Art History and History

About this course

Art history and history together illuminate the full range of human activity in the past, combining the study of objects, images, and buildings with the study of events, societies, and ideas. Art history examines how visual and material cultures are produced, circulated, and interpreted, considering works across a wide range of media and techniques and situating them in their historical, social, and cultural contexts. History provides the broader analytical and evidential frameworks for understanding how societies change over time. Together these disciplines develop an unusually rich way of engaging with the past, one that takes seriously both written and visual evidence. At Aberdeen this four-year full-time programme immerses you in all aspects of human activity in the past, encompassing art, architecture, curation, and the global connectedness of European art across its full complexit

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 60% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 25% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 0% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 15% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 5% of graduatescards →

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