2024/25 applications for PG programmes are now closed. Applications will for 2025 entry will open mid-October 2024.
Before starting your application, please ensure that you read and refer to all available guidance. Once you have all the required documentation, you can proceed to our Online Application System by selecting the relevant “Apply Now” link below. We start assessing all submitted applications after the published deadline. All late applications are released and assessed on a rolling basis. Applications for the 2024/25 academic year are now closed.
Our programmes have different application deadlines. Please ensure you are applying for the programme you wish to apply and check the deadline before you make an application. We may not be able to accept late applications unless otherwise stated.
Please note each ‘Apply Now’ button takes you to an individual application portal for a particular course. For example, if you wish to apply for the MA History of Art programme, please scroll down this page and click ‘Apply Now’ where it says ‘MA History of Art’.
MA History of Art
Applications for 2024/25 are now closed. Applications for 2025/26 will open in mid-October.
To see what options are available, please find the information here.
If you require a visa to study in the UK, the latest you should apply would normally be two months before course start date. If you do not require a visa to study in the UK, please aim to submit your application one month before course start date.
Please note late applications for the options which are full will be automatically considered for other available options. Depending on the timing of your application, you may not be eligible to apply for scholarships or accommodation.
More Information: MA History of Art
Graduate Diploma in the History of Art
Applications for 2024/25 are now closed. Applications for 2025/26 will open in mid-October.
If you require a visa to study in the UK, the latest you should apply would normally be two months before course start date. If you do not require a visa to study in the UK, please aim to submit your application one month before course start date.
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MA Conservation of Easel Paintings
2024/25 Applications are now closed. Applications for 2025/6 will open in mid-October.
Interviews: Around 20 applicants are selected for interview for six available places, plus a short waiting list. The selection process has several components: Interviews are held online and will take place between 12th and 23th February 2024. Interviewees will be asked to complete a practical test to assess manual dexterity and colour matching. Materials will be posted for this and finished tests must be returned by post before the interviews. A short online slide test will be set to assess observational skills. Interviewees are asked to submit a portfolio of photographs of a small sample of original artwork by them. Students must have normal colour vision and a colour-blindness test is carried out.
You will be contacted before the end of March 2024 with a final decision on your application.
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MA in Buddhist Art History and Conservation
Applications for 2024/25 are now closed. Applications for 2025/26 will open in mid-October.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited for online interview.
If you require a visa to study in the UK, the latest you should apply would normally be two months before course start date. If you do not require a visa to study in the UK, please aim to submit your application one month before course start date.
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MA in Art and Business
Applications for the 25/26 Academic Year will open in mid-October.
If you require a visa to study in the UK, the latest you should apply would normally be two months before course start date. If you do not require a visa to study in the UK, please aim to submit your application one month before course start date.
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MA Curating
Applications for the 25/26 Academic Year will open in mid-October.
If you require a visa to study in the UK, the latest you should apply would normally be two months before course start date. If you do not require a visa to study in the UK, please aim to submit your application one month before course start date.
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PhD Research
Applications for 2025/26 are now open.
Before you can submit a full PhD programme application and contact your preferred supervisor, you must send a pre-application proposal (including your Research Title and Potential Supervisor) and your CV by email to pgadmissions@courtauld.ac.uk
- Research Proposal Summary – 300 words (including Research Proposal Title and which member of faculty you wish to ask to be your supervisor and why)
- CV
We will assess your pre-application proposal and, if appropriate, discuss your proposal with your preferred supervisor before providing feedback. Should your pre-application proposal be approved, you will be invited to submit a full programme application and provided with an application link to the main programme application portal.
Pre-application proposal deadline: 18 November 2024
Programme Application Deadline: Candidates who are selected to advance to full application stage will have a deadline of 8 Jan 2025 to submit their full programme application
The Programme Application Portal link will be provided once your pre-application is approved.
After you have submitted a full programme application, you will be contacted in January 2025 with a final decision about your application.
Please note that students requiring a visa to study in the UK cannot study part-time.
PhD Programme
