Art History

Suggested Bachelor's

Suggested Master's

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Art History is a specialised area of history that examines how culture has changed over time as seen in works of art such as paintings, sculptures, buildings, decorative and graphic arts. It is one of the most diverse subjects in humanities since it examines contemporary concerns such as the production and presentation of art while studying techniques and critical theory.

Art History is an interdisciplinary field that connects to other academic fields like history, philosophy, and the visual arts and students of art history learn how to analyse art critically. Paying thorough attention to details such as the colour and architectural features is necessary while analysing a piece of art and research is also done so as to ascertain its cultural and historical components.

This discipline will help students develop their visual literacy and aesthetic sensibilities. They will learn how to identify the time period that a piece of art comes from and how to detect authenticity. Additionally, students will develop technological proficiency and interpretive skills connected to visual communication. These abilities of art historians are applied in a variety of fields, including public relations, speechwriting, and news reporting, in addition to their analysis of art history.

Study levels:

Courses in Art History are delivered at the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels by different colleges and universities around the world via degrees, certificates and diplomas which can be pursued under:

Bachelor of Arts in Art and Design
Bachelor of Arts in Art History
Bachelor of Arts in Art History and Criticism
Bachelor of Arts in Art History and Visual Culture
Bachelor of Arts in Art History and Visual Culture with emphasis in Pre-Art Conservation
Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art and Art History
Bachelor of Arts in History of Art
Bachelor of Arts in Visual and Critical Studies
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art History
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Criticism and Curatorial Practice
Master in Contemporary Art, Design and New Media Art Histories
Master in History of Photography
Master of Arts in Art History
Master of Arts in Art History and Curating
Master of Arts in Art History and Museum Studies
Master of Arts in Art History and Visual Culture
Master of Arts in Arts and Culture: Art History
Master of Arts in Contemporary Art Theory
Master of Arts in History of Arts and Conservation of Artistic Heritage
Master of Arts in Modern and Contemporary Art History
Master of Arts: History of Art and Archaeology
Master of Science in History and Theory of Arts and Architecture
Research Degrees (MPhil/PhD) in History of Art and/or Archaeology

Specialisations:

Art History programmes offer specialisations related to a single artistic method, such as architecture, or an era, like the Middle Ages. Each specialisation prepares students for specific Art History career opportunities and these include:

Painting
Sculpture
Architecture
Graphic Art
Decorative Art
Late Antiquity
Medieval & Indigenous
Modernism
Post-modernism
Contemporary Art
Pottery & Ceramics
Applied Arts

Employability:

With a degree in Art History, graduates can work in a variety of fields, including colleges and universities, libraries, museums, auction houses, art galleries, preservation companies, and historical societies. Most of these careers take place predominantly indoors or behind a desk. Research positions require long periods of focused, independent work, while curator and educator jobs require candidates with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Possible job titles include:

Antique Dealer
Appraisal: Art and Estate
Architectural Conservator
Archive Management
Art Authenticator
Art crime Investigator
Art Critic
Art Director
Art Economist
Art Exhibit Installer
Art Insurance Adjustor
Art Investor / Lender
Art Lawyer
Art Librarian / Visual Resource Curator
Art Management
Art Publishing
Auctioneer
Audiovisual production
Book Publisher
Commercial Art Gallery Managers
Conservator / Art Restorer / Conservation Scientist
Curator
Event Planner
Fine Arts Expert Witness
Foreign Affairs
Market Researcher
Museum Administrator / Director
Museum Educator Manager
Museum Educator Officer
Museum Exhibition Manager
Museum Manager
Museum Reproductions/Retail Manager
Public Relations
Salesperson
State Art Agency Director/Staff Member
Teacher

Suggested bachelor's in Art History

Art History

Aberystwyth University
Wales, United Kingdom
36 Months
Full-Time
14,00,000/ann.
BA (Hons)

Arts in Education

Canterbury Christ Church University
England, United Kingdom
36 Months
Full-Time
13,00,000/ann.
BA (Hons)

