10 reasons to study with us

10 reasons to study History of Art at York

1. Located in the beautiful, historic city of York, we offer one of the most highly regarded History of Art courses in the UK, with excellent research-led teaching in small groups.
2. The Department was placed second for ‘world leading research’ in History of Art in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise of UK universities.
3. You benefit from visits by eminent professors from around the world, as well as from our partner organisations and academies.
4. We have strong local connections with York Art Gallery, the Baltic Gallery, Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, Castle Howard, York Minster, the Henry Moore Institute, the Yorkshire Sculpture Park and the Hepworth Gallery.
5. The Department offers funded field trips and study trips in the UK and abroad, including to locations such as Siena, Paris, Amsterdam and Berlin.
6. Our courses provides excellent transferable skills and employability opportunities – essential for an increasingly visual world.
7. You have the opportunity to engage with other interdisciplinary subjects, enabling you to broaden your knowledge and skills.
8. We are renowned for offering a very friendly andsupportive atmosphere. You will be assigned a personal supervisor who gives you one-to-one advice at every stage of the degree.
9. You study core modules but also have the opportunity to develop your own areas of interest.
10. The Department has three very active and successful student-run societies, and a vibrant events and activities programme

Your future

What can you do with a degree in the History of Art?

Today’s highly competitive jobs market demands many of the skills you will learn on this course, including sophisticated visual analysis and effective presentation, critical evaluation of information, and clear communication, research and development of new concepts. We offer one-to-one advice to students about careers and employability and a member of academic staff is appointed as the Careers Liaison Officer in the Department. This is currently Dr Chad Elias. We also have a lot of advice and tips about life after your degree on our History of Art Department Careers web pages and the University's Careers Service offers students advice about careers, employment and skills for life! 

As well as going on to further study, many of our graduates are now pursuing successful careers around the world in:

• Museum and heritage management

• Art auction houses

• Arts administration

• Museum education

• Advertising and media

• Teaching

• Journalism

• Fashion and creative industries

• Social services

• Law

• Photography

• TV production and editing

Find out more from our alumni about what they did when they graduated with a degree in History of Art from York.

Partnerships

Our partnerships with national galleries and museums

The Department has agreements with Tate Britain, the V&A and the National Gallery, which facilitate strong partnerships and shared expertise with colleagues in these institutions. The partnerships contribute to the research and teaching culture of the Department, and students and staff benefit from the collaborative links with collections of international importance.

Art in York

York is a particularly rewarding centre for the study of Art History. As one of the most beautiful historic cities in Britain it is renowned for its buildings, its sculpture and its unrivalled collections of stained glass. We have partnerships with York Art Gallery and the Yorkshire Museum. 

In Yorkshire

Beyond the city, the monasteries, churches, castles and great country houses of Yorkshire provide an excellent resource for the study of art and architectural history in its cultural and social context.