Study Arts & Humanities MPhil at Royal College of Art in the UK, School of Arts & Humanities
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Arts & Humanities MPhil

UK

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What will I learn?

The School provides expert supervision across the spectrum of art and writing practice, art and design history and theory, curating and criticism. We welcome proposals for theoretical and practice-led projects, industrial collaborations and technologically focused research. Our research interests are wide-ranging and reflect the expertise of our staff, focusing on arts, humanities and material practices, their scholarship and dissemination. The School’s distinctive research culture encompasses a broad range of activities from highly individuated scholarly and creative enquiries to projects that concern public policy and evaluation, collections and archival research, material and technical explorations as well as more speculative arts practice-focused projects. It includes the V&A/RCA PhD in History of Design, a degree offered jointly between the RCA and the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Which department am I in?

School of Arts & Humanities

Study options

Full Time (2 Years)

Tuition fees
£28,600.00 (US$ 36,935) per year
This is a fixed fee
Application deadline

14/07/2027

Start date

September 2027

Venue

Royal College of Art- Battersea Campus

1 Hester Road,

London,

Greater London,

SW11 4AY, London, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

The programme welcomes applications from candidates from across the world and of all ages, including those with academic and professional backgrounds.Applications are considered in terms of quality of proposal, quality of practice (where appropriate), readiness to undertake a research degree at this level and supervisory capacity.Portfolio requirements-Your portfolio showcases your work as an artist or designer and can be made up of images, videos or writing examples. Your portfolio helps us to understand your application better and allows you to show evidence of your ability and motivation to undertake a given programme.Generally, were looking for you to demonstrate your:Creativity, imagination and innovationAbility to articulate the intentions of the workIntellectual engagement in areas relevant to the workTechnical skills appropriate to the workPotential to benefit from the programmeIf you are applying for a research degree by project please submit a single PDF portfolio of between 8–16 images/files that relate to your proposed research project.In addition to image files, please include a piece of writing (between 2000–5000 words) that demonstrates your approach to articulating ideas. This can be a piece of writing that you have completed within the last three years or a new piece of writing.Your journey: application videoPersonal statementPlease provide a 300-word written personal statement that addresses the following points:Introduce yourself, your interests and your motivations for applying to the Royal College of Art, and to this programme in particular.Briefly summarise any educational background and professional experience to date that will support your application.Tell us what you want to do in the future.

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