MA Art History and Curating
University of Birmingham
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Course overview In this course you conduct original research into art objects and discover how to curate historical and contemporary art. You’ll also establish important professional networks and gain vital practical skills, invaluable to museum and commercial sectors. Course highlights You’ll study in our internationally renowned on-campus art gallery, the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, home to masterpieces by Monet, Picasso and Van Gogh. Classes are also taught at other galleries in ...Read more

Course overview In this course you conduct original research into art objects and discover how to curate historical and contemporary art. You’ll also establish important professional networks and gain vital practical skills, invaluable to museum and commercial sectors. Course highlights You’ll study in our internationally renowned on-campus art gallery, the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, home to masterpieces by Monet, Picasso and Van Gogh. Classes are also taught at other galleries in Birmingham. Course delivery At Birmingham, research and teaching go hand-in-hand. Lecturers and professors continue to research in their field, offering valuable expertise in History of Art. Taught modules - each 20-credit module represents a total of 200 hours of study time, including preparatory reading, homework and assignment preparation. Seminars – modules are mainly taught by small group teaching.

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Olivia
01 Mar 24

The best is definitely the campus; it is visually gorgeous and enables us students to live a fun campus lifestyle. We can easily get to class to extra curricular activities,..Read more

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Martha
01 Mar 24

The uni facilities and campus is a great place to study - the library is very useful, the barber art gallery is great for a hugely of art student and there’s lots of study spaces...Read more

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You should have, or expect to get, a 2:1 Honours degree in History of Art. We will also consider a different Humanities or Arts subject, provided you can demonstrate your interest in History of Art. This might be through relevant work experience or studying relevant modules during your Honours degree. If your Honours degree is a high 2:2 (57 percentage or above, or equivalent GPA) and you have extensive professional experience, or you can document mitigating circumstances that affected your undergraduate studies, you should contact the Programme Lead before making an application.

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£11,250 per year

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£27,090 per year

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£27,090 per year

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University of Birmingham
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The University of Birmingham - part of the prestigious Russell Group of universities in the UK – has been helping to develop the...

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