Prospectus - Courtauld Institute of Art

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Prospectus - Courtauld Institute of Art
THE COURTAULD INSTITUTE OF ART POSTgraduate prospectus 2016/17
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Contents
Director’s welcome
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About us
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Courtauld Graduate Diploma 6
in the History of Art
Postgraduate Diploma 7
in the Conservation of
Easel Paintings
MA Buddhist Art: 8
History and Conservation
MA Conservation of 9
Wall Paintings
MA Curating the Art Museum 10
MA History of Art 11
Research Degrees 12
Postgraduate research 13
journal: immediations
Admissions13
Study resources
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Careers
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Studying in London
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Accommodation20
Student support
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Fees & funding
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Visit us
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Contact information
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THE COURTAULD INSTITUTE OF ART POSTgraduate prospectus 2016/17
“Our vision is to open minds
to the power of art as central
to the human experience”
Professor Deborah Swallow,
Märit Rausing Director
I am delighted you are
considering The Courtauld
Institute of Art for your
postgraduate studies.
The Courtauld is a worldleading centre for the study
of art history, curating and
conservation. We have
a world-class faculty of art historians and
conservationists dedicated to specialised
research-led teaching.
At the heart of The Courtauld is its Gallery,
which boasts a stunning art collection
and innovative programme of exhibitions.
It has been enriched over the years
and is recognised as one of the world’s
greatest small art museums. Our extensive
collections and libraries constitute a unique
asset and unrivalled resource, contributing
to an exceptional environment for
postgraduate study.
Our emphasis on research is core to our
ethos and we run a continuous programme
of talks, seminars and conferences through
The Sackler Research Forum, which
strengthens connections with colleagues
throughout the world.
The Courtauld’s strength lies in it being a
small, single-subject academic institution,
providing students with an intimate
environment in which to participate,
develop their knowledge, and gain skills for
employment in the arts sector and beyond.
The Courtauld has over 7,000 alumni, many
of whom occupy key positions as museum
directors, curators, academics, conservators,
critics, journalists, and various roles in the
commercial art world. They include the
Directors of the National Gallery, British
Museum and Tate in London, and the
Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
I hope you will be inspired to join our
dynamic community – we look forward to
welcoming you.
Professor Deborah Swallow
Märit Rausing Director
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A note from the President
of the Students’ Union
On behalf of the Courtauld
Students’ Union, I
would like to extend a
warm welcome to those
of you considering
studying at The Courtauld
Institute of Art.
The experience offered by The Courtauld
is undeniably unique. Aside from the
unbeatable location, our small size
allows you the opportunity to be yourself
and stand out. Whether it’s running a
society, curating a student exhibition or
representing us on University Challenge,
there are a hundred ways in which you
can make your voice heard. From the
moment you get here you will be a vital
part of a dynamic community, of which
the Students’ Union is the cornerstone.
The role of our committee, which includes
four dedicated postgraduate officers, is to
offer students a strong system of support
to help them realise their full potential.
This is achieved by working closely
with the staff, and is extended to both
academic and extra-curricular activities
to create an environment of communality
and stability. This allows you to work
towards gaining a degree from a worldclass university, but you will also start to
build a life and career in one of the most
vibrant cities in the world.
86.2% of
Courtauld
postgraduate
students go
into graduatelevel work or
study
Higher than UCL, St Andrews,
Warwick and York (Latest Destinations
of Leavers from Higher Education
(DLHE) survey, 2013–14)
At Somerset House you will be in the heart
of London with access to some of the
best museums and galleries in the world,
including our own Courtauld Gallery. As you
spend more time in the city you will discover
the sheer number of opportunities that lie
on our doorstep. Courtauld students are
members of a vast network of scholars and
alumni, who enjoy sharing their knowledge
and experience. Our famed social events,
including the Christmas Party and Summer
Ball, are great places to meet a whole host
of past and present students.
Greg Wilkinson
President of the Courtauld
Students’ Union
About
Us
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Number one
for History
of Art
The Sunday Times
Good University Guide 2015
The Courtauld as an
institution leads the whole
higher education sector
for research quality,
and is ranked highest for
History of Art
Latest Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014, Art and Design:
History, Practice and Theory Sub-Panel
The Courtauld Institute of Art, an
independent college of the University
of London, was founded by Samuel
Courtauld, Viscount Lee, and Sir Robert
Witt in 1932 as the UK’s first university
department devoted to the study of art.
The Courtauld was originally housed in
Portman Square, Marylebone, where it soon
established itself as a beacon of scholarship
in art history, conservation and curating. In 1989 we moved to our current home
in Somerset House – eighteenth-century
London’s greatest public building, and the
original home of the Royal Academy of Arts.
As The Courtauld grew, a new location was
necessary and we moved to our current
home in Somerset House in 1989. Today,
The Courtauld hosts a population of 500plus students ranging from BA to PhD; our
small size means that you can meet students
from all courses and years.
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Postgraduate Programmes
3. The Topic Course
The Graduate Diploma Topic is taken
in the autumn term and provides a
detailed examination of a building (such
as Westminster Abbey or Canterbury
Cathedral), or of a focused group of art
objects – limited by period, place and/
or medium – that are available for study in
London and its environs. Involving a group
of no more than ten students who meet for
two hours once weekly, most Topic sessions
take place in front of the original objects.
The options offered change annually, but
recently have included: Graphic Arts of the
Italian Renaissance; Exploring Early Modern
Northern Works in London Collections;
Techniques and Meanings in TwentiethCentury Art; and Late Antiquity to Byzantium
in London Collections.
Courtauld
Graduate
Diploma in the
History of Art
Intake: 27 students
Duration: One year, full-time
Entry Requirements: Bachelor’s degree.
Students will normally have achieved a
good 2.1, considered to be an overall
average 65% or above.
