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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2026/2027

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Year 1 Academic year: 2026/27, Starting in: September

Notes:
Students should choose courses covering the period post-1800, from the lists below.

Half of the full-time credit load must be taken in each year. Exact arrangements can be made to suit the individual student's requirements but this must be discussed with the Programme Director before any courses are chosen.

Please note that History of Art Work Placement (Level 11) HIAR11126 is a full year, 20 credit course with the majority of the course content taking place in Semester 2.

Please note, students must undertake both Research: Theories and Methods and The Cultures and Politics of Display as compulsory courses for this programme. However, students may take 1 of each course per year if undertaken as part-time.

Research: Theories and Methods (HIAR11037) may be substituted by students who have taken Analysing Art History, Part 1 (HIAR10171) and achieved a 2.1 or above with written permission of the Programme Director.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Research: Theories and Methods

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Please note, students must undertake both Research: Theories and Methods and The Cultures and Politics of Display as compulsory courses for this programme. However, students may take 1 of each course per year if undertaken as part-time.
OR

The Cultures and Politics of Display

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Please note, students must undertake both Research: Theories and Methods and The Cultures and Politics of Display as compulsory courses for this programme. However, students may take 1 of each course per year if undertaken as part-time.
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

MSc History of Art semester 1 electives, modern period (post-1800s)

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Select a minimum of 0 and maximum of 40 credits from the following list.
Alternative relevant option courses to those listed below may be substituted with the written permission of the Programme Director.
Please note that not all option courses may be available each year.
AND

MSc History of Art semester 2 electives, modern period (post-1800s)

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Select a minimum of 0 and maximum of 40 credits from the following list.
Alternative relevant option courses to those listed below may be substituted with the written permission of the Programme Director.
Please note that not all option courses may be available each year.
AND

History of Art Work Placement (Level 11)

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Level 11 courses in Schedules A to R, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to R, T, W and Y
Notes:
Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 20 credits from the following list of courses for Semester 1 & 2.
Selected courses must be taken during Blocks 1-3 (Sem 1-2)

Year 2 Academic year: 2026/27, Starting in: September

Notes:
Students should choose courses covering the period post-1800, from the lists below.

Half of the full-time credit load must be taken in each year. Exact arrangements can be made to suit the individual student's requirements but this must be discussed with the Programme Director before any courses are chosen.

Please note that History of Art Work Placement (Level 11) HIAR11126 is a full year, 20 credit course with the majority of the course content taking place in Semester 2.

Students may take Work-Based Dissertation in History of Art (Level 11) (HIAR11130) in place of the History of Art MSc Dissertation (HIAR11114).

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

The Cultures and Politics of Display

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Please note, students must undertake both Research: Theories and Methods and The Cultures and Politics of Display as compulsory courses for this programme. However, students may take 1 of each course per year if undertaken as part-time.
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

MSc History of Art semester 1 electives, modern period (post-1800s)

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Select a minimum of 0 and maximum of 40 credits from the following list.
Alternative relevant elective courses to those listed below may be substituted with the written permission of the Programme Director.
AND

MSc History of Art semester 2 electives, modern period (post-1800s)

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Select a minimum of 0 and maximum of 40 credits from the following list.
Alternative relevant elective courses to those listed below may be substituted with the written permission of the Programme Director.
AND

History of Art Work Placement (Level 11)

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Level 11 courses in Schedules A to R, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to R, T, W and Y
Notes:
Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 20 credits from the list of course options for Semester 1 & 2.
Selected courses must be taken during Blocks 1-3 (Sem 1-2)

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