BA History of Art with German (with a year abroad)
About this course
History of art with German is a combination that allows you to engage with some of the world's great art and cultural traditions through the language and critical perspective of a culture that has been central to European and global art history. Germany, Austria and the German-speaking world produced Albrecht Durer, Caspar David Friedrich and the Bauhaus, and were home to the art historians who developed many of the analytical frameworks still used today. Studying German alongside the history of art opens a richer, more textured engagement with visual and cultural material. At the University of York you will study this four-year full-time programme, which includes time in another country through a year abroad element, allowing you to experience cultural and artistic life, language and academic study in a different national context. The programme also offers a sandwich year with embedded work placement opportunities, giving you the chance to gain professional experience in a relevant setting, whether in museums, galleries, archives, arts organisations or elsewhere. York is itself a city with a strong cultural heritage, and the university's history of art department is highly regarded. You will develop your German language skills alongside the analytical study of visual art across periods from the medieval to the contemporary, building an understanding of how art is produced, circulated, received and interpreted. The typical entry tariff for this programme is around 152 UCAS points. Graduates of this combination are well prepared for careers in museums, galleries, auction houses, arts administration, cultural policy and heritage organisations. The German language opens additional doors in German-speaking cultural institutions and businesses with cultural or creative interests. Publishing, journalism, education and arts consultancy are further paths. Postgraduate study in art history, museum studies, curatorial practice, German studies or cultural heritage management is a natural progression for those who wish to specialise.
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