BA History of Art / Overview

Year of entry: 2025

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Degree awarded: Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Duration: 3 years
Typical A-level offer: ABB including one essay based subject
Typical contextual A-level offer: BBC including one essay based subject

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Refugee/care-experienced offer: Applicants who have been in local authority care for more than three months or have refugee status may be eligible for an offer two grades below the standard requirements.

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Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 34 points overall. 6,5,5 in Higher Level subjects; Full entry requirements
How to apply: Apply through UCAS

Course overview

Gain a broad-based foundation in Art History in the vibrant city of Manchester, home of renowned art galleries and museums, including the Whitworth and the Manchester Museum.
Explore your interest in Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic, Victorian, Modern and Contemporary Art, as well as the art of the Global South.
Learn the skills to place artworks in their social and historical contexts. Consider factors such as gender, sexuality, class, ethnicity, patronage, connoisseurship, science, religious beliefs, ecology, post-colonialism, and display methods.
Study at one of the top 10 universities in the UK for Art History (Complete University Guide 2024).

Study Art History at The University of Manchester

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Fees

Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,250 per annum. Tuition fees for international students will be £26,500 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.

Policy on additional costs

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

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Contact details

School/Faculty: School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
Telephone: +44 (0)161 509 2871
Email: ug-ahvs@manchester.ac.uk
Website: https://www.alc.manchester.ac.uk/art-history/
School/Faculty overview: See: About us

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