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Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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Location
University of Essex
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
OCT
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Duration
3 Years
Course summary
Our course allows you study the history and theory of art combined with French (post-A Level), German, Italian, Spanish or Portuguese (post-A Level or ab initio).You receive a distinctive curriculum which covers the whole history of art, enabling you to choose from a variety of specialist options, while simultaneously becoming proficient in one or more languages. You engage with art works that range from Old Master paintings, through the Pre-Raphaelites and Surrealists, to the most up-to-date contemporary art and visual culture.Modules explore a wide variety of media, including architecture, urbanism, photography and video, as well as painting, drawing, printmaking, performance art and sculpture. We have also embedded clear pathways to careers in curating and museumship throughout the course should you wish to take them, with modules in every year dedicated to the histories, theories and practices of museums, exhibitions and galleries. At the same time you can either begin the study of a language as complimentary to your course, or improve your current language skills.One of the major reasons for choosing Essex is the quality of the education you will receive. We are ranked 6th among Art History departments in the UK for research excellence (REF 2014, mainstream universities, THE 2014). You will be taught by our expert staff in your very first year, a rarity in UK art history courses.We are also 4th in the UK for research excellence (REF 2014, mainstream universities, THE 2014) for Social Sciences in which our Language and Linguistics department is based; a place where talented students become part of our respected academic community.
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University information
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University League Table
30th
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Campus address
University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 3SQ, England
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Subject ranking
22nd out of 29
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Entry standards
/ Max 204125 61%20th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10066.0 66%16th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 43.11 78%14th