Painting MA

Manchester Metropolitan University

Course modalities offered

Key Course Facts

Duration	1 years - Full-time
Campus	On campus - Main Site
Degree	Master of Arts, MA
Subject	Painting

Duration	2 years - Full-time
Campus	On campus - Main Site
Degree	Master of Fine Arts, MA
Subject	Painting

Duration	4 years - Part-time
Campus	On campus - Main Site
Degree	Master of Fine Arts, MA
Subject	Painting

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Course Description

MA/MFA Painting provides a discipline led environment in which to develop your practice in contemporary painting. Through a strong focus on your individual studio practice, you will engage in the most significant current debates on painting and the histories from which they emerge. The MA/MFA Painting will encourage you to question the boundaries of your practice, embracing current ideas of ‘expanded painting’ and painting being ‘beyond self’ alongside questions posed within the more typical parameters of the picture plane and modes of representation.<MS&&>

Find out more about the course and view postgraduate student work at <MW&&>www.art.mmu.ac.uk/ma-mfa-painting</MW&&>

Features

The course is taught by practicing artists engaged in research, professional networks and teaching expertise in the practice of painting</MS&&>.
You will have your own spaces within communal studios, with full access to the School's workshops and other resources.
A regular programme of artists talks and studio visits from professionals working in the field.
The University library has outstanding Art and Design holdings, including a special collection of artist's books and ephemera.

Entry Requirements / Admissions

Requirements for international students / English requirements

IELTS academic test score (similar tests may be accepted as well)

- 6.5
- All other courses
- 5.5
- Foundation / Pathway Courses
- 6.5
- Graduate Degrees
- 6.0
- Undergraduate Degrees

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Painting, MA, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Costs

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent	£518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home)	£50
Supermarket shopping	£81
Clothing	£35
Eating out	£33
Alcohol	£27
Takeaways / food deliveries	£30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food)	£24
Holidays and weekend trips	£78
Transport within city	£17
Self-care / sports	£20
Stationary / books	£13
Mobile phone / internet	£13
Cable TV / streaming	£7
Insurance	£51
Other	£95

Average student cost of living	£1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

Source: Own research based on surveys and university data

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About Manchester Metropolitan University

Manchester Metropolitan University is a publicly funded institution, founded in 1970 in the city of Manchester. Located in the heart of the city, students can take full advantage of being less than a ten minute walk away from the City Centre. Academically, the university offers all of the more common Liberal Arts programmes, but also some less frequently seen subjects such as Criminology and Sociology. Graduate students can expect to enjoy the privacy and quiet of the university’s seventh floor, which is entirely dedicated to post-graduate and PhD studies.

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