Structure
The Graduate Diploma is structured into five
elements:
1. The Foundations Lecture Course
Foundations consists of a series of 54
lectures given by Courtauld staff, and
offers an introduction to a selected range
of major monuments, themes and issues
in the history of art from classical antiquity
to the present. The lectures are divided
into nine blocks, of which six normally
focus on different aspects of the Western
tradition, one on the historic arts of Islam,
and one on the Global Contemporary; the
remaining block addresses the physical
history of works of art, and attendant issues
of conservation. The components of this
menu may be modified from one year to
the next. The Foundations lectures are
supported by weekly discussion classes,
which give students the opportunity to
analyse the arguments proposed in the
lectures, develop critical skills, and raise any
questions they may have.
4. Period Course
Period Courses examine the art or
architectural production of a country or
region within defined chronological limits,
thus offering students the chance either to
deepen the understanding they may have
gained from Foundations, or to explore
an altogether new area. In addition to
communicating a body of knowledge, the
course also invites students to scrutinise a
focused corpus of art-historical literature,
and to familiarise themselves with historic
and current debates. The options offered
change annually, but recently have included: Imagery and Identity in the SeventeenthCentury Netherlands; Conflicts within
Russian Art and Culture, 1898–1953; Image
Making and the Medieval Imagination; and
History of New Media
Postgra
Program
Overview: The Graduate Diploma is a
concentrated form of the undergraduate
degree and gives graduates of other
disciplines the opportunity to transfer their
skills to the study of art history.
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2. The Frameworks Lecture Course
Frameworks provides a challenging
introduction to art-historical methodologies,
ranging from biography, formalism, and
iconology to Marxism, psychoanalysis, and
post-colonial theory. These will provide
the focus for a series of lectures that
explore the intellectual underpinnings of
the discipline, which inform the debates
that continue to enliven the work that we
do. In the more intimate context of the
weekly discussion classes, students will
be asked to articulate their own critical
understanding of the approaches discussed
by the various lecturers and covered in the
assigned readings; here they will also be
invited to think about defining their own
methodological stance.
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5. The Assessed Essay
This provides an opportunity to undertake
a more substantial piece of independent
research. It allows students to engage with
an extended treatment of an object or issue
on a subject of their choice.
Postgraduate Programmes
Postgraduate
Diploma in the
Conservation of
Easel Paintings
Intake: 5 students
Duration: Three years, full-time
Entry Requirements: Bachelor’s degree
in art history, fine art or science. Students
will normally have achieved a good 2.1,
considered to be an overall average 65%
or above.
Overview: The three-year course is a
rigorous programme that combines
conservation theory and practice, involving
subject-based learning and problem-solving
practical work.
The course content is relevant to all aspects
of painting conservation and incorporates
historical and contemporary practice.
It includes interventionist conservation
practice, preventative conservation,
collections management, conservation
science and conservation research.
Structure
With about 15 students in total, each
working on two or three paintings,
the Conservation Department is an
exceptionally busy place and a lively
forum for the exchange of ideas and the
exploration of treatment options, actively
encouraged through regular ‘work in
progress’ meetings.
Second year
The second year focuses on developing
knowledge, skills and approaches. Teaching
is primarily in the studio, with projects
designed to develop an understanding of
conservation practice. Students develop
problem-solving skills grounded in
theoretical understanding, and explore
how to apply them in practice to a specific
painting. Students work independently
under continuous supervision.
Students also work in a team on an
environmental survey which might focus on
a problematic room, house, gallery or other
space where paintings are displayed. At the
end of the survey, students produce a report
and practical recommendations.
A research project in the first term provides
an opportunity to specialise in a particular
aspect of conservation and prepare for
a professional career path. Topics may
be technical, philosophical, analytical or
practical.
Projects are publicly presented at an
annual conference (Gerry Hedley Student
Symposium) that brings together students
from all three programmes in the UK that
study the conservation of easel paintings.
The projects often achieve such high
standards that they are published in
conservation journals or at international
conferences.
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First year
The first year provides a foundation of
knowledge – visual and practical skills on
which students will build over the duration
of the course.
Classes and lectures cover the following
topics: the history of artists’ materials
and techniques; the deterioration of
paintings and preventative conservation/
environmental control; documentation
and technical examination of paintings;
methods and materials of conservation
and conservation practice. There is either a
basic science course (for arts graduates) or
a prescribed selection of art history lectures
(for science graduates).
Time is divided approximately equally
between the classroom and studio. Practical
work starts with the group making replicas
before students work individually on
paintings under continuous supervision.
This will commence from the end of the
first term.
Topics from the first year are studied in
greater depth, including the identification
and analysis of artists’ materials and
techniques; developments in the structural
conservation of paintings on canvas and
on panel; and new methods of cleaning
paintings and varnish removal.
In order to place the studies in the broadest
context of historical and contemporary
practice, there are visits to conservation
studios and scientific departments in the
national museums and the independent
sector.
In the second and third years, there are
study trips abroad to centres of excellence.
Third year
The third year focuses on research and
increasingly advanced problem-solving,
planning and critical judgement.
During the spring and summer terms
students return to practical work and the
completion of their treatments. By the
third year students should be able to take
a lead in formulating treatment proposals
and discussing alternatives but the level
of supervision from previous years is
maintained.
On graduating, students will be:
• Fully aware of the practical and varied
issues surrounding easel painting
conservation
• Knowledgeable about a specific artist or
period techniques
• Professional practitioners in easel
conservation
After graduation you will be equipped with
the knowledge, skills and attitude to work
within a professional framework in either the
public or the independent sector.
Students are expected to gain command
of the theoretical, conceptual and technical
frameworks of conservation and be
able to apply their knowledge and skills
independently within a professional
ethical framework.
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Postgraduate Programmes
MA Buddhist
Art: History and
Conservation
Intake: 8 students
Duration: One year, full-time
Entry requirements: Bachelor’s degree.
Students will normally have achieved a
good 2.1, considered to be an overall
average 65% or above.
All applicants are expected to have an
effective knowledge of English, both
spoken and written. For applicants whose
first language is not English, we require
proof of English proficiency.
