The University of Birmingham is a public research university located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham, and Mason Science College, making it the first English civic or 'red brick' university to receive its own royal charter. The University have a long and proud history of firsts, at the University of Birmingham; they were the first – and are now one of the largest - civic universities in the UK.

At Birmingham, the institution teach and research across the full breadth of academic disciplines, creating a vibrant community with multi-disciplinary opportunities for research and education. The University is a truly international community consisting of more than thousands of staff, students, and alumni. The student community is not only one of the largest of any UK university, it is highly diverse, with 82 per cent of home undergraduate students from state schools, 32 per cent from a BAME background, and 35 per cent in the first generation of their family to attend university.

Year 1
History of Art Compulsory Modules

Historical Concepts in the History of Art (20 credits)
Debates and Methods in the History of Art (20 credits)
Writing Art's Histories I (10 credits)
Writing Art's Histories II (10 credits)
Detailed descriptions of Year 1 History of Art compulsory modules

English Literature Compulsory Modules

Poetry (20 credits)
Prose (20 credits)
Reading English (10 credits)
English in the World (10 credits)
Detailed descriptions of Year 1 English Literature compulsory modules

Year 2
History of Art Modules

80 credits; Art History in the Field: Overseas Study Trip (10 credits); Research Techniques in History of Art (10 credits); optional modules
60 credits; Art History in the Field: Overseas Study Trip (10 credits); Research Techniques in History of Art (10 credits); optional modules
40 credits; optional modules
Detailed descriptions of Year 2 History of Art compulsory modules

You will spend the remainder of your History of Art credits on optional modules

English Literature Modules

80 credits; optional modules
60 credits; optional modules
40 credits; optional modules
Detailed description of year 2 English Literature modules

You will spend the remainder of your English Literature credits on optional modules

Year Abroad
You can apply to study abroad for a year in an approved university around the world. If you achieve a grade of 2.1 or above in your first year you will be eligible to apply for a Year Abroad in your second year. If your application is successful you will go abroad in your third year and return to us for your final year. Find out more.

Final Year
History of Art Modules

80 credits; History of Art Dissertation (40 credits); optional modules including if you wish a Professional Skills module if not undertaken the previous year
60 credits; Dissertation (40 or 20 credits); optional module(s) including if you wish a Professional Skills module if not undertaken the previous year
40 credits; optional modules
Detailed descriptions of Final Year History of Art compulsory modules

You will spend the remainder of your History of Art credits in optional modules

English Literature Modules

80 credits; English Literature Dissertation (40 credits); optional modules
60 credits; English Literature Dissertation (40 credits); optional module(s)
40 credits; optional modules
Detailed descriptions of Final Year English Literature modules

or Link Dissertation (40 credits)

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it