Art History degrees in Southern England

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University of Brighton

1 art-history courses SOUTH EAST ENGLAND
Subject ranking: 36th
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WUSCA ranking: 99th
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The support Brighton Uni has given me so much support with this course and made it very clear who to contact if any issues arise. I also know from friends how incredibly supportive and sympathetic the uni has been when they have experienced personal issues. This is my second Uni I have studied at, and Brighton is far better with the support it gives its students compared to the first one.

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Art History and Visual Culture BA (Hons)
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Year 1
  • Art and Design History in Brighton: Places and Processes
  • Artist, Designer and the Prosumer
  • Local and Global: Cross Cultural Histories of Art and Design
  • Material Matters
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Goldsmiths, University of London

1 art-history courses LONDON
Subject ranking: 8th
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With the SMT once again announcing a detrimental restructure to the university, roughly around 300 teaching staff are being threatened with redundancies if they are viewed as not making a 'valuable' contribution to Goldsmiths. A vast majority of departments have been threatened with teaching and module cuts, including English, once again. It is ironic that they are saying they want to make back/ save around 20 million, yet they are looking to have an AI centre whilst neglecting the humanities departments that reside at the very heart of Goldsmiths. They do not have much care for practising free speech on campus as the SMT wanted to 'arrest' the group of us that had 1.) occupied a building on campus in protest against the way the university has conducted their weak response to the ongoing genocide in Palestine and 2.) those that actually took part in the protests that occurred on campus. How can you label your university as a 'creative powerhouse' and a 'melting pot' of ideas when you've conducted yourself in such a backward manner? The welfare team has little regard for you. I had applied for a hardship bursary, yet I was met with a foodbank voucher that could only be used on the week it was issued and for a place that was miles away from accom and only open for 4 hours on a Friday. Do not come to this uni if you are seeking a place that values academic integrity and the preservation of your course; alongside your welfare as a student. It's a shock that they can even call themselves an institution.

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History of Art BA (Hons)
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Year 1
  • Beyond Boundaries
  • Modernities
  • Seeing and Showing
  • Space and Time
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University of Reading

1 art-history courses SOUTH EAST ENGLAND
Subject ranking: 10th
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WUSCA ranking: 53th
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Campus life is engaging and fun if you're active; lots of choices of sports and social clubs. 3sixty club in campus is also one of best student clubbing experience I've had in the UK. Library is chic and comfortable with sufficient study spaces and books / online resource. Course content is interesting and inspiring but coursework is indeed demanding (if you are a good and hardworking student). Tutoring hours is not quite enough and most of the time you are expected to guide yourself through module content and problem solving. Disabilities support is available and of easy access but they could be reluctant to provided further assistance to students suffering from severe conditions or sudden accidents, and this could impact your studies to a large degree. However, if you are a healthy student with normal social life, it is not that difficult to graduate with a 2:1 or 1st with a bit of hard work whilst enjoying uni life.

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Year 1
  • Art Studio
  • Modernisms & Mythologies
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SOAS University of London

17 art-history courses LONDON
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The best aspect is simultaneously the worse aspect which is the content. What could be improved is the African department in history as it virtually doesn’t exist. I think more needs to be done to promote African studies.

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History of Art BA (Hons)
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Year 1
  • Great Works: art, films, literature, music
  • Themes in the Art and Archaeology of Africa
  • Themes in the Art and Archaeology of East Asia
  • Themes in the Art and Archaeology of South and Southeast Asia
  • Themes in the Art and Archaeology of the Near and Middle East
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History of Art and History BA (Hons)
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  • Great Works: art, films, literature, music
  • H101 Approaching History
  • H103 Colonial Curricula: Empire and Education at SOAS and Beyond
  • Theory and Method I
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Kingston University London

1 art-history courses LONDON
Subject ranking: 9th
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WUSCA ranking: 95th
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Everyone on my course is very welcoming and I feel very supported by staff. My only complaints are that my commute is long which makes it difficult for me to get up on days when I have an early start since I have to change my sleep schedule.

