Program Overview

This is a joint honours course featuring History of Art and Sociology. You will be able to choose from a selection of modules from both of these courses to create a programme that is tailor made for you.

By studying History of Art at Oxford Brookes, you’ll be exploring issues in a collaborative and dynamic environment. Your studies will include museum visits, walk-arounds and special talks from visiting experts from the likes of:

• National Trust
• Ashmolean
• Modern Art Oxford
• The V&A
• Tate.

We are situated in the heart of a historic city, a mere stone’s throw from world-renowned museums and galleries.

A highlight of your study here will undoubtedly be your trip to Paris. This trip offers the opportunity to explore important art collections firsthand. You will experience major, influential works as well as more experimental pieces.

Your time with us will be exciting, stimulating and enriching. You’ll be amongst a close-knit and supportive department. You can expect to be taught by experts in their fields.  And, our teaching staff will work with you to help you develop your own interests, specialising in:

• Drawing
• Painting
• Prints
• Architecture
• Art theory
• Sculpture.

Human societies are experiencing untold change and uncertainty. And now more than ever, our world needs people with the skills, knowledge and determination to understand new challenges - like:

• How does childcare affect women?
• Does tech like TikTok change our behaviour?
• Has social distancing impacted our relationships?

When you study Sociology, you’ll explore the impact of human behaviour and human values on society. You’ll explore pressing social issues, like gender, ethnicity and race, social class and inequality.

You might explore health inequalities, looking at factors like race or social class. You might examine how economic insecurity affects young people today. Or you could analyse how factors like climate change or political oppression drive migration.

You’ll be joining a close-knit department where you’ll get to know your course mates and tutors well. And you’ll gain sought-after career skills, to prepare you for employment.