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Birkbeck, University of London, BA (Hons), History of Art

Birkbeck, University of London
 United Kingdom

 

Study mode Start date Duration
Full-time Oct years: 3
Have you always wanted to understand more about the artworks you see in galleries and museums, or the buildings around you? Perhaps you would like to work in the visual arts? This course covers a wide range of Western art, from the Parthenon to performance art, and aims to enhance your understanding of works of visual culture in their historical context, to develop your skills of visual perception and critical analysis of texts and images, and to familiarise you with current approaches to the discipline. On this degree students are encouraged in a variety of approaches to art within different cultures; ranging from classical antiquity to the contemporary; with particular emphasis on the renaissance period and 19th and 20th centuries; the degree aims to enhance understanding of works of visual culture in their historical context; to develop skills of visual perception and critical analysis of texts and images and to familiarise students with current approaches to the discipline.

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Study in the heart of central London. Birkbeck is located in Bloomsbury, the traditional academic centre of London. World-class research resources, such as the British Library and the British Museum, are within a short walk of Birkbeck. London’s many attractions, including the West End, European’s longest shopping street and the lively bars and restaurants of Soho, are all within walking distance of Birkbeck.


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