MFA Curatorial Practice (Art & Design)

Explore curating as a creative and collaborative practice and gain professional experience in real-world situations, whatever your stage of practice and career.

New to our postgraduate portfolio, the MFA in Curatorial Practice explores curating as a creative and collaborative practice, to gain professional experience in real-world situations, whatever your stage of practice and career. Curating can take many forms from working with collections to temporary commissions or producing events and publications. Whether you are working with or as an artist, you will develop your practice guided by your interests and ambitions.

The course will help expand individuals’ creative, critical, and technical skills, as well as will also gain practical experience in exhibition-making and event production. Learning in the art school environment of DJCAD, individuals will have access to a shared curatorial studio space. Also, you will also have access to workshops, library, an exhibition and learning spaces.

Curating at Dundee differs from other courses in Scotland by focusing on the breadth of art and design knowledge and practices. As part of the course, individuals study in a UNESCO City of Design with significant galleries and museums, artist-led organisations, festivals, theatre, dance and performance spaces, and local authority-run projects. 

Outside of the University, learning will be further developed through engaging with our institutional partner, the V&A Dundee, and other art and culture organisations in and around Dundee.

About Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
Dating back to 1888, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) is the creative heart of the University of Dundee. World-renowned for our high-quality teaching and research in art and design and the application of our creative expertise in interdisciplinary contexts, DJCAD has helped to launch the careers of some of the finest artists, designers, and architects, across the globe.

Our expertise
The academic portfolio of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design includes undergraduate, taught postgraduate and research degree programmes in Architecture & Urban Planning, Contemporary Art Practice, Communication Design, Design & Making. A number of interdisciplinary postgraduate programmes and our research also encompasses art, science and technology programmes delivered in collaboration with the other Schools of the University of Dundee, including the Schools of Life Sciences, Medicine, Science & Engineering, Humanities, Social Sciences & Law. Our programmes are delivered by a distinguished faculty with excellent research and professional industry experience to ensure the currency of our curricula and preparedness of our graduates for employment and further study.