Undergraduate Applicant FAQs

Please find semester dates here.

You can view the tuition fees here.

Find out about accommodation here.

The Courtauld offers the following financial support for Undergraduate students:

Courtauld Bursary: provides financial support for your maintenance and living costs and is aimed at supporting students to study at The Courtauld who come from under-represented groups in higher education. Depending on how much your household income is, you can receive up to £3,000 per annum.

The James Hughes-Hallett Undergraduate Scholarship: has been established through generous philanthropy to support BA History of Art students who are from groups that are underrepresented in UK Higher Education. The scholarship is worth £10,000 over the duration of your three-year degree to be put towards your cost of living.

Read more about financial support here.

This varies, depending on your study options, the activities that you get involved with, and so on.

For an insight, read this blog to detail ‘a week in the life of’a BA student’

The BA History of Art programme is designed to produce graduates with highly transferable skills, which will prepare you for a wide range of employment opportunities, or further academic study. Our graduates are not only equipped with a detailed knowledge and understanding of the History of Art, but also learn how to:

• Analyse visual imagery and articulate sophisticated arguments in formal writing and in oral presentations.
• Read critically and economically.
• Assimilate complex material.
• Formulate and express a broad range of different ideas.
• Present research to a varied audience.
• Develop independent research skills.
• Experience collaborative work in groups.

Courtauld graduates go on to further study and to a range of jobs including:

Curators, Conservators, Art Dealers, Auction House experts, Lawyers, Entrepreneurs, Publishers, Media professionals, Teachers, Banking and Finance, Journalists, Business / Marketing & Communications, Fashion buyers, Civil servants.

Find out more here.

You will study across media, temporalities and geographies.

We study, research and teach about art in all forms, from the smallest, most personal painting or object to the design and evolution of whole cities; from medieval cathedrals, mosques and temples, to contemporary fashion, photography and performance art.

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