Illustration

Falmouth university
England, United Kingdom
36 Months
Full-Time
16,95,000/ann.
BA

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Suggested Master's in Art History

Fine Art

Anglia Ruskin University
England, United Kingdom
12 Months
Full-Time
16,20,000/ann.
MA

Arts and Cultural Management

Canterbury Christ Church University
England, United Kingdom
12 24 Months
Full-Time Part-Time
13,00,000/ann.
MA

Architectural Studies

Cardiff University
Wales, United Kingdom
12 Months
Full-Time
21,95,000/ann.
MArch

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List of universities

S.No.	Universities	Country
1	Aberystwyth University	Wales, United Kingdom
2	Anglia Ruskin University	England, United Kingdom
3	Canterbury Christ Church University	England, United Kingdom
4	Cardiff University	Wales, United Kingdom
5	Falmouth university	England, United Kingdom
6	Kingston University	England, United Kingdom
7	Leeds Arts University	England, United Kingdom
8	Liverpool Hope University	England, United Kingdom
9	Loughborough University	England, United Kingdom
10	Liverpool John Moores University	England, United Kingdom
11	London Metropolitan University	England, United Kingdom
12	Manchester Metropolitan University	England, United Kingdom
13	Norwich University of the Arts	England, United Kingdom
14	Richmond, the American International University in London	England, United Kingdom
15	Royal Holloway University of London	England, United Kingdom
16	Sheffield Hallam University	England, United Kingdom
17	The University of Manchester	England, United Kingdom
18	Northumbria University	England, United Kingdom
19	Regents University London	England, United Kingdom
20	University of Brighton	England, United Kingdom
21	Ulster University	Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
22	University of Bristol	England, United Kingdom
23	University of Buckingham	England, United Kingdom
24	University of Central Lancashire	England, United Kingdom
25	University of Dundee	Scotland, United Kingdom
26	University of Cambridge	England, United Kingdom
27	University of Cumbria	England, United Kingdom
28	University of Edinburgh	Scotland, United Kingdom
29	University of Essex	England, United Kingdom
30	University of Exeter	England, United Kingdom
31	University of Glasgow	Scotland, United Kingdom
32	University of Hertfordshire	England, United Kingdom
33	University of Highlands & Islands	Scotland, United Kingdom
34	University of Huddersfield	England, United Kingdom
35	University of Kent	England, United Kingdom
36	UNiversity of Lancaster	England, United Kingdom
37	University of Leeds	England, United Kingdom
38	University of Leicester	England, United Kingdom
39	University of Lincoln	England, United Kingdom
40	University of Nottingham	England, United Kingdom
41	University of Northampton	England, United Kingdom
42	University of Oxford	England, United Kingdom
43	University of Plymouth	England, United Kingdom
44	University of Reading	England, United Kingdom
45	University of Salford	England, United Kingdom
46	University of South Wales	Wales, United Kingdom
47	University of Southampton	England, United Kingdom
48	University of Suffolk	England, United Kingdom
49	University of Sussex	England, United Kingdom
50	University of the West of England	England, United Kingdom
51	University of Warwick	England, United Kingdom
52	University of West London	England, United Kingdom
53	University of Wolverhampton	England, United Kingdom
54	University of Worcester	England, United Kingdom
55	University of York	England, United Kingdom
56	Warwick Business University	England, United Kingdom
57	Wrexham Glyndwr University	Wales, United Kingdom
58	York St. John University	England, United Kingdom
59	Free University of Berlin	Berlin, Germany
60	Heidelberg University	Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
61	University of Augsburg	Bavaria, Germany
62	Concordia University	Quebec, Canada
63	McGill University	Quebec, Canada
64	Bishops University	Quebec, Canada
65	McMaster University	Ontario, Canada
66	University of Calgary	Alberta, Canada
67	The University of British Columbia	British Columbia, Canada
68	American University	District of Columbia, United States
69	Andrews University	Michigan, United States
70	Arizona State University	Arizona, United States
71	Arkansas State University	Arkansas, United States
72	Auburn University	Alabama, United States
73	Augusta University	Georgia, United States
74	Barry University	Florida, United States
75	Baylor University	Texas, United States
76	Binghamton University	New York, United States
77	Boise State University	Idaho, United States
78	Boston University	Massachusetts, United States
79	Brandeis University	Massachusetts, United States
80	Brigham Young University	Utah, United States
