2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA English and History of Art (For students entering from September 2023 onwards)

Total credits: 360

Entry requirements:

Entry Requirements are available on the Course Search entry

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of English

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

English Studies:
https://www.qaa.ac.uk/the-quality-code/subject-benchmark-statements/subject-benchmark-statement-english
History of Art, Architecture and Design:
https://www.qaa.ac.uk/docs/qaa/subject-benchmark-statements/subject-benchmark-statement-history-of-art-architecture-and-design.pdf?sfvrsn=2ff0a181_6

Programme specification:

The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme from September 2023. For students who entered the programme before September 2023, you can find the details of your programme: BA English and History of Art


This engaging course provides you with an opportunity to develop an understanding of literature in English from the medieval period to the present day, as well as an awareness of the ways that art is produced and perceived and how this has changed over time.

You will be introduced to the key skills and knowledge needed to critically analyse texts and art, and the historical contexts of the production and reception of art. Our wide range of optional modules allow you to specialise in areas that are of interest to you, from medieval literature to contemporary fiction, Shakespeare to world theatre, aesthetics to museum studies and Buddhist monuments to the dynamics of gender and the body that are operative in art history and visual culture.

With so many galleries and museums located in the region, such as the Leeds Art Gallery, the Hepworth Gallery in Wakefield and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, as well as a vibrant cultural scene, it’s a fantastic place to discover these two complementary disciplines.

Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

At Level 1, students are required to take 120 credits, with a minimum of 40 credits in both English and History of Art:

Optional modules:

Level 1 students may select up to 40 credits from the following English optional modules:

To be eligible for a joint honours award, students must pass at least 40 credits at level 3 in each of the named subjects. Your Final Year Project counts as 40 credits on one side of your degree.

Candidates will be required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project modules:
Basket 1:

Level 1 students may select up to 40 credits from the following History of Art modules:

Optional modules:

Level 1 students may select up to 40 credits from the following English optional modules:

To be eligible for a joint honours award, students must pass at least 40 credits at level 3 in each of the named subjects. Your Final Year Project counts as 40 credits on one side of your degree.

Candidates will be required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project modules:
Basket 1:

Level 1 students may select up to 40 credits from the following History of Art modules:

Discovery modules:

Candidates may take up to 40 credits of Discovery modules in place of two of the option modules above.

Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Where there is no module code link below the full module details are not yet available. Before you are required to enrol on a module full details will be provided.

Compulsory modules:

To be eligible for a joint honours award, students must pass at least 40 credits at level 2 in each of the named subjects.

Students must take the following compulsory modules:
- Methods in Practice: Art-Historical Research - 20 Credits
- Origins, Structures, and Critique: Framing the Discipline of Art History - 20 Credits

Discovery modules:

Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Where there is no module code link below the full module details are not yet available. Before you are required to enrol on a module full details will be provided.

Compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

To be eligible for a joint honours award, students must pass at least 40 credits at level 3 in each of the named subjects. Your Final Year Project counts as 40 credits on one side of your degree.

Candidates will be required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project modules:
Basket 1:

- Candidates may choose from the list of specialist research modules in English provided they have met the requirement to study at least 40 credits of History of Art modules. The list provided below is indicative and is subject to change year by year depending on staff availability:

- Candidates may choose up to 40 credits from Basket 2, provided they have chosen a minimum of 40 credits of Art History modules at Level 3: Note that the list is indicative, and may change year by year.

Candidates may choose up to 40 credits from Basket 3, provided they have chosen a minimum of 40 credits of Art History modules at Level 3: Note that the list is indicative, and may change year by year.

Candidates may choose from a list of specialist research modules in History of Art, provided they have met the requirement to study at least 40 credits of English modules. Note that the list is indicative, and may change year by year.
Basket 4:

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