Christianity and the Arts

Our Christianity & the Arts MA is uniquely taught in association with the National Gallery in London.

The course investigates how Christian scripture, beliefs and practices have found expression in art for over 2,000 years. It traces the idea of beauty in Western theological tradition, using examples in London, taking advantage of King's fantastic location.

Students on the course go on to careers in teaching, journalism or the church or further research.

Key benefits:

• Enables students to work across disciplinary and specialism boundaries, in particular to explore simultaneously the art-historical and theological dimensions of Christian art (approaches which are generally pursued in isolation from one another).
• Uses rich cultural resources specifically the artistic, human and web-based resources of the National Gallery in London.
• Provides opportunities for students to learn in the context of an art museum, with likely additional visits/links to institutions with related collections, like the Courtauld Gallery, and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
• Enhances the experience of international students at King's by giving them a stimulating and privileged understanding of one of London's (and the world's) greatest treasuries of art.

A Bachelor's degree with 2:1 honours is usually required but not necessarily in a humanities subject. We know that relevant background can be acquired by informal routes and we are delighted to consider all applications.

In order to meet the academic entry requirements for this programme you should have a minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree with a final mark of at least 60% or above in the UK marking scheme. If you are still studying you should be achieving an average of at least 60% or above in the UK marking scheme.

MA

Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 180 credits.

Required Modules:

You are required to take:

• The Idea of Beauty in Western Theology (40 credits)
• Dissertation (60 credits)

Optional Modules:

In addition, you are requited to take 80 credits from a range of optional modules, which may typically include:

• The Devotional Use of Art in Christianity (20 credits)
• Art as a Theological Medium (20 credits)
• The Christian Text (20 credits)
• Religion & Spirituality in Modern Art (20 credits)
• Modern Jewish Visual Culture (20 credits)
• Passion: History, Text & Representation (20 credits)
• Up to 40 credits of other master's level modules offered outside of the Department, subject to the course convenors approval

If you're a part-time student, you will take The Idea of Beauty in Western Theology in your first year, and your dissertation in your second. You will split your optional modules between these two years. King's College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study.

Fees:

• Full time overseas fees:

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