The University is in the heart of Edinburgh and is an extraordinary place to study art in all its forms. Our Talbot Rice Gallery and the presence of the Edinburgh College of Art within the University ensure that you will have access to unrivalled resources in this area.

History of Art will introduce you to art from different periods and world cultures. You will learn:

how, and for whom, works of art were made
to situate artworks within visual and material culture more broadly
Our expertise in the history of art is complemented by the wide range of courses taught in history. These cover:

historical periods from the early Middle Ages to the most recent past
geographical regions including Britain and Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas
Our history courses also cover a wide variety of approaches to the past, including:

political history
cultural history
social history
economic history
intellectual history
gender history
global and transnational history