The MA (Honours) in Art History is a four-year course run by the School of Art History. In your first two years, you will have the opportunity to study a broad chronological span of art from the medieval period to the present day.Art History is a well-rounded discipline that brings together aspects of social and political history, language and literature, philosophy, aesthetics and psychology. Breadth of knowledge and perspective are encouraged and, for this reason, you will be required to study an additional two subjects alongside art history in the first year of your studies. In the second year you will usually continue with at least one of these subjects, sometimes two. Find out more about how academic years are organised. The skills you gain in visual and source analysis, as well as understanding of critical frameworks, will prepare you to explore more advanced topics in your third and fourth years. During this time, you will choose specialist modules from a wide range of options corresponding to the research interests of individual members of staff. Final year students will also write a dissertation on a topic chosen in consultation with staff. Graduates in Art History from St Andrews can expect to have highly developed skills of independent critical thinking and judgement, as well as an in-depth knowledge of a wide range of visual culture and its historical and critical contexts. The University of St Andrews operates on a flexible modular degree system by which degrees are obtained through the accumulation of credits. More information on the structure of the modules system can be found on the flexible degree structure web page.
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