Department of History of Art (Historical Studies) units in 2026/27

Please note: Programme and unit information may change as the relevant academic field develops. We may also make changes to the structure of programmes and assessments to improve the student experience.

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Level QCA-3
Level C/4
Level I/5
Level H/6
Level M/7
Level D/8
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Unit name Unit code Credit points Level of study Open unit status Faculty of Arts Category Teaching Block
Approaches to the Artist HART30063 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Approaching the Object HART10007 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-1
Art and Asia HART30061 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Art and Empire HART20038 20 Intermediate/5 Not open B TB-1
Art and Fashion HART30051 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
Art and Internationalism HART30059 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Art and War HART20046 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2
Art and the Natural World HART30054 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
Art in Britain HART20042 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1
Art of the Northern Renaissance HART30058 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
Collaborative Curatorial Unit - A HARTM0021 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Collaborative Curatorial Unit - B HARTM0022 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Collage and its Histories HART30060 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Curating the Object HART20029 20 Intermediate/5 Not open C TB-2
Dissertation HARTM0014 60 Masters/7 Not open E AYEAR
Dissertation HART31047 20 Honours/6 Not open B TB-4
Dissertation HART31048 40 Honours/6 Not open E TB-4
Episodes in Global Visual Culture 1 HART10019 20 Certificate/4 Not open A TB-1
Episodes in Global Visual Culture 2 HART10021 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-2
Global Modernism HART20040 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2
Histories, Theories and Critical Interpretations of Art: 1 HARTM0025 20 Masters/7 Not open C TB-1
Histories, Theories and Critical Interpretations of Art: 2 HARTM0026 20 Masters/7 Not open A TB-2
How to Live Well: The Art of the Netherlands 1500-1700 HART20030 20 Intermediate/5 Not open E TB-2
Independent Study Unit: Curating a Collection HARTM0039 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Making and Materiality: Painting HART10009 20 Certificate/4 Not open E TB-2
Making and Materiality: Photography HART10018 20 Certificate/4 Not open E TB-2
Modern European Art HART20036 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1
Prints HART30046 20 Honours/6 Not open D TB-2
Queering the Early Modern HART20041 20 Intermediate/5 Not open D TB-2
Race and Place HART20031 20 Intermediate/5 Not open D TB-2
Religious Art HART30056 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
The Illustrated Press HART30055 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Theorising the Object HART20035 20 Intermediate/5 Not open A TB-1
Time and the Image HART10022 20 Certificate/4 Not open B TB-1
Visual Politics HART30062 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1