BA Italian and History of Art
About this course
BA in Italian and History of Art, a humanities degree combining Italian language studies with the visual history of art and architecture. Core topics include Research Methods. This four-year course includes a compulsory year abroad. The first year introduces the foundations through First Year Italian Language, First-Year History of Art Survey (1): Premodernity to c. 1600 and History of Art and its Objects. The second year continues language study alongside Advanced Lecture in the History of Art (1) A, with optional choices such as Methodologies of Art History and Theory and History of Conservation. The third year consists of a compulsory SELCS Year Abroad across two terms. The final year concludes the programme with Final Year Italian Language and optional modules such as BA Dissertation in History of Art and Architecture and the Modern City.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB (Foreign language preferred.) IB: 34 points (A total of 16 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5. Foreign language preferred.)
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 90%: 9 offers from 10 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 24 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 92%
- Learning opportunities: 90%
- Assessment and feedback: 85%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 85%
- Learning resources: 97%
- Student voice: 80%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 55 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 88%
- Left higher education: 8%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 4%
What graduates do next
Based on about 10 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 35%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 335 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 4%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 60%
- South East: 13%
- South West: 4%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 65 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 60%
- Baccalaureate: 18%
- A degree: 11%
- Other HE qualification: 7%
- Other qualifications: 2%
- No formal qualifications: 2%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- History of Art and its Objects
- First-Year History of Art Survey (2): c. 1600 to the Contemporary
- First-Year History of Art Survey (1): Premodernity to c. 1600
- First Year Italian Language
- Introduction to Italian Studies 1
- Introduction to Italian Studies 2
- Advanced Lecture in the History of Art (1) A
- Advanced Lecture in the History of Art (2) A
- Second Year Italian Language
- The History of the Category 'Art'
- Methodologies of Art History
- Methodologies of Making
- Theory and History of Conservation
- Prints and Printmaking
- Questions of Feminism in Modern and Contemporary Art
- Short Undergraduate Course in History of Art post 1800
- Action Re-action
- Imagining Jerusalem in the Middle Ages
- Empires of Africa
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 1
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 2
- Final Year Italian Language
- Advanced Undergraduate Course in History of Art (3)
- Architecture and the Modern City
- BA Dissertation in History of Art
- South African Photography: From Colonialism to the Contemporary
- On Property: Photography, Land and Labour in America
- Sex and Gender in Medieval Art
- Colonial/Modern: Indigenous Art Past and Present
- Cut/Switch/Swipe: Technologies in Modern and Contemporary Art
- What is Asian Feminist Art?
- Reimagining Museum Narratives: Storytelling through Materials and Making
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Italian and History of Art at University College London earn?
The median salary is £29,000 after 15 months, £28,500 after 3 years, £39,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £29,500 and £53,500. The £39,000 median after five years is £6,000 more than the UK median for Italian studies.
What do graduates of BA Italian and History of Art at University College London do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Italian and History of Art at University College London?
92% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Italian and History of Art at University College London?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 172 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Italian and History of Art at University College London?
90% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 9 offers from 10 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Italian and History of Art at University College London include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Italian and History of Art at University College London?
88% of students continued into their second year, and 8% left higher education.