History of Art and Visual Culture

Course Overview

The MSt History of Art and Visual Culture at University of Oxford is a postgraduate programme designed for postgraduate students passionate about expressing creativity and innovation. Based in Oxford, England, this Russell Group university offers a research-led approach to learning, with a 9-month full-time structure. The information provided on this page was correct at the time of publication (November 2025). For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas. This taught course draws on the established strengths of the discipline of art history in formal, iconographic and contextual analysis and links them to a rigorous approach to questions of theory and method. This MSc in the Faculty of History's History of Art Department, offers a unique combination of methodological depth and access to excellen... A minimum ielts score of 7.5 is required for admission. Graduates from this programme benefit from strong career prospects, with 97% student satisfaction rating, a median graduate salary of £31,500 within three years, a 98% continuation rate, and 85% of graduates in employment or further study.

What You'll Learn

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Graduate Outcomes

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