Contemporary Arts China - MA
Master
In Birmingham
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The course is aimed at ambitious researchers and practitioners who want to pursue an international career in the arts, and want to become research-led practitioners and professionals. Its focus on professional development makes it ideal for recent graduates, curators, artists, designers, art historians, writers and others.
This award has been developed with our industry partners, galleries and museums in UK and China, who are also engaged in course delivery.
It has been designed to support individuals who want to gain specialist knowledge, while working in an interdisciplinary research environment. The course offers you the opportunity to conduct original research in an exciting and expanding field, cutting across traditional disciplinary boundaries.
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About this course
You will learn about the complex issues and challenges within Chinese contemporary arts in in its local, regional and global context, while developing your own practice/research and gaining professional experience through an extended work placement, live research project or residency.
You will have the opportunity to work closely with the Centre for Chinese Visual Arts at Birmingham City University, as well as our prestigious partner organisations in China, UK and EU.
You will also be introduced to broader issues of transcultural communication and the global arts ecology, and you will be encouraged to respond creatively to a wide variety of cultural contexts and stimuli.
OpportUNIty: Student Jobs on Campus ensures that our students are given a first opportunity to fill many part-time temporary positions within the University. This allows you to work while you study with us, fitting the job around your course commitments. By taking part in the scheme, you will gain valuable experiences and employability skills, enhancing your prospects in the job market.
An upper second-class degree (or higher) in a relevant subject.
International applicants should note that this is a demanding course that requires a high standard of reading, writing and listening skills, full-time students are expected to have a minimum English standard of IELTS 6.0.
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Subjects
- Art
- Professional development
- Designers
- Pastoral Care
- Practitioners
- Personal Development Planning
- Major Project
- Contemporary Arts
- Transcultural Communication
- Global China
- Art Historians
Course programme
In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 160 credits):
- Contemporary Arts in China
- Professional Development and Practice
- Research in Practice
- Major Project
- Contemporary Philosophy and Aesthetics
- Models and Methods of Curatorial Practice
- Queer Strategies in Practice
- Small Arts Business Set Up
- Photography as Research
- Creative Publishing and Public Dissemination
- Technical Methods, Workshop Practice and Learning
- Social Practice in the Visual Arts
- Art and Transcultural Communication
Additional information
Award: MA Starting: Sep 2021
Mode - Part Time
Duration - 2 years
Fees - £3,900 per year
International students
Award: MA Starting: Sep 2021
Mode - Full Time
Duraton - 1 year
Fees - £14,500 per year
Contemporary Arts China - MA