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Details: 4 - 6 years part time course.
Course fees: Not known.
Course description: Students register either for research based on studio practice and a written element, or for research by written thesis only. (read more)
Course venue: Goldsmiths, University of London, SE14 6NW
Details: 2 years part time course.
Course fees: Course fees are subject to change, and you are advised to check current details with the course provider.
Course description: The Professional Development in Arts Practice MA provides an opportunity for post-graduate study in the fine and applied arts. (read more)
Course venue: Liverpool John Moores University, L1 2TZ
Details: 5 years (maximum) part time course.
Course fees: Course fees are subject to change, and you are advised to check current details with the course provider.
Course description: This course provides a broad based learning experience in production skills and technical knowledge, but also provides a wider curriculum for students who wish to aesthetics based course. (read more)
Course venue: Staffordshire University, ST4 2DE
Details: 2 years part time course.
Course fees: Course fees are subject to change, and you are advised to check current details with the course provider.
Course description: The course accommodates students with a wide range of practices including site specific and environmentally based work. (read more)
Course venue: University of East London, E16 2RD
Details: 4-6 years part time course.
Course fees: Course fees are subject to change, and you are advised to check current details with the course provider.
Course description: Research in the Department of Fine Art is the sum of the practice of the Artists within it and its policy is to maintain a range of activity indicative of contemporary concerns. (read more)
Course venue: University of Reading, RG6 6AH
Details: 2 years part time course.
Course fees: Not known.
Course description: Programme is assessed primarily by a dissertation, with complementary courses in research methods. (read more)
Course venue: Goldsmiths, University of London, SE14 6NW
Details: 2 years part time course.
Course fees: Home/EU £1,800 per annum
Course description: The course supports emerging artists who are eager to explore and confront their practice and redefine their position in relation to contemporary art. (read more)
Course venue: Arts University College at Bournemouth, BH12 5HH
Details: 18-24 months part time course.
Course fees: Course fees are subject to change, and you are advised to check current details with the course provider.
Course description: Course includes research training. (read more)
Course venue: University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ
Details: 1 year full time course.
Course fees: Course fees are subject to change, and you are advised to check current details with the course provider.
Course description: Research is undertaken on both an individual and a team basis. (read more)
Course venue: University of Dundee, DD1 4HN
Details: 1 year full time course.
Course fees: Fees for 2008 are: Full time: £3270.
Course description: The course has an integrated approach to practice and theory. (read more)
Course venue: Coventry University, CV1 5FB
Details: 4 years full time course.
Course fees: Course fees are subject to change, and you are advised to check current details with the course provider.
Course description: Research within the Department of Critical and Historical Studies concerns contemporary issues in art, architecture and design within a historical context and falling within the broad research theme of 'City Cultures', which embraces specialist staff areas of expertise. (read more)
Course venue: Royal College of Art, SW7 2EU
Details: 1-3 years full time course.
Course fees: As at 2008: Home/EU students: Full-time fee £3,300
Course venue: University of York, YO10 5DD
Details: 1 year full time course.
Course fees: Home £4050 Overseas To be confirmed
Course description: Students will engage with the collections of the British Museum and other London museums. (read more)
Course venue: British Museum (The), WC1B 3DG
Details: 2 years full time course.
Course fees: Full time Fee: £2940.
Course description: Specific interests of the history of art and design research group: Modern western art history and theory. (read more)
Course venue: Loughborough University, LE11 3TU
Details: 5 years (maximum) part time course.
Course fees: Course fees are subject to change, and you are advised to check current details with the course provider.
Course description: This course provides a broad based learning experience in production skills and technical knowledge, but also provides a wider curriculum for students who wish to aesthetics based course. (read more)
Course venue: Staffordshire University, ST4 2DE
Details: 9 months full time course.
Course fees: Course fees are subject to change, and you are advised to check current details with the course provider.
Course description: This course is designed for those who need to improve their language and study skills and their subject knowledge in art history and theory before going on to a Master's programme. (read more)
Course venue: University of Essex, CO4 3SQ
Details: 1 year full time course.
Course fees: Course fees are subject to change, and you are advised to check current details with the course provider.
Course description: Course is made up of tutorials. (read more)
Course venue: Aberystwyth University, SY23 2AX
Details: 2 years part time course.
Course fees: Course fees are subject to change, and you are advised to check current details with the course provider.
