What can art teach us about the past – and how can it help us shape a better future? Discover why art from the past still matters in our modern society in the city that spawned Joshua Reynolds, first president of the Royal Society. The Tate galleries attract more than seven million visitors each year, and a Leonardo exhibition sells out as quickly as a music concert. Build links with art historians and archivists and prepare for a career in the art world through our connections with high profile, international art institutions like the National Gallery and Tate Britain, and the contacts of our published academics. Our links to The Box, a major museum, art gallery and archive where we have teaching space, Tate St Ives, Levinsky Gallery and Plymouth City Museum will see you get hands-on with history and make sure you are career ready. Investigate all aspects of visual culture, from paintings and sculpture to film and photography and explore the artist’s role in documenting and shaping our world over time. See the impact art can have by platforming and tackling social issues. At Plymouth, your degree really is what you make it. From the second year, you can choose to add modules from any of the School of Society & Culture’s 17 disciplines. You can study the literature that emerged alongside key movements in the art world or explore different cultures through the eyes of an anthropologist. Field trips will help you connect more directly with the art you’re studying, from a first-year trip to London to trips abroad, past destinations have included Rome, Vienna, Paris, Florence and New York City.

In your first year, we’ll introduce you to the discipline of art history. You’ll investigate the development of museums and galleries across the world, engaging in fieldwork using outstanding local examples. You’ll explore popular periods of art history, including 19th century French art and the Renaissance. To round off the year, you’ll analyse contemporary critical writings on art and develop your own critical skills. In your second year, you’ll visit a major European city - a trip designed to complement your second year modules and give you the chance to get hands-on with fieldwork. Previous destinations include Rome, Vienna and Paris. You’ll also hone your critical skills by investigating critical art theory. In your final year, you’ll continue to prepare for your career in the arts with further training in art historical research methods, as well as giving you dedicated career guidance. You’ll have the chance to study optional modules, including power patronage and ideology and studies in 20th century European art. You’ll write a substantial dissertation on the topic of your choice, previous topics include the representation of Salome in French Symbolism, and the sculpture of Barbara Hepworth. The modules shown for this course or programme are those being studied by current students, or expected new modules. Modules are subject to change depending on year of entry.

100% of assessment is by coursework.

Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: V350

Institution code: P60

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The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

GCSE Maths and English Grade C/4 or above required.

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Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

Test	Grade	AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)	6.0	With 5.5 in all elements.

English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

Student satisfaction : 55%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 74%

Go onto work and study: 89%

For all information about tuition fees, please visit our fees and funding pages at www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/fees * Fees are correct at the time of publication and may be subject to change.

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