MA (Hons) History of Art at University of Glasgow

Programme overview

History of Art examines how paintings, sculptures, buildings and works of design in a range of media come to look the way they do, using the Hunterian (Hunter, Whistler and Mackintosh collections), the Library and Kelvin Hall.

Faculty: College of Arts & Humanities | Duration: 4 years | Intake: September | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 courses are Art history & its materials & techniques and Art history in action; Year 2 adds thematic groups with greater theoretical emphasis; Honours is more detailed. A third-year vacation grant supports visits to museums, galleries and buildings.

Career pathways

Destinations include curatorial assistant, gallery assistant, learning coordinator, events officer and creative assistant.

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Application information

Entry requirements

International applicants from non-English-speaking countries: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no sub-test below 6.0 (single sitting, taken within 2 years 5 months of the start date); TOEFL iBT 92 overall with minimum Reading 22, Listening 20, Speaking 23, Writing 21 (tests taken from 21 January 2026); PTE Academic 59 overall and in every sub-test; other accepted tests include Cambridge C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency 176 overall (no component below 169), Oxford ELLT 7 overall (no component below 6) and LanguageCert Academic SELT 70 overall (no component below 60). The University of Glasgow English for Academic Study pre-sessional course is an alternative route.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Standard annual tuition fee for students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland (rest-of-UK fee status). Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 4 years

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