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"Students come from a variety of different backgrounds and countries which makes sharing ideas dynamic and fun in class. Staff are both engaging and supportive and there is a balance between academic and practical curatorship. I would not hesitate to recommend this course"
Philippa McDonald

[This is now the ARCHIVE web site only for this course, which ran 2005 to 2020. Beryl Graham was Programme Leader from 2010, Sarah Cook was module leader, and from 2013 the low-residency structure offered a Short Course week in London.]

Do you want to develop a career in curating? MA Curating at the University of Sunderland is the only course in the UK to specialise in the concerns of curating across the fields of art, design, and media, including new media, and live art.

NEW from 2013 - low-residency options! To fit around the work or family commitments of national and international candidates, this 1-year full time course is delivered primarily in 3 intensive sessions of 3-7 days in Sunderland and Central London. Weekly online or onsite contact supports students in completing assignments. International students can therefore be based in Sunderland and qualify for Visa requirements, and non-international students can travel for intensive pre-planned weeks.

This qualification will equip you to work in a range of museums, galleries and other public contexts.The course has included visits to curators at Tate, V&A, Wellcome Collection, furtherfield, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Workplace Gallery, Northern Gallery of Contemporary Art, National Glass Centre, and many others.

Employability is excellent, with over 90% of contactable graduates in paid employment in the arts sector, including high-profile international galleries - see where course graduates are working now.

World-leading research feeds into this course (see staff and visitors, and CRUMB web site). The faculty also has a unique doctoral programme in practice-led curating research for those considering academic progression.

See University of Sunderland MA Curating course site for details of fees and how to apply.

To informally discuss the course, email Programme Leader Beryl Graham.

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