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Fine Art, M.A.

  • Application Deadline
  • 12 months
    Duration

Overview

The Fine Art MA programme at Liverpool John Moores University. offers opportunities for interdisciplinary dialogues with students on our other Masters courses through the cross-school modules: Research and Practice 1 and 2 and Collaborative Practice. And we encourage exchange of perspectives, expertise or equipment with all faculties from Astrophysics to Zoology. You will also have access to the Exhibition Research Lab, a creative partnership led by the Liverpool School of Art and Design and, as previously mentioned, Liverpool Biennial, which acts as an interface for collaboration with national and international artists, designers and public audiences.

Career

This Masters programme is entirely geared towards facilitating a practical understanding of how you might exploit your own practice in the professional sphere.

During your studies you will come across opportunities for networking, collaboration and work-related experiences, preparing you for roles in the cultural sector as well as for further research.

The John Lennon Art and Design Building is a knowledge hub for the region’s creative industries and studying here will enable you to establish significant links with the professional fields in which your future career will develop.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

  • Studio practice
  • Collaborative practice
  • Discursive practice
  • Major project

Detailed Programme Facts

  • Programme intensity

    You can choose to do this programme part-time or full-time.

    Full-time
    • Full-time duration 12 months
    Part-time
    • Average part-time duration 24 months
    • Intensity Flexible
  • Languages
    • English
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  • Delivery mode
    On Campus

English Language Requirements

  • Minimum required score:

    6.5

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  • Minimum required score:

    58

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Academic Requirements

You need the following GPA score:

Required score: Upper Second Class

Applicants for graduate programs must have the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree with a minimum GPA equivalent to Upper Second Class on the UK Honour scale. Admitted applicants typically have an undergraduate GPA of or better on the UK Honour scale. No exam grade should be lower than 4.5 (European grade scale) or D (American grade scale).

Your GPA (Grade Point Average) is calculated using the grades that you received in each course, and is determined by the points assigned to each grade (e.g. for the US grading scale from A-F).

General Requirements

  • a 2:1 degree in a visual arts related subject
  • a reference
  • a satisfactory portfolio of work - applications cannot be considered until this is received. When applying please attach photographs of examples of your work in the form of JPEGS. Please add up to 10 jpegs, video or sound clips or a link to an online portfolio to enable us to consider your application
  • to attend an interview during which you will provide evidence of your learning capability, study opportunity and commitment to postgraduate study

Tuition Fee

  • International

    13950 GBP/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the original amount of 13950 GBP per year and a duration of 12 months.

  • EU/EEA

    6900 GBP/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the original amount of 6900 GBP per year and a duration of 12 months.
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Home (per credit): £38.35

Living costs for Liverpool

  • 556 - 1040 GBP/month
    Living Costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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