MA Contemporary Curating
Build professional connections and develop the specialist practical and critical skills needed for a career in curatorial practice
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Course overview
Course information
Features and benefits
Creativity and collaboration
You will be supported to develop student-led projects and encouraged to engage in creative and critical dialogue, collaborative mind-mapping and ideas exchange processes.
Industry links
You will benefit from our connections with external galleries and guest curator talks from organisations across the city of Manchester and beyond.
Exciting opportunities
Previous students have been selected to take part in the British Council's Venice Fellowships, a programme that encourages students to utilise their trans-disciplinary skills and explore how to work internationally.
Dedicated spaces
You'll have access to our dedicated Curating Base Room. This allows you to explore and plan collaborative ideas on an interdisciplinary basis and facilitates a sense of community.
Longstanding reputation
Founded in 1838, Manchester School of Art stands as one of the country's oldest art schools and the oldest design school in Britain, proving our long-standing commitment to art and design education.
Research excellence
We’re ranked 2nd in the UK for the power of our research in art and design (REF 2021).
Year 1
Core modules
Major Project
Practice 1: Curating Spaces
Practice 2: Curatorial Process
Professional Practices
Option modules
Culture and Context (Expanding Fields and Exploring Practices)
Art and Design: Culture and Context (MA:X)
Study and assessment
Study
- Full-time 35% lectures, seminars or similar; 0% placement; 65% independent study
Assessment
- Full-time 100% coursework; 0% practical; 0% examination
Ten credits equates to 100 hours of study, which is a combination of lectures, seminars and practical sessions, and independent study. A masters qualification typically comprises of 180 credits, a PGDip 120 credits, a PGCert 60 credits and an MFA 300 credits. During the course, you are likely to be required to engage in collaborative projects, practical assessments, group work activities, and to give presentations to your peers/tutors. The exact composition of your study time and assessments for the course will vary according to your option choices and style of learning.
Taught by experts
MA Contemporary Curating is part of the School of Art and Design at Manchester Met. Discover more about the school and who you’ll be working with if you choose to study this course.
Entry requirements
Find out about English language requirements
If you are an international student, you will usually need to get a student visa before you can study in the UK.
Country-specific entry requirements
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Alternative entry route
If you do not meet the entry requirements for this programme, you may still be eligible to join Manchester Metropolitan University International College through a pre-masters pathway. This programme is designed to help you build the academic skills and subject knowledge needed to progress to your chosen Master's at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Fees and funding
UK and Channel Island students
UK full-time fee £12,400 per year
EU and non-EU international students
International full-time fee £22,000 per year
Fees may be subject to change. See the tuition fees section below for full details.
Tuition fees
Additional costs
Careers support and prospects
Employed or in further study
92.7% of our UK-domiciled, full-time, postgraduate taught graduates are employed or in further study 15 months after graduation.
Graduate Outcomes survey 2022/23 leavers, HESA data.
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How to apply
There are no online application routes, please contact our course enquiries team.
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Disclaimers
Programme review
Our programmes undergo an annual review and major review (normally at 6 year intervals) to ensure an up-to-date curriculum supported by the latest online learning technology. For further information on when we may make changes to our programmes, please see the changes section of our terms and conditions.
Important notice
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