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The Department of History of Art at York is an internationally recognised centre for study and research. Our courses offer a wide historical, geographical, and thematic breadth driven by world-class research expertise. They are tailored to help you realise your potential as a scholar and equip you with skills for a wide range of exciting careers. York is one of the most beautiful cities in the UK and a UNESCO City of Media Arts.

Undergraduate students

Academic requirements

You should have a background in History of Art or related subject area. Acceptance on all optional modules requires you to have studied to an acceptable level of prior knowledge. Your application must include a sample of recent written work (at least 1,500 words) in English on a History of Art topic, preferably previously submitted as part of your undergraduate course.

Undergraduate English language requirements

IELTS: 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component (the language requirements are part way down the page. The other requirements are not applicable).

For more information see our undergraduate English language requirements.

Choosing your modules

Please see the list of modules below. This list is indicative of the type of modules which may be available during your study period. Please note that not all modules advertised in the module catalogue are available to exchange and visiting students. You will be contacted by the department once your place is confirmed to discuss your module choices.

If you wish to study modules from more than one academic department please be aware that timetables may clash.

Postgraduate students

Academic requirements

You should hold an undergraduate degree in History of Art or a related subject.

Our courses will give you an idea of the modules we run:

Postgraduate English language requirements

Taught

IELTS: 7.0, with a minimum of 6.0 in Writing and no less than 5.5 in all other components (the language requirements are part way down the page. The other requirements are not applicable).

Research

IELTS: 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component (the language requirements are part way down the page. The other requirements are not applicable).

For more information see our postgraduate English language requirements.

Teaching schedule

You can study in our department for the following periods:

  • Full academic year
  • Semester 1 only
  • Semester 2 only

Examination and assessment

Assessment is either by examination during the Common Examination Periods at the end of each semester (alternate assessments may be available, please contact us) or by assignment submitted via the VLE.

Visiting students enrolled on a History of Art module must conform to the same systems and deadlines for assessment as home students. If a visiting students' registration ends before the assessment is due they can be offered an alternative assessment. Please note the exception to this arrangement for Art and Its Institutions and Writing Art Histories.

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Contact us

Vera Mey
International Officer

vera.mey@york.ac.uk

Undergraduate and postgraduate contact

history-of-art@york.ac.uk

Undergraduate modules

Module Code Module Description Year / Stage Semester Credits ECTS
HOA00077I Art in Renaissance Florence: Materials, Making, Agency 2/3 1 20 10
HOA00075I Art Law 2/3 1 20 10
HOA00074I Contemplation, Knowledge and Power: Medieval Maps 2/3 1 20 10
HOA00102I Curating the Dressed Body 2/3 1 20 10
HOA00098I The Emergence of Photography 2/3 1 20 10
HOA00057I The English Country House 2/3 1 20 10
HOA00087I Indo-British Art 2/3 1 20 10
HOA00090I Interwoven: Fashion and Clothing Communities in Art History 2/3 1 20 10
HOA00092I Journeys, Histories & Methods of Display 2/3 1 20 10
HOA00078I Material Encounters in Northern Renaissance Art 2/3 1 20 10
HOA00062I Seeing & Being Seen: English Art in the Fourteenth Century 2/3 1 20 10
HOA00052I Writing Art Histories
Mandatory for students who are here for the full academic year
2 1-2 20 10
HOA00095I Art and It's Institutions
Mandatory for students who are here for the full academic year
2 1 20 10
HOA00091I What is Pop Art? 2/3 2 20 10
HOA00088I Camera South Asia: Indo-British Photography, c.1837-1947 2/3 2 20 10
HOA00086I Three Rogue Architects: Michelangelo, Borromini, Hawksmoor 2/3 2 20 10
HOA00081I Painting in Eighteenth-Century Britain 2/3 2 20 10
HOA00067I From Brick into Stone: Architecture in Anatolia during the Long Thirteenth Century 2/3 2 20 10
HOA00100I How to Be a Critic 2/3 2 20 10
HOA00080I Images as Knowledge in Early Modern Europe 2/3 2 20 10
HOA00099I Art and Iconoclasm: The Power of Images 2/3 2 20 10
HOA00089I Power Dressing in Seventeenth-Century Europe and Beyond 2/3 2 20 10
HOA00097I Conceptions of the Body in Art and Fashion History 2/3 2 20 10
HOA00079I The Future is Still Female: Art and Feminism since the 1970s 2/3 2 20 10

Contact us

Vera Mey
International Officer

vera.mey@york.ac.uk

Undergraduate and postgraduate contact

history-of-art@york.ac.uk