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Fine Art and Art History BA (Hons)
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Year 1
  • Contextualising Contemporary Practice: Fine Art
  • Introducing Studio Practice
  • Key Concepts: Research, Interpretation & Communication
  • Professional Skills I
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Oxford Brookes University

6 art-history courses SOUTH EAST ENGLAND
Subject ranking: 39th
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WIFI is absolutely awful and there are many dead zones around campus. How can a top-level engineering university provide such poor internet connection, especially when all of our assignments are internet based and due online? I am constantly searching for places around campus with any useable connection and the VPN speeds when you're off campus are just unusable. It's the year 2024. How have we not figured this out yet? It's absolutely unaccusable. You have the money to build an entire new campus, but can't fix the internet at your main campus? Awful.

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History of Art BA (Hons)
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Year 1
  • Art in Oxford
  • Making and Meaning in Architecture
  • Making and Meaning in Western Art
  • Museums and Society
  • Reading Art History
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Fine Art and History of Art BA (Hons)
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Year 1
  • Global Art in Oxford
  • Museums and Society
  • Practice 1: Experimental Projects (Combined)
  • Real Art World 1: Introduction to Creative Careers
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University of Sussex

4 art-history courses SOUTH EAST ENGLAND
WUSCA ranking: 72th
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My experience at the University of Sussex has been great so far. The courses are engaging, and the campus offers a supportive and diverse environment. It’s a fantastic place for both academic and personal growth.

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Art History BA (Hons)
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Year 1
  • Art on Site: Place, Identity, Meaning
  • Researching, Creating and Communicating in the Humanities 1
  • Researching, Creating and Communicating in the Humanities 2
  • Stories of Art I: Shaping Art
  • Stories of Art II: Making Modernity
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  • Art on Site: Place, Identity, Meaning
  • Researching, Creating and Communicating in the Humanities 1
  • Researching, Creating and Communicating in the Humanities 2
  • Stories of Art I: Shaping Art
  • Stories of Art II: Making Modernity
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Birkbeck, University of London

6 art-history courses LONDON
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All staff in university is eager to help you with any kind of questions or problems. At lectures teachers are really engaging and supportive. You never notice how quick time flies during lectures. Especially, before any assignments you are given every detail about it, so you are well prepared and not scared at all. Birkbeck suggests a lot of opportunities for busy social life, where you can meet lots of enthusiastic people, and opportunities for future career such as additional workshops, professional guests, etc. I love being a part of this community!

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Art History BA (Hons)
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Royal Holloway, University of London

3 art-history courses SOUTH EAST ENGLAND
WUSCA ranking: 100th
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I find the location, community and campus feel very peaceful and relaxing, and the education provided is good quality and varied. There could be more support for students who struggle to fit in with the student body, e.g., more help and encouragement to join societies or opportunities to socialise with peers.

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Year 1
  • International Film 1: Contexts and Practices
  • Reading Texts: Criticism for Comparative Literature
  • The Birth of Film
  • Visual Arts 1: Artists and their Materials
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  • Critical Analysis for Linguists
  • French Ab Initio Oral I
  • French Ab Initio Written I
  • French Advanced Oral I
  • French Advanced Written I
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University of Plymouth

1 art-history courses SOUTH WEST ENGLAND
Subject ranking: 28th
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WUSCA ranking: 70th
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I've loved studying at the University of Plymouth so far! Staff are really friendly and have always been really happy to help. The SU is great for relaxing between lectures during the day as well as for clubbing on a Saturday night. I'm also really enjoying my course and Plymouth is in a great location to try out fieldwork in different habitats.

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Art History BA (Hons)
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Year 1
  • Cultural Practices in Context (ARH4005)
  • History and Heritage (HIS4006)
  • Image of the Artist (ARH4004)
  • Introduction to Art History and Visual Culture (ARH4003)
  • Lives and Afterlives of Renaissance Artists (ARH4001)
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