Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - History and History of Art (VV13)

Studying History of Art alongside History is a highly complementary pairing, as students investigate past and present cultures - and the process of human creativity itself.

Whatever the students' interests - whether cultural, social, military, political, economic or religious history - there is someone at the University of Birmingham teaching their kind of history. Moreover, historians in other departments expand the range of modules on offer, notably in the fields of Byzantine and African history. Students will have access to original works, special collections and extensive resources, such as the acclaimed on-campus gallery - the Barber Institute of Fine Arts. Here they will find works by Botticelli, Van Gogh, Monet, Vigée LeBrun, Magritte and Rodin.

Study trips play an important part in the degree and include visits to galleries and museums in the UK and abroad. Students will participate in a week-long, University-funded trip to a major European centre of artistic and historic importance, where they have the opportunity to examine works of art and architecture in situ. Previous study trips have been to Rome, Prague, Berlin and Paris and are led by staff with specific research interests in the city.