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MA Exhibition Studies | Part-time

About this course

Exhibition Studies engages with exhibition formats, through a theoretical and practical understanding of what constitutes an exhibition in the 21st century.

• Follow a curriculum which focuses on exhibition histories from 1850 onwards
• Apply your own expertise, as well as studio practice, to develop research topics through project-based learning
• Study full-time over one year or part-time over two years
• Benefit from a programme supported by internationally renowned arts organisations, including Liverpool Biennial, Tate Liverpool, FACT, RIBA North and Aarhus University, Denmark
• Enjoy direct benefits from the degree's links to the Exhibition Research Lab and a range of international collaborations and partnerships developed by staff
• Explore best practice and the very latest in innovative forms of exhibition and curatorial practices
• Benefit from state-of-the-art workspaces and facilities within the modern, purpose-built and RIBA award-winning John Lennon Art and Design Building
• The 2022 Liverpool School of Art and Design MA Online Degree Show
• View and engage with work produced by masters students from the Liverpool School of Art and Design
• Take advantage of the generous Michael Pugh Thomas and Julia Carter Preston Legacy £1000 scholarships offered to postgraduate applicants

The programme considers the history and practice of exhibition culture, specifically the mediation of curatorial projects in galleries and museums, biennials and other survey exhibitions.

As a student, you will be based in the School of Art and Design, the oldest art school in the UK outside of London.

Additional funding for this programme is available via the Susan Cotton Travel Award and other study bursaries.

Course modules

Core modules

• Research and Practice 1 (30 credits)
  • A series of lectures, seminars, tutorials and visits will introduce you to current and emerging practice in relation to a diverse range of historical, theoretical and critical principles
  • Guest lecturers will expose you to areas of collaboration
  • Seminars and tutorials will require you to share, discuss and evaluate your ideas and practice with others
• Research and Practice 2 (Exhibition Studies) (30 credits)
  • Significant historic exhibitions, together with key readings, will form the core syllabus of Research & Practice 2 (Exhibition Studies)
  • It aims to:
    • deepen the practice of exhibition research
    • introduce the histories and practices of exhibition-making
• Transdisciplinary Practice (30 credits)
  • This module is shared by all students studying on taught Art and Design postgraduate programmes
  • The Transdisciplinary Practice module concerns the development of your individual practice
  • It sees you consider, adopt and implement a range of interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary or transdisciplinary methods, to refine, extend, develop and critically reflect upon your own practice
  • This enables a deeper relationship to one's own practice by seeing it through the lens of other disciplines, and cultivates more sympathetic understanding of the contingencies of other practices and disciplines through the same process
• Studio Practice (Exhibition Studies) (30 credits)
  • Studio Practice is a subject specific module, providing an opportunity to share, investigate and contextualise experiences of exhibition making
  • You will define your existing practice and extend its scope and ambition through a combination of self-initiated or set projects
  • It aims to:
    • Introduce you to the professional practice of exhibition making
    • Develop awareness of core practices, models, and challenges of exhibition making
    • Provide you with technical and critical skills and methodologies relevant to the enhancement of your practice
• Major Project (Exhibition Studies) (60 credits)
  • This module enables you plan, organise and deliver a major project to act as the summation of your research and practice developed on the programme
  • Through it you will:
    • Conduct an extended independent research project
    • Identify appropriate topics and research questions, analyse and structure research material, develop cogent arguments, and maintain effective time and resource management
    • Sustain an enquiry over a lengthy period of time and organise a dissertation-length piece of writing (15,000 words) or equivalent practical project plus 8,000-word piece of writing

Your Learning Experience

• Teaching Assessment
• Study hours
• Teaching methods
• Applied learning
• How learning is monitored on your programme
• Where you will study

Career paths

• Further your career prospects
• LJMU has an excellent employability record with 94% (HESA 2022) of our postgraduates in work or further study fifteen months after graduation
• Our applied learning techniques and strong industry connections ensure our students are fully prepared for the workplace on graduation and understand how to apply their knowledge in a real world context
• Graduates of our MA Exhibition Studies have gone on to work for major cultural institutions, including The Henry Moore Institute (Leeds), British Music Experience (Liverpool), and National Museums Liverpool

Tuition fees and funding

• Home
  • Part-time per credit: £60
• Fees
  • The fees quoted above cover registration, tuition, supervision, assessment and examinations as well as library membership and student IT support with access to printed, multimedia and digital resources including programme-appropriate software and on campus wifi
• Financial Support
  • There are many ways to fund postgraduate study for home and international students
  • From loans to International Scholarships and subject-specific funding, you’ll find all of the information you need on our specialist postgraduate funding pages
  • The University offers a range of financial support for students
  • You'll find all the information you need on our specialist financial support pages including details of the Student Support Fund and other activities to support with the cost of living
• Additional Costs
  • In addition to fees, students should also keep in mind the cost of:
    • Accommodation
    • Travel costs and field trips unless paid for by LJMU
    • Stationery, IT equipment, professional body membership and graduation gown hire

Entry requirements

• Home
  • Qualification requirements
    • a minimum 2:1 in a visual arts-related subject (non standard applications and those without a degree will be assessed on the basis of experience)
    • a reference
    • to be able to demonstrate the ability to benefit from and contribute to the programme
  • Additional requirements
    • Interview required
    • to attend an interview
• International
  • Qualification requirements
    • IELTS English language requirement: 6.5 (minimum 5.5 in each component)
  • Additional requirements
    • RPL is accepted on this programme

How to apply

• Securing your place at LJMU
• To apply for this programme, you are required to complete an LJMU online application form
• You will need to provide details of previous qualifications and a personal statement outlining why you wish to study this programme
• Short-listed applicants will be invited to attend an interview
• Whilst we do recommend an interview on campus (to meet with staff and see our facilities), Skype interviews are available if you are unable to come to Liverpool
• The interview will assess your suitability for the programme and provide you and the interview panel with the opportunity to gain further information
• During your interview you will need to provide evidence of your learning capability, study opportunity and commitment to a postgraduate programme of study

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