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MSt in History of Art and Visual Culture

University of Cambridge

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  • Qualification

    MSt - Master of Studies

  • Location

    University of Cambridge

  • Study mode

    Distance / Online

  • Start date

    01-OCT-25

  • Duration

    2 years

Course summary

The MSt takes place over two years, running typically from September/October of the first year to June of the second. The taught elements of the syllabus, Year 1, are offered during the first year in three intensive study blocks, each of which is examined by an assessed essay to be submitted at the end of each term.

Year 1: During the first year, all students will be required to undertake six core modules, 2 per term, paired in numerical order:

Modules 1, 3 & 5: Thematic approaches to understanding art

A number of themes will allow students to explore the history of art and visual culture, including concepts, theory and approaches. Themes may include, amongst others: class and social status; race and gender; local / global; art and ecology. Students will be introduced to a range of art and approaches to the history of art and visual culture from the earliest examples to the present day.

Aims of the Programme

Knowledge and understanding

By the end of the course students should have demonstrated:

A deep and systematic understanding of history of art and visual culture and their interrelationships with other disciplines;

An understanding of current theoretical and methodological approaches and how they affect the way that knowledge is interpreted;

Conceptual understanding in order to evaluate critically current research in the discipline and to critique methodologies, where appropriate proposing new hypotheses;

The extension and development of their visual analytical, evaluative and critical capacities;

Originality in the application of their knowledge, having developed the ability to form independent judgements based on their close visual analysis and object study, reading, research and writing;

A comprehensive understanding of techniques, knowledge and analysis applicable to their own research or advanced scholarship (in this case the dissertation).

Skills and other attributes

By the end of the course, the students should have acquired or consolidated:

The academic, technical and ancillary skills necessary to participate in critical debates within the field of history of art and visual culture, dealing with complex issues both systematically and creatively and making sound judgments in the absence of complete data;

Self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems, and the ability to act autonomously in planning and implementing tasks at a professional or equivalent level;

Transferable skills, including the ability to take responsibility for their own learning, decision-making in unpredictable situations, making oral and written presentations to both specialist and non-specialist audiences, planning and producing written assignments, working independently, and, where they have chosen to do so, using different types of technology;

The ability to formulate a research topic, create a research design, and communicate their ideas and research conclusions in a substantial piece of postgraduate level research.

Application deadline

02 April 2024

Tuition fees

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(International fees)

£ 12,360per year

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

University information

University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge

  • University League Table

    1st

  • Campus address

    University of Cambridge, The Old Schools, Trinity Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1TN, England

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