BA History of Art with Cultural Studies
Entry requirements
A level: ABB BTEC: DDM IB: 34 points overall including 16 at Higher Level with 4 in English.
About this course
BA in History of Art with Cultural Studies, a Scottish Ethnology and Studies and History of Art degree focusing on the combined study of artistic traditions and critical theory. Core topics include Research Methods, Historical Research, and Social & Cultural Analysis. The curriculum includes a final-year short dissertation and provides access to campus resources such as the Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery and university special collections. The first year introduces foundational subjects through modules including Art History as Practice, Introduction of Cultural Analysis 2, and From Art History’s Myths to Critical Art History, alongside optional choices such as Ways of Seeing. The second year advances methodologies via Keywords, Origins, Structures, and Critique: Framing the Discipline of Art History, and Methods in Practice: Art-Historical Research. The final year centers on the completion of a Short Dissertation as a compulsory capstone requirement.
Modules
- Art History as Practice
- Introduction to Cultural Analysis 1
- Introduction of Cultural Analysis 2
- From Art History’s Myths to Critical Art History
- Critical Approaches to Display, Institutions, and Engagement
- Ways of Seeing
- Cultural History
- Discovery module
- Methods in Practice: Art-Historical Research
- Origins, Structures, and Critique: Framing the Discipline of Art History
- Keywords
- Short Dissertation