This course will give you four distinctive and complementary years of studying the history of art and architecture. You'll start with a year-long introduction to the history of art with an option to study a language. You'll build on these essential skills in your second year which you'll spend studying with one of our prestigious partner institutions across Europe, immersing yourself in the language, culture, art and architecture. Back in York you'll receive rounded training in the discipline and practice of art history during years three and four. We use varied assessments to develop and evaluate your different strengths. Our assessments include: Essays; Closed exams; Open papers - a take-home exam lasting 48 hours; Group projects; and an 8,000-word research dissertation. On completion of this course many graduates take the first step of their careers on prestigious internships - recently at MoMA and the Guggenheim in Venice. Others go on to postgraduate study here and at other top universities.