Overview: This unique MA is offered by
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation
Centre for Buddhist Art and Conservation
at The Courtauld. It combines teaching in
the key tenets of Buddhism, the history
of Buddhist art, and the making and
conservation of Buddhist art. Taught by
a wide range of specialists, it includes a
field trip to conservation and management
projects in Asia. Drawing on The
Courtauld’s research and conservation
work in Bhutan, China and India, this
MA is specifically designed to equip
students with knowledge of:
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• the central concepts and tenets of
Buddhism, and their historical diffusion;
• the history of Buddhist art in its various
religious, social, cultural and political
contexts;
• the making of various types of Buddhist
art;
• the approaches to the conservation of
Buddhist art, and an understanding of
the ethical, technical and administrative
contexts;
• conservation and management projects
on Buddhist art in Asia through on-site
exposure.
Structure
Teaching is concentrated in three
11-week terms
Term one
• Key tenets of Buddhism through its arts
• History of Buddhist art
• The making and conservation of Buddhist
art
Term two
• History of Buddhist art
• The Making and Conservation of Buddhist
Art
• Regional Buddhism
• Field trip to the Musée Guimet, Paris
Term three
• Field trip to Asia
• Dissertation
Term four
• Dissertation
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Supervision of the dissertation begins in
the summer months (June – September).
Students undertake a dissertation which
should consider an aspect of the original
techniques, conservation, management,
curating, history or use of Buddhist art or
material culture.
The MA provides a comprehensive
grounding in the history of Buddhism,
Buddhist art and its conservation for those
intending to pursue further specialist
conservation, and for others who wish
to proceed into related fields such as
art-historical research, curating, or sitemanagement.
Postgraduate Programmes
conservation – from technical examination,
environmental assessment and diagnostic
investigations, through passive and remedial
interventions.
MA Conservation
of Wall Paintings
Status: 8 students
Duration: Three years, full-time
This programme accepts students once
every three years. Next intake is 2019/20
Entry Requirements: Bachelor’s degree
in arts, humanities or sciences. Students
will normally have achieved a good 2.1,
considered to be an overall average 65%
or above.
Language skills are desirable but not
required. No previous experience
necessary, but knowledge of wall painting
conservation is useful.
Overview: The MA in Conservation of Wall
Paintings is a three-year course, designed
to promote teamwork across the various
disciplines that make up this specialist area
of conservation. This programme accepts
new students once every three years.
The next intake will be for the 2016–17
academic year.
The course provides graduates with an
understanding of the methodologies and
technical aspects of conservation as well
as how to assess the historical and physical
aspects of wall paintings and how this
relates to their environmental context.
It is an intense course. The first two years
cover a lot of the fundamentals and are a
mix of taught and practical sessions. The
final year is devoted wholly to fieldwork and
individual research projects.
Fieldwork
• In China, we work in collaboration with
the Dunhuang Academy and the Getty
Conservation Institute at the extraordinary
site of Dunhuang, with some 500 painted
cave temples, dating from the 5th to the
14th centuries.
• In India, in collaboration with the
Mehrangarh Museum Trust, we have an
ongoing project at the Nagaur Fort in
Rajasthan, where fascinating paintings in
various royal palaces present a wide range
of conservation challenges.
• In the Mediterranean, projects have
included the conservation of medieval
and later paintings in Ibiza, of Renaissance
and Baroque paintings in Malta, and of
Byzantine paintings in four churches in
the Troodos Mountains in Cyprus. Of
these, our programme at the monastery
of Agios Ioannis Lampadistis continues
with conservation of the important 13thcentury and later wall paintings.
Structure
First year
This consists of formal teaching devoted
principally to:
• conservation science
• technology of wall paintings
• theory and practice of conservation
• history of wall painting and its
conservation and documentation.
The teaching starts with fundamentals, so
that previous experience in science or art
history (though desirable) is not required.
Conservation history, theory, materials and
practice are taught both in formal courses
and in practical sessions (one day each
week), culminating in a period of six to eight
weeks in the field at the end of the year.
Associated with the teaching are numerous
site visits to study wall paintings and
conservation problems first-hand.
Second year
Specialised courses concentrate on
scientific examination, environmental causes
of deterioration, and the cleaning and
consolidation of wall paintings.
These courses include teaching by leading
international specialists, and they are
integrated closely with the departmental
conservation programmes.
In addition to projects incorporated in the
MA curriculum, the Department has further
fieldwork and research projects that enrich
the students’ learning environment, as
at Petra, Jordan, where a programme to
conserve the hugely important Nabataean
wall paintings began in 2007, and in Bhutan,
where a study of the technology of the wall
paintings aims to lead to their improved
care.
Unique facilities
The Courtauld’s Conservation of Wall
Paintings Department is equipped with its
own laboratories and specialist library. It
also houses important research collections
of wall painting fragments and samples, as
well as the archive of the National Survey of
Medieval Wall Painting.
Close collaboration with scientists and
conservators in national museums and
heritage organisations offers further
opportunities for training and research.
Third year
The final year is devoted wholly to fieldwork
and individual research projects. The MA
is exceptional in that all the travel and
accommodation costs for fieldwork are paid
by the Department. Fieldwork is scheduled
throughout the three years and makes up
about 50% of the course work.
MA students participate in departmental
conservation programmes, which in recent
years have been located in China, India
and the Mediterranean. These projects
provide maximum individual supervision
and are designed to include all aspects of
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Postgraduate Programmes
MA Curating the
Art Museum
Intake: 12 students
Duration: One year, full-time
Entry Requirements: Bachelor’s degree.
Students will normally have achieved a
good 2.1, considered to be an overall
average 65% or above, with at least one
specialist module in the history of art.
Overview: This programme is an excellent
entry point for a career in museums and
galleries. It puts the physical object at the
heart of curatorial training whilst placing
specialist knowledge firmly within the
context of the modern museum. The
course offers a unique balance of seminars,
hands-on experience and work placements,
focusing on the expanding remit of the art
curator in the 21st century. The programme
provides unrivalled access to exceptional
resources, drawing on The Courtauld’s
own academic faculty, conservation
department, Gallery and collection, as
well as making the most of its close links
with other London museums, galleries,
collections and curators.
