History of Art (Flexible Honours) (2-year degree) BA (Hons)

**The University of Buckingham is:** o Home of the 2-year degree – less cost and more focus o Top for Teaching Quality (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide) o Consistently ranked in the top 5 in England for Student Satisfaction (National Student Survey) o Small group teaching focused – excellent student:staff ratio o Flexible – start your course in September or JanuaryHistory of Art provides a first-class rounded education and excellent intellectual training. While the primary focus is on the visual arts, the subject also touches on many other traditional humanities disciplines such as literature, history, religion, languages, classics, psychology and philosophy, with which it provides natural subject combinations. The programme covers a broad range of periods from Classical Greece through to the modern day.Students acquire skills of critical and historical analysis and the ability to evaluate evidence and present arguments fluently, both orally and in writing.**Study term in Florence**History of Art students can opt to start either in September or January. September entrants have the unique opportunity of studying Italian art in the beautiful city of Florence for one term at the British Institute in Florence (for which there is an additional fee; more information).In addition to this there are numerous study trips within the UK, including Waddesdon Manor, the National Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and Tate Modern.**Special features**Hands-on study of art with frequent study visitsA unique partnership with the British Institute in Florence providing an introduction to art history in Italy exclusively for Buckingham students (September entry only)Available to study with a Heritage Management minor, offering a combination of theoretical and vocational studyClose links with museums (including the Wallace Collection), heritage organisations and the art marketA varied range of subjects including design and decorative arts, art markets, museums and country housesOpportunities for practical project work and academic researchExcellent record of graduate employmentCompetitive feesGenerous scholarships/bursaries**Flexible Honours**Make your degree as unique as you. As one of our flexible honours degrees, you have the freedom to tailor your History of Art degree to reflect your interests and passions by combining it with a wide range of other subjects taught here at the University. This means that when you graduate you will have a highly personalised degree that will suit you and your aspirations perfectly.At the end of the degree this equates to having 210-240 units in History of Art and 120-150 units in other subjects of your choice. If you study 90 units or more from a single subject, you will be awarded with a combined honours degree (for example, if you study over 90 units in English you will be awarded with the degree History of Art with English).Availability of modules for Flexible Honours choices are subject to timetabling constraints, minimum and maximum class sizes and any agreed pre-requisite modules.