MA Art & Ecology
    Duration15 month(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 37,406 / Year
    Next IntakeSeptember 22, 2026

    MA Art & Ecology

    About

    This is a 15-month studio-based postgraduate programme for emerging artists who want to engage in meaningful and transformative ways with the most pressing ecological questions of our time.

    • MA Art & Ecology is a unique programme that seeks to develop new ways in which contemporary art practice can make interventions in a wide range of ecological contexts, and extend the ways in which ecology is understood.
    • We support artists to develop innovative and experimental art practices in diverse sites and scales dedicated to imagining and shaping liveable futures.
    • Students develop a wide range of artistic and professional skills showcased in the postgraduate Degree Show and on the programme’s digital platform The Journal of Art & Ecology.

    Contact the department

    If you have specific questions about the degree, contact Ros Gray.

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    You should normally have (or expect to be awarded) the following qualifications:

    • BA in Fine Art or a relevant discipline
      or
    • Equivalent experience (eg photography, architecture, performance, creative writing, and environmental humanities and sciences), if there is sufficient evidence of a strong artistic practice

    Applicants will also be asked to propose a project as part of their application.

    Admission is by interview only.

    International qualifications

    We accept a wide range of international qualifications. Find out more about the qualifications we accept from around the world.

    If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 7.0 with a 7.0 in writing and no element lower than 6.5 to study this programme. If you need assistance with your English language, we offer a range of courses that can help prepare you for postgraduate study.

    English Requirements

    • IELTSMin 6

    English Program Requirements

    To study at Goldsmiths, you will need to demonstrate that you have a good level of written and spoken English. IELTS requirements for each programme can be found on the relevant programme page.

    Career

    The MA Art & Ecology is designed to offer you an understanding and experience of contemporary art practice engaged with ecology that has a breadth of outcomes and a variety of transferable skills.

    Upon completion of the programme students will be equipped to work professionally in a range of circumstances including:

    • Independent artists for whom ecology is the central concern of their practice
    • Artists working independently or within collectives and/or organisations developing their own projects and for whom written funding applications, publicity and contextual statements require a key set of skills
    • Cultural policy makers, teachers and academics
    • Curators and programmers in the field of art and ecology
    • Writers and critics
    • Institutional and independent innovators

    Upon completion, MA Art & Ecology graduates should be able to continue with the critically informed practice they will have fostered at Goldsmiths and go on to contribute effectively to the development of art practice engaged with ecology in whichever cultural location they are situated.

    A professional network

    Throughout the programme you will be introduced to and work alongside leading professionals from within the field of art and ecology, through workshops, seminars and one-to-one meetings. These will include:

    • Artists
    • Curators
    • Programmers
    • Commissioners
    • Scientists
    • Activists
    • Writers
    • Critics
    • Technical experts

    This will provide you with the opportunity to develop your own professional network. You will also develop your understanding of the processes of project commissioning, production, display and distribution in the field of art and ecology.

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    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee
    37,406 / year

    MA Art & Ecology

    Goldsmiths, University of London

    Goldsmiths, University of London

    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom, London