Art History and Film Studies BA (Hons)

at University of Sussex

Year 1

Core modules

Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

Autumn teaching

• Analysing Film B

• European Cinema

• Researching, Creating and Communicating in the Humanities 1

• Stories of Art I: Shaping Art

Spring teaching

• Exploring Film Studes B

• Global Cinema

• Researching, Creating and Communicating in the Humanities 2

• Stories of Art II: Who Is Art For?

Year 2

Core modules

Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

Autumn teaching

• Art and the City I

• Film Theory B

• Reading Art History: Critical Texts

Spring teaching

• Art and the City II

Year 3

Options

You choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests. This list gives you a flavour of our options, which are kept under review and may change, for example in response to student feedback or the latest research.

While it’s our aim for students to take their preferred combinations of options, this can’t be guaranteed and will be subject to timetabling. Options may be grouped and if so, students will be able to choose a set number of options from the selection available in any particular group.

Autumn teaching

• American Teen Cinema: Coming of Age on Screen

• Animals and Screen Media

• Cinema and Migration

• Mediterranean Fantasies: Revivals and Utopias, 1919-1939

• Race and Ethnicity in Popular Cinema

• The Golden State: Art in California, 1945-1981

• The Order of Things: The Museum and its Objects

Spring teaching

• Art and Place: Sites, Spaces and Identities

• Cinema and Sexualities

• Film and Revolution

• Film Studies Dissertation

• From Decorative Arts to Material Culture

• Hollywood Industry and Imaginary

• Representing Women

• Viewing Women

International Baccalaureate

Typical offer    

30 -32 points overall from the full IB Diploma.

European Baccalaureate

Typical offer    

Overall result of at least 75% to 77%.

Other international qualifications

Typical offer    

Standard XII results

• 80% from ISC Indian School certificate of Education (CISCE)  

• 80% from SSC All India Senior School Certificate Examination (CBSE)

• 80% HSC Higher Secondary Certificate ( Maharashtra )

English language requirements

• IELTS (Academic): 6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component

Home students: £9,250 per year

Channel Islands and Isle of Man students: £9,250 per year

International students: £22,500 per year

By studying Art History and Film Studies BA at Sussex you prepare yourself for a wide range of careers, both within and outside the arts. You can work in areas such as:

• publishing and journalism

• museums and education

• media and advertising.

Our graduates are intellectually agile, highly skilled communicators, and have excellent capacities in creative problem-solving, critical thinking, organisation and planning. They also understand how visual culture works – an essential skill in an image-saturated society.