History of art and design

The University of Brighton provides a diverse programme of courses in history of art and design that critically examine how politics, culture and society influence design, art and art-making.

Students have opportunities to build practical experience through placements and field trips and by using our world-class collections, such as the Design Archives, which include the Design Council Archives, and our Dress and Textiles teaching collection.

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Last chance for campus tours before UCAS deadline!

Campus tours offer a great opportunity to visit the campus where your course is based and get a feel for what it will be like to be a student here.

Come to Brighton Election Question Time!

On 5 December (6pm) join Caroline Lucas (Green MP, Brighton Pavilion), Joe Miller Conservative Candidate, Brighton Kemptown), Adam Imanpour (Labour Candidate, Brighton Pavilion) and Beatrice Bass (Liberal Democrat, Hove and Portslade) at Moulsecoomb Campus for a question time debate in the lead up to the General Election.

John Bercow at the University of Brighton: “We degrade parliament at our peril”

Just before he stepped down as Speaker of the House of Commons, the Rt Hon John Bercow MP launched an impassioned defence of the parliamentary system in a guest lecture.

Humanities lecturer curates exhibition taking a new look at Picasso’s Guernica

Picasso’s anti-war masterpiece of 1937 is seen anew in a multi-art form exhibition curated by a University of Brighton Humanities lecturer Dr Nicola Ashmore.

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Graduate with experience

The opportunity to do a placement during the course and our links with local and international museums and galleries mean you’ll graduate with valuable professional experience.

Excellent resources

On site resources include the Design Archives, the Dress History Teaching Collection  and Screen Archive South East. Resources within the city of Brighton and Hove include The Keep, home to the Royal Pavilion & Museums Local History Collections and the Mass Observation Archive.

Ideal learning environment

Class sizes are small and you will be encouraged to find your independent voice in spoken and written form.

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History of art and design

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