Overview

This History of Art and Visual Culture course at the University of Oxford draws on the established strengths of the discipline of art history in formal, iconographic and contextual analysis in the Faculty of History's History of Art Department and links them to a rigorous approach to questions of theory and method.

The course will expose you to the ways in which the subjects of visual history are being redefined on a broad base to include a much wider range of artefacts and visual media, including images and objects produced in contexts ranging from the scientific to the popular.

Graduate destinations

About a quarter of master’s students proceed directly to doctoral work at Oxford or at other institutions, with additional students applying to doctoral programmes within a year or two of completing the degree. Other career destinations include museums and galleries, the heritage sector, media/publishing (including online), fine arts and teaching, as well as fields such as banking, law and the civil service.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

A compulsory methodology paper, Theories and Methods in the History of Art, which is taught in class and lecture series during Michaelmas and Hilary terms.

There is also an associated lecture series and object-handling sessions in Oxford collections. It is assessed through three short essays in an examination at the end of Trinity term;

Some of the option papers will not be available every year, and new ones may be added. Prospective students should check on the availability of specific courses during the application process; and

A dissertation The dissertation is submitted in Trinity term.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 9 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-07 00:00:00

Language

English

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110

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7.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Oxford, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Visual Arts Art History View 108 other Masters in Art History in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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110

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General requirements

Official transcript(s)

CV/résumé

Statement of purpose/personal statement: A maximum of 700 words

Written work: Two essays of a maximum of 2,000 words each

References/letters of recommendation: Three overall, all of which must be academic

Tuition Fees

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41250 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

16900 GBP / year

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Living costs

Oxford

United Kingdom

939 - 1530 GBP / month

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Funding

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