Art History and Visual Cultures (R27) | Open University

Course summary

This degree will equip you with the knowledge and critical skills to investigate works of art, images, objects and architecture, from the local to the global and from prehistory to the present. Through your studies, you’ll explore the place of art history and visual cultures in the wider humanities and as a component in the creative and cultural industries, while also developing transferable skills in visual literacy, critical thinking, and communication. This will be a rich and rounded experience as you discover the power of images and works of art to influence debates and shape everyday life.

Key features of the course

Explore images, artefacts and architecture from a wide range of periods and places.
Become familiar with different approaches to the study of visual, spatial and material culture.
Gain skills in visual literacy, criticism and analysis that will make you highly employable.
Work on your own dissertation project on a subject that interests you.

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