Structure
Term one
• Conservation, Presentation and Access:
Ethics and Practice
• History and Theory of Museums
• Virtual Display
• Contemporary Approaches to the
Museum
• Work placement
Term two
• Virtual Display
• Exhibition project
• Text and Interpretation
Term three
• Dissertation
• Exhibition project
• Leadership session
• Four-day study trip to Europe
The Second Hand: Reworked Art Over Time
exhibition by MA Curating students.
The MA is designed to:
• Expand graduates’ art historical interests,
expertise and scholarship
• Develop their experience of curatorship
and their active engagement with
collections and exhibitions
• Prepare graduates to contribute to the
future of the art museum profession.
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Postgraduate Programmes
MA History
of Art
Intake: 160 students
Duration: One year, full-time
Entry Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in
a humanities subject. Students will normally
have achieved a good 2.1, considered to
be an overall average 65% or above.
Language skills are sometimes necessary
depending on desired special option.
Overview: The hallmark of the MA History
of Art is its intensive and specialised nature.
Studying for the MA at The Courtauld is
a rewarding experience and an excellent
gateway to working in the art sector or
undertaking further study in the discipline.
Structure
The taught section of the programme is
made up of two elements:
• A special option in which one particular
area is studied in considerable depth in
groups of up to ten. This accounts for the
majority of the teaching time.
• A core module which focuses on art
historical methods and techniques,
and their application to the area of
specialisation. This section is taught to all
MA students together and accounts for
10% of teaching time.
Special Option
The MA History of Art programme is
designed around the study of specific
Special Options and is taught by leading
academics. The programme frequently
incorporates new Special Options, with
recent additions ranging from medieval
architecture to early modern Persianate
painting to contemporary Chinese art.
Students follow one option only and
select their preferences from a list that
changes annually. Below is the proposed
list for 2016–17. For the most up-todate information and detailed course
descriptions visit: courtauld.ac.uk/study/
postgraduate/mahistory-art
Classical, Byzantine and Medieval
• Seeing Sienese Art: Responses to the
Works of a Medieval City – Professor
Joanna Cannon
• Byzantium and its Rivals: Art, Display
and Cultural Identity in the Christian
and Islamic Mediterranean – Dr Antony
Eastmond
• Making and Meaning in the Art of the
Middle Ages – Professor John Lowden
• Arts of Intimacy? Jews, Christians and
Muslims in Medieval Spain – Dr Tom
Nickson
Renaissance
• Continuity and Innovation: Reframing
Italian Renaissance Art from Masaccio to
Michelangelo – Dr Scott Nethersole, Dr
Guido Rebecchini and Dr Paula Nuttall
Early Modern
• Art, Object, Sense: Crossings in
Anthropology and Art History. The case
of 18th-Century France – Professor Katie
Scott
• Print Culture and Early Modern Arts –
Dr Sheila McTighe
• Bodies of Knowledge in the Early Modern
Netherlands 1540–1660 – Professor
Joanna Woodall
• Modernity and Antiquity in British
Architecture, 1615–1815 – Professor
Christine Stevenson
• Persian Painting and Transcultural
Visuality: From the Mongols to the
Safavids – Dr Sussan Babaie
Modern and Contemporary
• Victorian Science and Aesthetic
Movement Art – Professor Caroline
Arscott
• The Male Body in 19th-Century European
Art – Dr Satish Padiyar
• New York – London – Paris, 1880–1940 –
Professor David Peters Corbett
• Documenting Fashion: Modernity, Film
and Image in America and Europe,
1920– 60 – Dr Rebecca Arnold
• Counter Cultures: Alternative Art in
Eastern Europe and Latin America
1959–1989 – Dr Klara Kemp-Welch
• Modernism After Postmodernism:
20th-Century Art and its Interpretation –
Dr Gavin Parkinson
• Experiencing Modernism: German
Architecture and Design – Dr Robin
Schuldenfrei
• No Destruction, No Construction:
Iconoclasm in Modern and Contemporary
East Asian Art (1950–Present) –
Dr Wenny Teo
• Documentary Reborn: Photography, Film
and Video in Global Contemporary Art –
Professor Julian Stallabrass
• Global Conceptualism: The Last AvantGarde or a New Beginning? – Professor
Sarah Wilson
• Making the Modern: Art and Visual
Culture in Britain 1890–1970 –
Dr Sarah Turner
Special Options vary year to year and are
subject to demand. The Courtauld reserves
the right to make changes as necessary.
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Postgraduate Programmes
Research
Degrees
Intake: 20–30 students
Duration: Three years, full-time
Six years, part-time
Entry requirements: PhD applicants are
expected to hold a Masters degree in a
subject relevant to their proposed research.
Those with Masters awarded in the UK
normally have received at least 70% in the
dissertation or thesis; applicants from other
countries should contact the Academic
Registry for advice about our requirements.
Prior to submitting an application, students
must propose a research topic, and gain
the agreement of the relevant tutor to
supervise the project. There are strict
limits on how many PhD students any one
supervisor can take on in a given year.
Overview: Our PhD programme is one
of the largest and most renowned for art
history and conservation. At any one time
The Courtauld hosts over 100 research
students at various stages in their research
projects. We have great expectations
of our PhD students, and recognise the
value they bring to The Courtauld and its
intellectual life. Our status as the leading
centre for doctoral training in art history
and conservation is recognised by our
outstanding achievements in the 2014
Research Excellence Framework (REF), and
by the large number of AHRC (now CHASE
AHRC) funded awards for studentships we
have been allocated over many years: more
than half of our Home/EU PhD students
have received full funding from this route.
