MA Fine Art

You will need:

a good honours degree (normally 2:1 or above) in a visual arts related subject or professional qualifications and industry experience. However, please note that applicants who hold a degree from another discipline, or have experiential learning in lieu of a degree, will also be considered for entry on an individual basis

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a satisfactory portfolio of work – please note we are unable to consider your application until this is received. When applying please attach photographs of examples of your work in the form of JPEGS. Please add up to 10 jpegs, video or sound clips or a link to an online portfolio to enable us to consider your application. If you do not provide a portfolio at the point of application you will be contacted to submit this to our upload attachment facility  

to attend a Skype/Zoom interview during which you will provide evidence of your learning capability, study opportunity and commitment to postgraduate study. Applicants should put together 5 slides of work to look at during their Skype/Zoom interviews. These should be images which relate to your most current interests – this may include some old work only if it makes sense in relation to the kind of direction/thinking you are interested in developing on the MA

We recommend applications are submitted by Friday 15th July 2022 to allow sufficient time for these to be considered and for interviews to be arranged before the programme commences. Applications will however be considered up until the end of August.

Additional information:    IELTS English language requirement: 6.0 (minimum 5.5 in each component)

Pearson PTE Academic 64 (minimum 59 in each component for UKVI)

RPL is accepted on this programme

If you have any specific queries, please contact apsadmisssions@ljmu.ac.uk

For fees and funding options, please visit website to find out more

There are many ways to fund postgraduate study for home and international students. From loans to International Scholarships and subject-specific funding, you’ll find all of the information you need on our specialist postgraduate funding pages.

Please be aware that the UK’s departure from the EU may affect your tuition fees. Learn more about your fee status and which tuition fees are relevant to you.

LJMU has an excellent record with 96% (HESA 2018) of our postgraduates in work or further study six months after graduation. Our applied learning techniques and strong industry connections ensure our students are fully prepared for the workplace on graduation and understand how to apply their knowledge in a real world context.

This Masters programme is entirely geared towards facilitating a practical understanding of how you might exploit your own practice in the professional sphere. During your studies you will come across opportunities for networking, collaboration and work-related experiences, preparing you for roles in the cultural sector as well as for further research. The John Lennon Art and Design Building is a knowledge hub for the region’s creative industries and studying here will enable you to establish significant links with the professional fields in which your future career will develop.

For module information for this course please visit https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/study/courses/postgraduates/fine-art