Modern Languages and History of Art BA

Please note: You will take 120 credits of modules in each year of study. The modules listed on the website for this programme are regularly reviewed to ensure they are up-to-date and informed by the latest research and teaching methods. Unless indicated otherwise, the modules listed for this programme are for students starting in 2020. On rare occasions, we may need to make unexpected changes to compulsory modules; in this event we will contact offer holders as soon as possible to inform or consult them as appropriate.

Every degree programme at the University is divided into 120 credits of study for each year of the programme. In the first year of a Joint Honours programme, you will study 60 credits in each subject as you learn the core elements of the disciplines. We recognise that students on Joint Honours programmes might come to favour one subject slightly more than another. To account for this, we have added more flexibility into the second and final years of our programmes. In the second year, you can stick with the 60-60 split between the two subjects or shift to a 80-40 credit weighting, effectively a major/ minor combination. You can either go back to 60-60 in the final year, maintain the same 80-40 split or reverse the major and the minor and go to a 40-80 weighting.

If you take Modern Languages and History of Art, there is the option to take a major/minor weighting from Year 1. Please note that if you decide to take two Modern Languages alongside History of Art, your degree will be split as 40-40-40 for the full duration of your programme, one third in each subject area.

During your years of study you will take compulsory modules depending on your language proficiency (Beginner or post A-Level). Depending upon the number of languages you are taking, you will choose amongst a wide range of optional modules to make up your remaining credits.

The range of modules available to you does depend on your chosen languages and the combinations you choose to study. Explore our My Choices app to discover more about the modules available to you within each language section.

Compulsory Modules

• Historical Concepts in the History of Art (20)
• Debates and Methods in the History of Art (20)
• Writing Art's Histories 1 (10)
• Writing Art's Histories 2 (10)

Detailed descriptions of Year 1 History of Art compulsory modules

Compulsory Modules

• 80 credits - Art History in the Field (10); Research Techniques in History of Art (10)
• 60 credits - Art History in the Field (10); Research Techniques in History of Art (10)
• 40 credits - No compulsory modules, you will spend your History of Art credits in optional modules

Detailed descriptions of Year 2 History of Art compulsory modules

You will spend the remainder of your History of Art credits on optional modules

Your third year will be spent studying and/or working abroad in the countries of your target culture/s.

• Year abroad information

Compulsory Module

• 80 credits - Dissertation (40 or 20)
• 60 credits - Dissertation (40 or 20)
• 40 credits - No compulsory modules, you will spend your History of Art credits in optional modules

Detailed descriptions of the History of Art Final Year compulsory module

You will also spend your remaining History of Art credits on optional modules