History of Art, BA (Hons)

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History of Art, BA (Hons)

University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
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Introduction

History of Art, BA (Hons) is a Bachelor program taught at University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

History of Art, BA (Hons) at University of Cambridge covers art and architecture from antiquity to modern and contemporary periods. You will study ancient, medieval, Renaissance and modern art, and you will develop visual literacy, awareness, and critical and analytical skills.

Teaching includes lectures, seminars, small-group supervisions, and course trips to museums, exhibitions, and notable buildings. Assessment varies by paper and can include coursework assignments, written examinations, and visual analysis presentations. You also complete a dissertation in your first and third years, including a 5,000 word dissertation and a 9,000 word dissertation.

In your first year, you take three core courses: Making of Art, Meaning of Art and Architecture, and Objects of Art History. Across the course, you also choose option papers drawn from topics such as Imperial Art and Patronage in Early Modern China, New York Modern, The Global Eighteenth Century, and Contemporary Art, Community and Critique.

Modules

  • Making of Art
  • Meaning of Art and Architecture
  • Objects of Art History
  • Approaches to the History of Art and Architecture
  • The Display of Art

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in History of Art, BA (Hons) at University of Cambridge for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

  • program specific academic requirment set by University of Cambridge.
  • English Language OR any other language requirments as set by University of Cambridge as pre-requiste for admission in History of Art, BA (Hons).

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