MA in Art History

The MA in Art History is a two year part-time qualification consisting of modules s A845: MA Art History Part 1 (which runs September to June) and A846: MA Art History Part 2, which will launch in 2027 (also September to June). Part 1 is a 90-credit foundation module and Part 2 a 90-credit subject and dissertation module combined.

Both modules are delivered entirely online, so you can study wherever you are. Online study materials include required readings, discussion forums, podcasts and videos. You will have a tutor who will mark and assess your written work and organise online tutorials.

Studying art history at postgraduate level will allow you to:

• develop your understanding of art history as it is practised today
• draw with confidence on a wide range of art-historical and interdisciplinary approaches
• build your skills in visual analysis, critical thinking, and disseminating art-historical knowledge
• engage in independent research

Through fascinating case studies taken from across the globe, the MA in Art History will allow you to engage with fundamental questions that relate to works you encounter in art galleries, in public spaces, in the landscape as well as the everyday images appearing in the world around you. In the first year (A845), you will expand your understanding of visual and material objects by considering art history and art and design in their intellectual, institutional and professional contexts. You will also explore the core concepts and recent developments that have shaped art history. In the second year (A846) you will build on these foundations to plan, research and write an extended piece of work based on your own interests.

You will contribute to an online community with students all over the world studying the same materials through our online forums. In addition, many of our students get together independently and arrange visits to galleries and exhibitions.