BA Single Honours Art History

In its approaches to cultures, Art History is interdisciplinary. It involves anthropology, sociology, philosophy, literature, history, as well as cultural and gender studies. As such, it promotes the sort of critical thinking that has many practical applications today. It provides an excellent foundation for careers in education and publishing, in journalism and advertising, and in the administration and conservation of art.

Year 1
• Core Art History and Visual Culture modules deal with the Current Issues and Specialist Topics
• Subject to the submission of a satisfactory portfolio of work prior to admission, students may take core Fine Art modules. These deal with the fundamental skills, techniques, and concepts of Drawing, Illustration, Life Drawing, Life Painting, Painting, Photography, and Printmaking. (These modules must be passed if the student wishes to study Fine Art modules in Years 2 and 3)
• Additional optional modules in Museum and Gallery Studies, or another subject offered within the Faculty of arts

Year 2
• Core modules in Art History, otherwise a free choice of Art History modules (from the prescribed list and subject to availability)
• Options of Fine Art modules in Drawing, Life Drawing, Life Painting, and Photography (from the prescribed list)
• A choice of Museum and Gallery Studies modules (on condition that core modules in the subject have been undertaken in Year 1)
• Modules taken in another subject. Any available Faculty of arts subject may be taken along with Art History, though some subjects, such as English, History or a European language, are particularly appropriate for students who wish to consider a possible career in Art History

Year 3
• Core modules in Art History, otherwise a free choice of Art History modules (from prescribed list and subject to availability)
• A choice of Museum and Gallery Studies modules (on condition that core modules in the subject have been undertaken in Year 1)
• Elective credits may be taken in Fine Art or another subject's modules