Fine Art MFA

    Fine Art MFA

    Duration2 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 52,493 / Year
    Next IntakeSeptember 1, 2026
    Fine Art MFA

    About

    About this degree

    The MFA Fine Art programme provides a diverse, intellectual and experimental environment in which Fine Art graduate students develop their potential as professional artists and researchers in their chosen studio area. Students are supported to expand their critical awareness within the context of Fine Art and to situate their practice within the wider cultural and social context of the contemporary world. The Slade's MFA Fine Art programme supports interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches to art making.

    Who this course is for

    Having received a good grounding in art or a related field at undergraduate level, the emphasis for graduate students is on advanced personal research as a thorough preparation for professional practice and/or further doctoral study in the field.

    What this course will give you

    The Slade School of Fine Art at UCL is one of the UK's leading university departments for research in Fine Art, approaching the study and practice of Fine Art within in an experimental, discursive, and critical context.

    All academic studio staff are artists, actively involved in research as well as teaching, and have a diverse range of research interests and expertise.

    The UCL Slade School of Fine Art’s location enables easy access to unparalleled learning resources including major galleries, museums, libraries, cultural institutions, and theatres.

    Students also benefit during the course from the Slade Careers Programme, which allows you to consider the wider professional aspects of art making in relation to your work.

    Hone your practice in painting, sculpture or fine art media while learning to reflect on your work through a critical studies component. The Fine Art MFA is an 18-month programme enabling you to develop your potential as an artist or researcher, while expanding your critical awareness in a wider cultural and social context. Taught at the world renowned Slade School of Fine Art at UCL, this is a unique opportunity in the study and practice of art.

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    MFA applicants should normally be of graduate standing with evidence of a high level of achievement in the chosen studio discipline also being required. Exceptionally, an applicant may be considered whose previous education and professional experience are deemed by UCL to be equivalent to graduate level.

    English Program Requirements

    Career

    Recent former students include Jenkin van Zyl, Ed Atkins, Ming Wong, Marianna Simnett, Zeinab Saleh, Sofia Mitsola, Shen Xin, Phoebe Boswell and Alvaro Barrington.

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee
    52,493 / year
    Fine Art MFA
    University College London (UCL)
    University College London (UCL)
    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom, London

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