Art History also provides windows onto histories and cultures. Artworks, buildings, and objects hold important clues and offer unique insights into the societies, places, and ideas from which they came, as well as telling us about the people who have interacted with them since they were made. Studying Art History therefore offers students the chance to develop expertise in how to look at things in detail, and to get the most out of what can be seen.

Why study Art History and Theory at UC?

Courses reflect the lecturers' specialisations, which include contemporary art, East Asian art, and European art and material culture. All our lecturers also cultivate research interests which extend beyond Art History and connect it to other disciplines, and ideas from literature, cultural studies, aesthetics, and even the history and philosophy of science are woven into a number of the courses.