At the end of the course the expected learning outcomes are:
- In-depth knowledge of the specific vocabulary of the history of art criticism in its evolution over time
- Knowledge of the historical links that have enabled the fundamental developments of the discipline and their protagonists
- Knowledge of the fundamental authors of texts in the history of criticism and the analytical and scholarly movements to which they refer
- Competence in the analysis of critical texts and ability to place them in the broader framework of global cultural history
- Basic skills for conducting research in iconology, history of ideas and culture