441 Master's in Visual Arts in Europe

Designers must be aware of this complexity, the implications and impacts of their work; they must be able to read in depth and critically the phenomena and messages to be communicated, consciously moving in the various areas in which they are elaborated and understanding the social contexts. Learn more with the Visual Communication from Istituto Europeo Di Design (IED).

Create innovative new theatre by cultivating your dramaturgical skills, performance training and critical thinking. Gain confidence in facilitation and community engagement to reach your audiences. Build your networks and industry knowledge through placement study. Emerge with a well-rounded skillset that prepares you to make, perform and facilitate creative work for the contemporary cultural environment.

The Graphic Design (Online) course at University of the Arts London (UAL) is for designers and creatives looking to deepen their practice, define their unique style, address contemporary social issues, and explore how design can influence the world.

Immerse yourself in the diverse and evolving world of contemporary illustration on this stimulating Illustration (Online) programme from Falmouth University.

Design and carry out your own visual projects, exploring the relationships between word and image, as you prepare for a career as a visual artist in a growing creative industry with Anglia Ruskin University's Illustration degree.

The Master of Arts in Visual Communication at Technological University Dublin is a full-time, one-year postgraduate programme. This public course offers an interdisciplinary studio environment for advanced study. It combines practical design skills with intellectual inquiry to prepare students for professional excellence.

The MA Visual Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London offers a unique combination of anthropological theory and visual practice. 

The MA Contemporary Art Theory at Goldsmiths, University of London is a one-year full-time or two-year part-time programme. This master's degree delves into contemporary art's theoretical frameworks, encouraging students to engage critically with visual culture and artistic practices. It is designed for those eager to contribute to the evolving discourse in this dynamic field.

This Arts and Cultural Enterprise MA programme from University of the Arts London (UAL) teaches you to generate original ideas for arts and cultural events as well as how to realise them.

Explore illustration as an expansive, transdisciplinary practice on UAL Illustration Practices (Online) course at University of the Arts London (UAL). Experiment boldly in ways that reflect who you are and where you want to go in today’s evolving landscape. 

Explore storytelling as an inclusive curatorial methodology, drawing on world-leading expertise from the V&A to transform how fashion collections are built, cared for and shared with diverse audiences

Are you looking to build your career in the dynamic international art market?  Does the opportunity to pursue advanced study and research on Art and Business from both a contemporary and a historical perspective excite you? Then join this Art and Business program at The Courtauld Institute of Art.

The Art and Performance Research Studies programme of the University of Amsterdam is for students who are interested in doing historical, theoretical and practice-based research into the visual and performative arts. In this Master's, students will be challenged and will learn how to develop and execute research ideas in an interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary and cross-media environment.

The objective of the Art and Science master degree programme at the University of Applied Arts Vienna is to investigate the relationships between different artistic and scientific representational cultures and their respective cognitive and research methods.

Media Arts and Practices from University of Nova Gorica offers the students to specialize in any of – or in between – the carrier module areas of: Animation, Film, Photography, New Media, Contemporary Art Practices, Scenographic Spaces.

The Documentary Film Directing programme at LUCA School of Arts - Campus Sint-Lucas Brussels, aka Doc Nomads is an international two-year master degree in documentary filmmaking. Students come from all over the world to study successively at Lisbon, Budapest and Brussels.

The Filmmaking (Directing Fiction) programme, offered by Goldsmiths, University of London, is the premier place to develop your skills as a director, working on a range of projects from personal ‘essay’ films to large-scale shoots with professional actors and feature crew. 

Conservation of Wall Painting programme of The Courtauld Institute of Art  is a leading centre for education and research in wall painting conservation.

The Filmmaking (Producing) programme, offered by Goldsmiths, University of London, will provide you with a thorough training in all aspects of producing – from the conception of an initial idea through to development, financing, production and release.

Would you like to help influence the future of visual communications? Solent University’s MA Visual Communication programme is ideally suited to creatives who are keen to refine their practice, working as part of an interdisciplinary group of students.