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MA by Research in History of Art (2021 Entry)

Group of history of art students



  • Course Code
  • P-V4P4
  • Course Type
  • Postgraduate Research
  • Qualification
  • MA by research
  • Duration
  • Full-time: 1 year
  • Part-time: 2 years


The MA by Research in History of Art offers you an advanced research degree, with a wide range of specialist areas to choose from. With expert support you will learn transferable skills at the University of Warwick's History of Art department, ranked in the top 10 in all major UK league tables (Complete University Guide 2020, The Guardian University Guide 2020, The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020).


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 40,000 words.

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Areas for PhD supervision

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; Latin American Art.


Entry requirements 2:i undergraduate degree in History of Art

English language requirements Band B
IELTS overall score of 7.0, minimum component scores of two at 6.0/6.5 and the rest at 7.0 or above

International Students
We welcome applications from students with other internationally recognised qualifications. For more information please visit the international entry requirements page.


For up-to-date information concerning fees, funding and scholarships for Home, EU and Overseas students please visit Warwick's Fees and Funding webpage.

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