The Art Histories department aims to:
- Ensure that Art Histories learning is integrated, relevant and core to students’ main areas of study.
- Enable every student to develop the academic skills, knowledge and critical tools needed to succeed as artists, craftspeople and creative thinkers.
- Uphold the highest standards in teaching and learning, valuing a student-centered approach and being sensitive to the learning styles of practising artists and craftspeople.
- Engage in wider debates about the role of Art Histories in shaping societal attitudes, politics, scientific research and philosophical thought.