Curating Contemporary Design MA (in partnership with The Design Museum)

Kingston UniversityKnights Park, The Design Museum, London

Course overview

Cultivate your creativity at Kingston School of Art Prepare for a career in gallery design and curation. This degree is a collaboration between Kingston School of Art and The Design Museum. Since its inception, this MA degree has grown into one of the world's foremost programmes for design curators.

Taught by top curators and designers, the course blends critical thinking with creative practice to address today’s fast-changing world. You’ll curate live projects and build your professional profile through The Design Museum and partnerships with institutions like the British Council, Gallery Fumi and the Royal Academy of Arts. The course develops skills in curating exhibitions, public programmes, and alternative formats.

You’ll reflect critically on curatorial practice, collaborate across disciplines, and articulate your ideas on contemporary design.

Key highlights

Delivered in collaboration with The Design Museum
Taught by leading curators and designers
Curate live projects with The Design Museum and partner institutions
Partners include the British Council, Gallery Fumi and Royal Academy of Arts
Develops skills in exhibitions, public programmes and alternative formats
Blends critical thinking with creative practice across disciplines

Entry requirements

Degree: 2:2 — to include arts, humanities or essay based subject; 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

Design curator
Exhibition curator
Gallery curator
Public programmes manager
Museum exhibitions officer
Design writer

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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