Art History and Visual Cultures (W72) at Open University
Art History and Visual Cultures (W72) (DipHE) at Open University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on open.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check open.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Came in with A-levels or Highers 34%, a degree 32%, other higher education 21%.
Course
- Award
- Diploma of Higher Education
- Duration
- 3 - 4 years
- Mode
- Part-time
- Starts
- February 2028
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
72%
still studying
UK 78%
24%
left higher education
UK 20%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
75 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%93%
Learning opportunities92%89%
Assessment and feedback90%87%
Academic support90%91%
Organisation and management93%79%
Learning resources94%83%
Student voice67%73%
55 final-year students · 68% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
3 years£23k5 years£26.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- None, [None Specified], Outside of the UK
- Postcode
- MK7 6BJ
Subjects
history of art historical, philosophical and religious studies
History of art, architecture and design at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cambridge | History of Art BA (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| University of Bristol | History of Art BA (Hons) | 104 - 147 points | 128–143 |
| Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London | History of Art BA (Hons) | 128 - 144 points | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | History of Art BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| Aberystwyth University | Art History BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Brighton | Art History and Visual Culture BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Art History BA (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Archaeology and Art History MA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
| Open University | Art History and Visual Cultures (W72) this course | — | — |
| The University of Edinburgh | Architectural History and Archaeology MA (Hons) | — | 160–175 |
| University of East Anglia UEA | Archaeology, Anthropology and Art History BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
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