History of Design MA (V&A/RCA) 12 months Postgraduate Program By Royal College of Art |Top Universities
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Program Duration

12 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

38,600 GBPTuition Fee/year

Scholarship

YesScholarships

Program overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The V&A/RCA History of Design Programme is offered jointly by the RCA and the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A). Students will learn about cultural, social, economic, political and technological history through artefacts and the interactions with them. Projects and expertise range across global geographies, from the fifteenth century to the contemporary, and draw on cognate areas such as geography, performance studies and design research. 

Program overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The V&A/RCA History of Design Programme is offered jointly by the RCA and the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A). Students will learn about cultural, social, economic, political and technological history through artefacts and the interactions with them. Projects and expertise range across global geographies, from the fifteenth century to the contemporary, and draw on cognate areas such as geography, performance studies and design research. 

Admission requirements

6.5+

Students should have a good first degree in an arts and humanities or art, design, photography or performance practice background. 

1 Year
Sep

Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

16,550 GBP
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International Students

38,600 GBP
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Specialising in teaching and research, the RCA offers Graduate Diploma, MA, MRes, MFA, MDes, MArch, MEd, MPhil and PhD qualifications across the disciplines of fine art, architecture, applied art, design, communications and humanities. There are over 2,800 masters and doctoral students from 90 countries and more than 1,000 professionals interacting with them – including scholars, leading art and design practitioners, along with specialists, advisors and distinguished visitors. The RCA is the most concentrated community of artists, designers and communicators to be found anywhere; a community focused on art in a design environment and design in an art environment. At the College’s heart is a firm belief in project-based education, face-to-face teaching and learning and professional orientation. We aim to bring talented students of great variety and complexity together - whatever their background. www.rca.ac.uk

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