As a PhD student you will be part of a rich,
vibrant and active research community,
and will take full part in the academic life
of The Courtauld. Our postgraduates take
part in seminars, specialist reading groups,
site visits, conferences and workshops,
and contribute to The Sackler Research
Forum’s intensive programme of cutting
edge research and debate by scholars
from across the world, including visiting
professors, curators, conservation scientists
and artists. They edit and produce a journal
of postgraduate research, immediations,
and are able to contribute to curatorial
work in our gallery and print room. Our
doctoral students have opportunities to
gain professional experience by teaching
at BA and MA level, and through work with
our public programmes department.
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Although we have a large body of PhD
students, as a single-subject institution
The Courtauld remains an intimate place
where students and staff know each
other well, and access to the faculty and
other postdoctoral scholars is easy and
frequent. The faculty who will make up
your supervisory team will meet with
you regularly, both formally to discuss
drafts of your work, and informally at
lectures and seminars, and the receptions
held frequently after them. They will be
responsible for guiding your research,
helping plan, develop and shape your
thesis, monitoring your progress and
finding ways to support your project in
whatever way they can – either though
proposing particular training options,
providing contacts for you in national and
international museums or archives, and
helping you develop your professional
skills and experience, as well as your own
network of scholars in your field.
You can find out more about current faculty
at The Courtauld. Visit: courtauld.ac.uk/
study/academic-staff
Structure
The PhD programme is structured to help
you attain the required skills you need to
undertake your research and to write your
thesis, allowing you to build and maintain
momentum and to complete your PhD
thesis within the three, or at maximum fouryear time span allotted.
First year
You will take part in the skills course, a
series of sessions that provide guidance
on aspects of the PhD course and training
such as referencing software, image
management and photography, using
social media in your research, presenting
at conferences, teaching, publishing, and
archival research. During the first year you
may also take language classes. Some of
these – Dutch and Latin for example – are
organised by The Courtauld in-house;
others will be on offer through other
institutes in London, such as the London
School of Economics, Kings College
London, or the Goethe Institute. There
are also important courses held at the
University of London that develop historical
and archival skills, palaeography, public
speaking etc. Our CHASE partnership also
provides access to a range of innovative
training programmes: recently these have
included ‘Material Witness’ and ‘Becoming
a Public Intellectual’. Another important
element of the first year programme are the
sessions held by the visual arts community
of scholars across the University of London,
known as ReSkIN. These sessions provide an
opportunity to meet other doctoral students
in their field, and to attend sessions about
writing and research on the visual arts.
Alongside these various training events,
you will attend the first-year seminar, which
brings the entering PhD cohort together
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to learn about methods and approaches
to research, and to debate and share those
methods, both theoretical and practical. In
the first term this involves reading a different
text each week, chosen by a student as
representative of their material or approach;
in the second term students present their
own research topics to the group.
In the third term of the first year you will
submit your first-year monitoring paper.
This consists of a chapter of your research,
an outline of your thesis, and a plan for the
next two years of work. It will be read by
your supervisory team, and discussed at
a formal meeting with them in early June.
You have to pass this monitoring exercise
to proceed to the following year. It is an
important milestone in your PhD research,
and the focus of your writing in the first year.
Second year
Students often take longer research or
field-work trips abroad, and continue
to develop languages and other skills.
Students may also work as teaching
assistants to build their professional
experience. You will continue to meet
regularly with your supervisory team, and
there is a further monitoring event during
the second year, which takes different
forms in different period sections, but
most often involves some sort of
presentation of your research, usually
to faculty and fellow research students.
Third year
In the final year the focus will be on
completing and revising your chapters: this
can be the most intensive year of writing.
You will meet with your supervisory team
regularly and will also be required to give
a paper at the Postgraduate Symposium,
to MA and PhD students and faculty from
across The Courtauld.
Postgraduate Programmes
Postgraduate
research journal:
immediations
immediations, the first peer-reviewed
research journal to come out of The
Courtauld, publishes innovative research
from across the entire span of art history.
Reflecting the strong research record of
The Courtauld, immediations approaches
the history of art from a wide range of
perspectives, accommodating close
reading of individual works of art and
architecture, as well as broad theoretical
issues. immediations welcomes articles
from current and recent postgraduate
students at The Courtauld.
Visit: courtauld.ac.uk/immediations
How
to Apply
Applicants may apply directly to
The Courtauld for entry in 2016 by using
our online application form, which opens
on 15 October 2015. For further information
and to check individual programme
application deadlines visit:
information courtauld.ac.uk/study/
postgraduate/postgraduate-how-to-apply
International
Students
The Courtauld has a long tradition of
welcoming students from many different
countries around the world.
Equivalency of qualifications
We accept overseas qualifications equivalent
to a 2.1 in a UK first degree (e.g. US
applicants should have a cumulative GPA of
3.5 or above). For further advice on entrance
requirements contact the Academic Registry:
pgadmissions@courtauld.ac.uk
English proficiency
International students wishing to apply to
The Courtauld, and for whom English is
not their first language, must be able to
demonstrate their competence in English
in order to benefit fully from their course of
study. Non-EEA nationals must also satisfy
the UK Border Agency (UKBA) immigration
requirements for English language before
The Courtauld can issue a Confirmation
of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) for visa
purposes. For applicants whose first
language is not English, we require proof
of English proficiency. As government
guidance on English language test providers
is subject to change, it is best to check The
Courtauld’s website for the most-up-to-date
information.
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The Courtauld Gallery
The Courtauld Gallery is one of London’s
must-see art museums. Its collection
stretches from the early Renaissance to
the twentieth century and beyond, and
is displayed in the elegant setting of
Somerset House, one of the city’s most
dynamic cultural venues. The Courtauld
Gallery is renowned for its unrivalled
impressionist and post-impressionist
paintings, including masterpieces by
Monet, Van Gogh and Gauguin, and the
largest collection of Cézannes in the UK.
It houses a major collection of Old Master
paintings and is one of the few museums
in the country to display a rich selection of
early twentieth-century art. The Gallery also
holds an outstanding collection of drawings
and prints, and fine works of sculpture and
decorative arts.
The Courtauld Gallery regularly presents
major exhibitions and special displays,
which are consistently acclaimed for their
outstanding quality and originality.
