MA Visual and Critical Studies

at TU Dublin

The MA Visual and Critical Studies is a twelve-month, full-time or twenty-four-month, part-time programme divided between core modules, including Discourses in Contemporary Art and Design, Research Methods, and a Discipline-Specific Seminar Series, and modules designed to provide core and advanced skills in critical and historical research. In the final semester/s, students deliver a final thesis in their chosen area of study.
 

Students of Contemporary Visual Culture benefit from an extensive library at DIT, access to local art and design archives, the possibility of collaboration with local and national arts institutions, and the opportunity to work with faculty on live research projects.
 

Current areas of faculty research specialisation include:

• Museum Studies and Museology
• Contemporary Art History and Theory
• Historiography of Art and Design
• History of Design and Material Culture in Ireland
• History and Theory of Typography and Graphic Design
• Contemporary Art and Environment
• Visual Culture of Science
• Aesthetics

Bachelor Degree (Honours 2.1 or above) in relevant disciplines.
 

If English is not your first language you will need to provide evidence of your English language proficiency as detailed on our website.  Applicants for this programme should have a minimum IELTS (Academic Version) English Proficiency of 6 overall (or equivalent) with nothing less than 6 in each component.
 

Applicants are required to include an example of academic writing and a one-page research proposal with their application.  

The fees for MA Visual and Critical Studies may vary from €13,000 to €25,000 anually for tuition fees. The fee's prices may get higher for international students.