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316 Master's degrees in Visual Arts in United Kingdom
History of Art and Visual Culture
This History of Art and Visual Culture nine-month programme at the University of Oxford offers a unique combination of methodological depth and access to excellent primary sources for students who wish to develop and extend their understanding of how visual styles at different times and in different places can be understood in relation to the aesthetic, intellectual and social facets.
Secondary Art and Design
Spread creativity, inspire young minds and share your love for art and design with our 36-week PGCE. Combining hands-on experience in schools with study on campus, we’ll help you become confident teaching students at secondary school level. Learn more with this master of Secondary Art and Design from Staffordshire University.
Art and Design
The Art and Design course at Cardiff Metropolitan University, is ideal for students who want to prepare for doctoral level research in Art & Design (PhD or DProf) or to develop a range of creative research skills to enhance their art or design practice or career, nationally and internationally.
Contemporary Curating
The Contemporary Curating programme from Manchester Metropolitan University explores the notion of exhibition practice in contemporary culture and considers curatorial methods and strategies in the context of the gallery and museum, as well as in projects such as biennials, public artworks and commissions.
Research Architecture
The Research Architecture programme, offered by Goldsmiths, University of London, is for graduates from a range of disciplines who want to examine how architecture can engage with questions of contemporary culture, politics, media, ecology and justice and question whether spatial practice can become a form of research.
Art and Design with Data Analytics
The University of Bedfordshire offers a Master of Arts in Art and Design with Data Analytics. This postgraduate programme spans various creative disciplines, providing students with an opportunity to enhance their skills in a part-time or full-time format over a specified duration.
Visual and Arts-based Methods by Research
Build on your own interests, networks and communities while you apply your artistic and visual skills to an independent research project with the Visual and Arts-based Methods by Research MSc course offered at Middlesex University.
Illustration and Visual Media
The MA Illustration and Visual Media is a full-time programme lasting 1 year and 3 months at the University of the Arts London (UAL). This course allows students to explore the creation and contextualisation of images, fostering a critical understanding of visual culture and encouraging independent artistic practice.
Visual Sociology
The MPhil/PhD in Visual Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London is a research degree designed for both full-time and part-time students. This programme spans 3-4 years for full-time attendees and 4-6 years for part-time learners, allowing for an in-depth exploration of sociological topics through innovative methodologies.
Art Practice and Learning
What kind of learning emerges from and with art practice, and how does such learning further impact upon arts practice? This reflexive question lies at the heart of the MPhil/PhD Art Practice and Learning at the Goldsmiths, University of London.
Illustration and Animation
The Illustration and Animation MA at Coventry University expands digital and physical knowledge of your craft, helping you find your own ‘voice’ and style.
Philosophy and the Arts
Philosophy and the Arts at University of Warwick is an interdisciplinary degree, allowing you to combine philosophy with any or all of three arts disciplines. This MA is designed for students to take advantage of University of Warwick's strengths across Philosophy, English, History of Art and Film and Television Studies.
Contemporary Art and the Moving Image
The MA in Contemporary Art and the Moving Image (CAMI) at The Courtauld Institute of Art is a new, collaborative degree programme focused on the vibrant intersection of contemporary art and moving image practice.
Art - Exhibition Studies
The Art - Exhibition Studies programme from University of the Arts London (UAL) examines the history of contemporary art through key developments in the exhibition form.

Artists Film and Moving Image - Pre-Master's Programme
This one-year (2-semester) programme offers successful students guaranteed progression to a postgraduate degree at a top UK university. Learn more at the Artists Film and Moving Image - Pre-Master's Programme at OnCampus London from Goldsmiths, University of London.
Art and Social Practice
This Art and Social Practice MA degree from The University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) addresses these changing needs and facilitates a shift in thinking away from conventional ideas about where art practices are located and how work is disseminated.

Creative Arts
A Creative Arts research degree from University of Hertfordshire is an internationally recognised degree signifying achievement in research. Whereas an MA/MSc is a taught, modular programme, a Masters by Research is a programme of research and skills development negotiated with your supervisors and based on your own research proposal.
Film, Television and Digital Production
Take a first step towards doctoral study: explore your area of interest in depth, test out a research topic, and learn the skills of longer scholarly writing and film production with the Film, Television and Digital Production course at Royal Holloway University of London . You'll be supervised one-to-one, and then assessed entirely on your research dissertation.

Film Art
The Film Art course at The University of Edinburgh is jointly taught between Edinburgh College of Art and Paris College of Art. The programme explores independent film-making through creative collaborative practice combined with reflection and research in contemporary cinema. You will specialise in fiction, experimental or expanded forms of filmmaking.
Screen Acting
The MA Screen Acting from MetFilm School offers students consolidated, bespoke, and advanced training for actors with existing experience in acting and/or performance. You will learn to deliver strong performances within a demanding and competitive industry, taking advantage of industry advancements to explore new technology alongside traditional forms of production.