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MA - Master of Arts
RCA Battersea
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
Join our vibrant RCA CAP community of high-performing, ambitious and exploratory artists Develop your artwork within a critical and supportive context, addressing social, cultural and ethical issues Experiment with modes of making and examine speculative futures through your art and world-building Challenge your thinking. Uncover new ways of responding to the world by blending theory with making. Create contemporary artworks using various media, including installation, moving image, performance, and emerging technologies. We’ve designed this programme to help you explore the artist’s multifaceted role as a creative and socially engaged practitioner. Through individual tutorials, group critiques and collaborative events, you’ll contribute to discussions about the role of art practice in contemporary socio-political debates. And you’ll be encouraged to redefine and position your art practice. Widen your horizons Join London's vibrant art scene as a context for creating and showcasing your work, engaging with the city's diverse cultural landscape. Exhibition and performance opportunities such as our CAP Festival include opportunities to experience curating and showcasing your art to the public.
Candidates are selected entirely on merit and applications are welcomed from all over the world. The selection process considers creativity, imagination and innovation as demonstrated in your portfolio, as well as your potential to benefit from the programme and to achieve high MA standards overall.
Candidates are generally expected to have a good BA degree from a fine art course. You should be able to demonstrate an original and critical approach to fine art as well as an ability to engage with current theories of art and culture that inform their practice.
Students living in
Domestic
£17,350 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£41,350 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£41,350 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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