Students learn about the production and mediation of visual culture across the fields of art, design, film, photography, exhibition and digital and print media today. The programme brings the past and present together to understand how visual culture functions in today’s world. There are modules on theories of visual culture, histories of art and design, site visits and work placements, as well as lectures from visiting practitioners who document, mediate and promote visual culture today. The BA Contemporary Visual Culture is an innovative and academically strong interdisciplinary programme with outstanding connections to cultural institutions in the city. The teaching staff is committed, highly competent, and knowledgeable in their fields of expertise. Graduates demonstrate an advanced ability to formulate independent ideas and to analyse problems critically.

Graduates will be able to work in visual culture industries, in sectors promoting and mediating visual culture. These roles include researchers, audience advocates, exhibition planners, project archivists, cultural policy advisors, research developers, and cultural journalists: critics, writers and broadcasters for publications and popular media on visual culture.