Postgraduate study in History of Art
History of art taught programmes
If you would like further information on the academic content of the course, please email artf-pgadmissions@bristol.ac.uk.
History of art research programmes (MPhil, PhD)
We welcome and encourage applications for postgraduate degrees by research. In addition to topics focusing on single research areas, we actively encourage interdisciplinary research that cuts across the spectrum of the history of art, or other intellectual disciplines in arts and beyond. Joint supervision may be provided.
See our research clusters for more information on how our research activity is focused.
Skills training
You will also benefit from a postgraduate skills training programme, which allows you to extend your range of academic and professional skills. You may also be given the chance at an appropriate stage to teach undergraduates, and you will be offered training for this purpose, leading to formal accreditation.
Faculty support
We foster a vibrant postgraduate community within the Arts disciplines, providing you with dedicated support when you need it.
Funding
History of Art is among the subjects eligible for funding from the South West and Wales Doctoral Training Partnership. The Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences also offers funding opportunities for taught and research programmes.
You are able to study a vast range of topics from Medieval architecture to German Modernism, which is great for students like me who do not want to specialise just yet.
I am really pleased to have found a job in a related area, my dissertation proved really useful in the interview as I was able to discuss the audience engagement issues I'd written about. The curatorial modules on the course were also brilliant, giving me hands-on experience of working in a gallery setting.