Art Law

Art law is an exciting and fast-developing area, tackling issues surrounding the legal treatment of fine art and cultural heritage. The Art Law program from University of York is a unique collaborative and interdisciplinary course, co-taught by academic specialists from York Law School and the Department of History of Art.

Graduates from the Art Law program from University of York benefit from excellent relationships with numerous museums and galleries and work in a wide-range of careers including:

• museums, galleries and auction houses
• cultural management
• heritage and conservation
• journalism and media
• teaching
• education

• art administration

Quick Facts:

• The global trade in art is now a multi-billion dollar industry. In this growing and evolving market, the need for experts to negotiate, defend, analyse and understand the art world is ever more apparent.
• You'll gain a deep understanding of the complex legal, artistic, social and ethical issues in the art world and learn essential skills of analysis and negotiation.
• A wide range of networking opportunities and masterclasses - in addition to a compulsory field trip - means you'll gain practical, in-depth knowledge of the field, invaluable for careers in the trade or further academic study.
• The skills you'll gain from studying at York Law School are widely in demand in the legal sector. You'll get active support in careers and development planning, both through structured sessions and workshops, and individual advice from our Employability Tutor.
• We encourage you to get involved with our Careers and Development program. The bespoke program includes several employers, providing an insight into the legal profession and the relevant recruitment processes. There is also help available for those of you who are thinking about non-legal employers or academic routes following your LLM.

Although most graduates from York Law School choose to enter legal fields, others have gone on to gain employment in sectors such as:

• finance
• health and social work
• public administration
• retail

Finally, the research skills you'll develop are an excellent foundation for further research. Many of our successful LLM graduates have gone on to pursue PhD studies, both at York and elsewhere.

Courses include:

• Research Skills and Methods

• Legal Systems: Sources & Operation

• Art: A Problematic Life Cycle

• Art: Commodity or Valuable

• Law and Art: Parallel Perspectives

• Mapping the World, 1100-1300