Before starting your application, please ensure that you read and refer to the following three sets of information. You can then access our Online Application System by selecting the relevant "Apply Now” link from the table of courses, below.
Application Links and Deadlines - 2019/0
Postgraduate Diploma in Conservation of Easel Paintings
Applications Closed
NOTE: All interviews for the Postgraduate Diploma in Conservation of Easel Paintings are held on-site, as manual dexterity and colour vision tests will be conducted to determine your suitability for the course. No offers will be made without interview. The Courtauld is not able to compensate applicants for travel expenses associated with interview.
You will be contacted before the end of March 2019 with a final decision on your application.
Applications closed
MA History of Art
Applications open.
We will continue to allow applications for options that have spaces available until they are full. Applications submitted after the initial deadline are not guaranteed priority when being reviewed by option tutors. As such if you apply after the initial deadline the options you apply for may fill before your application is considered.
Applicants are asked to list up to three selected MA options, with Option 1 being the first preference, Option 2 as second preference, etc. Choices will be considered in order of preference.
Please note that not all options interview. You may be contacted for an interview anytime between early February 2019 and mid-March 2019, though may also be assessed without interview. Skype interviews can be arranged if you do not live in London.
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MA in Curating the Art Museum
Applications Closed
Interviews will be held mid-February 2019
Skype interviews can be arranged if you do not live in London
More information
MA in Buddhist Art: History and Conservation
Next Intake – 2020/21
The next intake will be for the 2020/21 academic year. This programme only admits new students every two years. Further information on the 2020/21 programme will follow in due course.
MA Buddhist Art: History and Conservation
MA in Conservation of Wall Painting
Next Intake – 2020/21
This programme only admits students every three years – the next intake will be for the 2020/21 academic year.
MA in Conservation of Wall Painting
PhD Research
Applications closed.
Before you can submit a full PhD programme application and contact your preferred supervisor, you must send a pre-application email to pgadmissions@courtauld.ac.uk, alongside:
- Research Proposal Title
- Research Proposal Summary – 300 words (including which member of faculty you wish to ask to be your supervisor and why)
- CV
We will assess your pre-application and, if appropriate, discuss your proposal with your preferred supervisor before providing feedback. Should your pre-application be approved, you will be invited to submit a full programme application and provided with an application link to the main programme application portal.
You should aim to submit your pre-application by 30 November 2018.
Programme Application Deadline: Applications Closed
After you have submitted a full programme application, you will be contacted before the end of April 2019 with a final decision about your application.
Most interviews will take place on 23 January 2019, though some may take place earlier if either the supervisor or applicant cannot make that date.
Please note that students requiring a Tier 4 visa to study in the UK cannot study part-time.
Information about the programmeSupport for students
Financial support for undergraduates
Information about loans, grants and bursaries to support you during your undergraduate study at The Courtauld.
Financial support for undergraduatesFunding and scholarships for postgraduates
Thanks to the generosity of many donors The Courtauld has a number of scholarships to support MA and PhD students, which may cover fees and/or maintenance.
Funding and scholarships for postgraduatesWidening participation
We are committed to widening participation at The Courtauld and to higher education in general.