Undergraduate / Art History Major

Art History with Philosophy BA

The central aim of the Philosophy minor is to bring clarity and rigour to your thinking, and to advance your understanding of, and ability to engage with, central philosophical questions, arguments, theories and texts.

Art History with Philosophy BA

This degree programme enables you to study Art History and Philosophy for your combined honours degree. The study of Art History gives you the opportunity to see and interpret moments in history through their architecture and material culture. The central aim of the Philosophy minor is to bring clarity and rigour to your thinking and to advance your understanding of, and ability to engage with, fundamental philosophical questions, arguments, theories and texts.

Award:	BA (Hons) Art History with Philosophy
UCAS code:	V3V5
Location:	Bloomsbury, London.
Entry requirements:	Click here.
Study mode:	Full-time
Start date:	16th September 2019 (see term dates)
Duration:	3 years
Annual tuition fees:	UK, EU, EEA & Swiss: £9,250 International: £14,000

Teaching & learning

You will experience an average of over 10 high-quality contact hours with academics per week, typically consisting of:

6 hours of degree lectures
1-hour one-to-one tutorial
1-hour small group tutorial
1.5 hours LAUNCH seminar
2 hours NCH Diploma lectures

Timetables

Timetables are usually made available to students during Freshers’ Week. Teaching can be scheduled to take place during any day of the week. However, when possible, Wednesday afternoons are usually reserved for sports and cultural activities.

Your qualification

New College of the Humanities’ degrees have been designed and created by the College’s world-class professors and faculty. The courses reflect their areas of expertise and research interests, meaning that they are strongly engaged with the material that they will teach you, and there may be opportunities for students to participate in active research. Read more

In the case of the Art History major and minor, the curriculum was overseen and developed by Dr Melanie Gibson BA (Oxon), MA, PhD (Lond), former Head of Faculty & Senior Lecturer in Art History, Senior Editor for the Gingko Library Art Series, Outreach Director for the British Institute of Persian Studies (BIPS), and Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society.

In the case of the Philosophy major and minor, the curriculum is overseen and advocated by Professor A C Grayling MA, DPhil (Oxon) FRSL, FRSA, Master of New College of the Humanities, Supernumerary Fellow of St Anne’s College, Oxford, and previously Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London.

New College of the Humanities has undergone a review for educational oversight by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA). NCH is subject to educational oversight by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) under the UK Visas and Immigration’s Tier 4 sponsorship requirements. See the QAA for more information.

The New College of the Humanities undergraduate degree programmes have been validated by Solent University as being of an appropriate standard and quality and will lead to the Solent University award of the BA (Hons).

To reflect the greater richness of your studies and the additional Core Courses and professional development programme that you study at the College, you will be awarded the NCH Diploma in addition to your degree. The diploma sets you apart from other graduates by marking the greater breadth of your education at the College. The NCH Diploma is a non-credit bearing award.

Programme specifications

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