MA Curating with Professional Placement

at University of Essex

Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field. The following modules are based on the current course structure and may change in response to new curriculum developments and innovation.

Year 1

• Critique and Curating
• Museum Activism: Art, Politics, Cultural Work and Policy
• Practical Skills for Curatorial Work
• AR953-7-FY or Art History option
• Art History option(s)
• Art History option(s)
• Professional Placement
• Preparing for your Professional Placement (Provisional)

Final Year

• AR952-7-FY or AR981-7-FY
• Professional Placement

UK entry requirements

A 2.2 Degree or equivalent in any discipline. Your Degree must contain at least three modules relating to visual culture.

Visual Culture modules include, but are not limited to: Aesthetics, Archaeology, Architecture, Art History, Curatorial/Museum Studies, Design Studies, Digital Imaging, Fashion, Fine Art, Film Studies, Film and Literature, Graphic Design, Advertising, Landscape Design, History, Media Studies, Photography.

if you do not hold a degree which includes relevant modules, then we can still consider you. You should be able to show that you have relevant professional experience. If you do not have a relevant degree or relevant experience, then we may ask you to provide a sample of written work which demonstrates your interest in this field.

International & EU entry requirements

A degree with an overall grade of between 50 to 55% OR 5.3 to 5.8/10 OR 2.12 to 2.32/4 depending on the degree institution

English language requirements

IELTS 6.5 overall with a minimum component score of 5.5 except for 6.0 in writing

Home/UK fee
£9,200 per year

Year 2 fee is currently calculated at 40% of the Year 1 fee for the year in which the placement occurs.

International fee
£19,740 per year

Year 2 fee is currently calculated at 40% of the Year 1 fee for the year in which the placement occurs.

Fees will increase for each academic year of study.

The visual arts and culture industries have become an increasingly significant part of the national and international economy, and our art history graduates leave Essex with the skills to take advantage of this growing opportunity.

Graduates from our programmes are ideally prepared for roles in the media, in advertising, in museums and galleries, in education (in schools, universities, and cultural institutions), as conservators, as auctioneers, dealers and antiques specialists, in charities, in publishing, as specialist arts lawyers, as PR agents, in fashion, or to run their own galleries.

Our recent graduates have gone on to work for a wide range of high-profile companies including:

• National Portrait Gallery
• Victoria and Albert Museum
• Sotheby’s New York
• Momart Ltd
• John Lewis