Master of Arts - Fine Art (Central Saint Martins)
- 2 years
- Duration
- 19,845 GBP/year
- Price
- September
- Start
- June
- Deadline
- Master
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- London / United Kingdom
- Location
Program description
The MA Fine Art programme at Central Saint Martins offers a dynamic, studio-based environment for artists to re-examine and expand their practice within a diverse international community. It supports a broad range of experimental practices, from installation and moving image to social engagement and sound, encouraging artists to develop new positions that challenge contemporary art discourse.
Student-centred learning brings your work under critical scrutiny, helping you transform individual research into confident, sustained practice with an emphasis on material investigation and the intelligence of making. The course features innovative teaching through group projects, live events, and exhibitions, led by academic and technical staff who are active contemporary practitioners.
An intensive programme develops your research methods and skills, with opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration and engagement with contemporary technologies like VR and animation. The MAFA is designed to equip you with an informed, ethical approach to sustaining a professional practice, critically engaging with the imperatives of social, racial, and climate justice within the global context.
Program structure
- Unit 1: UN-MAKE:RE-MAKE / Enquiry, Process & Communication
In Unit 1 you will engage with the studio as a site of making (un-making/re-making) and discussion; critically reflect on your processes of learning; and challenge your developing practice through risk and experimentation. You will be introduced to key theoretical and critical issues that will support your own research enquiries, engaging with material and processes with the support of a range of specialist staff. Your work in this unit will lead towards developing a Research & Practice Proposal for your continued progress.
- Unit 2: The Collaborative Unit
This unit provides opportunities for cross-course creative and collaborative practices in relation to global challenges. The unit explores a range of thematic, experimental, and applied approaches to cross-disciplinary research, enquiry and knowledge exchange. The aim is to establish a framework for co-operation across the College, based on our shared values in relation to social responsibility.
- Unit 3: CONTEXTS / Enquiry, Knowledge & Communication
Unit 3 takes an ambitious approach to research and practice, heightening your awareness of contemporary art practices by helping you develop and position your practice in relation to material contexts, critical theories, and histories. You will deepen your understanding of the critical contexts in which your practice operates by completing a Research Paper alongside the continuing development of your work.
- Unit 4: PUBLICS / Realisation, Knowledge, Communication
During Unit 4 you will be supported in the production of a body of work for public dissemination and presentation. Throughout the unit, you will advance your professional and academic skills to a level that prepares you for post-graduation practices.
Price
Tuition fee:
- 19,845 GBP per year*
*Tuition fees may increase in future years for new and continuing students on courses lasting more than one year. For this course, you can pay tuition fees in instalments.
You may need to cover additional costs which are not included in your tuition fees, such as materials and equipment specific to your course.
Requirements for applicants
The standard entry requirements for this course are as follows:
- An honours degree or An equivalent EU/international qualification.
Exceptional applicants who do not meet these course entry requirements may still be considered.
The course team will consider each application that demonstrates additional strengths and alternative evidence. This might, for example, be demonstrated by:
- Related academic or work experience
- The quality of the personal statement
- A strong academic or other professional reference
- Or a combination of these factors.
Each application will be considered on its own merit but we cannot guarantee an offer in each case.
English language requirements
- IELTS level 6.5 or above, with at least 5.5 in reading, writing, listening and speaking
About the university
The University of the Arts London (UAL) produces and encourages the creativity essential for a better future. Its colleges have been at the forefront of innovative education since 1842, creating work with a lasting impact on people and the planet, driven by curiosity, imagination, and purpose.
London is fundamental to UAL's identity, providing a vital context where the university connects and exchanges ideas with individuals from all walks of life. Globally, its creative network influences education, culture, business, and society.
Through innovative research and creative instruction, UAL's faculty and staff bring fresh perspectives to education. The university enables students to build the careers they desire by working with them at every level - from pre-degree to postgraduate, and from short courses to online learning.
UAL's colleges
Ranked second in the world for art and design, UAL comprises six distinct colleges:
- Camberwell College of Arts
- Central Saint Martins
- Chelsea College of Arts
- London College of Communication
- London College of Fashion
- Wimbledon College of Arts
Together, they form a community of creatives, innovators, trailblazers, and storytellers, united in their mission to reimagine the future.
Courses in the visual arts, animation, screen, communication, fashion, media, and performance are available at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
