History of art
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Gain a global perspective of the History of Art with a part-time course
Our part-time courses in the history of art recognise the globally diverse range of users, makers, and viewers, offering you the chance to join a group of peers eager to learn more about visual cultures, voices, and experiences. Discover the latest debates in the history of art, through flexible learning and visits to Oxford’s world-leading museums and collections.
What can you gain?
- Get up to speed with the latest debates and methods to interpret works of art, particularly in the areas of politics, society, gender and identity, material culture and decolonising practices.
- Exchange ideas and develop questions with a group of like-minded peers.
- Gain practical knowledge and develop your interpretative skills through museum and gallery visits in Oxford and London, offering you a rare chance to gain first-hand experience of the visual arts.
- Fit study around your commitments and responsibilities through combining online digital learning with in-person teaching.
Short courses for adult learners
Explore a new topic or revisit a favourite subject over the course of a few days, a few weeks or a term. Our short courses run in person or online, with some offered in both formats – so you can choose the best study option.
Upcoming courses
Online - flexible • Short courses
Examine the major concerns of artists such as Cézanne, Monet, Manet and Degas and their intimate interaction with modern life.
- Mon 09 Sep 2024 – 22 Nov 2024
Online - flexible • Short courses
From Paris to Moscow, Glasgow to Barcelona, this course examines the richness and variety of European art nouveau.
- Mon 16 Sep 2024 – 29 Nov 2024
Online - flexible • Short courses
This course will seek to provide guidelines about how to look at modern art in an open-minded, critical and analytical way.
- Mon 16 Sep 2024 – 29 Nov 2024
Online - flexible • Short courses
This course offers you the opportunity to learn how to study and analyse paintings, drawings and prints, and learn the 'language of looking'.
- Mon 16 Sep 2024 – 29 Nov 2024
Online - flexible • Short courses
This course is for anyone interested in understanding Islamic art and culture, and examines the relationship between faith and art forms.
- Wed 18 Sep 2024 – 29 Nov 2024