MA Decorative Arts and Historic Interiors

University of Buckingham

Based in central London, our unique hands-on and interdisciplinary postgraduate degree investigates applied arts in historic interiors. This unique course offers an exciting opportunity for the study of European decorative arts in historic interiors at postgraduate level. With a strong focus on Britain and France in the global context of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, it employs a wide range of disciplinary approaches for students to acquire specialist knowledge of architecture, interiors, furniture, silver, textiles and ceramics, of their modes of design and production, and questions of patronage, collecting and display.A key element of this unique course is the emphasis on in-gallery teaching and object handling with world-class specialists. It draws on the outstanding collections and curatorial expertise of the nearby Wallace Collection, the V&A South Kensington, and Waddesdon Manor, and of other leading specialists who participate in the teaching. With a long-standing international reputation, the programme provides vocational and rigorous academic training to prepare graduates for careers in museums, auction houses, historical consulting in interior design, antique dealing, and further study.