MA in Decorative Arts and Historic Interiors (part-time)
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I am so proud to choose this university to study at. The classes are good, the campus is so beautiful and people are so polite here. It is very near to Oxford, London, and Milton Keynes
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Postgraduate
In Buckingham
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Postgraduate
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Buckingham
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Different dates available
This unique MA in French and British Decorative Arts and Interiors focuses on the development of interiors and decorative arts in England and France in the “long” eighteenth century (c.1660-c.1830) and their subsequent rediscovery and reinterpretation in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.A key element of the course is the emphasis on the first-hand study of furniture, silver and ceramics, where possible in the context of historic interiors. Based in central London, it draws upon the outstanding collections of the nearby Wallace Collection and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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I am so proud to choose this university to study at. The classes are good, the campus is so beautiful and people are so polite here. It is very near to Oxford, London, and Milton Keynes
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Recommended
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Mills
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Subjects
- Ceramics
- Art
- Financial
- University
- Public
- Private
- Project
- Part Time
- Project Plan
- Conservation
- Interior Design
Course programme
MA Decorative Arts private visit to Windsor Castle
Paris Study WeekIn the second term there is a study week in Paris, where students are granted privileged access to some of the private apartments at Versailles not normally accessible to the public, as well as a number of very important eighteenth-century private houses in Paris, open by special permission. Professional Practice Projects and Placements in Museums and GalleriesStudents also have the opportunity, through the Professional Practice Project to plan an exhibition in a museum, research a project to restore an historic interior, or undertake a part-time museum placement, thereby acquiring useful vocational skills and experience. Some of our students are currently doing placements at English Heritage and Strawberry Hill.Course StructureThe course starts each September and finishes the following September. During the first term students study the development of the decorative arts and the interior in France and England between c.1660 and the end of the eighteenth century. In the second term students examine revivalism and the practical and historical problems of reinterpreting eighteenth-century interiors and objects. This is combined with a professional practice project designed to equip students with skills and experience applicable to careers in museums and built heritage.Teaching takes place two days a week (excluding class trips) over two terms, or one day a week for part-time students. During the third term, students research a dissertation under supervision, which is written up over the summer for submission at the end of September. Assessment is by means of coursework and the dissertation.Subject to the agreement of the Programme Director, there are some options for part-time study, one day a week over two years, or by deferral of the dissertation. Modules available on this courseMA in Decorative Arts and Historic Interiors (part-time)