BA History of Art with German (with a year abroad)
Entry requirements
A level: AAB You do not need an A level in History of Art or a language IB: 35 points BTEC: DDD We consider a range of BTEC qualifications equivalent to 3 A Levels, or in combination with A Levels or other qualifications. For example: Distinction, Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Diploma plus A at A Level Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate plus AA at A level Distinction, Distinction in 2 BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificates plus A at A level
About this course
BA (Hons) History of Art with German (with a year abroad), a Modern Languages and History of Art degree focusing on the intersection of visual culture and linguistic study. Core topics include Research Methods. The course includes an integrated year abroad spent studying at a partner institution or undertaking a work placement, alongside a final-year dissertation. The first year introduces foundational themes through compulsory modules such as Transmissions and Connections, Art History Now, The Practices of Art History, and The Materials of Art and Architecture, alongside dedicated language study. The second year expands into institutional frameworks and advanced linguistic training through modules including Art and Its Institutions, Research Skills for Art History, and German Language and Cultures: Advanced. Students can select optional topics spanning global art history, fashion, architecture, and cinema. The final year requires the completion of a BA Dissertation and German Language and Cultures: Proficient, supported by further optional choices from historical periods, geographical regions, and modern media.
Modules
- Transmissions and Connections
- Art History Now
- The Practices of Art History
- The Materials of Art and Architecture
- German Language and Cultures: Upper Intermediate
- Understanding German-speaking Cultures and Societies
- Intensive German and Cultures: Beginner
- Understanding German-speaking Cultures and Societies
- Art and Its Institutions
- Research Skills for Art History
- German Language and Cultures: Advanced
- Journeys, Histories, and Methods of Display
- Curating the Dressed Body in Fashion History
- Interwoven: Fashion and Clothing Communities in Art History (1800 - the Present)
- Fashion, Sustainability, and Ethics
- Art Law
- What is Pop Art?
- Art in the USA 1942-1975
- Surrealism: Art and Liberty
- Made in Italy
- The Future is Still Female: Art and Feminism since the 1970s
- How to Be a Critic
- The Emergence of Photography
- Camera South Asia
- Indo-British Art, c.1527-1947
- Cut / Bite / Stamp: The Power of the Printed Image in Eighteenth-Century Britain
- Painting in Eighteenth-Century Britain
- The English Country House
- Three Rogue Architects
- Images as Knowledge
- Material Encounters in Northern Renaissance Art
- Contemplation, Knowledge and Power: Medieval Maps
- The Arts of Italy and the ‘Global Renaissance’
- Art in Renaissance Florence: Materials, Making, Agency
- From Brick into Stone: Islamic Architecture in Anatolia During the Long Thirteenth Century
- Looting, Acquiring, Gifting: The Islamic Art Market and Museums
- Babylon-Berlin: Ancient Art and Modern Museology
- Art and Iconoclasm: The Power of Images
- The First Cities: Art and Architecture of Ancient Mesopotamia
- The Berlin Republic
- World Cinemas: Representing National and Transnational Societies and Cultures
- BA Dissertation
- German Language and Cultures: Proficient
- Journeys, Histories, and Methods of Display
- Curating the Dressed Body in Fashion History
- Interwoven: Fashion and Clothing Communities in Art History (1800 - the Present)
- Fashion, Sustainability, and Ethics
- Art Law
- What is Pop Art?
- Art in the USA 1942-1975
- Surrealism: Art and Liberty
- Made in Italy
- The Future is Still Female: Art and Feminism since the 1970s
- How to Be a Critic
- The Emergence of Photography
- Camera South Asia
- Indo-British Art, c.1527-1947
- Cut / Bite / Stamp: The Power of the Printed Image in Eighteenth-Century Britain
- Painting in Eighteenth-Century Britain
- The English Country House
- Three Rogue Architects
- Images as Knowledge
- Material Encounters in Northern Renaissance Art
- Contemplation, Knowledge and Power: Medieval Maps
- The Arts of Italy and the Global Renaissance
- Art in Renaissance Florence: Materials, Making, Agency
- From Brick into Stone: Islamic Architecture in Anatolia During the Long Thirteenth Century
- Looting, Acquiring, Gifting: The Islamic Art Market and Museums
- Babylon-Berlin: Ancient Art and Modern Museology
- Art and Iconoclasm: The Power of Images
- The First Cities: Art and Architecture of Ancient Mesopotamia
- World Cinemas: Representing National and Transnational Societies and Cultures
- Modern German Language
- Independent Study in Languages and Cultures