Overview

At this Art History and Visual Culture (Hons) degree from the University of Brighton you will learn about the politics of creativity and culture, studying material and visual histories and art theory as well as engaging with debates around gender and sexuality, ecology, race, class, politics and ableism. You will also gain extensive knowledge on collecting, curating and exhibition-making.

In addition to our excellent specialist facilities you will also benefit from our close relationships with local and national museums, galleries and archives.

What can I do with an art history degree?

Graduates from our history of art and design programmes go on to a variety of roles in the museums, galleries and heritage industry, such as:

art gallery manager

exhibition officer

archivist

conservator

museum education officer.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Local and Global: Concepts and Ideas in Cross-cultural Histories of Art and Design, Fashion and Visual Culture

Local and Global: Themes and Topics in Cross-cultural Histories of Art and Design, Fashion and Visual Culture

Art and Design History in Brighton: Places and Processes

Material Matters

Artist, Designer and the Prosumer: Theories and Debates

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-14 00:00:00

Language

English

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110

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TOEFL^® IBT

72

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Brighton, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Visual Arts Art History View 380 other Bachelors in Visual Arts in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

110

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TOEFL^® IBT

72

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59

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IELTS

6

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General requirements

A-levels or BTEC

Entry requirements are in the range of A-level BBB–BCC (120–104 UCAS Tariff points) or BTEC Extended Diploma DMM–MMM. Our conditional offers typically fall within this range.

International Baccalaureate

26 points, with three subjects at Higher level.

Access to HE Diploma

Pass with 60 credits overall. Humanities, history or politics courses preferred. At least 45 credits at level 3.

Studied before or got relevant experience?

A qualification, HE credits or relevant experience may count towards your course at Brighton and could mean that you do not have to take some elements of the course or can start in year 2 or 3.

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Tuition Fees

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17250 GBP / year

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9535 GBP / year

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Living costs

Brighton

United Kingdom

815 - 1383 GBP / month

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