BA History of Art
About this course
BA (Hons) in History of Art, studied in connection with the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts. Core topics include research methods for visual analysis across diverse artistic traditions and historical periods. The programme offers learning on site at the Sainsbury Centre and a final-year dissertation.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB
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What students say
Based on about 11 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 78%
- Assessment and feedback: 72%
- Academic support: 87%
- Organisation and management: 55%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 79%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
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: 75%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Customer service occupations: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Media Professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 76%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 57%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 230 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 7%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 45%
- London: 23%
- South East: 14%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- A degree: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- ENVIRONMENT, ART AND CULTURE
- LEARNING ON SITE: THE SAINSBURY CENTRE FOR VISUAL ARTS
- INTRODUCTION TO ART HISTORY
- MAKERS AND MAKING
- PORTRAITURE AND IDENTITY
- GALLERIES & MUSEUMS: HISTORIES/POLITICS/ETHICS
- THE LIVES OF ARTWORKS
- ART IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
- LOVE, DESIRE AND SEXUALITY IN HISTORY
- MATERIAL WORLDS
- ARTISTS/MUSEUMS
- TUDOR ENGLAND
- THE ROMAN EMPIRE: CITIZENS, SLAVES, AND IMPERIAL FAMILIES
- HERITAGE AND PUBLIC HISTORY
- THE POLITICS OF STORYTELLING
- LIFE AND ART IN THE JEWISH DIASPORA
- ANATOMY OF A CITY: PARIS, 1682-1815
- THE SILK ROADS: THE ARCHAEOLOGY, HISTORY AND ART HISTORY OF EURASIAN TRADE NETWORKS IN THE EARLY MEDIEVAL PERIOD
- PROPAGANDA
- ARTS AND HUMANITIES PLACEMENT MODULE
- PHILOSOPHY MEETS THE ARTS (SECOND YEAR MODULE)
- THE ALCHEMY OF NATURE: ART, RELIGION AND MEDICINE IN THE MIDDLE AGES
- VICTORIAN BRITAIN
- DISSERTATION
- THE ENLIGHTENMENT
- POLITICS AND POPULAR CULTURE
- MUSEUM WORK: THEORY & PRACTICE
- MODERN ART AND STATES OF MIND
- DANCING ON THE VOLCANO: ART AND CULTURE IN THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC
- THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
- DIGITAL STORYTELLING
- DEATH IN THE MIDDLE AGES
- EMBODIMENT AND REPRESENTATION IN THE ARTS OF AFRICA, OCEANIA & THE AMERICAS
- CONTESTING THE PAST: REPRESENTATION AND MEMORY
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History of Art at University of East Anglia earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £23,500 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £34,500. The £29,000 median after five years is £500 less than the UK median for History of art, architecture and design.
What do graduates of BA History of Art at University of East Anglia do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA History of Art at University of East Anglia?
87% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA History of Art at University of East Anglia?
The typical offer is AAB at A level. The average entrant had 114 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA History of Art at University of East Anglia?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.