About Art History in University College Dublin

Art History is for you if you are interested in any or all of the different aspects of visual culture: painting, sculpture, architecture, the decorative arts and modern visual art forms including photography, film, video and performance. At UCD, Art History is a stimulating and richly rewarding subject that explores the aesthetic and stylistic, the historical and critical elements of visual art.
For more information regarding this course, please click School of Art History and Cultural Policy

Graduates in Art History have found the subject has diverse applications and can lead to employment opportunities in:

• Museums and galleries
• Cultural & heritage sector
• Education & academia
• Media, journalism & publishing
• Auction houses
• Archives

UCD offers two taught master's degrees for suitably qualified graduates: the Master's in Art History and the Master's in Cultural Policy & Arts Administration, as well as the opportunity to pursue doctoral research, all of which provides further possibilities for careers in the arts.

Academic qualification equivalents

• Successful graduation from an academic secondary school program or equivalent (For most countries, the same academic preparation as is required for university entrance in that country is required for consideration. 
• Program-Specific Prerequisite courses completed at the senior level (e.g. Grade 12);

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS: An average score of 6.5 over all components and a minimum of 6.0 in each band on the Academic Version.
• TOEFL:  minimum score of 600 in the paper-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL PBT), with Test of Written English at 475 +. A minimum score of 90 is required in the Internet based TOEFL (iBT) with a score of at least 20 in each section
• PTE: Minimum of 63 and at least 59 for each item in the Communicative Skills section..

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University College Dublin Average Tution Fees And Other Expenses

• University fees are fixed each year, however additional expenses while studying in Ireland must be planned beforehand.
• Tuition fee for the academic year 2020-2021 is given below:

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