Course description: This programme aims to enable you to develop as Fine Art practitioners and to study the theories, ideas and issue surrounding contemporary art. (read more)
Course venue: University of Plymouth, PL4 8AA
Details: 2 years part time course.
Course fees: For 2007 entry fees were £3,240 (full-time) and £1,620 (part-time).
Course description: Taught components and dissertation supervision in: 19th- and 20th-century British art and architecture. (read more)
Course venue: Aberystwyth University, SY23 2AX
Details: 4 years part time course.
Course fees: Not known.
Course description: The Department's research interests range chronologically from the Medieval period to the twentieth century and include a wide range of specialisations in art and architectural history and in art theory. (read more)
Course venue: University of Bristol, BS8 1TH
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Postgraduate Fine Art reviews
Overall score
I had completed an undergraduate Art History degree before enrolling in the masters in Fine and Decorative Art at Sotheby's Institute of Art, London. I found that the standard was significantly lower than what I had experienced at university in that the majority of students did not come from a strong background in art history. Many were communication majors, English, business or even science- basically any graduates who desired a "career change". In fact, in order to gain entry into the course you need 1) a degree (any kind) and 2) close to 20,000 pounds. As a result most lacked sound analytical and research skills.
Study experience
The lectures were very much targeted towards people who had no background of art history and could be compared with first year level university lectures. Contrary to all university masters degrees in art history however, there was no mandatory reading as the philosophy of the course is centered upon "object-based learning". However, this approach to art history when not supported by the study of an object's historical, aesthetic, cultural and political contexts is fairly useless. The course also claims to focus on techniques and materials, and while there is certainly value in learning from this perspective the course does not in the end teach you much more than how to identify a few different woods and that tempera paint dries at a faster rate than oil paint.
Facilities
The Institute is small and limited, not that well set up for students. The library was small and you had to rely on the Art Library at the V&A and the British Library for most of your research. There are not enough computers.
Postgraduate life
No postgraduate life really. Close friends keep in touch.
Job prospects
It claims to prepare you for auction house careers and other commercial art careers. Sotheby's auction house reserves (in 2008-09) 30 places for students (in all departments not just Fine and Decorative Art) to work as interns for 3 months, full time (including lots of overtime) and unpaid (transport and lunch expenses are not covered). This significantly narrows down the amount of people who are able to apply as only a minority can afford to live in London unpaid for 3 months with no guarantee of a job at the end (paid positions come up very seldom) and then if you are an international student (of which most in the course are) there is the additional problem of visas. While the course and the internship does certainly give you a decent chance to land yourself a paid full time job in the commercial art sector, the whole endeavour is expensive and quite frankly commercial art professionals, such as auction house experts, do not earn substantial amounts contrary to popular belief (you will earn more being an art history professor). Of the students in my class those who could afford to do the internship did, those who couldn't looked for months for paid work in the arts and most did not succeed (there are simply more people searching for jobs than there are jobs in the arts) and ended up in retail or administration in order to survive. Others simply changed career paths and pursued other goals.
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Film Studies and History of Art MA (Hons)
University Of Aberdeen
Matylda, February 2008Overall score
I really enjoy it. The people are really the best than anywhere else. And I should definitely recommend my uni of Aberdeen. That they should just be themselves, happy to wake up next day, be openminded and nice to people, cuz what goes around comes around!
Study experience
I am studying the History of Art and really enjoy it! Lectures are really helpful, esp seminars. Study a lot!
Facilities
Library is a very good place to study and very well equiped. Computers are enough in the number. Bar is ok. And we have got some sport facilities but we haven't got inside tennis courts which sucks!
Postgraduate life
My uni has got a lot of clubs. You can join many different clubs. You can meet awesome people and be yourself!
Job prospects
I know I could have got some opportunities here in Aberdeen or in Scotland. But actually I would love to continue my film interests and move to New Zealand to study Film Designs over there!
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History of Art and/or Archaeology MA
School Of Oriental And African Studies (University Of London)
Jen, November 2007Overall score
Yes, there is a great selection of courses
Study experience
They vary, enerally very good. Really good professors. 6 hours p/w and there is room for improvement
Facilities
Very good at times. Access to other library would be good.
Postgraduate life
Yes, there are lots... and of all sorts.
Job prospects
I am here for career enhancement. I hope so.
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