PGCert Art History and Renaissance Culture at University of London

Programme overview

The Postgraduate Certificate in Art History and Renaissance Culture is offered by the Warburg Institute in collaboration with the National Gallery, London. The seven-month programme gives an understanding of current methodological and theoretical approaches to art history rooted in the Renaissance and early modern period, and carries 60 credits towards a master's degree.

Faculty: School of Advanced Study | Department: Warburg Institute (with the National Gallery, London) | Duration: 7 months (full-time); 2 years (part-time) | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: online/distance | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

One core module (Art history and Renaissance culture: Image to action) and two optional modules taken from the MA programme, such as Cosmological images, Religion and society in Renaissance Italy, Renaissance political thought from Erasmus to Campanella, Renaissance sculpture in the expanded field, and The world of the book in the European Renaissance.

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Entry requirements

Normal minimum entry requirement is an upper second-class honours degree from a British university, or an equivalent qualification from a non-UK institution, in a humanities discipline related to the course. English language for applicants whose first language is not English (or who are not nationals of a majority English-speaking country as defined by the UK Home Office): IELTS Academic 7.0 overall with no less than 6.0 in any component, or Trinity College London ISE III at CEFR C1 in reading, writing, speaking and listening; IELTS results must be no more than two years old at enrolment and Trinity results no more than four years old. Applicants who completed a bachelor's or master's degree in a majority English-speaking country (except Canada) need no further evidence. Applications open 1 November 2026 and close 31 July 2027 for the September 2027 start.

Domestic applicants: GBP 3,425 a year (2026/27). Full-time, Warburg Institute PG Certificate (fee table label: PG Certificate in Art History, Curatorship and Renaissance Culture) Source

International applicants: GBP 7,159 a year (2026/27). Full-time, Warburg Institute PG Certificate Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 7 months (full-time); 2 years (part-time)

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