BA (Hons) History of Art
Duration: 3 years
Course details
The course covers wide-ranging aspects of the visual arts including painting, sculpture, architecture, the graphic arts, photography and other visual media, as well as museum history and the relationship between high art and visual culture.
Modules
Year 1
Core course: Introduction to the History of Art
Core course: European Art 1400–1900: Meaning and interpretation
Core course: Antiquity after Antiquity
Supervised extended essay on a building, object or image in Oxford.
+ Optional Modules
Year 2
Anglo-Saxon archaeology
The Carolingian Renaissance
Culture and society in Early Renaissance Italy
Northern European portraiture 1400–1800
Flanders and Italy in the Quattrocento
Court culture and art in Early Modern Europe
Intellect and culture in Victorian Britain
+ Optional Modules
Year 3
Anglo-Saxon archaeology
The Carolingian Renaissance
Culture and society in Early Renaissance Italy
Northern European portraiture 1400–1800
Flanders and Italy in the Quattrocento
Court culture and art in Early Modern Europe
Intellect and culture in Victorian Britain
Entry requirements
- A levels: AAB, including no more than two A levels from art and design, design and technology, drama and theatre studies, film studies, fine art, textiles and photography
- IELTS 7.0
Career possibilities
After graduating, you will have an in-depth understanding of the subject, how various periods of art history have influenced or been influenced by other aspects of culture and society, and how the art of one nation impacts on that of another. You will be aware of issues surrounding the history of the production, reception and display of art, the development of key historical art movements, as well as knowledge of the writing of art history and art criticism.
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