Undergraduate Programmes

Level 1/ First Year Art History offers four stimulating courses that collectively provide an analysis of the key movements, artists, artistic traditions and issues that have resonated and evolved throughout European art from Antiquity to the early 20th century, and a foundation for the theories that underpin Art History as a discipline.

Students who intend to take Art History as a Joint Major in their BA degree must take AH10160 and at least one of the remaining three Level 1 modules. Students are strongly advised to take as many of the Level 1 modules as possible to give them a solid foundation for the further study of Art History. Further information can be found in the 2024/25 Stage 1 Booklet

No prior study of Art History or special requirements are required to take Art History modules at First Year. The only requirements are enthusiasm and a readiness to work hard at this stimulating subject. The First Year modules provide a solid foundation from which to build your knowledge. In lectures you are encouraged to keep your ears and, most of all, your eyes open. In tutorials and on field trips you are encouraged to 'find your own voice' and use the time to clarify issues, ask questions and venture opinions.

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For students continuing their Art History studies from First Year the Level 2 offerings, which include survey modules and more specialised modules, will expand upon their understanding of the various epochs of art-making, the key debates and issues that have resonated throughout the history of art from antiquity to the present day, and add greater depth to their study of Art History. Further information can be found in the 2024/25 Stage 2 Booklet

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The aim of the Level 3 (Degree) Art History modules is to build upon the knowledge acquired thus far at a deeper level as students will delve into complex issues of art historiography and enjoy challenging modules on specialised subjects.

Field trips and site visits are a feature of many of the modules and a high level of attendance and participation is expected. Further information can be found in the  2024/25 Stage 3 Booklet

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BA Humanities: Creative & Cultural Industries - If you are interested in the performing arts, television and film, fashion, music, festivals, media, visual arts and museums — or aspire to work creatively in business, the public sector, and digital technology — this course is for you. Combining project-based work with high-level career mentorship, this four-year course prepares students for careers in the cultural and creative industries.

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BA Humanities: Classics, Art History & Archaeology - This programme provides students with an in-depth grounding in three cognate subject areas: Classics, Art History, and Archaeology. Students who take this course will benefit from the inter-disciplinary study of the visual arts, archaeology, and material culture from antiquity to the present day. The first three years of the programme focus on training and building expertise and skills in the three disciplinary areas.

In Art History students will learn the skills of visual analysis and learn how to read images in their social and cultural context, in Archaeology they will move from the ‘big stories’ to methods and material culture analysis, and in Classics they will use literary and historical analysis along with the visual and material evidence to reconstruct the lost worlds of the Greek and Roman past. It is expected that on completion of the third year students will have accumulated 45 credits in each subject area. Interdisciplinarity will be emphasized in Level 3, with a core seminar on a key theme (e.g. text and image, memory, environment and culture) and a summer fieldwork project in Glendalough. The focus of the final year will be the dissertation.

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