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MRes History of Art

University of Birmingham

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  • Qualification

    MRes - Master of Research

  • Location

    University of Birmingham

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    29-SEP-25

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

Course overview
Immerse yourself in the History of Art and benefit from our exceptional resources to enhance your research. This MRes lets you conduct your own independent research while undertaking essential training to support your project.

Develop the skills for both doctoral study and a future career. You'll broaden your knowledge of the History of Art through taught modules to become a confident independent researcher and youll complete a major individual research project supervised by a specialist in the field.

Course highlights
At Birmingham we can support a range of research proposals and will provide you with training to enhance your project.

Our academics offer expertise in a range of areas from the medieval period to contemporary art and are excited to hear about research proposals exploring art from across the world.

Contribute to the Department's research blog ‘The Golovine sharing life in the Department for our students and researchers.
Enhance your studies at our on-campus art gallery, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts. There's also a range of art galleries across Birmingham and the West Midlands for you to explore.
Benefit from one of the best resourced departments of History of Art in the country with the Barber Institute research library, the University Main Library and the Special Collections of the Cadbury Research Library at your fingertips.
Study in the 8th Art History department in the UK in the Research Excellence Framework exercise 2021 based on Grade Point Average, according to Times Higher Education.
An MRes combines the best of postgraduate taught study with in-depth independent research.

Career opportunities
By studying a postgraduate degree in Art History, Curating and Visual Studies at Birmingham, youll develop transferable skills suited to a range of career paths. These skills include the ability to research and analyse information, write to tight deadlines, and strong verbal and written communication skills.

Our Art History, Curating and Visual Studies graduates enter many roles, including:

Gallery managers and curators
Exhibition curator
Secondary School Teacher
Employers our Art History, Curating and Visual Studies graduates have worked for include:

Imperial War Museums
Saatchi Gallery
Secondary schools

Tuition fees

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£ 22,600per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham

  • University League Table

    13th

  • Campus address

    University of Birmingham, Edgbaston Birmingham, Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom

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The University of Birmingham is a founding member of the elite Russell Group of UK universities.
Based in the second largest city in the UK, Birmingham offers an outstanding international student experience.
The university has a vibrant international student community and is home to over 10,000 international students from approximately 150 countries.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    History

    13th out of 91 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 204
    156 76%

    20th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    81.0 81%

    8th

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.02 75%

    78th

    1

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