81	Brown University	Rhode Island, United States
82	Chapman University	California, United States
83	East Carolina University	North Carolina, United States
84	Emory University	Georgia, United States
85	Florida Atlantic University	Florida, United States
86	Florida State University	Florida, United States
87	Fordham University	New York, United States
88	George Mason University	Virginia, United States
89	Georgetown University	District of Columbia, United States
90	Georgia State University	Georgia, United States
91	Harvard University	Massachusetts, United States
92	Hofstra University	New York, United States
93	Howard University	District of Columbia, United States
94	James Madison University	Virginia, United States
95	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland, United States
96	Kent State University	Ohio, United States
97	Marshall University	West Virginia, United States
98	Murray State University	Kentucky, United States
99	Northern Arizona University	Arizona, United States
100	Oakland University	California, United States
101	Rice University	Texas, United States
102	San Francisco State University	California, United States
103	The Catholic University of America	District of Columbia, United States
104	The University of Alabama	Alabama, United States
105	Tufts University	Massachusetts, United States
106	Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis	Indiana, United States
107	University of South Florida	Florida, United States
108	University of Southern California	California, United States
109	Trent University	Ontario, Canada
110	Federation University	Victoria, Australia
111	Monash University	Victoria, Australia
112	Southern Cross University	Queensland, Australia
113	Swinburne University of Technology	Victoria, Australia
114	The Australian National University	Australian Capital Territory, Australia
115	University of Melbourne	Victoria, Australia
116	University Senior College	South Australia, Australia
117	University of Queensland	Queensland, Australia
118	The University of Adelaide	South Australia, Australia
119	Griffith University	Queensland, Australia
120	Canberra Institute of Technology	Australian Capital Territory, Australia
121	Bath and Spa University	England, United Kingdom
122	University of East London	England, United Kingdom
123	Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology	Connacht, Ireland
124	National University of Ireland	Connacht, Ireland
125	Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown	Leinster, Ireland
126	Griffith College	Leinster, Ireland
127	Dublin Business School	Leinster, Ireland
128	University College Cork	Munster, Ireland
129	University of Minnesota Twin Cities	Minnesota, United States
130	University of Toledo	Ohio, United States
131	University of California Riverside	California, United States
132	Bowling Green State University	Ohio, United States
133	Southeast Missouri State University	Missouri, United States
134	Creighton University	Nebraska, United States
135	Louisiana State University	Louisiana, United States
136	Loyola University Chicago	Illinois, United States
137	Northern Illinois University	Illinois, United States
138	Portland State University	Oregon, United States
139	Western Michigan University	Michigan, United States
140	Yale University	Connecticut, United States
141	Stanford University	California, United States
142	Old Dominion University	Virginia, United States
143	Wayne State University	Michigan, United States
144	University of Cincinnati	Ohio, United States
145	University of Connecticut	Connecticut, United States
146	George Washington University	Washington, United States
147	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	Wisconsin, United States
148	University of Wisconsin-Stout	Wisconsin, United States
149	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay	Wisconsin, United States
150	Truman State University	Missouri, United States
151	Syracuse University	New York, United States
152	University of Delaware	Delaware, United States
153	University of Vermont	Vermont, United States
154	Utah State University	Utah, United States
155	The University of North Carolina	North Carolina, United States
156	The University of Oklahoma	Oklahoma, United States
157	University of Denver	Colorado, United States
158	University of North Texas	Texas, United States
159	University of Virginia	Virginia, United States
160	Stony Brook University	New York, United States
161	Wichita State University	Kansas, United States
162	Colorado State University	Colorado, United States
163	Rutgers University	New Jersey, United States
164	Purdue University	Indiana, United States
165	New York University	New York, United States
166	The Ohio State University	Ohio, United States
