Program Overview

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BA Art History

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Overview

The BA Art History program at Aberystwyth University is a comprehensive and engaging course that provides students with a deep understanding of art history from the Renaissance to the present day. The program is designed to equip students with essential research and writing skills, as well as practical experience in curating and exhibiting art.

Course Structure

The program is divided into three years, with a range of core and optional modules that allow students to tailor their studies to their interests.

Year 1

• Core modules:
  • Looking into Landscape: Reading, Researching, Responding
  • Pleasure, Power, and Profit: Art in the Long Eighteenth Century
  • Representing the Body
  • Revolutions & Modernities: Art in the Nineteenth Century
• Optional modules:
  • Exploring the School of Art Collections: Research and Museums
  • Photography Begins

Year 2

• Core modules:
  • Dissertation Preparation and Professional Practice for Students of Art History
  • Modernisms: Art in the Early Twentieth Century
  • Postmodernism and Contemporary Art
  • Methods and Materials for Art Historians
• Optional modules:
  • Adaptation: Versions, Revisions and Cultural Renewal
  • Documentary Photography
  • Enlightenment and Empire: Museums, Knowledge, and Meaning
  • The Image Multiplied: European Printmaking since 1400
  • The Pre-Raphaelites
  • Art in Wales
  • Drawn to Order: British Illustration since 1800
  • Rethinking Impressionism

Year 3

• Core modules:
  • Dissertation
  • Methods and Materials for Art Historians
• Optional modules:
  • Adaptation: Versions, Revisions and Cultural Renewal
  • Curating an Exhibition: Researching, Interpreting and Displaying
  • Documentary Photography
  • Enlightenment and Empire: Museums, Knowledge, and Meaning
  • The Image Multiplied: European Printmaking since 1400
  • The Pre-Raphaelites
  • Art in Wales
  • Drawn to Order: British Illustration since 1800
  • Rethinking Impressionism

Careers

Graduates of the BA Art History program at Aberystwyth University have gone on to establish successful careers in a range of fields, including:

• University education
• Secondary school teaching
• Art gallery management
• Museum or exhibition curation
• Journalism
• Art direction in publishing
• Conservation of easel painting, ceramics, and works on paper

Transferable Skills

The program is designed to equip students with a range of transferable skills, including:

• Research and critical thinking
• Effective communication and writing
• Interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Time management and organization
• Adaptability and problem-solving

Teaching and Learning

The program is delivered through a range of teaching methods, including lectures, seminars, workshops, and field trips. Students receive individual tutorials and guidance throughout their studies.

Assessment

Assessment is generally by coursework (essays, dissertation project, and to a lesser extent, exams). Practical assessments, such as seminar presentations and project work, are also used.

Student Testimonials

"I love that Art History is so many courses rolled into one. It is not just looking at art. It is about social and political history, social anthropology, studying different cultures, and learning about how artists communicate their ideas and thoughts through their own mediums." - Amy Barson

"I'm currently in my second year studying for a BA in Art History. I'm glad I chose to study the subject, as it has been highly interesting and has opened my eyes to the vast history of Art, as well as challenging me to consider its growing importance in today's world." - Rebecca Jones

Entry Requirements

• UCAS Tariff: 120-96
• A Levels: BBB-CCC
• GCSE requirements (minimum grade C/4): English or Welsh
• BTEC National Diploma: DDM-MMM
• International Baccalaureate: 30-26
• European Baccalaureate: 75%-65% overall
• English Language Requirements: See Undergraduate English Language Requirements for this course. Pre-sessional English Programmes are also available for students who do not meet our English Language Requirements.

Useful Links

• Accommodation
• Advice for International Students
• English Language Requirements
• Fees & Finance
• Global Opportunities
• Online Resources Hub
• School of Art Gallery and Museum

Statistics

• 100% of students were satisfied overall with their course.
• 86% of students say teaching staff have supported their learning well.
• 85% in work or doing further study 15 months after the course.