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Art History at University of Sussex - UCAS

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2023 - 20242024 - 2025
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Course summary

At Sussex, we believe art history matters and continues to be significant in today’s society. This MA includes hands-on workshops and interactive sessions using the rich resources held in The Keep, Brighton’s world-class centre for archives. We also have partnerships with local and national museums and collections. These include the V&A, the National Portrait Gallery, Historic Royal Palaces, the National Trust, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery and Charleston – giving you access to expertise, art objects and research materials. You’ll examine:

  • art’s place in 20th-century visual culture
  • museums and heritage
  • feminism and queer studies
  • criticism and the media.
You’ll be taught by professional curators as well as leading academics with established reputations for research. This means we can offer you expert guidance as you work on your own research, relevant to academia as well as the cultural and creative sectors beyond. On graduation, you’ll have the skills for both professional work and further study. Previous graduates having gone on to roles within prestigious institutions such as the British Museum, Soka Art Centre and Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA). Core modules Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most. Art History Research Seminar Art History At Work: Unlocking Primary Sources Art History Research Skills and Methods Critical Issues in Art History and Curating Art History Research Skills and Methods Dissertation (Art History) Options Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests. Careers An Art History MA at Sussex will develop your skills in attention to detail, research, written communication and teamwork. Many of our graduates have gone on to careers in areas such as: teaching, research and publishing law and the Civil Service, museums, libraries and archives. Our graduates have gone on to pursue careers at the V&A, the Charleston Trust, the National Trust and at the BBC. Entry Requirements You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above.

Modules

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2023/24. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to COVID-19, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let our applicants know of material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity. Core modules Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

  • Art History Research Seminar
  • Art History At Work: Unlocking Primary Sources
  • Art History Research Skills and Methods
  • Critical Issues in Art History and Curating
  • Art History Research Skills and Methods
  • Dissertation (Art History)
Options Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests. This list gives you a flavour of our options, which are kept under review and may change, for example in response to student feedback or the latest research. While it’s our aim for students to take their preferred combinations of options, this can’t be guaranteed and will be subject to timetabling. Options may be grouped and if so, students will be able to choose a set number of options from the selection available in any particular group.
  • Art's Queer Stories
  • Entangled Histories: Art and the Medieval Mediterranean
  • Instrumental Aesthetics: Contemporary Art, Politics and Visual Culture
  • Living and Dying in the Premodern World
- Race, Photography and Archives

Entry requirements

Degree requirement: You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above. Subject-specific requirements: Your qualification should be in art history or another relevant humanities or social sciences subject. You may also be considered for the course if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing. For more information about our entry requirements and English language requirements, please visit our website.

Fees and funding

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More information on our tuition fees, funding options and scholarships for UK and international students is available on our website. Find out more here: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-funding

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Art History at University of Sussex - UCAS