History and History of Art (MA)VV13

A joint degree in history and history of art provides a rare opportunity to study these two disciplines together. History of Art will introduce you to art from different periods and world cultures. You will learn:* how, and for whom, works of art were made* to situate artworks within visual and material culture more broadly The University is in the heart of Edinburgh and is an extraordinary place to study art in all its forms. Our Talbot Rice Gallery and the presence of the Edinburgh College of Art within the University ensures that you will have access to unrivaled resources. Our expertise in the history of art is complemented by the wide range of courses taught in history. These cover: historical periods from the early Middle Ages to the most recent pastgeographical regions including Britain and Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas Our history courses also cover a wide variety of approaches to the past, including: political historycultural historysocial historyeconomic historyintellectual historygender historyglobal and transnational history