UCAS  Code   CID378

Duration         1 years

This Masters is built around your personal interests and aspirations.  It allows you to push the boundaries of creativity, within a framework of academic rigour and contextual research.

Given the strong practical element in the course, we invite applicants to share their portfolios and aspirations with us at interview stage. We are eager to explore how to develop each person’s individual interests and passions in Fine Art.

During the course we encourage you to develop your personal practice through research, critiques, analysis and questioning. We also tackle issues that face Fine Art professionals, from fundraising to self-presentation, as part of boosting your employability.
At Masters level, the specialisms of tutors are an important factor. Sunderland’s research expertise includes; painting, printmaking, studio-based drawing and collage, sculpture, collaborative practice, art in architecture, video and digital art, studio-based drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, collaborative practice and collage. 

By the end of the course you will have prepared and participated in a public exhibition. Your work will form a Masters-level portfolio that excites and impresses potential clients, collaborators and employers.

Graduates from Sunderland have gone on to work throughout the creative industries. A Masters qualification not only opens doors in the workplace, but also helps you progress more rapidly once your career is underway.This part-time course offers the same opportunities as full-time MA Fine Art. It is spread over two years, with contact time in the evening so that you can combine it with paid work and other commitments.