Course Overview - History of Art BA (Hons)
This course places particular emphasis on progression and is notable for providing the opportunity to carry out research in each year.
The first year will give you a grounding in the key skills needed for a history of art degree, studying a wide range of visual and material culture. You will also choose a research-oriented, small-group seminar class.
In the following years you will choose from a variety of broader, thematic lecture and seminar based units, as well as further research-oriented units.
You will undertake some independent research each year an...
This course places particular emphasis on progression and is notable for providing the opportunity to carry out research in each year.<br/><br/>The first year will give you a grounding in the key skills needed for a history of art degree, studying a wide range of visual and material culture. You will also choose a research-oriented, small-group seminar class.<br/><br/>In the following years you will choose from a variety of broader, thematic lecture and seminar based units, as well as further research-oriented units.<br/><br/>You will undertake some independent research each year and write a dissertation on a topic of your choice in your final year. There is the option to study abroad in the second year. To find out more about studying abroad, visit Global Opportunities: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/global-opportunities/go-abroad/<br/><br/>We offer a wide range of subject matter. Recent units have included: Art and Empire; Cold War Culture; Race and Place; Art and Internationalism; Modern European Art; Art and War; Sculpture and the Body; Art and Fashion; Modernism and the Black Atlantic; and Art of the Northern Renaissance.
