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Tuition fee
420 GBP / full
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Duration
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About

This Art, Ethics and Social Change course at the University of the Arts London (UAL) will give you a critical overview of the role of art, artists and art institutions in challenging and shaping the beliefs of our society as well as ethical considerations in art.

Overview

You will learn about ethical issues in art, such as cultural appropriation, gender and the gaze, ethnicity and environmental and ecological concerns. You will contextualise these issues by learning about the history of art and social change and the ethical responsibility of artists.

You will explore these themes through personal research assignments on different types of ethics in art, including power relations and environmental concerns. Each week you will present your research and gain feedback from your tutor and peers. Through these tasks you will develop an understanding of critical research and how to conduct it.

Outcomes

  • By the end of this Art, Ethics and Social Change course at the University of the Arts London (UAL) , you will have a better understanding of how current social issues can be addressed through art and have a deeper knowledge of how to be culturally sensitive within your work or social environment. You can able to apply this knowledge and implement an ethical framework in your own art or within an art organisations.

Programme Structure

Topics covered:
  • History of art and social change
  • Current themes and debates around the responsibilities of artists and art institutions
  • Socially motivated art
  • Power relations in art
  • Gender and the gaze
  • Ethnicity and the post colonial
  • Art, environmental and ecological concerns
  • Othering and otherness
  • Cultural appropriation
  • The canon and cultural value

Key information

Duration

  • Part-time
    • 4 days

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

English
IELTS
4.5

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Delivered

Online

Campus Location

  • London, United Kingdom

What students do after studying

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

  • This course is perfect for anyone interested in or engaging with social, cultural and environmental issues in art whether in the role of artist, curator, collector or enthusiast.
  • Individuals within arts organisations wishing to implement an ethical framework would also benefit.

Tuition Fees

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  • International

    Non-residents
    420 GBP / full
    420 GBP / full
  • Domestic

    Citizens or residents
    420 GBP / full
    420 GBP / full

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