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The Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London
The Courtauld Institute of Art
The Courtauld Institute of Art is one of the world’s leading centres for the study of the history and conservation of art and architecture, and its Gallery houses one of Britain’s best-loved collections.Based at Somerset House, The Courtauld is an independent college of the University of London. The Director of the Institute is Dr Deborah Swallow who reports to the Governing Board. The Chairman is Nicholas Ferguson.
Degree programmes on offer include a BA, Graduate Diploma and MA in the History of Art; a Postgraduate Diploma in the Conservation of Easel Paintings; an MA in Painting Conservation (Wall Painting); an MA in Curating the Art Museum (new for 2007-08); and MPhil and PhD research degrees.
Facilities for students are exceptional, including outstanding libraries and the Gallery collection of paintings, drawings and prints, and sculpture and decorative arts. Courtauld staff supervise research from Antiquity to the present, and the Research Forum offers access to visiting speakers from around the world.
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Facts and figures
• The Institute has a strong research record. Our staff supervise research from Antiquity to the present; you will find their research interests listed at the end of this prospectus. You will also find a brief biography for all our faculty members here.
• Around 120 students are admitted to the MA in the History of Art each year and almost 100 are engaged in research towards the PhD. This large group of postgraduate students makes for a lively scholarly community and a rich and varied programme of lectures, seminars, conferences and invited speakers.
• The Institute was awarded the highest rating of ‘Broad Confidence’ in the 2005 Institutional Audit undertaken by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, and in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise in 2001 the Institute was awarded 5*; the only history of art department in the country to be awarded such a distinction. In the 2005 National Student Survey, the Institute was ranked third in the entire country for overall student satisfaction.
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