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Best Unis for art history

Hi!
I am planning on applying for art history/ similar courses at uni, and am looking at my options
I plan on applying for Cambridge and St Andrews, potentially the Courtauld, but would like to know if there are any other reputable universities that offer art history (and have a good course of it), or if it would be in my best interest applying for a different course, such as liberal arts based courses or english for my other options?
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i applied for history of art 2025 entry and leeds was quite attractive to me for their year in industry option. it also depends on what you're interested in studying/ doing post-university as some universities do art history with curation if you're interested in curating, for example. id suggest looking at the actual course structure to see what content you'd be most interested in as well, or how you're assessed if you prefer exams or coursework.
Courtald if you want a traditional academic/research/auction house career.
Somewhere more mainstream like Bristol, Warwick, Edinburgh if you want to work in Art Galleries/Museums.
Or if you want something a bit different - Art History and Film Studies BA : University of Sussex or
History of Art with Cultural Studies BA | University of Leeds or Liberal Arts BA | University of Nottingham etc.

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