History of Art
University of Bristol
UCAS Code: V350 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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A level
Standard offer: ABB. Contextual offer: BBC. Please visit: bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/entry-requirements-qualifications/contextual-offers/# for more information about contextual offers.
Access to HE Diploma
Access to HE Diploma in Humanities, Social Sciences, Law or History (or similar titles). The 45 graded Level 3 credits must include 15 credits at Distinction and 30 at Merit or above. Mature students can contact [email protected] to check the suitability of their Access course.
Requirements for principal subjects are as for A-level, where D1/ D2 is A*, D3 is A, M1/ M2 is B, M3 is C.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Standard offer: 32 Overall with 16 at Higher Level. Contextual offer: 29 Overall with 14 at Higher Level. Please visit: bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/entry-requirements-qualifications/contextual-offers/# for more information about contextual offers.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DDM in any Applied General BTEC National Level 3 Extended Diploma.
Scottish Advanced Higher
Advanced Higher: AB, and Standard Higher: AABBB.
Scottish Higher
Advanced Higher: AB, and Standard Higher: AABBB.
Requirements are as for A-levels where you can substitute a non-subject specific grade for the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate at that grade.
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About this course
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This course places particular emphasis on progression and is notable for providing the opportunity to carry out research in each year.
The first year will give you a grounding in the key skills needed for a history of art degree, studying a wide range of visual and material culture. You will also choose a research-oriented, small-group seminar class.
In the following years you will choose from a variety of broader, thematic lecture and seminar based units, as well as further research-oriented units.
You will undertake some independent research each year and write a dissertation on a topic of your choice in your final year. There is the option to study abroad in the second year. To find out more about studying abroad, visit Global Opportunities: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/global-opportunities/go-abroad/
We offer a wide range of subject matter. Recent units have included: Art and Empire; Cold War Culture; Race and Place; Art and Internationalism; Modern European Art; Art and War; Sculpture and the Body; Art and Fashion; Modernism and the Black Atlantic; and Art of the Northern Renaissance.
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