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| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,660 - ≈ € 12,280 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Kingston University
If you are interested in pursuing an interdisciplinary study of the history of both art and design, this course is ideal. As well as advancing your knowledge of developments that have occurred in these vibrant areas of practice over the past two centuries, the course will also provide you with transferable skills in history, theory and research.
What will you study?
You will study a series of dedicated taught modules that are concerned with issues of research methodology, critical theory and analysis, and subject-specific case studies. You will be expected to conduct research around the broad themes and subjects addressed by each module. This research will allow you to tailor your own path of study according to your particular interests and future aspirations.
Contents
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.
.module-description { display: none; }.module-title-link { display: block; } Core modules
* Materialising Histories I : Images, Objects & Environments
* Materialising Histories II: Images, Objects & Environments
* Critical Issues in Research
* Critical Issues in Research
This module discusses the main topics of current critical and methodological debates within art and design history. You will learn to debate and analyse 'critical positions', both orally and in written form.
Each week you will consider a single theme summarised broadly by a single word. This approach enables you to:
* explore how art and design has been explained and theorised through the critical gaze of history; whilst
* acknowledging and investigating the role of theory as a generative aspect of the art and design process.
Download full module guide (PDF).
* Special Study Subject
* Special Study Subject
This module is an opportunity to engage with current research in the School. Each year, a thematic topic is chosen for this module - previous examples have included Boundaries and There's No Place Like Home.
* Interdisciplinary Research Methods: The Proposal and Analysis
* Interdisciplinary Research Methods: The Proposal and Analysis
The Proposal and Analysis (half module): This half-module introduces you to a wide range of research methods and resources in the many fields of art and design practice (and their histories).
The seminars and assignments will:
* enable you to develop in depth your own research and written skills; and
* provide you with a foundation for further independent research.
Associated fortnightly guest lectures by leading art and design specialists will acquaint you with current 'best research practice' in your chosen field and those related to it.
* Interdisciplinary Research Methods: The Synthesis
* Interdisciplinary Research Methods: The Synthesis
The Synthesis (half module): This half-module will develop your abilities to:
* organise and manage projects;
* apply for funding and/or placements to pursue your research interests;
* synthesise the different aspects of your practical and/or theoretical interests; and
* understand these in an interdisciplinary research context.
Associated seminars by guest lecturers and Faculty staff researching in your subject area will bring you into contact with cutting-edge contemporary ideas in your field.
* Dissertation
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Applicants should have a good BA(Hons) degree or equivalent qualification in:
- art history; or
- design history; or
- a humanities subject, such as English literature, film and media studies or sociology; or
- a practice-based degree in an area such as fine art with some art history.
International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent.
Interviews
We normally invite applicants for an interview prior to selection. We can make alternative arrangements for international students based overseas.
Prior learning - AP(E)L
Applicants with prior qualifications and learning may be exempt from appropriate parts of a course in accordance with the University's policy for the assessment of prior learning and prior experiential learning.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
Accreditation
Many of the courses that we run are accredited and recognised by relevant professional bodies within their respective fields. As part of our commitment to providing quality, relevant courses we seek accreditation and recognition wherever possible. In fact the Higher Education Funding Council of England awarded us a quality rating for 'Excellence in teaching'.
Kingston Business School is also one of an elite number of UK business schools with Association of MBA accreditation of our MBA courses. Plus we have received EPAS accreditation from the European Foundation for Management Development for several of our postgraduate and undergraduate business programmes; only the second UK business school to receive this accreditation.
To view a full list of our accreditations, please visit our website.
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