Anthropology and History of Art (joint honours)

Our joint honours course allows you to pursue your own areas of interest within Anthropology and History of Art, providing you with a solid foundation in both disciplines and a range of personal and professional skills which will serve as a springboard for your uture career development. The programme is carefully designed to enable you to gradually develop their knowledge and skills and become effective and independent learners.

When you study Anthropology, you’ll explore what makes us human, what drives our diversity and how we’re connected to our environment. History of Art places a particular stress on the study of works of art and buildings at first-hand, with almost all modules including guided visits to sites in Oxford or London.

Links between research and undergraduate teaching are a distinctive feature of the course, and the combined research experience and competencies of staff have shaped its design, content and delivery.

We are also Top 10 in the UK: Anthropology and History of Art is ranked 8th in the Guardian History of Art subject league ranking 2025.