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  • Qualification

    MLitt - Master of Letters

  • Location

    Gilmorehill Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    14-SEP-26

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

This Masters degree embraces a rich and diverse field of enquiry that explores the relationship between visual culture and wider social practices. The flexible structure of the programme will allow you to engage with a broad range of methodological and chronological perspectives in Art History, based on your completion of a bespoke portfolio of courses tailored to your individual interests. On completion of the degree you will be able to demonstrate your knowledge of a wide variety of visual cultures, past and present.This programme offers privileged access to world-leading expertise and hands-on engagement with original artefacts in world-class collections, including our own Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery. You will have the chance to participate in the latest critical and theoretical debates around historical and contemporary art practices with experts in the world of Medieval and Renaissance Art, the Enlightenment, Impressionism and European Modernism. Our work placement option gives you the opportunity to explore a possible future career in the cultural, heritage or visual arts sector, developing your skills and experience and meeting with professional practitioners.The city of Glasgow (and Scotland at large), is home to internationally-renowned art collections and archival and historical resources that will foster your research and analytical skills. Studying here, with access to a diverse variety of year-round cultural and artistic events, offers a unique opportunity to live and study in a city that values and encourages artistic and cultural endeavour. Meet our MuSEs: Learn how our students gain skills in exhibition tours while working alongside curators, technicians and front of house staff at the Hunterian.

Tuition fees

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£ 25,320per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

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University of Glasgow

  • University League Table

    31st

  • Campus address

    Gilmorehill (Main) Campus, University Of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow, Scotland, G12 8QQ, United Kingdom

A wide range of international scholarships are available, including Global Excellence scholarships.
Meet students from across the university with over 300 clubs and societies available – ranging from international student societies to the Baking Society.
Pre-sessional English language provision is available prior to starting university, with English language support options for the duration of study.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    14th out of 21 7

  • Entry standards

    / Max 208
    193 93%

    4th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    58.0 58%

    17th

    3
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.09 77%

    14th

    5

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