Oxford or Cambridge?

collegemom3717
Thu, 17 Oct 2013 15:10:35 +0000

Depends a little what you mean by ‘more subjects to choose from’. Both unis offer the subject History of Art, and you only get to study one subject. You don’t ‘major’ in History of Art and then fill in with classes in other subjects.

As MeIsHM says, look at the course pages (and do further digging to find out as much as you can- be creative!). It is hard to overstate how important it is that you feel drawn to the course as it is: you will have some options, but not many in either uni.

[What will I study? ? Department of History of Art](http://www.hoart.cam.ac.uk/admissions-1/undergraduate-admissions/what-will-i-study)
[University of Oxford History of Art Department > Applicants > Programme Overview/url.

Be aware that all but 3/31 of Cambridge colleges offer HoA, whereas at Oxford only 7/38 colleges offer it. On the other hand, Oxford has the Ashmolean…

Also, note that AP Art History is a “B” AP (see here: [url=http://www.ucas.com/how-it-all-works/explore-your-options/entry-requirements/tariff-tables/app]Advanced Placement Programme - US & Canada | UCAS](http://www.hoa.ox.ac.uk/applicants/undergraduates/programme-overview.html)), which means that both Oxford and Cambridge will count it as 1/2 an AP. You need an official minimum of 3 APs for Oxford, but in practice it seems to be 5, same as for Cambridge. Note that Cambridge specifically excludes Art as one of your required exams, saying that it can be in addition to you ‘academic’ exams, and Oxford asks for 2 pieces of writing as supplements to your application.