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Goldsmiths, University of London: Fine Art
| Institution | Goldsmiths, University of London View institution profile |
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| Department | Art |
| Web | https://www.gold.ac.uk/ |
| Study type | Taught |
Summary
This MFA, described as one of the most influential MFA programmes in the world, subjects art-making to critical scrutiny. Artists on the programme strengthen the motivation, self-reflection and ambition of their practice and its leading ideas.
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While on the programme you will continually engage with what it means to practise as an artist today and the position taken by an art-practice in relation to art's complex history and its currency in wider social and cultural processes.
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Given the wide international breadth of artists on the programme and the open range of media welcomed in it, a primary concern in discussion is how a particular artist's work and ideas are understood in and across different social, artistic and intellectual contexts.
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Our primary emphasis is on how artists look to shift prevalent expectations and whether their work does so – perhaps then transforming what art might be. We place a strong emphasis on student-centred learning, particularly in the studio seminars and personal tutorials based on your art-making, its key concerns and ideas and their mutual interdevelopment. A lecture programme will in addition contribute to your understanding of concerns relating to contemporary art in broader contexts.
Master of Fine Arts - MFA (PG)
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
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| Entry requirements | Applicants for Year One full-time and part-time (home only) Diploma stage: undergraduate degree of at least second class (or equivalent) plus experience as an artist. Applicants for entry directly onto Year Two full-time and Year Three part-time (home only) of the programme routes: you must already be in possession of 120 grade credits for postgraduate study from another programme to apply for direct entry into Year Two of the programme on either a full or part-time basis. Requirement for part-time study: you need to have your own studio space in which to work over the four years of the programme. You might also be considered for the programme if you aren’t a graduate or your degree is in an unrelated field, but have relevant experience and can show that you have the ability to work at postgraduate level. You will need a digital portfolio. If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 7.0 with a 7.0 in writing and no element lower than 6.5 to study this programme. |
| Location | Goldsmiths, University of London New Cross London SE14 6NW |
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
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| Entry requirements | Applicants for Year One full-time and part-time (home only) Diploma stage: undergraduate degree of at least second class (or equivalent) plus experience as an artist. Applicants for entry directly onto Year Two full-time and Year Three part-time (home only) of the programme routes: you must already be in possession of 120 grade credits for postgraduate study from another programme to apply for direct entry into Year Two of the programme on either a full or part-time basis. Requirement for part-time study: you need to have your own studio space in which to work over the four years of the programme. You might also be considered for the programme if you aren’t a graduate or your degree is in an unrelated field, but have relevant experience and can show that you have the ability to work at postgraduate level. You will need a digital portfolio. If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 7.0 with a 7.0 in writing and no element lower than 6.5 to study this programme. |
| Location | Goldsmiths, University of London New Cross London SE14 6NW |
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Applicants for Year One full-time and part-time (home only) Diploma stage: undergraduate degree of at least second class (or equivalent) plus experience as an artist. Applicants for entry directly onto Year Two full-time and Year Three part-time (home only) of the programme routes: you must already be in possession of 120 grade credits for postgraduate study from another programme to apply for direct entry into Year Two of the programme on either a full or part-time basis. Requirement for part-time study: you need to have your own studio space in which to work over the four years of the programme. You might also be considered for the programme if you aren’t a graduate or your degree is in an unrelated field, but have relevant experience and can show that you have the ability to work at postgraduate level. You will need a digital portfolio. If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 7.0 with a 7.0 in writing and no element lower than 6.5 to study this programme. |
| Location | Goldsmiths, University of London New Cross London SE14 6NW |
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