Overview

About History of Art at The Courtauld Institute of Art

The Courtauld Institute of Art MA History of Art is renowned for offering outstanding training in the specialised analytical and communication skills necessary for further research or for employment both in the arts sector and across a wide range of other careers.

The programme excels at developing wellrounded and intellectually astute art historians and museum professionals equipped to make an important contribution to public life.

Key facts:

The MA History of Art structure combines our long-standing commitment to specialism with new means to foster fresh dialogues among students from across our tightly-knit community. Throughout the first term, you will attend a signature weekly lecture course designed and delivered by faculty to explore cutting-edge thinking from across the breadth of our discipline, followed up by discussion classes led by our outstanding community of research students. You will also have expanded opportunities to participate in shared interest study strands designed to complement your chosen Special Option.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Conservation, Presentation and Access: Ethics and Practice
History and Theory of Museums
Virtual Display exercise
Contemporary Approaches to the Museum
Individual Work Placement

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 9 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-29 00:00:00

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Language

English

IELTS

7

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Credits

90 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

History Art History Fine Arts View 108 other Masters in Art History in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.5

English requirements

IELTS

7

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Other requirements

General requirements

UK qualifications: Students will normally have achieved a good 2.1 in their Bachelor’s degree, considered to be an overall average 65% or above.
Overseas qualification: Equivalent to a good 2.1 in a UK first degree (e.g. US applicants should have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above).
Please note that applicants are invited to interview on a case-by-case basis.
English language requirements: If your first language is not English, we require proof of English language proficiency –please see the English Language Requirements page.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

31700 GBP / year

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Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

15500 GBP / year

≈ 15500 GBP / year

Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

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

Funding

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About History of Art at The Courtauld Institute of Art

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

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Credits

Delivered

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Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Living costs

London

Funding

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