Contemporary Art and the Moving Image The Courtauld Institute of Art

Overview

Students in this Contemporary Art and the Moving Image (CAMI) program at The Courtauld Institute of Art immerse themselves in a range of perspectives on contemporary artists’ moving image that draw from art history, film and media studies, exhibition history and curatorial practice, among other fields. They are taught by a variety of specialist staff across the two institutions in modules that focus on artists’ film and video, contemporary cinema, digital and time-based media, and curatorial practice, across different disciplinary and geographical contexts.

Key Facts

Students enrolled in CAMI become part of an exceptional academic community. They benefit from our combined expertise in film studies, art history, and curatorial practice, all of which are necessary to understand this expansive and evolving field of study. In writing their dissertation, they will be empowered to explore a research question that excites them, with support from academics who are leaders in their fields.

The programme is designed to help students develop their critical thinking, research, writing, public presentation and programming skills, which prepares them to work and excel in a wide range of professional and academic settings.

Careers and Employability

MA Contemporary Art and the Moving Image students will develop:

• an in-depth grasp of the study of contemporary art and the moving image, and the intellectual, political and institutional issues raised by its study;
• familiarity with a substantial body of moving image and media art, and associated critical literature and scholarship;
• historical and theoretical frameworks of interpretation for contemporary art and the moving image;
• advanced research, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

This knowledge base and skill set aims to prepare students for careers in film and moving image curation, arts and cultural management, film distribution, film and moving image criticism/journalism, and film and media education. Students may also choose to pursue academic careers through further study at PhD level.