B.A. Art History (Hons)

Course Content

The course structure below gives a flavour of the modules that will be available to you and provides details of the content of this programme. This listing is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation. Most programmes will require you to study a combination of compulsory and optional modules, you may also have the option to take ‘wild’ modules from other programmes offered by the University in order that you may customise your programme and explore other subject areas of interest to you or that may further enhance your employability.

Stage 1Possible modules may include:

• Introduction to the History of Art
• Introduction to Contemporary Art
• Introduction to Contemporary Art
• Perspectives on the History of Photography
• Perspectives on the History of Photography
• Introduction to Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art
• Introduction to Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art

Stage 2Possible modules may include:

• Reading the Image
• Visual Arts Writing
• Costume and Fashion
• Beauty in Theory, Culture and Contemporary Art
• Transatlantic Dialogues: British and Modern Art c.1900-1970
• From Warhol to Whiteread: Postmodernity & Visual Art Practice
• Classicism and Baroque
• Photographic History & Aesthetics 1: Realism in Theory and Practice
• Art & Film
• Abstraction & Construction in the 20th Century

Year in industryThis programme provides an opportunity to undertake an internship and we offer all our students support with their CVs and personal statements. In this way, the degree offers both a strong grounding in the foundations of art historical study and an expansive approach to developing career skills.Stage 3Possible modules may include:

• Independent Project
• Visual Arts Writing
• Transatlantic Dialogues: British and American Art c. 1900-1970
• From Warhol to Whiteread: Postmodernity & Visual Art Practice
• Art and Film
• Abstraction And Construction in 20th Century Art
• Beauty in Theory Culture & Contemporary Art
• Photographic History & Aesthetics 1: Realism in Theory and Practice
• Costume and Fashion
• Classicism and Baroque
• Arts Internship
• Reading the Image