Course summary
Develop your research skills on our History of Art and Visual Studies MA, which gives you the option of spending a term in Venice. Our MA allows you to deepen your knowledge of the art-historical topics that interest you, to extend your theoretical understanding, and to explore broader issues in the discipline today, such as global art history, art and the environment, race and colonialism, and architecture and urbanism. Warwick's History of Art department is ranked in the top 10 (The Guardian University Guide 2024, The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024). Course overview Our MA is designed to prepare students for both specialised postgraduate research in Art History and Visual Studies and careers in the art world and beyond. You will have the option of spending the autumn term in Venice or can study for the full year on the Warwick campus. The course enables you to develop your research skills by studying different periods and media in the history of art, architecture and design, 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 in a global society. Find out more about this course on our History of Art Webpages This information is applicable for 2025 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 (taught in Venice)
- Research in Modern and/or Contemporary Art and Architecture (taught in Venice)
- East meets West: The Visual Arts in Colonial and Post-colonial India
- Crafting the Global Early Modern
- Contemporary Art and Climate Change
- 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 (90% of the mark) and engagement in seminars (10%).
Entry requirements
Minimum requirements 2:1 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 on our website. 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. Additional requirements In addition, all applicants to the MA programme must submit: - a sample of written work of 2,000 - 4,000 words on an art-historical or related topic (for example, historical, cultural-historical, literary, etc.) with their application - this should preferably be work submitted for your undergraduate degree. - an undergraduate degree transcript.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
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. Please visit the University's scholarship webpages.
Provider information
University of Warwick
Coventry
CV4 7AL