This MA includes hands-on workshops and interactive sessions using the rich array of sources held in The Keep, BrightonÕs world-class centre for archives. YouÕll examine:

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  • artÕs place in 20th-century visual culture
  • museums and heritage
  • feminism and queer studies
  • criticism and the media.

YouÕll be taught by professional curators as well as leading academics with established reputations for research. This means we can offer you expert guidance as you work on your own research, relevant to academia as well as the cultural and creative sectors beyond. On graduation, youÕll have the skills for both professional work and further study.Ê

Careers

An Art History MA at Sussex will develop your skills in attention to detail, research, written communication and teamwork. Many of our graduates have gone on to careers in areas such as:

  • teaching, research and publishing
  • law and the Civil Service,Ê
  • museums, libraries and archives.

Our graduates have gone on to pursue careers at the V&A, the Charleston Trust, the National Trust and at the BBC.Ê