Course summary
Develop your research skills on our History of Art and Visual Studies MA. Warwick's History of Art department, ranked in the top 10 in all major UK league tables (Complete University Guide 2021, The Guardian University Guide 2021, The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021), allows you to explore the broader issues in the discipline today, such as global art history, display and performance, aesthetics and perception, and architecture and urbanism. Our MA is designed to prepare students for specialised postgraduate research in the fields of Art History and Visual Studies. The course enables you to develop your research skills by studying different periods and media in the history of art, and by taking an active part in research, exploring some of the broader issues in Art History today such as cross-cultural interaction and the arts, the spatial contexts of art, architecture and urbanism, and the arts within a global society. Please note that the option of a term in Venice will not be available in 2024-25. However, the Venice term will be available from 2025-26. This information is applicable for 2024 entry. Given the interval between the publication of courses and enrolment, some of the information may change. It is important to check our website before you apply.
Modules
Core modules
- Art History and its Methods
- Dissertation
- Academic Preparation for History of Art
- Research in Medieval and/or early Modern Art/Architectural History
- Research in Modern and/or Contemporary Art and Architecture
- East meets West: The Visual Arts in Colonial and Post-colonial India
- Crafting the Global Early Modern
- Architecture and Urbanism in the Midlands
- Visual Art and Poetry
- Reality after Film
- Giotto and Assisi
Assessment method
Modules are assessed by a 5000-word essay.
Entry requirements
**Minimum requirements** 2:i undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in History of Art or a related subject. **English language requirements** You can find out more about our English language requirements. This course requires the following: - Band B - IELTS overall score of 7.0, minimum component scores of two at 6.0/6.5 and the rest at 7.0 or above. **International qualifications** We welcome applications from students with other internationally recognised qualifications. For more information, please visit the international entry requirements page. **Additional requirements** There are no additional entry requirements for this course.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Additional fee information
Please visit the University of Warwick website for the tuition fees for postgraduate courses:
https://warwick.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/funding/fees
Sponsorship information
We offer a variety of postgraduate funding options for study at the University of Warwick, from postgraduate loans, university scholarships, fee awards, to academic department bursaries. It's important that you apply for your postgraduate course first before you apply for a University of Warwick scholarship.
Provider information
University of Warwick
Coventry
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