The Gallery is at the heart of The Courtauld
Institute of Art; it plays an important role
in the capital’s cultural life and is part of
London’s Museum Mile. To find out more
about The Courtauld Gallery, including
details about tours, talks and late night
openings, visit: courtauld.ac.uk/gallery
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Prints and Drawings
The Courtauld Gallery houses one of
the most significant collections of works on
paper in Britain, with approximately 7,000
drawings and watercolours and 20,000 prints
ranging from the late Middle Ages to the
twentieth-century avant-garde. This includes
masterpieces by artists such as Dürer,
Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rembrandt
and Turner, and provides coverage of major
national schools and periods. Students
are warmly welcome in the Prints and
Drawings Study Room, which is also used for
collections-based teaching. In January 2015,
The Courtauld unveiled The Gilbert and
Ildiko Butler Drawings Gallery, a
new exhibition space for our collection.
The Witt and Conway Photographic
Libraries
The Courtauld’s photographic libraries are
valuable research collections used by staff
and students as well as the general public.
Together, the Witt and Conway libraries
hold in excess of three million images. The
Conway Library focuses on photographs of
architecture, architectural drawings, sculpture
and illuminated manuscripts as well as having
sections devoted to metalwork, ivories,
stained glass, panel and wall painting. The
photographs cover examples from fifth
century BC up to the present. The collection
in the Witt Library includes photographs
and reproductions of Western paintings,
drawings and engravings from c.1200 to the
present day.
The Sackler Research Forum
Students are encouraged to attend events
hosted by The Sackler Research Forum,
which is the hub of The Courtauld’s research
community and attracts visiting speakers
from around the world. The Sackler Research
Forum offers an extensive programme of
lectures, conferences, workshops and
seminars supporting advanced enquiry in
the history of art, conservation and museum
studies. Recent speakers have included
TJ Clark, Tracey Emin, Boris Groys, Carlo
Ginzburg, Michael Ann Holly, Shirin Neshat,
Cornelia Parker, and Richard Serra.
Visit: courtauld.ac.uk/researchforum
IT facilities
The IT Centre provides a space for private
study as well as computers, scanning
and printing facilities. Wireless internet is
available across the site. The IT Department
provides technical support and guides for
all services, and all students are given a
Courtauld email address and student login
following enrolment.
The Book Library
Students have access to one of the major
international collections of art historical
books, periodicals and exhibition catalogues,
with almost 180,000 volumes. The Book
Library is housed in a striking architectural
conversion in the vaulted basement of
Somerset House. An online catalogue can
be accessed remotely and from terminals
in the library. Students can also make use of
the University of London Library, the British
Library and other specialist libraries in major
museums and galleries.
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Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)
The VLE allows students to access our digital
image resources and texts, participate in
forum discussions for courses, see a calendar
of events and download course materials.
Digital resources
The Courtauld’s ‘eMuseum’ contains more
than 130,000 images covering painting,
sculpture and architecture to illuminated
manuscripts, prints and decorative arts.
Art and Architecture: The Courtauld’s
Collection Online features more than 40,000
images of world architecture from our
Conway Photographic Library and a network
of over half a million links.
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The Courtauld Student Ambassador
Scheme
The Ambassador Scheme is run by The
Courtauld’s Public Programmes department,
which puts on an extensive programme of
public events and opportunities for adults
and young people, whatever their age or
background, to benefit from The Courtauld’s
unique resources. Students can get involved
in schools, community, outreach and public
events, gain invaluable skills and help
promote art history as a subject and the
work of The Courtauld more widely.
Individual careers support
All students can access bespoke, one-toone careers guidance throughout their
studies. The Courtauld careers service offers
advice and support on exploring career and
further study options, finding internships,
enhancing employability, understanding and
navigating the jobs and self-employment
market, and making successful applications.
The Courtauld’s careers consultants also
offer a tailored interview practice service,
with detailed feedback, enabling students
to prepare effectively for interviews.
The Courtauld Association
Events and resources are also provided by
The Courtauld Association, a networking
base made up of current students, alumni
and current and former staff. All students
are automatically enrolled in The Courtauld
Association, an exclusive social networking
website, which includes job vacancies and
events information posted by members, as
well as a range of careers events throughout
the year. Students can also sign up to the
Alumni Ambassadors Scheme, allowing
them to access various alumni who may act
as informal careers mentors.
The Courtauld Association Careers
Certificate
The Courtauld Association Careers
Certificate, managed jointly by the
careers service and alumni relations,
is a comprehensive careers education
programme designed to help students
explore their career options, receive
practical tips from and network with
alumni and employers, and develop their
employability skills. The programme consists
of a wide variety of events, including:
• panel sessions led by alumni in a range of
careers;
• talks by recruitment and careers
professionals;
• employability skills workshops on a range
of topics, including CV writing, interview
technique and networking.
The Certificate is awarded to students who
demonstrate commitment to their personal
and professional development by either
attending five one-to-one appointments,
five careers events or through a combination
of one-to-one sessions and careers
events. All students who complete the
Certificate are invited to an exclusive
alumni networking event, giving them the
opportunity to meet a wide range of alumni
and build valuable career contacts. Each
year, students secure work opportunities
through attending this event.
Opportunities to gain work experience
Many students work part-time to gain
valuable work experience and supplement
their income. They may also embark on fulltime internships during the holiday periods.
Some find jobs in galleries, museums,
auction houses and other arts institutions to
complement their studies, while others gain
internships to explore sectors outside of
the arts. Through the Courtauld Association
Network, students can access exclusive
internships and job opportunities within
the arts, sourced through The Courtauld’s
extensive alumni network. The Courtauld
also has various opportunities internally,
such as giving tours in the Gallery, acting as
assistants in the Prints and Drawings Study
Room and providing general services in
the libraries. In addition, JobOnline, the
University of London’s jobs board, offers a
range of vacancies across various industries.
The careers service will provide support and
guidance in finding and applying for work
experience opportunities.
