MA in Art Business, London

This programme prepares students for careers in the art world, an international $50 billion plus commercial trade, and a global cultural industry.

The programme starts on 8 September 2008 and applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Scholarships/financial aid and bursaries are available to applicants.

Our MA in Art Business is designed for students who want to understand business theories and practices as well as the technical and structural elements of the art market. The course is aimed at students who already have an art history degree, anyone wishing to pursue a career in this field, and business school graduates wishing to specialise in the art market.

Art business deals with traditional business topics and specialised subjects including: art law; the structure and mechanisms of the art market; and art valuation. Business training includes: finance; investment and insurance; management and strategy; ethics and marketing art.

The course comprises three semesters. The first two are intensively taught. There is no formal tuition in the third semester when students complete their dissertations with regular tutorial supervision.

Read about a new book, The Art Business, edited by Iain Robertson, Head of Art Business Studies and Derrick Chong, Consultant Lecturer on our MA in Art Business.