📖Program Curriculum
Our BA Art History degree helps you to develop a range of key skills, from critical thinking and writing, to historical research and visual analysis. We will explore the cultural and political contexts of artworks, buildings and exhibitions, and think more broadly about the role of images within society. Our modules make a creative and enjoyable use of the art galleries, museums and other facilities in London and beyond, including an exciting study trip abroad in spring.
We teach art history as a rich and dynamic topic, encompassing architecture, installation, exhibitions, print culture and digital media as well as painting, sculpture and photography. You will be taught by experienced and skilled teachers who are also published writers of ground-breaking art history in periods from medieval to contemporary.
On this art history degree, you will be part of a diverse, vibrant and stimulating student community in central London. Our evening teaching allows you to combine studying with work or taking up volunteering opportunities during the day, and the course will support you in making the first steps towards working in the arts. Alumni of the department now work in a variety of arts and art-related organisations in London and beyond, or progress to postgraduate studies.
If you opt for the Foundation Year route, this will fully prepare you for undergraduate study. It is ideal if you are returning to study after a gap, or if you have not previously studied the relevant subjects, or if you didn't achieve the grades you need for a place on your chosen undergraduate degree.
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