This Masters in Arts of Europe aims to stimulate your critical awareness, engendering a creative and informed understanding art-world practice. You will be introduced to museum and auction house systems for classifying objects and study different models of museum and gallery display.

• This programme is based at Christie's Education in London.
• You will benefit from the object-based study which is central to our teaching. You will receive training relevant to the public and commercial art worlds: practical and research based study of materials and techniques, scientific analysis, style, dating, quality and authenticity.
• You will study cataloguing to auction house and museum standards, including handling sessions, warehouse and museum visits; and take a professional cataloguing exam.
• You will benefit from our programme of study trips: regular visits to UK sites and two international trips to major sites in Europe or the Americas are included in the basic fee.

Programme overview

• MLitt: 12 months full-time
• PgDip: 9 months full-time

Core courses

• Core lecture series c3000 BC–AD 1527, which underpins all components of the programme
• UK and international study trips, included in the basic fee
• Object-based study
• Cataloguing to auction house and museum standards.

MLitt components

• Gallery & curatorial studies
• Culture & ideology seminars
• Methodology seminars 
• Thesis: your opportunity to create an exhibition on a small group of objects, independently researched and catalogued, using the key academic and professional skills you have learned on the programme.

PgDip components

• Art market, gallery & museum studies
• Research project: you will either make a proposal for an exhibition, choosing the objects to be displayed, or write about a single work of art, placing it in context through your own original research.

Career prospects

This programme will prepare you for a range of careers in the art world, and can also lead to further postgraduate study. 

An undergraduate university degree, university transcripts, two letters of recommendation and a personal statement. Non-English speaking students must have IELTS 7 or equivalent.

Applications should be made directly to Christie's Education.

• Christie's Master's Application Form [pdf]

For further information regarding the courses, or details on how to apply, please contact admissions@christies.com