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Museum and Gallery Studies MA

UK

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What will I learn?

Why choose this course?

Work Â鶹ԭ´´ professionals in museums and galleries within our dynamic, critically-informed programme to enhance your curatorial portfolio. Our students explore contemporary issues and practices through experience of collections, institutions, exhibitions and audiences. Students access our annual awards in Community Engagement and Outstanding Creative Practice. Bespoke research projects empower everyone to pursue individual interests at the cutting-edge of creative practice in this vibrant and rewarding area of study.

What you will study

The course examines contemporary issues and practices, including those relating to collections management, interpretation, audiences and exhibition. You will study taught modules covering critical analysis and creative practice, and conduct research around the broad themes and subjects addressed by each module. As well as working with our own in-house museums, Stanley Picker Gallery and Dorich House Museum, we work with four external institutions each year to develop real-world museum projects.

Teaching and assessment

You will be taught and assessed through essays, project work, portfolio, and a dissertation (12,000–15,000 words) or creative project (5,000 words and a piece of critically-informed creative practice).

After you graduate

Our graduates work in museums and galleries in London and across the world, including Tate Gallery, British Museum, National Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum, Saudi Art Council and National Folk Museum of Korea. Students have also progressed onto PhD studies at University College London, Sheffield Hallam University and Royal Holloway, University of London.

Which department am I in?

Kingston University

Study options

Full Time (2 years)

Tuition fees
£21,900.00 (US$ 28,282) per year
£1,490 – for courses starting in 2023–24 (placement starting in 2024–25).

This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

September 2025

Venue

Knights Park

Grange Road,

Kingston upon Thames,

London,

KT1 2QJ, SOUTHERN ENGLAND, England

Full Time (1 year)

Tuition fees
£21,900.00 (US$ 28,282) per year
This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

September 2025

Venue

Knights Park

Grange Road,

Kingston upon Thames,

London,

KT1 2QJ, SOUTHERN ENGLAND, England

Entry requirements

For international students

Applicants should have a 2:2 or above honours degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject area, which may include: a humanities subject, such as art history design history, English literature, film and media studies, cultural studies, philosophy; a social sciences subject, such as geography, archaeology, anthropology, sociology, history or education; a practice-based degree in an area such as fine art, design or architecture; or a business- or management-related course. Overseas students will be required to demonstrate IELTS academic test in English with an overall score of 6.5, with no element below 5.5, TOEFL IBT with overall score of 88 with individual skills of R=22, L=21, S=23, W=22.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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About Kingston University London

Kingston enjoys an extremely high graduate employment rate, with 92 per cent of graduates employed or in further study within fifteen months

  • High ranking school of art and design
  • Integrated Future Skills module, designed with top employers
  • Safe location, with easy access to central London
  • Integrated work placement options available