If you have A-level art, you may wish to maintain and extend your studio practice. We recommend that all students take the dissertation module in their final year. This provides an opportunity to work in depth on a topic of particular interest to you. It may also be possible to pursue an independent study linked to a placement in a gallery or museum. Joint honours students may wish to undertake an interdisciplinary dissertation combining aspects of both subjects.
Most modules employ a combination of lectures, discussions, seminars and tutorials.
Lectures are designed to provide a framework for the course and they often present interpretations that differ from the standard texts or are not included in them. Assessment is based on coursework, in the form of essays or seminar presentations, and examinations, which may be formal written examinations or picture tests. Career Prospects Museums, galleries, art centres, auction houses, conservation and publishing in the arts are expanding areas, and History of Art graduates of this University have succeeded in establishing careers in these areas. A few graduates each year go on to postgraduate study in History of Art or Museum Studies. Our graduates have a good record of employment in a wide range of careers in management and the media.