Course Overview
Status
Applications for 2026 intake will open at the end of October 2025.
Location
Vernon Square Kings Cross, London WC1X 9EP
Duration
9 months, full-time
Awarding body
University of London
Intake
200 - 250 students per year
Special Option modules offer new perspectives on visual and material cultures, drawing on the research expertise of lecturers and often engage closely with adjacent studies in history, anthropology, politics, philosophy, literature and religion. All MA Special Option teaching is research-led. In making your choices, please explore our faculty profile pages on the website to discover more about individual research interests and approaches to art history.
Please note: Our Special Options vary from year to year as we seek to refresh and expand our offer. The Courtauld reserves the right to amend or withdraw the options which run if necessary. In the event that a course tutor is on sabbatical, takes up a fellowship, or otherwise is not able to teach the course, they will be replaced by another experienced course tutor either for a semester or, in some cases, the academic year.
We aim to confirm these at least twelve months in advance, and will always contact applicants immediately in rare instances where changes have to be made.
