MA Curating Contemporary Design at Kingston University

Evolve your eye for curation with Kingston School of Art's Curating Contemporary Design MA. On this course you’ll explore contemporary issues shaping today’s world, drawing on design and curatorial history. Through collaborations across disciplines, you’ll develop creative interventions and sharpen your critical writing.

Faculty: Kingston School of Art  |  Duration: 1 year full time / 2 years part time / 2 years full time including professional placement  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time (optional professional placement year)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Kingston upon Thames, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Through a rigorous framework and practical experience students will engage with contemporary discourse that responds to the complexities and urgencies of today's world. Acknowledging design and curatorial history, you will engage with those contemporary concerns through transdisciplinary collaborations in theory and practice, and will develop stimulating creative interventions and critical writing. Modules - core modules: Curatorial Skill Sets, Theories of the Contemporary Object, Curatorial Formats, Politics of Display, Major Project. Optional placement year - optional modules: Professional Placement.

Career pathways

Our graduates have developed careers in museums, galleries, creative agencies and cultural organisations around the world. These include: ; The Design Museum - London ; M+ - Hong Kong ; Korean Institute of Design Promotion - Seoul ; ARoS Aarhus Art Museum & Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences - Sydney ; RMIT University - Melbourne ; National Gallery of Zimbabwe ; Shanghai Art Museum ; Victoria and Albert Museum - London

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