BA (Hons) History of Art with a Language (with a year abroad)

BA (Hons) History of Art with a year abroad is a four-year full-time course offered at the University of York. Combining subjects of Art History and Language, the course offers a deep understanding of the visual culture and the influence of language through various centuries. The unique feature of this course is the inclusion of a year abroad, enabling students to immerse themselves in a foreign culture and language. Course Content: The course comprises significant subjects like Western Art, Architecture, Renaissance Art, Modern Art, and non-Western Art, which include the arts of Africa, India, South East Asia, and the Middle East. In addition to art subjects, students get to choose from a wide variety of languages such as French, German, Italian, Spanish, and others. The third year of the course entails a year abroad where students get to experience first-hand visual culture in their chosen area of interest.Key Modules: These include 'Art and Architecture in Medieval Europe', 'Renaissance Rome', 'Patterns of Consumption: An Introduction to the History of Dress', 'Non Western Art', and language modules based on the student's chosen language. Future Careers: Graduates of this course can pursue careers in diverse fields like curating, arts administration, heritage and cultural tourism, visual media and publicity, publishing, journalism, and teaching. Further, the course also prepares students for postgraduate studies if they wish to deepen their knowledge in the field.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page here.