MRes Visual Cultures

The MRes in Visual Cultures is ideal if they have already completed an advanced course of study in art history and theory but would like to further develop their thought and research projects before studying at MPhil/PhD level. It qualifies students to carry out higher research, but is also a degree in its own right and can be tailored to suit their requirements. The degree programmes deliberately move away from chronological histories: the innovative art of our time arises out of the conflict of ideas. Students will explore the subject in the context of pertinent social, cultural and political issues and phenomena. That means not only investigating artefacts they might see in museums and galleries, but also those makes up our everyday visual and technological environment: including urban landscapes, film and video, and popular culture.