Notable alumni include:
• Graham Beal, Director, Detroit Institute of Arts
• T J Clark, Professor Emeritus Modern Art,
University of California, Berkeley
• Thomas Campbell, Director and CEO,
Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Nicholas Cullinan, Director, National Portrait
Gallery, London
• Penelope Curtis, Director, Calouste Gulbenkian
Museum, Lisbon
• Jeremy Deller, Artist, Winner of 2004 Turner Prize
• Emma Dexter, Director, Visual Arts,
The British Council
• Emmanuel di Donna, Director, Blain | DiDonna
• Kaywin Feldman, Director and President,
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
• Gabriele Finaldi, Director, National Gallery London
• David Franklin, Director, Cleveland Museum of Art
• RoseLee Goldberg, Art historian
and founder of Performa
• William Griswold, Director, Cleveland Museum
of Art
• Joanne Heyler, Founding Director and Chief
Curator of The Broad Art Foundation
• Nancy Lee Johnson, Congresswoman
from 1983–2007, Connecticut, USA
• Tim Knox, Director, The Fitzwilliam Museum,
Cambridge
• John Leighton, Director General,
National Galleries of Scotland
• Gilbert Guy Lloyd, Director, Marlborough Fine
Art Ltd
• Neil MacGregor, Director, British Museum
• Tim Marlow, Presenter and Artistic Director,
Royal Academy of Art, London
• Lucy Mitchell-Inness, Director, Mitchell-Inness
& Nash and President, Art Dealers’ Association
of America
• Helly Nahmad, Owner, Helly Nahmad Gallery
• Griselda Pollock, Art historian
• Patricia Rubin, Director, Institute of Fine Arts,
New York University
• Alexander Sturgis, Director, Ashmolean
Museum, Oxford
• Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate
• David Silcox, President, Sotheby’s Canada
• Anna Somers Cocks, Founding Editor,
The Art Newspaper
• Alastair Sooke, Art critic and presenter
• Jonathan Stone, Chairman, Christie’s Asia
• Matthew Teitelbaum, Director, Museum of
Fine Arts, Boston
• Jeff Wall, Artist
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Career prospects
The Courtauld supports its students’ paths
into careers in the art world and beyond
by offering unique opportunities for them
to develop their skills and experience.
The Courtauld’s graduates continue to
fill prestigious positions around the world
as art historians, curators, journalists, art
dealers and heads of major museums
and galleries. Alumni have also become
lawyers, entrepreneurs, publishers, media
professionals and teachers.
Where do Courtauld
graduates work?
Art Cuéllar-Nathan
Barbican Centre
Bloomsbury Publishing
Bridgeman Art Library
Christie’s
English Heritage
Frieze
Halcyon Gallery
Midas PR
National Trust
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Pinewood Studios
Rijksmuseum
Royal Academy of Arts
Saatchi Gallery
Sotheby’s
Tate
The Courtauld Gallery
University of Cambridge
Victoria and Albert Museum
Yale Center for British Art
Latest Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey:
6 months after graduation, 2013/14
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There is no better place in the entire
world than London to study the history
of art, curating or conservation, and
few more exciting places to live. The
Courtauld is located in the historic
Somerset House on the Strand, right in
the heart of the capital and on London’s
Museum Mile. This central location gives
students easy access to a wealth of
museums, galleries and libraries, such as
the National Gallery, the British Museum
and British Library.
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Students’ Union
Our students benefit from the best of both
worlds – a close and intimate community
within The Courtauld and the chance to be
a part of the larger University of London
federation. The Courtauld Students’ Union
represents the interests of all students
organises a variety of activities, societies,
outings and parties throughout the year.
Current societies include: Literature Society,
Film Society, Theatre Society, Sports Society,
Conservation Society, Law Society and
many more.
The University of London’s Student
Central, situated on Malet Street in nearby
Bloomsbury, offers a wide-range of facilities
and activities for students in London. These
include: sports and societies, cafes, bars, live
music and events, a health and fitness studio,
and the largest swimming pool in central
London. Membership is free for students
enrolled at one of the University of London
colleges.
Visit: student-central.co.uk for more
information.
The Courtauldian
The Courtauldian is The Courtauld’s student
newspaper and includes an arts section, with
exhibition reviews and interviews with artists
and arts professionals, as well as a widerange of other topics including literature,
fashion, film, music, current affairs and
competitions. Students have the opportunity
to showcase their artistic and creative talent
through illustrated articles and photographs.
To view the latest edition of The Courtauldian
visit thecourtauldian.co.uk
TEDx
TEDxCourtauldInstitute is a collection of
students, working together to bring TED
(Technology, Entertainment, Design) to
The Courtauld. TEDxCourtauldInstitute
provides a learning environment for The
Courtauld community based on the sharing
of ideas and stories. Through a day of
presentations and multimedia, every year
TEDxCourtauldInstitute connects the world’s
brightest minds with the world’s best stories.
Student Café
The on-site café, located in a sky-lit
conservatory, is the social centre of
The Courtauld. It serves delicious home
cooking and a range of freshly baked cakes.
With a friendly, relaxed atmosphere, it is
the perfect meeting place.
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Duchy House
Duchy House (pictured left) accommodates
64 students (undergraduate and postgraduate) and is located next to The
Courtauld. All rooms are single occupancy
and most have en-suite facilities. The first
three floors have a common room and a
communal kitchen, and there is a laundry
room on the lower ground floor. Free wired
and wireless internet access is provided
within the bedrooms.
Intercollegiate Halls
These are mainly located within walking
distance of The Courtauld and most of the
rooms offered are en-suite rooms in catered
halls. Students who live in Intercollegiate
Halls are housed with students from other
University of London colleges, which is a
great way to meet a diverse community
of neighbours studying a wide range of
subjects. University of London halls are
mostly catered and offer both single and
shared accommodation. Laundry and some
cooking facilities are available on-site.
UNITE
From 2016–17, we will also be able to
offer a range of accommodation options
with our partners at UNITE, who have 24
student residences across London and offer
properties fully equipped with everything
you need, including wifi, inclusive bills, study
space and social areas. Full details of the
options on offer will be made available on
our website.
