History of Art

Course summary

The two-year course follows the Pearson Edexcel History of Art syllabus. This is divided into three components and is assessed by two exams, each weighted for 50%. Component 1 - Visual Analysis Students are introduced to examples of painting, sculpture and architecture from within the European tradition of art, from Classical Greece (500 BCE) to the present. Component 2 - Themes ‘Identities in art and architecture’ and ‘War in art and architecture’ Component 3 - Periods ‘Rebellion and revival: the British and French Avant-Garde (1848-99)’ and ‘Brave new world: Modernism in Europe (1900-39)