MRes Art - Theory and Philosophy in London United Kingdom | University of the Arts London

The MRes Art program offers three specialized tracks: Theory and Philosophy, Moving Image, and Exhibition Studies. This program fosters inquiry, imaginative reasoning, and analytical assessment through research and writing. Leveraging the academic strengths of faculty, guest speakers, and professionals, the curriculum explores how contemporary art research intersects with broader aesthetic, cultural, and socio-political concerns.

Students across all pathways have opportunities to collaborate through shared coursework, both in-person and online. The program actively supports student-initiated projects, with past participants organizing research symposiums, publications, and initiatives like the Tate Exchange program at Tate Modern.

The Theory and Philosophy pathway caters to artists and writers seeking to examine philosophical and artistic concepts through a modern lens. Participants explore how cutting-edge philosophical developments can inform both artistic interpretation and broader cultural and artistic evolution.

This pathway features a distinctive teaching approach emphasizing dynamic group discussions, supported by faculty actively contributing to both artistic and philosophical research. The curriculum incorporates leading contemporary thought, spanning continental philosophy, Marxist theory, and phenomenology. Students also examine frameworks relevant to today's diverse art landscape within its socio-political framework, including aesthetic theory, psychoanalysis, gender studies, race theory, linguistics, performance theory, affect theory, neuroscience, cybernetics, digital systems, and environmental humanities.

Duration: Two years (60 weeks) Extended full-time