Art History Collections & Curating
The MA in Art History, Collections and Curating offers advanced postgraduate academic training in the history of art, with a special focus on collections and curatorial practice. It offers the opportunity to hone skills in the interpretation, critique, and analysis of works of art and architecture, developing the knowledge and capacity to pursue future careers in academia, research, writing, and curatorship. Combining academic scholarship with an introduction to the theory and practice of curation in museums and galleries, students will benefit from our School’s extensive partnerships with local, regional, and national cultural institutions whilst gaining first-hand exposure to advanced, active research in art.
• Delivered by academics and practitioners from across the university and the larger Dublin community.
• Offers the opportunity to hone skills in the interpretation, critique, and analysis of works of art and architecture.
• Combines academic scholarship with an introduction to the theory and practice of curation in museums and galleries.
Subjects taught
Stage 1 - Core
Approaches to Art History: Resources and Methods AH40160
MA Field Trip AH40420
Curating & Collections AH40480
Collecting in The Netherlands AH40500
Museums & Modernity AH40510
MA Thesis AH40540
The Grand Tour AH40550
Entry requirements
The programme is directed at postgraduate students of art history and of cognate academic subjects such as history,archaeology,classics, and visual and material culture. It is also intended for those with experience in the art world and in the cultural heritage sector looking for an opportunity to hone their skills in the interpretation, critique, and analysis of works of art and design, developing the knowledge and capacity to pursue careers in academia, research, writing, and curatorship.
Application dates
The following entry routes are available:
MA Art History, Collections & Curating FT (Z344)
Duration 1 Years
Attend Full Time
Deadline Rolling*
MA Art History, Collections & Curating PT (Z345)
Duration 2 Years
Attend Part Time
Deadline Rolling*
* Courses will remain open until such time as all places have been filled, therefore early application is advised
The programme is directed at postgraduate students of art history and of cognate subjects such as art, architecture and geography. It is also intended for those with experience in the art world and in the cultural heritage sector looking for an opportunity to hone their skills in the interpretation, critique, and analysis of works of art and architecture, developing the knowledge and capacity to pursue careers in academia, research, writing, and curatorship.
Credits
90
Duration
Z344: 1 year full-time
Z345: 2 years part-time
MODE OF DELIVERY: Face-to-Face
Fees
MA Art History, Collections & Curating (Z344) Full Time
EU: fee per year - €7315
nonEU: fee per year - €19900
MA Art History, Collections & Curating (Z345) Part Time
EU: fee per year - €4390
nonEU: fee per year - €9950
***Fees are subject to change.
Tuition fee information is available on the UCD Fees website.
Enrolment dates
NEXT INTAKE: 2024/2025 September.
Post Course Info
Careers & Employability
Numerous graduates from the School of Art History and Cultural Policy occupy leading positions in cultural institutions in Ireland and across the world. Its graduate programmes develop those skills essential to a wide spectrum of careers involved with the arts, visual culture and the media. UCD graduates have occupied directorial and curatorial positions at the National Gallery of Ireland, the Hugh Lane Gallery, the Chester Beatty Library and the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, while a UCD graduate is currently Head of Education at the Wallace Collection, London.