Course summary
The Course runs from September to September, twelve months for full-time students and over two years for part-time students. Full-time students are based in large well lit studio spaces in the Art School, opposite Kennington tube station, while part-time students are expected to have their own studio base with access to our workshops and other facilities. Part-time students are allocated summer studio spaces in their final year leading up to the MA shows when the final module is taken at a full-time pace. They may also be able to work in studios at the Art School at the end of their first year. DEVELOP AND REFINE YOUR PRACTICE The main objective of the course is to both challenge and support you to identify, develop and refine your individual practice. Evaluation and review through group and individual discussion with a wide range of tutors enables you to identify critical models and areas of research appropriate to your work. The course comprises three main areas of activity; studio practice, professional practice and critical aesthetics. STUDIO TEACHING Studio teaching focuses on contextualisation, process into practice and realisation. Tutorials, group critiques and both peer and tutor led events and sessions sets out to equip you with the practical and theoretical knowledge and experiences necessary for the development of an ambitious body of work, concluding in a public exhibition. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE Professional Practice workshops, visits and seminars delivered by artists, critics, gallerists and other art world professionals will help you to critique approaches and construct your own strategies for professional practice to sustain your art practice in the future. CRITICAL AESTHETICS Critical Aesthetics Seminars run alongside studio discussion and consider historic precedents and contemporary practices, theories and debates, supporting you to develop a framework for your research that will form the basis for the Critical Model Dissertation that explores key themes related to your practice. You will be supported by a personal dissertation supervisor, a member of the Art Histories team on of our experts.
Entry requirements
The MA Fine Art course is suitable for applicants who can meet the entry requirements that are detailed below, and have an appetite to develop their fine art practice within an intensive studio-based teaching environment. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS All applicants have to meet the minimum entry requirements for admittance to the course, including the English Language Requirements (If you do not speak English as a first language) though there are three different ways of doing so: 1. Standard Educational Applicants who have achieved a BA (Hons) degree in Fine Art or a related subject. 2. International Educational Applicants who have achieved an international qualification equivalent to a BA (Hons) degree in Fine Art or a related subject. 3. Other experiential Applicants who can demonstrate equivalent prior practice and experience, such as extensive work in administration; or perhaps minimal GCSE qualifications plus a number of years working in an arts context. Using a process called Recognition /Accreditation of Prior Learning (R/APL), Art School Admissions Tutors consider how various work-life and (in)formal educational experiences meet the educational level of the entry requirements. Please see our Recognition/ Accreditation of Prior Learning Policy here. ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS All applicants who do not speak English as a first language are required to provide evidence of their English language skills. The Art School cannot accept any applicant who scores lower than the equivalent of Level 6.5 on the standard English language tests (SELT) which can be taken with one of the recognised providers: with a minimum of 5.5 for listening, reading, writing, and speaking. If you do not require a Student visa and wish to take The Cambridge English Exams, your score must be in the range of 176–184 or higher. SELECTION CRITERIA To distinguish between all the applicants that meet our entry requirements we select those that we believe have the current ability and potential to: · demonstrate commitment and motivation for the subject and the course; · explore, articulate and develop their ideas as visual and material outcomes; · creatively research information and visual material to support the development of their ideas; · demonstrate a range of skills and technical abilities appropriate to their developing art practice; · communicate ideas visually, verbally and in writing;; · self-direct and evaluate their own work.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £10950 | Whole course |
| England | £5950 | Whole course |
| Northern Ireland | £5950 | Whole course |
| Scotland | £5950 | Whole course |
| Wales | £5950 | Whole course |
| International | £10950 | Whole course |
Additional fee information
Course fees can be covered by a range of different means depending on your personal circumstances. If you are a Home student you may want to consider applying for a Student Loan to cover part of your course fees.
ADDITIONAL COSTS
Successful Application Processing Fee and deposit
A non-refundable Successful Application Processing Fee (SAPF) of £225 (Home) /£325 (International) is charged on acceptance of a place.
A deposit of £500 is also charged on acceptance of a place but forms part-payment of your fees.
SAPFs and deposits are paid on acceptance of a place but should you change your mind before the course commences, deposits may be refundable. Application processing fees are non-refundable.
Material expenses
For each course you will be required to purchase a number of materials, for information on material and study visit costs please visit the course page that you are interested in. The Art School also provide a number of basic materials for each student and there is an on-site Art School shop selling art materials.
Sponsorship information
GRANTS AND FINANCIAL AWARDS We have a number of bursaries and grants available, to which applicants who have received an offer from us may be eligible to apply. And we are now able to offer a limited number of grants to support international students, including students from the EU, who would not otherwise have the means to study at the Art School. Applications for all grants and financial assistance are assessed on financial need and suitability. For queries relating to financial award applications, please contact: [email protected] Applications for grants or financial awards for 2022/23 open from 1 February 2022. We are committed to widening participation in higher education and offering opportunities to study on our specialist courses. Alongside the Art School’s own grants, a number of organisations and individuals support our students through a range of grants and financial assistance. This is in recognition of our deserved reputation for excellence, our commitment to providing high levels of contact time with active professionals and our championing of specialist subjects.
Provider information
City & Guilds of London Art School
124 Kennington Park Road
Lambeth
SE11 4DJ