History of Art and Design BA(Hons)
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Overview
The Brighton History of Art and Design degree offers you an exciting and stimulating range of study, including fine art, design, heritage, museum studies, photography, film and fashion.
Course duration
Full-time: 3 years
Part-time: 8 years
UCAS code V352
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Course content
Areas of study
Our course is structured around a series of lectures, seminar-based options, team-based projects and individual research projects. You will benefit from our productive relationships with local and national museums, course-organised student placements, and from the university?s strong links with the Victoria and Albert Museum. We have unique research resources for students and staff in the Design Archives, Screen Archive South East, and our own Textile and Dress Teaching Collection.
You will study the history of art and design in Britain, Europe and abroad from 1750 to the present, gaining a general knowledge of these practices as part of a social and cultural history through core modules of study over four semesters. You will also have an opportunity to choose several optional modules that focus on a particular topic for in-depth exploration.
These modules are developed from our tutors? research activities, and can range from British landscape art to Hollywood cinema to the global design industry. Other modules will develop your understanding and ability by introducing study methods and theoretical models associated with your subject.
Syllabus
Year 1
Art, Commerce and Culture: art and design 1760-1900
Interpreting Objects and Histories (project)
History of Art and Design in Brighton
Options include: Art, Architecture, Design and Decoration in the British Country House
Screening Meanings (History of Cinema)Year 2
Modernism, Ideology and the Avant Garde in the Twentieth Century
After Modernism: postmodernism and beyond
Extension studies
Options include:
The Politics of Place: people and nature in British landscape art
Behind the Scenes: museum, gallery, archive experience
Reflections: fashion and film in Britain and AmericaYear 3
Dissertation
Interpreting Art and Design: research methods and theory
History of Design Case Studies
Communicating Research (seminar and exhibition)
Options include: From Bubbles to Benetton: theory and practice in advertising since the nineteenth century
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Entry requirements
Typical entry requirements
individual offers may varyA-levels:
BBB.BTEC
DDM.International Baccalaureate:
32 points.Access to HE Diploma
pass with at least 45 credits at level 3. Humanities or history diploma preferred.GCSE (minimum grade C) or Access Equivalent
at least three subjects including English language and mathematics or a science.For non-native speakers of English:
IELTS 6.0 overall, with 6.0 in writing and a minimum of 5.5 in the other three elements. -
Location
Location
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Career opportunities
Our students have moved from graduation immediately into positions in commercial, cultural, teaching or journalism organisations that are related to their field of study. Graduates from the History of Art and Design programme hold senior appointments at the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Royal Ontario Museum (Canada), and the Edinburgh College of Art.
Many of our graduates also continue to further study and research.
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Fees and costs
The fees listed here are for full-time courses beginning in the academic year 2012-13. Further tuition fees are payable for each subsequent year of study.
The tuition fee you have to pay depends on a number of factors including the kind of course you take, and whether you study full- or part-time. If you are studying part-time you will normally be charged on a pro rata basis depending on the number of modules you take. Different rules apply to research degrees - please contact the Doctoral College for advice.
To help you plan for your time here we will be providing further information about what is included in your tuition fee, and any optional costs you may need to budget for, later in the autumn.
Our website wwww.brighton.ac.uk/money provides advice about funding and scholarships as well as further information about fees and advice on international and island fee paying status.
BA(Hons) History of Art and Design [H7EA005] UK/EU (Full Time) 9,000 GBP Island Students (Full Time) 9,000 GBP International (Full Time) 10,900 GBP