Fine Art - MPhil, PhD

Program Overview

The Fine Art MPhil and PhD programs at Anglia Ruskin University offer students the opportunity to explore their interests in fine art, from art history to painting and printmaking, with the support of expert staff at Cambridge School of Art. Students are guided by two supervisors and have access to a vibrant research community, strong links with institutions in the UK and abroad, and opportunities for exhibition and conference presentations.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Overview:

The Fine Art MPhil and PhD programs at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) allow students to explore their interests in fine art, from art history to painting and printmaking, with the support of expert staff at Cambridge School of Art.

Objectives:

• Enable students to critically contextualize their work, clarifying theoretical and practical research-based inquiries.
• Produce distinctive contributions to the research field in fine art.

Program Description:

• Students are guided by two supervisors, with additional support available if needed.
• Supervisors have expertise in various areas of contemporary fine art, including painting, installation, interdisciplinary work, performance art, printmaking, and landscape practices.
• Students are part of a vibrant research community at Cambridge School of Art, with access to research forums, seminars, and presentations.
• The program provides strong links with institutions in the UK and abroad, offering exhibition and conference opportunities.

Outline:

Content:

• History of art
• Painting
• Printmaking
• Installation
• Performance art
• Interdisciplinary work
• Landscape practices

Structure:

• MPhil: 1-3 years full-time, 2-4 years part-time
• PhD via progression from MPhil: 2.5-5 years full-time, 3.5-6 years part-time

Faculty:

• Veronique Chance: Photography, video, print media, intermedial/performative approaches
• Elena Cologni: Research as art practice methodologies, participatory and dialogic approaches in art, site responsive practices, eco feminism and female environmental art practices, interdisciplinary approaches through art in relation to cognition, place attachment, processes of memorisation, care ethics and well-being
• Robert Holyhead: Recent abstract painting; relationship of painting to exhibition practices and installation
• Dr Nina Lübbren: Nineteenth-century and early-twentieth-century art, art and the fantastic, Bollywood cinema, visual narratives
• Martin Salisbury: Children's book illustration, painting for exhibition, the study of theory and practice in illustration

Opportunities:

• Career development and training
• Involvement in external activities like exhibiting, curating, conference organization, and giving papers
• University-wide training sessions in research expertise, ethics, presentations, intellectual property, and digital scholarship
• Support for writing-up, conference papers, general research methods, and other research skills

Tuition Fees and Payment Information:

UK students, 2023/24 (per year) £4,712 UK students, 2023/24 (part-time, per year) £2,356 International students, 2023/24 (per year) £15,000 International students, 2023/24 (part-time, per year) £7,500 UK students, 2024/25 (per year) £4,786 UK students, 2024/25 (part-time, per year) £2,392 International students, 2024/25 (per year) £15,900 International students, 2024/25 (part-time, per year) £7,950