If you want to understand the past to prepare for your future in a changing world, studying History is the way forward.  

Studying History of Art alongside History is a highly complementary pairing, as you investigate past and present cultures - and the process of human creativity itself.

As a research-led University, this means you will be taught by world-renowned academic staff with excellence in teaching and research. Times Higher Education ranked the Department of History 1st in the country for its performance in the latest Research Excellence Framework exercise. You will have access to original works, special collections and extensive resources, such as our on-campus gallery - the Barber Institute of Fine Arts. Here you will find works by such major artists as Bottecelli, Van Dyck, Gainsborough, Monet, Degas, Vigée LeBrun and Rodin.