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Art History and Criticism degrees in All England

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Manchester Metropolitan University

2 art-history-and-criticism courses NORTH WEST ENGLAND
Subject ranking: 15th
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WUSCA ranking: 4th
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Could do with more support for students struggling financially and could also do with some cheaper options in the Union and other facilities around the Uni such as a buildings cafe. Lots of buildings are located near eachother so you never really have to walk far which is nice and everyone is relatively friendly. The lecturers seem so actually care

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Art History and Curating - BA (Hons)
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Year 1
  • Art History 1: The Nineteenth Century
  • Art History 2: The Early Twentieth Century
  • Contextualising Practice 1: Critical Analysis
  • Contextualising Practice 1: Critical Reflection
  • Encountering Art
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Fine Art and Art History - BA (Hons)
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  • ART HISTORY 1: THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
  • ART HISTORY 2: THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY
  • CONTEXTUALISING PRACTICE 1: CRITICAL ANALYSIS
  • CONTEXTUALISING PRACTICE 1: CRITICAL REFLECTION
  • STUDIO 1
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University of Brighton

1 art-history-and-criticism courses SOUTH EAST ENGLAND
Subject ranking: 51st
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WUSCA ranking: 83th
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I do feel that the campus look and feel has somewhat deminished when i first came to brighton university especially with the rotating doors never working, dust around some of the locations. But overall the quality of the inside of most of the uni buildings are well kept.

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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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Liverpool Hope University

24 art-history-and-criticism courses NORTH WEST ENGLAND
Subject ranking: 72nd
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WUSCA ranking: 47th
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The best aspect of the uni experience would be the campus. There are many things to do here, as long as you actually head over to the Hope Park campus. I didn’t do this for the first two years but did in the final year and it was life changing!

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Art History and Education - BA (Hons)
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Year 1
  • Art History: Close Up Lecture
  • Contemporary Practices in Art History
  • History of Education: How did we get here?
  • Interdisciplinary component
  • Philosophy of Education: What is education?
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Art History and Media & Communication - BA (Hons)
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  • Art History: Close Up Lecture
  • Contemporary Practices in Art History
  • Introducing media’s theoretical, cultural, historical, and ideological underpinnings
  • Skills-based practice: News Media and Digital Media
  • Themes and Issues in Art History
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University of York

2 art-history-and-criticism courses YORKSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE
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There are excellent lecturers and student support services (particularly academic skills). The campus has a good feel and has a lot of outdoor seating which will be nice when the weather is warm. Lecture rooms are good but the seats are very uncomfortable. There is little impact from the students' union, for example there was no 'refreshers fayre' for January intake students, which also impacts the student life score.

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Curating and Art History - BA (Hons)
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Year 1
  • Curatorial Practice Now
  • Materials of Art and Architecture
  • Object in Focus (Curating)
  • The Art of Looking
  • The Practices of Art History
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  • Curatorial Practice Now
  • Materials of Art and Architecture
  • Object in Focus (Curating)
  • The Art of Looking
  • The Practices of Art History
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University of Sussex

5 art-history-and-criticism courses SOUTH EAST ENGLAND
WUSCA ranking: 50th
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The best part of my university experience has been the learning environment and independence. I’ve had access to good facilities, knowledgeable tutors, and projects that push me to think critically and work in a more professional way, especially through practical and design-based assignments. University has also helped me develop discipline, self-management, and confidence in my own ideas. Being surrounded by people from different backgrounds has broadened how I think, both academically and personally.

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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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Art History - BA (Hons)
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SOAS University of London

15 art-history-and-criticism courses LONDON
WUSCA ranking: 56th
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It's very chill , in central london and the subjects are very interesting and decolonial. The lecturers are very good at what they do. It is lacking in huge university events and festivals with most being arranged by societies very rarely.

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Global Development and History - BA (Hons)
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Year 1
  • H101 Approaching History
  • H103 Colonial Curricula: Empire and Education at SOAS and Beyond
  • Introduction to Global Development
  • Introduction to Political Economy of Development
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York St John University

1 art-history-and-criticism courses YORKSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE
Subject ranking: 61st
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WUSCA ranking: 11th
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Best aspects: One of the best things about my experience at York St John has been the strong sense of community. The campus is a really welcoming environment, and because it’s a smaller university, it’s easy to build meaningful relationships with both lecturers and other students. My course has felt very supportive, with lecturers who are approachable and genuinely invested in student success. The location is also a huge positive — being so close to York city centre makes student life enjoyable while still having a calm, close-knit campus atmosphere that’s great for studying. Worst aspects / improvements: While the supportive environment is a real strength, one area that could be improved is communication around timetabling and assessment deadlines, which can sometimes feel a bit last-minute. Additionally, expanding study spaces during peak assessment periods would be helpful, as the library can get very busy. That said, the university is clearly responsive to student feedback, and I’ve seen positive changes being made over time.

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Regent's University London

2 art-history-and-criticism courses LONDON
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Art History - BA (Hons)
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Year 1
  • Art Now
  • Baroque Art: Faith, Crown and Commerce
  • Exploring Industry and Entrepreneurship
  • Learning Perspectives
  • Renaissance Art and Society
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Term 1
  • Critical Thinking
  • Cultural Understanding
  • Liberal Arts and Media Part I
  • Politics, Society and Citizenship
  • Writing for Success at University
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Birkbeck, University of London

6 art-history-and-criticism courses LONDON
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It’s a nice university in a nice area very convenient. There’s everything around. But can be improved by having more community because it lacks the aspects of like a community getting together having events just to talk not for like education or like stuff just like work you know like be friendly. Have fun. like how other universities of societies like this one society are limited like all universities of society for like everyone a culture and everything and just need something for the younger students to have that university life. Even though it’s a mature university. But it has so much Support and everything that you would need to study so that something is really great about it like there’s so many workshops but more fun things would be nice

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Art History - BA (Hons)
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University of Essex

21 art-history-and-criticism courses EASTERN ENGLAND
WUSCA ranking: 90th
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The best parts is that there is always something to do, working in the student union as well as being a customer you always have somewhere to support you too. The one thing I would say is that because I’m living on campus even during Christmas and Easter it’s hard to find something to do for 4 weeks

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Art History (including year abroad) - BA (Hons)
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Year 1
  • Art Revolutions
  • Art and Ideas: I
  • Skills for University Studies
  • Writing and Researching Art History
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Art History - BA (Hons)
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  • Art Revolutions
  • Art and Ideas: I
  • Skills for University Studies
  • Writing and Researching Art History
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