Course Overview

The MA in Visual Culture at Durham is a distinctive interdisciplinary course that invites you to develop your knowledge and understanding of the visual arts and of visual culture. Studying visual arts and culture is a way of paying attention to phenomena that are everywhere. The concept of €˜visual culture acknowledges the pervasive nature of visual phenomena, and signals openness towards both the breadth of objects and images and the range of theoretical and methodological perspectives needed to understand them adequately. Drawing upon research strengths across the departments that contribute to the course, the MA in Visual Culture encourages a broad geographical and chronological scope, while allowing you to engage with a wide range of visual phenomena, including fine art, film, photography, architecture, and scientific and medical imaging practices.

General Eligibility

Students will normally be required to have an Honours Degree, usually at 2:1 level or higher or a GPA average of 3.2 from a recognised national or international university in art, humanities or social science subject. The course assumes no prior knowledge of visual arts and culture, but previous interest or experience of visual culture would be an advantage.

Part Time Work Details

Language Requirement

• IELTS: 6.5 (no component under 6.0)_x000D_ _x000D_ TOEFL iBT (internet-based test) and TOEFL iBT Home Edition: 92 (no component under 23)