BA Art History
About this course
BA (Hons) in History of Art. Students complete a final exhibition project and participate in an international study trip as part of the curriculum.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB or BBB IB: 32 points
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What students say
Based on about 17 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 95%
- Learning opportunities: 95%
- Assessment and feedback: 93%
- Academic support: 97%
- Organisation and management: 95%
- Learning resources: 96%
- Student voice: 93%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 10 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 20%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 20%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Skilled trades occupations: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 10%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 35 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 5%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 50%
- South East: 25%
- South West: 10%
- Scotland: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Doing Art History
- Stories of Art: Writing and Seeing
- Objects, Curation and Display
- Sights and Sites
- Art & the City: International Study Trip
- Art History at Work
- Reading in Detail: Critical Texts
- Word & Image
- Material Culture in the Pre-Modern World
- Sound, Culture & Society
- Victorian Visions: Art, Industry, Modernity
- Final Exhibition Project
- Commemorative Art: Images, Monuments, Memory
- From Decorative Arts to Material Culture
- Art and Politics in Britain 2008-Now
- Mediterranean Fantasies: Revivals and Utopias, 1919-1939
- Posthuman/Premodern
- Sex and the City: The Origins of Modernism in Britain 1870-1910
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Art History at University of Sussex earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 3 years, £25,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £20,500 and £33,000. The £25,000 median after five years is £4,500 less than the UK median for History of art, architecture and design.
What do graduates of BA Art History at University of Sussex 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 at University of Sussex?
95% 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 at University of Sussex?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 123 UCAS points.
Does BA Art History at University of Sussex 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 at University of Sussex?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.