BA (Hons) Culture, Criticism and Curation 36 months Undergraduate Programme By University of the Arts London |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

30,890 GBPTuition Fee/year

Starting Month

SepStarting Month

Programme overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

BA Culture, Criticism and Curation draws on a range of methodologies from interdisciplinary practice and critical theories to engage critically with aspects of curation, research and writing. The curriculum takes inspiration from current urgent social issues, history and futurity, exploring connections between core topics, historical context and political issues. The course ambition is to foster cross-disciplinary dialogue to produce future writers, curators, producers, thinkers and doers whose practice is critical and contextual, demonstrating a commitment to the progression of arts, culture and heritage and is alive to the social and cultural contexts and impact of their work.

Our approach to curatorial practice and engagement and writing as critical practice focuses on process in relation to outcome. Within an art school context, you are offered opportunities to collaborate and engage with a variety of practices through curatorial projects and writing. Student-centred learning informs critical enquiry and the course’s culture of reflection and active listening.

The course offers space for you to realise research and projects which reflect on the effects of our digital and material worlds. Individual and group projects engage with social and political issues, histories, identities and reflect on the role of communities. In the context of collaboration, collective practice, and co-operation the course aims to disrupt the present and take ownership of the future. We aim to initiate and foster debate in the context of anti-capitalist, eco-feminist and post-colonialist critique and action.

We are committed to developing ethical curatorial practices. To achieve this, we are working to embed UAL's Principles for Climate, Social and Racial Justice into the course.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

BA Culture, Criticism and Curation draws on a range of methodologies from interdisciplinary practice and critical theories to engage critically with aspects of curation, research and writing. The curriculum takes inspiration from current urgent social issues, history and futurity, exploring connections between core topics, historical context and political issues. The course ambition is to foster cross-disciplinary dialogue to produce future writers, curators, producers, thinkers and doers whose practice is critical and contextual, demonstrating a commitment to the progression of arts, culture and heritage and is alive to the social and cultural contexts and impact of their work.

Our approach to curatorial practice and engagement and writing as critical practice focuses on process in relation to outcome. Within an art school context, you are offered opportunities to collaborate and engage with a variety of practices through curatorial projects and writing. Student-centred learning informs critical enquiry and the course’s culture of reflection and active listening.

The course offers space for you to realise research and projects which reflect on the effects of our digital and material worlds. Individual and group projects engage with social and political issues, histories, identities and reflect on the role of communities. In the context of collaboration, collective practice, and co-operation the course aims to disrupt the present and take ownership of the future. We aim to initiate and foster debate in the context of anti-capitalist, eco-feminist and post-colonialist critique and action.

We are committed to developing ethical curatorial practices. To achieve this, we are working to embed UAL's Principles for Climate, Social and Racial Justice into the course.

Admission Requirements

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The standard entry requirements for this course are as follows:

One or a combination of the following accepted full Level 3 qualifications:

  • Three A Levels at grade B or above (two of which are in essay-based humanities subjects such as History, History of Art, English Literature, Philosophy, Government and Politics, Classical Studies) 
  • Pass at Foundation Diploma in Art and Design (Level 3 or 4) and two A Levels at grade C or above (one of which is in an essay-based humanities subject such as History, History of Art, English Literature, Philosophy, Government and Politics, Classical Studies) 
  • Equivalent EU/international qualifications, such as International Baccalaureate Diploma
And five GCSE passes at grade 4 or above (grade A*– C).

3 Years
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
9,790 GBP
International
30,890 GBP

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