167	University of California Irvine	California, United States
168	South Dakota State University	South Dakota, United States
169	University of California Santa Cruz	California, United States
170	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado, United States
171	University of Nevada	Nevada, United States
172	California State University	California, United States
173	Smith College	Massachusetts, United States
174	University of Michigan	Michigan, United States
175	University of Washington	Washington, United States
176	The University of Utah	Utah, United States
177	University of Colarado	Colorado, United States
178	University of Illinois Chicago	Illinois, United States
179	University of Houston	Texas, United States
180	Nanyang Technological University	Central Singapore Community Development Council, Singapore
181	National University of Singapore	Central Singapore Community Development Council, Singapore
182	Dimensions International College Singapore	Central Singapore Community Development Council, Singapore
183	Auckland University of Technology	Auckland Region, New Zealand
184	University Of Waikato	Auckland Region, New Zealand
185	Wellington Institute of Technology	Wellington Region, New Zealand
186	Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd	Canterbury Region, New Zealand
187	Whitireia Community of Polytechnic	Wellington Region, New Zealand
188	University College Dublin	Leinster, Ireland
189	Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt	Bavaria, Germany
190	University of Bamberg Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg	Bavaria, Germany
191	University of Bremen	Bremen, Germany
192	University of Cologne	North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
193	University of Freiburg	Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
194	University of Hamburg	Hamburg, Germany
195	University of Hannover	Lower Saxony, Germany
196	New College of the Humanities	England, United Kingdom
197	Rose Bruford College	England, United Kingdom
198	Royal College of Art UK	England, United Kingdom
199	University of St. Andrews	England, United Kingdom
200	University of the Arts London	England, United Kingdom
201	School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)	England, United Kingdom
202	University College London	England, United Kingdom
203	Conestoga College	Ontario, Canada
204	Kwantlen Polytechnic University	British Columbia, Canada
205	Laval University	Quebec, Canada
206	Nipissing University	Ontario, Canada
207	Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) University	Nova Scotia, Canada
208	OCAD University of Canada	Ontario, Canada
209	Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology	Ontario, Canada
210	Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning courses	Ontario, Canada
211	Sheridan College	Ontario, Canada
212	Simon Fraser University	British Columbia, Canada
213	Thompson Rivers University	British Columbia, Canada
214	University of Alberta	Alberta, Canada
215	University of Guelph	Ontario, Canada
216	University of Lethbrigde	Alberta, Canada
217	University of Manitoba	Manitoba, Canada
218	Queens University	Ontario, Canada
219	Kansas State University	Kansas, United States
220	Lehigh University	Pennsylvania, United States
221	Texas Tech University	Texas, United States
222	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Texas, United States
223	University of Arizona	Arizona, United States
224	University of Memphis	Tennessee, United States
225	University of Missouri-Kansas City Volker Campus	Missouri, United States
226	Auburn University at Montgomery	Alabama, United States
227	Cornell University	New York, United States
228	Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma, United States
229	The New School	New York, United States
230	The University of Tennessee Knoxville USA	Tennessee, United States
231	University of Arkansas fayetteville	Arkansas, United States
232	University of California San Diego	California, United States
233	University of California Davis	California, United States
234	University of California, Santa Barbara	California, United States
235	University of Florida	Florida, United States
236	University of Hawaii	Hawaii, United States
237	University of Maine	Maine, United States
238	University of Notre Dame	Indiana, United States
239	University of Wisconsin	Wisconsin, United States
240	William and Mary	Virginia, United States
241	Birmingham City University	England, United Kingdom
242	Cardiff Metropolitan University	England, United Kingdom
243	Edge Hill University	England, United Kingdom
244	Middlesex University	England, United Kingdom
245	Oxford Brookes University	England, United Kingdom
246	Mount Allison University	New Brunswick, Canada
247	Niagara College	Ontario, Canada