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Applications are now open for the 2015–16 MA in the Contemporary, the ICA’s joint Master of Arts programme with the University of Kent. A new, related opportunity will also be open for applications shortly: the MA in the Contemporary, Paris.
This rigorous collaboration forms part of the Institute of Contemporary Art’s continued commitment to the development of aspects of learning activities within its programme. Both programmes will provide students with a deep understanding of the relationship between disciplines in the arts and an appreciation of the way in which interdisciplinary thinking makes it possible to grasp and respond to key issues in contemporary culture.
The MA in the Contemporary is an interdisciplinary programme in the field of contemporary culture. Students will be able to choose from a wide variety of modules in the areas of contemporary practice including: Literature, Creative Writing, Film, Drama, and History and Philosophy of Art. Jointly taught by academics and practitioners from the School of English, the School of Arts and the School of Music and Fine Art at the University of Kent and by ICA curators, the programme allows students to enrich their academic knowledge and undertake a study residency at the ICA.
Following a similar structure to the MA in the Contemporary, the Paris programme allows you to spend your first term at our Canterbury campus, whilst participating in the collaborative module taught partly at the ICA in London, before relocating to our Paris Centre in the heart of historic Montparnasse for the spring term. Students will be able to choose from a wide variety of modules in the areas of Contemporary Literature, Creative Writing, Film, Drama and History and Philosophy of Art. Whilst at the Paris Centre students are offered a range of modules inspired by Paris and its unique cultural history. The ICA will coordinate a two-day study visit to Paris which, in partnership with key galleries and artists, will seek contextualise contemporary culture in an international setting.
Students in both programs will have the opportunity to:
– Attend an induction at the ICA at the start of their studies to introduce them to the facilities, along with a group visit and discussion of contemporary exhibitions in London
– Engage with the ICA’s rich programme of seminars and events
– Receive free ICA membership and the provision of an ICA reading list
This pioneering educational opportunity will equip students with the skills, knowledge and professional experience to progress into areas such as artistic practice, related higher post-graduate research, arts management and policy, and a variety of other careers within the arts.
Course information can be found here and here.
For further information on the programme or for interview requests please contact the University of Kent: [email protected] / T +01227 827297 / @UniKent / #ICAContemp
For further information on the ICA, please contact:
Naomi Crowther, [email protected] / T +020 7766 1407
