Building on over 70 years of academic programmes in the study of art history, and with an international reputation for innovative, critically engaged and globally conscious approaches to the discipline, our MA Social History of Art will equip you with a deep subject knowledge in the history of artistic practices in the broadest sense, grounded in fundamental questions about why this study matters in the world we face today.
The emphasis of the course is on social and political approaches to art history, whether looking at the most recent and contemporary, or in the study of the deeper roots of the cultures we inhabit. From Medieval and Renaissance art to live practices now, from the study of our most local environments to the arts of Africa, Asia and beyond, we approach art as central to the production and reproduction of our shared and different social worlds.
The course has well-established strengths in areas including:
* feminist and gender studies
* the relations between art and capitalism
* the legacies and critiques of colonialism
* Jewish studies
* climate and environment.
We offer an exceptional range of choice in specialist study, founded upon in-depth understanding of the discipline of art history, and leading to a major independent research project.
Across the areas we teach, we attend critically to the institutions and spaces in which art is encountered, drawing on ongoing professional collaborations and long-standing expertise among many of our staff who have worked in major museums, galleries and related arts and cultural organisations, whether locally, nationally, or internationally.
The Social History of Art course has a quite distinct position in relation to comparable programmes. You'll be studying in a research-intensive Russell Group university, where art historians study alongside fine artists and others studying galleries, museums and heritage.
(Part-Time)
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTF5041M | MA Social History of Art Core Course | 30 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
In semester 2, candidates will be required to study 30 credits from the following optional modules. Note that the list is indicative, and may change year by year:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTF5003M | Reading Sexual Difference | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ARTF5011M | Jewish Museums and the Display of Cultural Difference | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ARTF5031M | Unfinished Business: Trauma, Cultural Memory and the Holocaust | 30 | Not running in 202425 | |
| ARTF5032M | Movies, Migrants and Diasporas | 30 | Not running in 202425 | |
| ARTF5051M | Intersecting Practices: Questioning the Intersection of Contemporary Art and Heritage | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ARTF5052M | Adventures in the Archive | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ARTF5069M | Art & Money: the modern and contemporary art markets | 30 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ARTF5111M | Art of the Silk Roads | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ARTF5191M | Anthropology, Art and Representation | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MEDV5100M | Medieval Manuscripts in the Digital Age | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
(Part-Time)
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTF5034M | MA Dissertation | 60 | 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) |
In semester 1, candidates will be required to study 30 credits from the following optional modules. Note that the list is indicative, and may change year by year:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTF5001M | Derrida and Deconstruction | 30 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ARTF5042M | Art, Ecology and Empire | 30 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ARTF5063M | Postcolonial Feminisms | 30 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ARTF5193M | Humanity, Animality and Globality | 30 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ARTF5195M | Unmaking Things: Materials and Ideas in the European Renaissance | 30 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
In semester 2, candidates will be required to study 30 credits from the following optional modules. Note that the list is indicative, and may change year by year:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTF5003M | Reading Sexual Difference | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ARTF5011M | Jewish Museums and the Display of Cultural Difference | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ARTF5031M | Unfinished Business: Trauma, Cultural Memory and the Holocaust | 30 | Not running in 202425 | |
| ARTF5032M | Movies, Migrants and Diasporas | 30 | Not running in 202425 | |
| ARTF5051M | Intersecting Practices: Questioning the Intersection of Contemporary Art and Heritage | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ARTF5052M | Adventures in the Archive | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ARTF5069M | Art & Money: the modern and contemporary art markets | 30 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ARTF5111M | Art of the Silk Roads | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ARTF5191M | Anthropology, Art and Representation | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MEDV5100M | Medieval Manuscripts in the Digital Age | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
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