BA History of Art and Heritage Management

Students acquire skills of critical and historical analysis and the ability to evaluate evidence and present arguments fluently, both orally and in writing.A pathway to careers in the international art worldStudents also study museums and the art market and acquire business and management skills through our unique joint honours with Heritage Management, providing them with a pathway to careers in the international art world and transferable skills applicable in other fields, such as journalism, law and business. Study term in FlorenceHistory of Art students can opt to start either in September or January. September entrants have the unique opportunity of studying Italian art for one term at the British Institute in Florence (for which there is an additional fee; more information).Numerous class trips in and outside the UK

Visit to Waddesdon Manor

There are numerous study trips in and outside London, including visits to the National Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and Tate Modern.Postgraduate studyBuckingham’s 4-term year means that you can complete a normal 3-year BA honours degree in 2 years or combine with an MA or MBA in 3 years.Special features

Hands-on study of art with frequent study visits

A unique partnership with the British Institute in Florence providing an introduction to art history in Italy exclusively for Buckingham students (September entry only)

Unique combination of History of Art and Heritage Management

Close links with museums (including the Wallace Collection), heritage organisations and the art market

Varied range of subjects including design and decorative arts, art markets, museums and country houses

Opportunities for practical project work and academic research

Excellent record of graduate employment

Competitive fees

Generous scholarships/bursaries

Modules available on this course

First year

• Introduction to Art History: Style and Iconography
• Introduction to Heritage Management
• Classical to Byzantine and Early Medieval Art and Architecture
• Medieval Art and Architecture
• Renaissance Art and Architecture
• The Making of England’s Heritage
• Baroque to Neoclassical Art and Architecture 1600-1800
• Romanticism to Fin-de-Siècle 1800-1900
• Modern Art from 1900

Modules taught in Florence

• Florence: Art, Architecture, History and Culture
• Making and Remaking Renaissance Art

Study tours / special topics

• Critical Concepts and Developments in Art History
• Museum Studies
• Secession Vienna 1880-1920

Second year

• Dissertation / Project

History of Collecting special study modules

• Collecting, Patronage and the Art Market
• Museums and Art History

Art History special study modules

• Modern British Art from 1900
• Art Exhibitions: History and Critical Aspects, Salon to Sensation

Heritage Management special study modules

• Heritage and Business
• Institutions, Policy and Issues

Design and Decorative Arts special study modules

• Arts and Crafts to Bauhaus and Beyond
• Renaissance to Industrialisation

Special subjects

• The Country House: Form, Function, Culture
• The Country House: Management, Interpretation, Conservation

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Flexible study

MA in Decorative Arts and Historic Interiors

MA in the Art Market and the History of Collecting