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History of Art

Course details
  • 3 Study options
  • Undergraduate
Course location
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Course summary

You'll explore practices and interpretations of art across an exceptionally wide array of intersecting cultures and different periods. In a world increasingly defined through images and material culture, we approach art history as a vital and dynamic framework for understanding both our shared histories, and some of the most pressing questions we are faced with now.

With an emphasis on the interconnections between art and society, the course offers an active engagement with questions of power and politics and the potential for a deep understanding of art history to illuminate the wider frameworks that shape our culture, such as those of race, our relations to nature and the environment, class, gender and sexuality.

Our students are equipped to become global citizens, as experts in their fields of study and as socially aware thinkers with dynamic, relevant and transferrable skills.

How to apply

Application codes

Institution code:
L23

This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available.

Course options

Open days

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level ABB

Other course specific tests:

Where an applicant is undertaking an Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), the School may make an alternative offer of BBB including A in the EPQ.

NB: An EPQ is optional and not a requirement of application.

Alternative qualification

T Level

Might be accepted as in combination with other qualifications, please contact admissions teams for further advice & guidance.

Scottish Higher

BB in Advanced Highers and AABBB in Highers OR B in Advanced Highers and AAABB in Highers OR AABBBB in Highers

Access to HE Diploma

Pass with 60 credits overall including 45 credits at Level 3, of which 30 credits must be at Distinction and 15 must be at Merit level.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme 34

including 16 at Higher level and 4 in English

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) DDM

Example combination offers:

Distinction in BTEC Extended Certificate/Subsidiary Diploma plus BB in two A Levels or Merit in BTEC Extended Certificate/Subsidiary Diploma plus AA in two A Levels.

Distinction Distinction in BTEC Diploma plus C at A Level or Distinction Merit in the BTEC Diploma plus A at A Level.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) H2H2H2H3H3H3

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal M1M1M2

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)

WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales is accepted in place of a third A-level subject at the same grade. For example: we require two A-levels at grade AB, plus your Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales at grade B (excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking)

UAL Extended Diploma: Distinction (or High Merit where available).

European Baccalaureate: 75%.
For further information about entry requirements, please see http://courses.leeds.ac.uk http://courses.leeds.ac.uk

Additional entry requirements

Other
Alternative entry: We’re committed to identifying the best possible applicants, regardless of personal circumstances or background. Access to Leeds is a contextual admissions scheme which accepts applications from individuals who might be from low income households, in the first generation of their immediate family to apply to higher education, or have had their studies disrupted. If you live in a neighbourhood where there is low participation in higher education, we may be able to give priority to your application. Arts and Humanities with Foundation Year: This course is designed for students whose backgrounds mean they are less likely to attend university (also known as widening participation backgrounds) and who do not currently meet admissions criteria for direct entry to a degree. The course will give you the opportunity to be taught by academic staff and provides intensive support to enable your development of academic skills and knowledge. On successful completion of your foundation year, you will progress to your chosen degree course. Find out more about the Arts and Humanities with Foundation Year

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)66.0 overall, with no less than 5.5 in any component

If you're an international student and you don't meet the English language requirements for this course, you may be able to study our undergraduate pre-sessional English course, to help improve your English language level. https://www.leeds.ac.uk/international-applying/doc/entry-requirements

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

If the most common grade accepted is higher than our entry requirements, this is due to the attainment of our applicants. If you have been made an offer and you meet or exceed the grades of your offer, you will be accepted.

If grades lower than our entry requirements have been accepted, in most cases this is because we operate contextual admissions as part of our decision making, which considers factors beyond grades. For more information about contextual admissions, please visit our website.

Learn more on the University of Leeds website

International entry requirements

We accept a range of international equivalent qualifications. Contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office for more information.

International Foundation Year
International students who do not meet the academic requirements for undergraduate study may be able to study the University of Leeds International Foundation Year. This gives you the opportunity to study on campus, be taught by University of Leeds academics and progress onto a wide range of Leeds undergraduate courses. Find out more about International Foundation Year programmes.

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

This course may have Historical entry grades data available, please select a course option to view.

Course options

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

For further information please see http://www.leeds.ac.uk/undergraduatefees

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