Art, London

MA in Critical Writing in Art and Design

In October 2010 the Royal College of Art in London will launch a new MA
programme in Critical Writing in Art and Design. The postgraduate programme
has been designed to develop the literary and intellectual skills required
for art and design criticism in an age of rapid technological and cultural
change.
 
This full-time, two-year MA explores different aspects of writing about and
for contemporary art and design. Students on the programme will develop
specialist knowledge of a field of art, design, architecture, fashion or the
applied arts. They will also follow a common programme of classes designed
to develop their skills as writers, editors and thinkers.

Students on this master's programme will be working amongst artists,
designers, architects and applied artists studying in Britain's only
postgraduate university of art and design. A stimulating and intellectually
provocative setting; world-leading artists, critics and designers exhibit,
lecture and teach here.

Students on the Critical Writing in Art and Design MA will have
opportunities to publish their work - interviews, reviews, polemics,
sustained critical essays and scripts - on-line and in print. Working
alongside graphic designers and other postgraduates in the College, they
will produce a major print publication in the second year of their studies.
 Graduates will leave the College with a portfolio of different kinds of
writing, editing skills and critical understanding as well as membership of
a formidable network of RCA graduates.  

Interviews for places on the course will be held in the spring (subject to
February validation of the programme). Applications are encouraged from
anyone with a good BA degree in a humanities / arts subject (including
studio-courses in art and design). Applicants will need to demonstrate a
commitment to writing and a strong interest in contemporary art and design
practice.

The College is able to allocate more than GBP 2.5 million in bursaries to
eligible students towards the fees and the costs of living in London. They
are available to home and EU students on a competitive basis.

For further details, please go to  www.rca.ac.uk/prospectus
<http://www.rca.ac.uk/prospectus>
If you have further queries, please contact programme leader David Crowley -
david.crowleyrca.ac.uk