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MSc - Master of Science
London, Stratford (UCL East)
Full Time
SEP-25
2 years
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MSc - Master of Science
London, Stratford (UCL East)
Full time
SEP-25
2 years
MSc - Master of Science
London, Stratford (UCL East)
Part time
SEP-25
4 years
Select a an exam type
This exciting two-year MSc offers a unique opportunity to undertake vocational training in the conservation of contemporary sculpture, installation, time-based media works of art and design including conceptual, digital, socially engaged, performance-based and mixed media works. Whilst ensuring that students are engaged with the key debates around the conservation and stewardship of contemporary art and design, the programme is fundamentally grounded in hands-on training for real-world situations.
About this degree
The programme will produce contemporary art conservators who will be ready to address the challenges of caring for the art of our time within a rapidly changing world. The degree focuses on the conservation of contemporary sculpture, installation, time-based media works of art and design including conceptual, performance, digital and mixed media works.
The content of the programme will reflect current debates that are impacting the way in which we conserve, steward and care for contemporary art, design and media, thinking about the values and histories that underpin conservation practice, and urgent challenges facing the sector more broadly. This thinking underpins a programme that is fundamentally grounded in hands-on training for real-world situations.
Who this course is for
The MSc is suitable for students interested in doctoral research or pursuing a career in the conservation of contemporary art, design and media. This includes careers in museums, cultural heritage institutions, arts non-profit organisations, artist’s studios or private conservation practices. The MSc will provide preparation for careers in fields such as collection or gallery management, digital preservation and heritage management.
Employability
The MSc will prepare students for careers in the conservation of contemporary art, design and media. This includes museums, cultural heritage institutions, arts non-profit organisations, artist’s studios and private conservation practices, collection or gallery management, digital preservation and heritage management. Some students may also continue to doctoral research.
A minimum of an upper secord-class degree BA, BASc or BSc from a UK university or an overseas equivalent. UCL will consider an equivalent level of work experience in lieu of an honours degree. The programme is open to a broad range of backgrounds including (but are not limited to): arts, humanities, and social sciences e.g., arts, area studies, archaeology, anthropology, conservation, critical studies (including gender, queer, and race studies), geography, heritage and museum studies, history, history of art; and physical sciences and engineering, e.g., biochemistry, biology, chemistry, computer and data science, physics, any area of engineering.
Students living in
Domestic
£15,100 per year
Students from Domestic
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£31,100 per year
Students from EU
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£31,100 per year
Students from International
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