How we teach you

We offer two Masters courses, one in Fine Art, one in History of Art. Both courses are comprised of a taught part and a dissertation. Our regular programme of visiting artists, writers and curators, and as well gallery visits, will contribute both to developing critical awareness within your area of research and enhancing future professional development.

 

Teaching on the MFA Fine Art

For the MFA, studio modules are taught by one-to-one tuition, group crits, and peer-led and tutor-led seminars. The contextual modules, designed to assist your dissertation, are supervised and led by the programme coordinator, but you will also host seminars on your research. All taught classes take place on a Tuesday. In addition, students meet weekly with a different member of staff. All staff are available for consultation throughout the term and by special arrangement during vacation. You will be invited to participate in the final year undergraduate contextual seminar module which can become a valuable supplement to your learning, and to attend PhD research seminars.

 

Teaching on the MA History of Art

The MA History of Art course is taught through seminars, where a lecturer introduces a topic and follows it with a class discussion. Sometimes students are asked to prepare a topic to stimulate discussion. As well as the taught modules there is a research seminar where leading scholars talk about their research in progress, and we follow up these seminars in a discussion with you. For your independent work on your MA including your dissertation you have extensive one-to-one tutorials with a member of staff whose expertise is appropriate to your area of interest, and we allocate you a personal tutor to help guide your study from the start of your MA. All the taught classes and the research seminars are run on Wednesdays to enable those with work or family commitments to organise their time.