BA Art History & Visual Culture and Film & Television Studies
About this course
BA in Art History & Visual Culture and Film & Television Studies is a history of art and film studies degree focused on the critical study of visual culture, film, and television. Core topics include Programming and Fieldwork. The course includes access to campus cultural venues such as The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum and the Exeter Northcott Theatre. The first year establishes methodological foundations through compulsory modules including Questions and Methods in Art History and Visual Culture, Major Debates in Film Theory, and Interrogating Screens, alongside optional choices such as Inside the Museum. The second year features compulsory practical learning through Art History and Visual Culture Field Study for Blended Learning, while allowing students to select from diverse optional modules spanning filmmaking, world cinemas, and contemporary visual practices. Optional study areas cover topics such as scriptwriting, television history, and specific artistic movements from the Renaissance to the modern era.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB. IB: 32/655.
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What students say
Based on about 75 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 83%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 88%
- Organisation and management: 84%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 73%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 115 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 92%
- Left higher education: 6%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 2%
What graduates do next
Based on about 20 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 18%
- Elementary occupations: 9%
- Finance Professionals: 9%
- Teaching Professionals: 9%
- Administrative occupations: 7%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 25%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 585 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 9%
- London: 37%
- South East: 23%
- South West: 18%
- Wales: 3%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 160 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 94%
- Baccalaureate: 3%
- Foundation course: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 2%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Questions and Methods in Art History and Visual Culture
- Major Debates in Film Theory
- Interrogating Screens
- Inside the Museum
- Visual Media
- Topics in Art History and Visual Culture I
- Topics in Art History and Visual Culture II
- Approaches to Art History and Visual Culture
- Art History and Visual Culture Field Study for Blended Learning
- Debates and Contestations in Art History
- Contemporary Visual Practices
- Photography and Evidence
- Contemporary Art and Curation
- Common Threads: Art, Craft and Activism
- Renaissances North and South: Italy and the Netherlands
- Revolutions! Art and Society in France, 1770-1830
- The Dutch Golden Age
- The New York Avant-Garde 1955-1980
- Comics Studies: Histories, Methodologies, Genres
- Creative Industries: Their Past, Our Future
- Intimate Spaces of the French Enlightenment
- Chinoiserie and Européenerie: Artistic and Vultural Exchanges between China and Europe
- Global Impressionisms
- Filmmaking
- Script Craft: Writing for Screen and Stage
- Shots in the Dark
- Television: Times, Trends and Technologies
- Scrublands, Sanctuary, Screens: Co-creating Knowledges alongside Donkeys
- Adaptations: Text, Image, Culture
- Fanatical: Fan Culture and Identity
- World Cinemas: Representations, Histories, Conflicts
- World Cinemas: Contexts, Environments, Industries
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Art History & Visual Culture and Film & Television Studies at University of Exeter earn?
The median salary is £27,500 after 15 months, £27,500 after 3 years, £35,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £27,500 and £45,500. The £35,000 median after five years is £5,500 more than the UK median for History of art, architecture and design.
What do graduates of BA Art History & Visual Culture and Film & Television Studies at University of Exeter do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Art History & Visual Culture and Film & Television Studies at University of Exeter?
89% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Art History & Visual Culture and Film & Television Studies at University of Exeter?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 141 UCAS points.
Does BA Art History & Visual Culture and Film & Television Studies at University of Exeter include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Art History & Visual Culture and Film & Television Studies at University of Exeter?
92% of students continued into their second year, and 6% left higher education.