You’ll be equipped with key skills in imaginative understanding, critical thinking, and confident communication. You’ll expand and deepen your understanding of texts and artworks from a uniquely wide array of contexts while developing your intellectual and professional skills and studying with outstanding students and academics. 

You’ll establish firm foundations in the related disciplines of history and art history, engaging with different documents and sources. At the same time, you’ll encounter works of art first hand in the collections of the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, which includes works of modern European art and also outstanding works from Africa, Asia and the Americas. 

In your second and third years, you’ll select from a range of optional modules in both history and history of art in order to pursue your own interests in more depth. These modules are focused on particular periods and address specific topics. 

As you progress through the course, you’ll be encouraged to engage with different methods and approaches and to develop informed views of your own. You will consolidate your independence as a scholar through the completion of a research dissertation in your final year. 

PLACEMENT YEAR AND STUDY ABROAD

You’ll have the option to apply to study abroad for one semester of your second year. Study abroad is a wonderfully enriching life experience – you will develop confidence and resilience, while learning about another culture. 

AFTER THE COURSE

As a History and History of Art graduate, you’ll be ready for a wide range of careers in the heritage industry, the art world, academia, art publishing and other areas of business. Your experience of studying in a world-famous art museum will give you an edge. 

Along with your expertise in history and history of art, you’ll graduate with excellent transferable skills including high standards of writing, research and presentation, which will help with your future career in many different industries including museums and galleries, the art market, the Civil Service and teaching. 

You will also be well placed to study for a postgraduate degree either here at UEA or at another university. Our Careers Service is here to support you with advice on writing CVs and internships. In the department we work closely with the Careers Service to provide workshops and seminars with successful alumni. 

CAREER DESTINATIONS

Recent graduates have entered a number of fields, including: 

• Museums and art galleries 

• Archives

• Event management 

• Publishing 

• Journalism 

• Teaching/lecturing