Overview

The MA Preventive Conservation at the The Courtauld Institute of Art will equip you with a sound understanding of the principles and practicalities of preventive conservation, giving experience in identifying, measuring and addressing potential threats to objects and allow you to collaborate with others to put these into practice through the development of new methods and strategies to preserve collections.

Key Facts

While a strong emphasis is placed on the scientific underpinning of preventive conservation and the ethical frameworks used in decision making, students also acquire practical skills in identification of hazards to collections and the measurement of environmental parameters. The Conservation Department at the Courtauld Institute possesses cutting edge scientific equipment, allowing students to carry out imaging and analysis that helps them to understand the materials they will encounter in collections.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Students are introduced to a broad range of historical materials found in collections and their interaction with the various agents of deterioration, including how scientific and technical study can inform this understanding. Topics covered will embrace photo-documentation, instrumental analytical methods, materials testing and chemical tests, and include guidance on selecting the appropriate techniques for a particular situation.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-11 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

7

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

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General requirements

UK qualifications: Students will normally have achieved a good 2.1 in a humanities or sciences 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).
If you hold a qualification from outside of the UK, please contact the Admissions Team at pgadmissions@courtauld.ac.uk
Interviews: The interview process consists of a personal interview before a board; tests of manual dexterity and colour vision; and a brief written test requiring comment on a variety of wall paintings.
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

38350 GBP / year

≈ 38350 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

19100 GBP / year

≈ 19100 GBP / year

Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

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