Post-graduate Fine Art qualification now within reach for more artists
From January 2011, the Open College of the Arts (OCA), an educational charity founded in 1987
to widen access to creative arts education, will offer Europe’s first MA in Fine Art by distance learning. This is a period of significant development for OCA: just six months ago the college announced its first specialist degrees at undergraduate level, in painting and photography.
The MA in Fine Art is OCA’s first step into postgraduate provision, and has been validated by the University for the Creative Arts, a new partner for OCA. All other OCA qualifications are validated by Buckinghamshire New University.The course offers an opportunity for students for whom an MA in Fine Art would previously have been out of reach to work towards a post-graduate qualification at the same time as earning a living. People who for a variety of reasons may not previously have been able to study at postgraduate level can now do so, with the convenience of being based at home.
MA Fine Art students with a less academic background can opt for exclusively practice-based outcomes, while others may prefer a substantial written component. All students are required to have a dedicated studio space and internet access, and are expected to visit galleries and museums throughout the duration of the course.
Check it out by visting the OCA website at www.oca-uk.com
