Overview

Art History (with a professional placement year) (Hons) degree provided by University of Sussex has fantastic campus facilities including the Art History Lab and the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, and exceptional links with galleries and museums including Tate Modern and the V&A.

To help you gain experience and increase your employability, you can apply for an optional placement as part of your course. You’ll be responsible for applying for and securing your placement. Our dedicated careers team can help you:

find an employer
draft an application
prepare for interviews.

Don’t worry if you’re not successful, you’ll simply transfer to a non-placement version of your course.

Careers

Art History is among the most vocational of all the humanities subjects. By studying Art History, you prepare yourself for a wide range of careers, both within and outside the arts.
The University of Sussex graduates have excellent capacities in creative problem-solving, critical thinking, organisation and planning. They also understand how visual culture works – an essential skill in an image-saturated society.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Art on Site: Place, Identity, Meaning
Stories of Art: Shaping Art
Mediterranean Fantasies: Revivals and Utopias, 1919-1939
The Order of Things: The Museum and its Objects
Art and Place: Sites, Spaces and Identities
Writing Art History: Media, Society, Culture

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

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• The initial applications deadline for most courses is the final Wednesday in January.

Language

English

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110

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TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Credits

480 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Brighton, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Art History View 194 other Bachelors in Art History 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

80

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

Typical offer: ABB

GCSEs: You should have a broad range of GCSEs 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects.

IB: 32 points overall from the full IB Diploma.
European Baccalaureate: Overall result of at least 77%.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

26250 GBP / year

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Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

9535 GBP / year

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Living costs

Brighton

United Kingdom

815 - 1383 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

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Disciplines

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What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Living costs

Brighton

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