What will I learn?

The MA by Research in History of Art offers you an advanced research degree with a wide range of specialist areas to choose from.

Course Overview

The MA by Research in History of Art is an advanced research degree consisting of original research and engagement with current scholarship. It is awarded on the basis of successful completion of an individual research thesis of 40000 words and an oral examination.

Research Themes

European Medieval Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture; British Art and Architecture from the 18th to 21st Centuries; Colonial Art and Empire; Historiography Theory and Aesthetics; French Painting; American Art; Colour; Scandinavian Art; Exhibition and Display; Sculpture; Sex Sexuality and Gender; Art and Science; Video and Performance Art.

Which department am I in?

History of Art

Study options

Full Time (1 year)

Tuition fees

£23,070.00 (25,13,620) per year

Our tuition fee rate for UK postgraduate research students (Home) will be aligned to the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) fees which have not yet been confirmed for the 2024/25 academic year. The figure we have in the table above is an illustrative estimate only and is subject to change once RCUK agree and publish the UKRI fee rate

This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

September 2025

Venue

University of Warwick

University of Warwick Coventry,

Coventry,

CV4 7AL, CENTRAL ENGLAND, England

Entry requirements

For international students

Entry requirements 2:1 undergraduate degree in History of Art. IELTS overall score of 7.0 minimum component scores of two at 6.0/6.5 and the rest at 7.0 or above. Students need to have: Overall Score of 100 (Reading 22 Listening 21 Speaking 23 Writing 21);

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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