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What will I learn?

Enhance your portfolio and prepare for practice in contemporary arts. This course will enable you to develop as an artist working within a wide range of media.

Develop the skills to become an independent, innovative creative thinker and practitioner. You’ll enhance your portfolio and prepare for practice in the expanded field of the contemporary arts.

Our MA Fine Art will provide opportunities for you to build advanced technical and theoretical problem-solving strategies as well as advanced interpretative abilities.

As part of your course, you’ll:

Develop your motivations, ambitions and abilities as an artist

Explore a number of practices including painting, sculpture, print, installation, video, sound, virtual / augmented reality, performance and curating

Work on collective projects and events that will foster your team-working skills, adaptability and resourcefulness

You’ll increase your level of engagement through a series of practice modules that will encourage creative enquiry and activity. Your study will be supported by research methodologies, which will allow you to question and better understand your own creative practice. They’ll also allow you to develop new solutions to disseminate and promote your work. Learning support You’ll be supported as you flourish into an independent, creative practitioner and thinker. Working collectively, you’ll develop skills of negotiation, adaptability and resourcefulness preparing you to respond to contemporary challenges in the field of art practice. Specialist study spaces You’ll be taught through a combination of lectures, seminars, tutorials, studio activities, projects and events. Our studios, workshops and other practical facilities – such as theatre and performance spaces, screening facilities and recording studios – will offer a stimulating learning environment for your individual ambitions.

Which department am I in?

Art, Architecture and Design

Study options

Full Time (1 year)

Tuition fees
£17,500.00 (US$ 22,600) per year
The fee mentioned is for 2024-25 academic year and there may be a slight increase in the fee for 2025-26 entry.

This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

15 September 2025

Venue

City Campus

City Centre Campus,

Leeds,

England,

LS1 3HE, England

Entry requirements

For international students

Applicants should either have at least a second class honours degree in the cognate subjects of Art or Design, at least a second class honours degree in a non-cognate subject supported by evidence of an aptitude for the subject applied for, or have equivalent experience or training, normally from within the work environment. All suitable candidates who meet the entry requirements will be required to submit a portfolio of creative work related to the cognate areas listed above and may be required to attend an interview. Your portfolio should include examples from your previous education, professional experience, or personal work. IELTS 6.5 with no skill below 5.5, TOEFL iBT Total of 79 to 89 minimum for Reading (18), Listening (17), Speaking (20) and Writing (17).

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

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