Art History with History BA (Hons)

at New College of the Humanities

In your first year
 

• The Art of the Byzantine World
• Artists and Their Materials
• Introduction to the History of European Art
• World History
• The NCH Diploma
• Critical Reasoning
• LAUNCH: Introductory Capabilities
   

In your second year
 

• The Industry of Art: Renaissance & Baroque Patrons, Artists, Objects & Consumers
• Theory & Methodology for Art History
   

One course from:

• The City in Contemporary History
• European Painting: Chardin to Matisse
   

Plus:

• History, Heritage & Memory

OR

• The Long Civil Rights Movement (NCHHI519)

OR

• From the Enlightenment to the Cold War: Political Thought from Rousseau to Arendt

OR

• From the Ancient Greeks to Modern Pluralism: Political Thought from Aristotle to Berlin
• The NCH Diploma
• Science Literacy
• LAUNCH: Applied Capabilities
   

In your third year
 

• Art History Dissertation
• Modern Architecture from 1851 to the Present (NCHAH624)
   

One course chosen from:

• The Art of the Islamic World
• The Elegiac Landscape
   

Plus:

• History Dissertation

Or:

• Heap of Shot or Pot of Treacle? Social History in Britain, 1870-1914

OR

• The Crusades and the Expansion of Europe, c. 1000- c. 1200

OR

• Cross-Cultural Encounters in the Early Modern World (NCHHI673)

OR

• The City in American Political Life 1776 – Present (NCHHI674)

OR

• The Long Civil Rights Movement (NCHHI675)
• The NCH Diploma
• Applied Ethics
• LAUNCH: Applied Capabilities

A-level    

• AAB. Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by NCH as one of your A-levels.
• Students studying the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) alongside three A Levels may be eligible for an alternative offer.
   

International Baccalaureate Diploma    

• An overall score of 35 points OR 6, 6, 5 in subjects taken at Higher Level.
• Please note, the overall score of 35 points includes TOK and the Extended Essay, and students must achieve a pass in the IB Diploma for entry to our courses
   

European Baccalaureate    

• 85%.
   

Scottish Higher    

• AABBB. We do not count Highers and Advanced Highers in the same subject.
   

Scottish Advanced Higher    

• AB. We do not count Highers and Advanced Highers in the same subject.
   

Access to HE Diploma    

• 45 Level 3 credits at Distinction: 33 credits. Merit: 12 credits. Pass: 0 credits.
• The Access to HE Diploma will be considered on a case by case basis
   

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma    

• BTEC Extended Diploma, Diploma and Subsidiary Diploma are considered on a case by case basis when offered in combination with required A-level 
   

Also required

English language requirements    

• If English is not your native language, you will need to demonstrate proficiency in English in order to study at the College. We would normally require an IELTS of 6.5 overall (including 6.0 in all four components) or an equivalent qualification. 

Annual tuition fees:    
 

• Home: £9,250
• International: £14,000