Curatorial Practice (Contemporary Art)

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

The programme will provide you with access to highly-regarded and experienced professional curators and practitioners, and enable you to acquire key skill sets and attributes as well as forge the peer networks that are vital to the profession at all levels.

SEMESTER 1 Core Course: CURATORIAL PRACTICE 1 (40 credits) Core Course: Research Methods and Methodologies in Practice (20 credits) (delivered by The Glasgow School of Art)

SEMESTER 2 Core Course: Curatorial Practice 2 (40 credits) Optional Course: (20 credits) (options available across The Glasgow School of Art and The University of Glasgow)

SEMESTER 3 Select one of the following: Master’s Project in Curatorial Practice 1 (60 credits) Master’s Project in Curatorial Practice 2 (60 credits) Dissertation (60 Credits)

In Semesters 1 and 2, Curatorial Practice 1 and Curatorial Practice 2 have a flexible structure, which could respond to particular programming or specific project or exhibition opportunities that arise within any one academic year.

Alongside these, you are required to take Research Methods and Methodologies in Practice (20 credits, GSA) in semester 1 and an elective course in Semester 2. You can select from a list of available postgraduate elective options at GSA and the College of Arts, which may change from year to year.

In Semester 3 you can choose from three possible routes towards submission for final assessment. These are either: Master’s project option 1 (100% curatorial project) Master’s project option 2 (50% curatorial project and 50% extended essay), or Dissertation (100%).

Whether pursuing a Master’s project or a dissertation, it is expected that your work will conform to the growing canon of the field of curating.

Optional Course:

In the second semester, you will undertake an optional course, choosing from a range offered across the subject areas within the School of Culture & Creative Arts at the University of Glasgow or electives courses offered by The Glasgow School of Art. This offering changes slightly each year.

Assessment:

Peer and staff review, formative and summative assessment, with continuous feedback from tutorials. Courses are assessed by essay, critical review and practice-based coursework.