MA in Art Business

The MA in Art Business prepares students for careers in the commercial art world. The programme is not a business degree but a degree in the business side of art, designed for students with an art historical background who want to understand business theories and practices as well as the technical and structural elements of the art market.

London is at the centre of the global art and antiques market, where dealers trade in Asian and Indian art alongside British and European. This is a $60 billion plus industry, employing hundreds of thousands of professionals in small and medium-sized businesses as well as in a number of large enterprises, including auction houses, galleries, investment banks, insurance companies and other specialist service suppliers to the market.

Many of our graduates now hold responsible positions in the international commercial art world. The programme is not a business degree but a degree in the business side of art.

Europe is home to a number of other significant centres for the art market, offering valuable comparisons with the London scene. Recent study trips abroad have included the Maastricht TEFAF Art Fair, and Contemporary Art Fairs in Turin and Paris.

SEMESTER 1 September - December, 20
*Art Markets
*Art Law
*Research Methodologies
*Business Planning and Finance
*Art Marketing

SEMESTER 2 January - June, 2011
*Art Business Management and Strategy
*Art Investment and Valuation
*Ethics
*Interdisciplinary Group Project

SEMESTER 3 June - October, 2011
*Dissertation (MA only).
Students prepare a dissertation under the supervision of their tutor.