MLitt Fine Art Practice

at Glasgow School of Art

The M.Litt in Fine Art Practice is a one year taught programme which runs for 12 months between September and September. It consists of the following combined disciplinary pathways*:

• Painting, Drawing and Print Media
• Photography and the Moving Image
• Sculpture and Performance
   

Applicants to the programme will identify in advance which pathway they would like to study. The programme is split into two distinct modes of study; studio practice over four days of the week and Research Methods and Methodologies in Practice for one day per week (for the first two stages of the course).
 

The programme is predominantly studio-based, offering students the opportunity to immerse themselves within research and studio practice. Each student has their own studio space within the larger pathway studios which allows them to develop their ideas throughout the year within their own space.
 

The 12-month programme expects applicants to have an in-depth knowledge of their area of specialism. The nature of the 12-month programme encourages an intensive exploration of research and development of ideas from the outset. Throughout the year on the programme, each student passes through three stages of studio practice: 

• Origination (in which first forays into the project's content and themes are made); 
• Investigation (in which testing, sampling and experimentation are key);
• Consolidation (the bringing to fruition of the year's work in a cohesive portfolio of output at the Degree Show).