The BA Art History & Visual Culture at Exeter teaches you to navigate history to learn about changes in society, culture, politics, religion and apply them to current theories and practices. Ranked top 10 in The Complete University Guide 2019, on this course you learn 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. Building on a solid foundation of traditional fine art, this course forms an innovative dialogue between an established field of study and one that is still in formation. Choosing to study at the University of Exeter will challenge you to think differently. Over a three-year period, you will engage in lively debate, collaborative team working, independent research and immerse yourself in art, architecture and visual culture with visits to museums and art galleries. In the second year of study, you get the exclusive opportunity to spend an intensive one-week study trip in one of Europe’s famous continental cities. Supported by lecturers leading cutting edge research in the field, you will begin to see beyond an exhibition and comprehend the complex technology of ordering and classifying material to create forms of knowledge. 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. 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 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.