1. An introduction to BA (Hons) History of Art at The Courtauld
Dr Sussan Babaie
Head of BA Admissions

2. BA (Hons) History of Art
Intake circa 65 students
300 + applications, 180 shortlisted
Expert coverage of a wide-range of art history from antiquity to the present
Geographical range extends from Byzantium to early modern Islamic world and Renaissance Europe to contemporary China.
BA degree programme restructured as of 2016/17 (Years 2 & 3) following student feedback to include increased contact time with lecturers and multiple small group elements.
YEAR 1
Foundations course - provides a broad coverage of the history of art
2 x Topic Courses - first-hand study of original works of art (groups of 8-10)
Language course (normally French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Arabic and Mandarin)

3. Year Two Autumn and Spring terms: Frameworks for Interpretation
introduction to key methodologies that inform art historical interpretation
2 x 1hr lecture and 1 x 2hr discussion class in alternating weeks
Constellations courses
Investigate art history through examination of a specific historical movement, geographic region or artistic medium
Constellation lectures (2 x 1.5hr per week)
Constellation seminars (1x 2hr small-group seminar classes per week)
Students are encouraged to attend 2x further lectures per week
Summer term: Extended essay

4. Year Three Autumn and Spring terms: Lessons in Interpretation
Builds on critical knowledge acquired in Frameworks for Interpretation through intense engagement with individual case studies
2 x 1hr lecture and 1 x 2hr discussion class in alternating weeks
Special Options
small group seminars designed to engage with materials and methods at an advanced-level to equip students for further study or research
2 x 2hr seminar classes per week
Constellations lectures - students are encouraged to attend up to 3 x lectures
Final year 5,000 word assessed essay

5. Entry requirements A-levels
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Diploma with two A grades at A-Level alongside the Core Certificate at Level 3.
Standard offer is AAB (excluding General Studies)
Admissions tutors are flexible on subjects studied,
International Baccalaureate - a minimum 35 points
Where a student is completing two A-Levels in practical art subjects, a fourth A-Level is required to accommodate for overlap of course content.
Cambridge Pre-U - D3, D3, M2 in three Principal Subjects
GCSE - Grade A-C in a European language is desirable but not required.
BTECH – DDM
Access to Humanities Diploma at Level 3 (39 Level 3 credits from units awarded at Distinction, with the remaining credits at Merit).
Scottish Highers - AAAAB or AAABB, usually supplemented by two or more Advanced Highers. Offers made to candidates on the basis of the Advanced Higher subjects are likely to be set at AA for two subjects, and AAB for three subjects.
English language - please refer to website

6. Admissions process Application
UCAS (ucas.com) application deadline 15 Jan 2016
All students must apply by this deadline (including international)
Selection
Shortlisted applicants invited to attend BA Interview Day
If you are selected, you will be informed by early February. Interviews will between mid-February and early March.

7. François Boucher, Portrait of Madame de Pompadour, official mistress of Louis XV, Oil on canvas, 212 x 164 cm, Munich, Altepinakothek.
Betty Draper (actress January Jones), the wife of New York 1950s/60s advertising executive Don Draper. Photographic still from the TV series Madmen (2010).

8. Contact us
The Courtauld Institute of Art Somerset House Strand London WC2R 0RN T: +44 (0) E: