MA Art History: University of Sussex

About the programme

The MA programme looks at global perspectives in the history of art, concentrating on the art object, its appearance, reception and manufacture. In the core course, Objects and Methods, you share a common taught experience, examining methods and theories relating to themes such as material culture, globalisation, space, historiography and museology.

Career opportunity

Art history at Sussex has strong links with museums and galleries, both locally and nationally. MA students benefit from the opportunity to study with curators from the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) as part of the V&A/Sussex Exchange Programme. Our Art History, and Art History and Museum Curating graduates have gone on to find employment in Higher Education, publishing, the art market, conservation and museum management.

Admission requirments

UK entrance requirements

A first- or upper second-class undergraduate honours degree in art history or another relevant humanities or social science discipline.

Overseas entrance requirements

Sussex receives applications from all over the world and is therefore very experienced in assessing the qualifications offered by students from outside the UK.

For information on some of the most common international qualifications that meet our general entry requirements, please refer to the table in their International students section.

English language requirements

IELTS 6.5, with not less than 6.5 in Writing and 6.0 in the other sections. Internet TOEFL with 90 overall including 24 in Speaking and 25 in Writing. For more information, refer to English language requirements .