 | Interior architecture and settings (contemporary sacred art) | ICAR/16 – Interior architecture and settings | 4 | online |
| Module 9 | Economics and business management | SECS-P/08 – Economics and business management | 4 | online |
| Final exam | 2 | in person | ||
| Total | 30 | |||