“Finding somewhere to live
in London was far less
stressful than I imagined.
The Courtauld was on hand
to help from the moment
I received an offer”
Allocations Policy
Applications are accepted from candidates
who have a conditional or unconditional
offer only for a full academic year course
at The Courtauld. Rooms are prioritised to
those students who live furthest away from
The Courtauld and are engaging in their
first year of study in the UK. If you have a
physical disability and would like to apply for
accommodation, please include a covering
letter with your accommodation application
describing the nature of your disability.
You will also need to provide a medical
certificate or other relevant documentation.
Where possible The Courtauld will attempt
to accommodate students in suitable
residences. However, please note that not all
residences will be suitable for all applicants.
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Student
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Academic Staff
Our first-rate academic staff are dedicated
to providing you with an exciting and
challenging experience as you discover the
history of art from antiquity to the present.
The Courtauld has a teaching staff of about
30, including six conservation teachers,
covering a broad spectrum of the history
of art and architecture. While they have a
wide range of approaches to the study of
the history of art, all share a commitment
to the close examination of individual
works. Students also have access to an
Academic Support Tutor who can help with
time management, research skills, reading
techniques and other study skills. Further
help with essay writing is provided by two
Royal Literary Fund Fellows. The Fellows are
published authors who offer students help
with all aspects of writing, and do so in a
friendly and confidential fashion.
Student Services
The Student and Staff Services team
provides a range of support services
focused on improving the overall student
experience. The Student and Staff Services
Office is open Monday to Friday, between
9.30am and 5.30pm. Staff are available to
help with a wide range of general enquiries
regarding the courses offered by The
Courtauld, as well as providing official status
letters, advice about accommodation,
health issues, immigration matters,
financial support and careers. Staff are also
responsible for receiving formally assessed
work from students through the year.
Health and Welfare
The Gower Street Practice, located a
short walk from The Courtauld, offers a
full range of medical services, including a
travel clinic, lifestyle clinics and counselling
services. Students experiencing personal
difficulty may make an appointment with our
counsellor or contact their Personal Tutor. In
addition, the University of London offers a
range of counselling and advice services.
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Fees
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Postgraduate Programmes
At the time of going to press, tuition fees for 2016/17 have not yet been confirmed. The
information below lists the fees for 2015/16. All fees are per year (except where stated) and
are subject to review.
Home/EU fee
Overseas fee
Graduate Diploma in the History of Art
£9,410
£16,000
MA History of Art
£6,600
£16,000
MA Buddhist Art
£8,220
£19,450
MA Curating the Art Museum
£8,220
£19,450
MA Conservation of Wall Paintings
£6,230
£17,695
PgDip in the Conservation of Easel Paintings
£9,930
£19,450
Full-time Home/
EU fee
£4,560
Overseas fee
Research fees
MPhil and PhD Research
PhD writing-up year
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EU fee
£2,280
£674
£3,200 per term
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Fees Assessment: Home/EU or Overseas?
Visit courtauld.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding
for further information
Courtauld Institute of Art Scholarships
Thanks to the generosity of many donors The
Courtauld has a number of scholarships to
support postgraduate and research students.
Scholarships are offered on the basis of
academic merit, with the level of funding
determined by financial need. Students must
submit a Courtauld Scholarship application
form if they want to be considered.
Consortium for the Humanities and Arts
South-East England (CHASE)
The Courtauld is one of nine leading
institutions of higher education – together
with the Universities of East Anglia, Essex,
Kent and Sussex, The Open University,
Goldsmiths, Birkbeck and SOAS – which
form the CHASE Doctoral Training
Partnership, funded by the Arts and
Humanities Research Council. Each year,
from 2014 through 2019, the Consortium
will offer around 75 scholarships to PhD
students from the UK and the European
Union. Providing an enhanced training
programme for its funded scholars, CHASE
seeks to shape a future in which the values
and dispositions of scholarship in the arts
and humanities – inventiveness, craft,
rigour, intuitive and counter-intuitive insight
– can flourish alongside developments in
creative practice, digital technologies and
media forms. Studentships cover tuition
fees, research training, and a maintenance
allowance (the last for UK students only). For further information visit chase.ac.uk
Alumni Loyalty Scheme
This scheme is open to any graduate of
The Courtauld Institute of Art admitted
to a taught postgraduate programme of
study. Recipients will receive a 10% loyalty
discount off their tuition fee for the duration
of the course. This discount will be applied
automatically and does not require any
further action from applicants.
AkzoNobel Scholarships for
Conservation of Wall Painting
The Courtauld Institute of Art is delighted
to announce that AkzoNobel, the world’s
largest paint and coatings company, funds
postgraduate students undertaking either a
PhD or MA in Conservation of Wall Painting.
For further and up-to-date information on
scholarships, funding and student loan
schemes visit courtauld.ac.uk/study/feesand-funding/postgraduates
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Visit
Us
Open Days
The Courtauld holds a Postgraduate
Open Day annually, normally in November
providing an opportunity for prospective
students to meet staff and students,
view the facilities, and discuss the course
in an informal session. For further
information and to book online visit
courtauld.ac.uk/study/open-day.
If you have any queries please email
opendays@courtauld.ac.uk
Campus tours
Book a tour with a Student Ambassador
during term time at advice@courtauld.ac.uk
The Courtauld Gallery
is accessed via the Strand
Covent Garden
Kingsway
High Holborn
Holborn
wy
Ald ch
Strand
Charing Cross
Somerset
House
Temple
Embankment
Waterloo
Contact information
Academic Registry
The Courtauld Institute of Art
Somerset House, Strand
London WC2R 0RN
UK
T: +44 (0) 20 7848 2635
E: pgadmissions@courtauld.ac.uk
@CourtauldStudy
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Photography: benedictjohnson.com
Design: mooreandmoorecreative.com
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information in this prospectus is correct at
the time of going to print. Information may
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The Courtauld disclaims all liability in this
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