Course Overview - Art History (with a professional placement year)
**97% of our research overall in Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory was assessed to be world leading or internationally excellent (REF 2021)**
**4th in the UK for History of Art (The Guardian University Guide 2023)**
**6th in the UK for History of Art, Architecture and Design (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023)**
**About the course**
Learn about why art history matters - socially, economically and politically. Critically analyse visual culture, and work collaboratively to change the world around you.
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**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/>Learn about why art history matters - socially, economically and politically. Critically analyse visual culture, and work collaboratively to change the world around you.<br/><br/>Be part of Brightons creative arts scene, work in museums and galleries across the South East and make use of Londons rich culture, less than an hour away. We have fantastic campus facilities including the Art History Lab and the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, and exceptional links with galleries and museums including Tate Modern and the V&A.<br/><br/>You can apply for a professional placement to help you gain concrete skills and work experience before you graduate. Youll develop insights that will support you in planning, and succeeding in, your career.<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.