MA Curating Cultures
London, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2024
TUITION FEES
GBP 25,320 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for overseas student fees | home student fees: GBP 12,220 per year
Introduction
The MA Curating Cultures programme provides an unrivalled opportunity to explore methods and approaches in the curating of the arts of Asia and Africa as well as develop practical curatorial skills in this area.
It is particularly suitable for those who wish to develop in the arts sector or cultural industries whether that be in the context of museums, galleries, festivals, online platforms, biennales, and other display contexts. It will also appeal to practising professionals in these areas who are interested in strengthening their knowledge and critical outlook.
Themes and issues addressed include histories and ideologies of curating and exhibitions, theories of collecting and interpreting objects, contemporary issues and debates regarding postmodernism, post-colonialism, repatriation and decolonisation, curating and writing of exhibition texts and interpretation.
Additionally, the MA Curating Cultures programme provides an excellent postgraduate foundation for students interested in pursuing PhD research in the fields of curating and/or Art History/Archaeology of Asia and Africa in general.
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Admissions
Curriculum
Students must complete 120 credits of MA-taught modules in addition to the compulsory dissertation (60 credits).
Occasionally the availability of optional modules changes as a result of staffing and other circumstances. Students who have signed up for such modules will be notified as soon as possible and allowed to choose from available alternatives.
Compulsory
- Dissertation in History of Art and Archaeology: Curating Cultures
Guided options List A
Students must take 30 credits from List A
- Asia and Africa On Display
- Curating Cultures
- Curating the Sacred: Buddhism and Hinduism on display
- Contemporary Art and the Global
- Theory and Method in Art History
- Heritage in Asia: Intangible Cultural Heritage in Theory and Practice
- Issues in Creative and Cultural Industries
Teaching and Learning
Teaching consists of a combination of lectures and seminars. Classes are normally between two and three hours per week for each course. Teaching methods include lectures with discussion, seminars (at which students present papers) and museum visits. Students at all levels are expected to take an active part in class presentations. A particularly important element is the training of the student's visual memory.
In addition to their studies in the MA programme, students at SOAS can participate in a wide range of research seminars, lectures and conferences that regularly take place in the School and at the University of London.
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Career Opportunities
Students in the School of Arts develop a critical and theoretically informed approach to global arts and culture. In addition to an intercultural awareness and practical expertise, graduates gain a wide portfolio of transferable skills which are especially sought after in the creative and cultural industries.
Recent School of Arts graduates have been hired by:
- Christie’s
- Christine Park Gallery
- Crisis
- Design Museum
- Hong Kong Museum Of Art
- India Foundation For The Arts
- Japanese Gallery
- Museum of East Asian Art
- Music in Detention
- National Gallery
- Pan Arts
- People Projects Culture & Change
- Roundhouse Trust
- Somerset House Trust
- Songlines Magazine
- Sotheby's
- South Asian Art UK
- Stratford Circus Arts Centre
- Taiwan Embassy
- The Alliance for Global Education
- The British Embassy
- The National Museum Of Korea
- The Royal Collection
- Victoria and Albert Museum