A combined degree of Art History & Culture and History brings together a progressive and emerging field of study with a well-established subject area to offer students a unique grounding in both traditional fine arts and contemporary visual forms. For Art History & Culture, Exeter ranked top 10 in The Complete University Guide 2019. This course teaches you how to interpret works of art, architecture, design, images, objects and practices to uncover the role and significance of visual culture movements that changed the world. Explore revolutionary France, Victorian visions, New York’s Avant-garde and iconic representations of the face throughout history up to the present day. Over a three-year period, you will engage in lively debate, collaborative team working, independent research and immerse yourself with visits to museums and art galleries, including an opportunity to spend an intensive one-week study trip in one of Europe’s famous continental cities. In History, you will look back over centuries of material from the early Medieval period to the 21st century. Subject modules include international, economic, cultural and social history across many geographical areas including the Americas, parts of Asia, Britain and Europe. In history specifically, the University of Exeter is in the top 100 universities worldwide and are 8th in the UK for world leading research. With support from your tutors, many of whom are undertaking cutting-edge research projects, you will learn essential skills like source evaluation and interpretation and historical writing to hone your talents as a historian. As a student at one of the top universities in the world you will gain access to an internationally recognised fine art, heritage and film collection. We have one of Britain’s largest public collections of books, prints and artefacts, the unique Bill Douglas Cinema Museum on campus and the award winning Royal Albert Memorial Museum in the centre of Exeter. This degree course is designed to equip you with a broad range of transferable skills, with specialist and professional experience that will lead not only to humanities jobs, but a diverse range of careers across multiple industries. We’re proud to say that 95% of our graduates are in employment or further study six months after graduation. Looking beyond the South West of England, the Employment Experience and Employment Experience Abroad programme will help to broaden your studies. You will spend your third year with an employer, within a sector of your choice. A work placement will dramatically boost your confidence, enhance your CV and develop graduate level skills and competencies that employers are looking for. If working abroad, you may have also gained knowledge of another language, ideal if you wish to embark upon an international career path. This degree course is designed to equip you with a broad range of transferrable skills, with specialist and professional experience that will lead not only to humanities jobs, but a diverse range of careers across multiple industries. We’re proud to say that 95% of our graduates are in employment or further study six months after graduation.