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The closing date for submitting applications for funded places is 31 January 2027.
The closing date for submitting applications for non - funded places is 20 July 2027.
Join our unique graduate community , dedicated to understanding and researching indigenous art istic practices across the globe . Develop your research skills through assignments that address real-world challenges.
What is MA Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas ?
This unique interdisciplinary MA immerses you in the artistic practices of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, past and present. You’ll learn from leading scholars at the globally renowned Sainsbury Research Unit (opens in a new window) .
You’ll work directly with objects in the Sainsbury Centre (opens in a new window) , gaining hands-on experience with world-class collections. Alongside specialist topics and artistic traditions, you’ll examine art, artefacts, and material culture through anthropology, art history, and archaeology.
You’ll explore the practical and ethical questions shaping museums today, from collecting and display to curating. Through museum visits and your dissertation, you’ll build the confidence and research skills to pursue your own specialist interests.
You’ll study the visual arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas, taught in three distinct modules across two semesters. Within each module, SRU faculty will deliver a series of lectures providing an overview of each region’s artistic practices, as well as the major political and practical issues that arise in each region.