MA Art History and Museum Curating: University of Sussex

About the programme

This MA programme aims to cultivate an understanding of curatorial skills relevant in a museum context and required of museum curatorial staff throughout the field.

You develop skills in acquiring knowledge about collections and objects, communicating about objects, and project management. You will study with faculty in collections such as the V&A, Tate, British Museum, National Maritime Museum, National Portrait Gallery, National Trust, Charleston Trust and the Royal Pavilion.

Admission requirments

UK entrance requirements

A first- or upper second-class undergraduate honours degree in art history or another relevant humanities or social science discipline.

Overseas entrance requirements

Sussex receives applications from all over the world and is therefore very experienced in assessing the qualifications offered by students from outside the UK.

For information on some of the most common international qualifications that meet our general entry requirements, please refer to the table in their International students section.

English language requirements

IELTS 6.5, with not less than 6.5 in Writing and 6.0 in the other sections. Internet TOEFL with 90 overall including 24 in Speaking and 25 in Writing. For more information, refer to English language requirements .