Art History and Film Studies

**97% of our research overall in Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory was assessed to be world leading or internationally excellent (REF 2021)** <br/><br/>**4th in the UK for History of Art (The Guardian University Guide 2023)**<br/><br/>**6th in the UK for History of Art, Architecture and Design (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023)**<br/><br/>**About the course**<br/><br/>Bring your passion for visual culture to life with our Art History and Film Studies BA. <br/><br/>From day one, you engage with art in all its forms – making the most of Sussexs on-campus facilities including the Art History Lab and the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts. You’ll have access to dedicated media laboratories, film and sound studios, and an in-house DVD library of over 5,000 films and TV programmes. You learn to analyse and find meaning in images, gaining skills in critical analysis and communication. <br/><br/>You can also expand your experiences and practical skills at Sussex by getting involved with the University’s TV station or by volunteering at one of Brighton’s arts festivals, for example.<br/><br/>**About Sussex**<br/><br/>Sussex graduates change the world. Our students become the leaders of the future, making discoveries, improving lives and changing things for the better.<br/><br/>Study with us to join a welcoming and inspiring community of staff and students from more than 140 countries.<br/><br/>**Location**<br/><br/>We shape the world from a fantastic campus on the UK’s beautiful south coast.<br/><br/>We are the only UK university surrounded by a national park, so you can step off campus to explore the hills and woodlands of the South Downs. The vibrant, colourful and creative seaside city of Brighton & Hove is just nine minutes away.<br/><br/>With Brighton voted the happiest city in England for students, (Student Living Survey, Sodexo, 2018) there can be few better places to study.