A levels, AAB including an A in either History or Classical Civilisation
Access to Higher Education Diploma, Obtain Access to HE Diploma with 36 credits at Distinction including at least 9 credits in History-related units and 9 credits at Merit or higher.
BTEC National Extended Diploma, DDD with an additional A Level or equivalent qualification in either History or Classical Civilisation at grade A
Cambridge Pre-U, D3, D3, M2 including D3 in History
European Baccalaureate, 80% overall, including 85% in History
International Baccalaureate, 35 points, including 6 in History at Higher Level
International foundation programme, Foundation Certificate from our International Pathway College or an appropriate alternative.
If English isn't your first language you may need to provide evidence of your English language ability. We accept the following qualifications:
IELTS (Academic and Indicator), 6.5, with a minimum of 6.0 in each component
C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency, 176, with a minimum of 169 in each component
Duolingo, 110 overall, with a minimum of 100 in each component
GCSE/IGCSE/O level English Language (as a first or second language), Grade C
LanguageCert International ESOL SELT, B2 Communicator High Pass with a minimum score of 33/50 in each component
PTE Academic, 61, with a minimum of 55 in each component
TOEFL, 87 overall, with a minimum of 21 in each component
Trinity ISE III, Merit in all components
An integrated art and history degree will enable you to understand the forces that have shaped past societies and cultures, along with the artworks and artistic movements which those societies have produced.
This joint degree brings together two humanities disciplines to develop your skills in research, analysis and presentation. We offer an exceptionally wide variety of specialist options that range from the study of medieval churches to the history of twentieth century Japan.
You'll gain expertise in the interpretation of visual forms of evidence such as paintings, architecture and material culture along with the ability to produce in-depth analysis of historical texts. You'll graduate as a highly-skilled, creative communicator, ready to make a valuable impact in a wide variety of industries.
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Year 1
This year of the degree is designed to help you ground your historical knowledge. Your modules will also provide you with a broad background to help you think about art in historical contexts.
Core modules
You will take core modules which may include:
Evidence and Methods
Group Research Project
Knowledge and Beliefs in World History
The Materials of Art and Architecture
The Art of Describing
Option modules
You will take a selection of option modules, examples of which may include:
Transmissions and Connections
Theory for Art Historians
Year 2
This year will help you to develop the tools you will need to use in your final dissertation. You'll also get the chance look behind the scenes of a museum and learn the art of curatorship.
Core modules
You will take core modules which may include:
Disciplines of History 1 (Issues in Historical Thought)
History of Art dissertation training module building the skills you'll need when you embark on your dissertation in the third year. You'll develop your ability to work independently and design imaginative research strategies. You'll learn to how to devise a topic for your dissertation and gain crucial insight into conducting academic research.
Option modules
You will choose from a selection of Histories and Contexts option modules, examples of which may include:
Ancien Régime France, 1500-1787
Britain in the Long Twentieth Century
Ending European Empires: Decolonization after 1945 in Comparative Perspective
From Grave Robbers to Gene Therapy: The Rise of Modern Medicine
Histories in Public: Understandings of the Past in Today's Society
Kingship, Rule and Mythmaking: England 1065-1307
Narrators and Historical Memory in the Middle Ages
Righteous Might: American Politics and Society since 1877
The Tudor Regime: Power, Propaganda and Faith, 1485-1603
You will choose from a selection of Explorations option modules, examples of which may include:
An Inconvenient Truth: Climate and Capitalism in the Modern World
Black Radicalism in the Americas
Britain and the World Since 1945
British Police and the Democratic Idea since 1829
Catherine the Great 1763 – 1796
From the Global Shadows: Africa and the World since the 1950s
Knowledge and Empire, c.1760-1965
Law and Society in Later Medieval England (c.1300-1500)
Revolutions, Scandals and Reforms: British Political Culture, 1688-1832
The British Atlantic World, 1576-1692: From Roanoke Colony to the Salem Witch Trials
The Color Line: Race and Empire in British, French and North American Worlds, c.1860-1945
The Good World: Visions of Rule and Power in Italy, 1200-1400
The Long Black Freedom Struggle in the U.S. since 1865
The Making of England, c.850-1066
The Pursuit of Happiness: The Politics of Leisure and Pastime in Twentieth-Century America
Uniting the Kingdom: Britishness and the Four Nations, 1707-1815
Using and Abusing the Past in Britain, 1835-2018
What News?' People and Politics in Early Modern Britain
Wild Things: A Cultural History of Animals, 1700-1900
You'll choose from a selection of intermediate seminar modules, examples of which may include:
Seeing & Being Seen: English Art in the 14th Century
Jerusalem in Western Medieval Art and Architecture
Art in Venice from Bellini to Titian
Casts and Cultures: the Crystal Palace, Sydenham
Action/Re-action: Live Art, Performance and Participation
Image and Icon: Representing the Sacred in the Early Medieval World
Eccentric Cities: Art, Politics and Trade in Italy, 1100-1400
The Power of the Real in Seventeenth-Century Spanish Painting and Sculpture
The Rise of the Print in Europe, 1400-1800
Art in the USA 1945-1975
Year 3
Your final year will be all about preparing your final dissertation, which bridges the two subjects you will have studied. You'll also be introduced to the latest research in both fields.
Core module:
You'll complete a dissertation spanning both History and History of Art:
Bridge Dissertation
Option modules
You will choose from a selection of History Special Subject option modules, examples of which may include:
Fantasy and Friction: US-Middle East Relations from 1945
Francis Bacon: Myth, Magic and Morals
From Colonial to Post-Colonial States? The Twentieth Century Caribbean
Improvement, Modernization or Violence? 'Development' in Historical Perspective
Inquisitors and Heretics in the High Middle Ages
Ireland in the Age of Revolution
Joan of Arc
John Stuart Mill and Victorian Britain
Ploughing the Sea? The Spanish American Wars of Independence, 1750-1830
Possession: Objects and Ownership in Early Modern England, c.1650-c.1750
Reading and Writing in Late-Medieval England
Rebellion and Revolution: The British Civil Wars, 1637-51
Revolution in the Streets: Faith, Poverty, and Religious Ferment, c.1200
Second-Class Citizens: Migration in Modern Europe
The French Wars of Religion, 1559-94
The Ghosts of Gandhi: India and Africa since the Late Nineteenth Century
The Russian Revolution, 1917-21
Thomas More: Learning, Politics and Religion in England, 1500-35
You will choose from a selection of History of Art Special Subject modules, examples of which may include:
Architecture and Politics in Stuart England c.1603-1688
Art Law for Art Historians
Illuminating the Bible 1200-1500
Interwoven: fashion and clothing culture in Art History
Journeys, Histories, and Methods of Display
Monuments of the Islamic World: Innovation and Change From Spain to India
Stained Glass in the Great Church c.1170-1350
Our graduates have gone on to work in sectors such as:
museum curatorship
journalism
law
diplomacy and government
media
arts administration
teaching
Insurance - Single: 300 (£) per year