In October 2010* the RCA will launch a new MA programme in Critical Writing in Art & Design. The postgraduate programme has been designed to develop the literary and intellectual skills required for art and design criticism in an age of rapid technological and cultural change. More new books, magazines and journals – online and in print – are being published than ever before, many exploring experimental and new approaches to writing about art and design. At the same time, media, the gallery, the studio and the practice of writing itself are being transformed by the deep penetration of new technologies into all aspects of our lives.

This full-time, two-year MA explores different aspects of writing about and for contemporary art and design. On joining the programme, successful candidates will be encouraged to develop specialist knowledge of a field of art, design, architecture, fashion or the applied arts. They will also follow a common programme of classes designed to develop their skills as writers, editors and thinkers.

PLEASE NOTE: AS A NEW COURSE, THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THIS MA HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 1 MARCH 2010.

*Subject to formal validation and approval of the course in mid-February 2010.

For further details please contact programme leader David Crowley:

+44 (0)20 7590 4485
david.crowley@rca.ac.uk