MA / MFA in Art in the Contemporary World

The MA / MFA in Art in the Contemporary World provides a broad student-led approach to the study of contemporary art practice and discourse.

The programme offers an opportunity for focused engagement with the varied challenges of today’s most ambitious art, bridging the relationship between theory and practice by creating exciting study options for artists, curators and writers.  We welcome graduates from a variety of backgrounds, including fine art, art history, philosophy, literature, film studies, architecture, communications, or design.

Students follow a common programme in the first two semesters and then follow a distinct MA or MFA path.

The documents linked below are for general information only and may be subject to change.

Please click on the links to download:

MA / MFA ACW Programme Specification Form

Modules:

MA / MFA Semester 1 MA / MFA Semester 2 MA Semester 3 MFA Semester 3 MFA Semester 4
PGVC1001 Introduction to Research Practices

PGVC1007 Contemporary Art Practices: Mediums of Art

PGACW-14 Final Project – Major Research Deliverable

PGVC2002 Experimenting and Designing Practice

PGVC2004 Major Practice Project

PGVC1002 Contemporary Art Practices: Discourses of Art PGVC1008  Situations 3: Elective Seminar Options OR  PGVC1009 Situations 4: Elective Seminar Options OR PGVC1010 Design Mediation OR PGVC1011 Futures

PGACW-13  Public Promulgation of Research

PGVC2001 - Contexts for Contemporary Practice

PGVC2003 Professional Development

PGVC1003 Situations 1: Elective Seminar Options

PGVC1012 Key Theories 3 Making Publics

PGACW-15 Making Research Public

   
PGVC1004 Situations 2: Elective Seminar Options

PGVC1013 Key Theories 4 The Politics of Participation

     
PGVC1005 Key Theories: 20th Century Foundations

PGVC1014 Art and Writing 2 The Practice of Writing

     
PGVC1006 Art and Writing: Varieties of Criticism