MA Art History and English
Entry requirements
A level: BBC IB: 32 points including 5, 5, 5 at HL. SL in English is also required. SQA Highers: BBBB. BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DMM in related subjects. Note: BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate (Subsidiary Diploma) achieved at Distinction level, is normally acceptable in lieu of one A Level at grade B.) GCSE English (or equivalent) is required at Grade C/4 or above. GCSE Mathematics at Grade C/4 is also required for Accountancy, Economics and Finance programmes. Irish Leaving Certificate: Five subjects at Higher at H3.
About this course
MA in English and History of Art, combining English literature and literary history with the study of Western art and architecture across multiple historical periods. Core topics include Research Methods, Communication & Writing. The four-year degree includes options to complete independent dissertations in both English and Art History, alongside fieldtrips and museum-based study.
Modules
- Academic Writing for Language & Literature
- Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
- Acts of Reading
- Introduction to Art History
- Encountering Art: Museums Through History
- Introduction to Modern and Contemporary Art
- Fashion: History and Theory
- Controversial Classics
- Rethinking Reading
- Encounters with Shakespeare
- What is Art?
- Art Matters: Materials and Techniques
- The Tragedy of Knowledge
- Power, Empire and Equality
- English Dissertation
- Art History Dissertation
- Art and the City