Kingston University

Art Business MA

Kingston UniversityKnights Park, United Kingdom

Course overview

Give your creativity the commercial edge Study the UK’s only Art Business MA of its kind. Studying this MA in Art Business at Kingston University will give you the commercial acumen to secure roles in galleries, auction houses, insurance and more. You might even graduate ready to set up and manage your own gallery or collection.

Through high quality, interdisciplinary teaching, you’ll gain insights, develop practical skills and hone your academic rigour. You’ll explore core business and legal concepts alongside industry-specific knowledge, preparing for the diverse professional landscape you’ll enter when you graduate. During the course, you’ll benefit from being close to London – Europe's art market capital.

You’ll learn from both rising and established art market practitioners, and have opportunities to visit a range of galleries, auction houses and art fairs. Because Kingston School of Art and Business School deliver this course in partnership, you’ll learn in a uniquely creative, stimulating environment. This is the only course of its kind in the UK.

The course is all about meeting professionals from the industry and learning from them, rather than just studying theoretical disciplines. We had dozens of guest speakers and almost all of them were senior managers from amazing organisations like Christie's, Gagosian and Hauser & Wirth. Yulia Glushkova

Key highlights

  • Described as the only course of its kind in the UK
  • Jointly delivered by Kingston School of Art and Business School
  • Core business and legal concepts alongside art market knowledge
  • Learn from rising and established art market practitioners
  • Visits to galleries, auction houses and art fairs
  • Close to London, Europe's art market capital

Entry requirements

  • Degree: 2:2 — or above

Scholarships

  • Alumni Discount

    Award: 10% discount on tuition fees.

    Up to 10% of fees

  • Chelsea Arts Club Trust MA Award

    The Chelsea Arts Club Trust MA Materials and Research Award is a £2,500 bursary, awarded each year to an MA Fashion or MA Sustainable Fashion student.

    Up to £2,500

  • Chevening Scholarships

    Award: Tuition fees, travel costs and living allowance subsidised.

  • International Merit-Based scholarships

    The scholarships are worth £5,000 towards your first year tuition fees.

    Up to £5,000

  • Niloufar Ebrahim Scholarship

    The scholarship will cover a portion of tuition fees for the applicant, up to the value of £1,000.

  • Postgraduate Progression Scholarship

    The Kingston University Postgraduate Progressions Scholarship offers a 15% reduction in postgraduate tuition fees.

  • The Kingston Impact Scholarship

    £5,000 tuition fee contribution to two MBA students.

    Up to £5,000

  • The Kingston MBA Scholarship

    Kingston University Business School is proud to offer a tuition fee scholarship of £5,000 to self-funded candidates.

    Up to £5,000

Careers this course leads to

  • Gallery manager
  • Auction house specialist
  • Fine art insurance specialist
  • Gallery owner
  • Collection manager

Cost of study

UK/Home: £14,000 per year | International: £23,700 per year

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Kingston University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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