Conservation Studies

All Postgraduate Diplomas at West Dean can transferred into the MA Degree programmes, thereby extending the duration of study from one academic year to a full calendar year.

Mid way through the academic year (February), students on postgraduate programmes commence MA units in addition to the remainder of their Postgraduate Diploma programmes. On successful completion of the full academic year (July), students will have finished their Postgraduate Diploma while at the same time completing a modest amount of MA introductory study.

In July, students then commence their major projects for the MA degree which involve a further 10-week period of full-time study with a final assessment towards the end of September.

Dr Roger Bown:A qualified teacher with BA, MPhil and PhD Degrees, specialising in critical and cultural theory related to Visual Arts. He is also Head of Academic Affairs at West Dean.

Lorna Calcutt. Following a BA (Hons) in Art and Design from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee, and a postgraduate Diploma in the History of Fine and Decorative Arts, Lorna studied ceramics and glass conservation at West Dean. Lorna worked at the BritishMuseum for four years and has since achieved an MA in Conservation Studies from the University of Sussex and become an ICON accredited conservator. In addition to the MA Conservation Tutor, Lorna is Programme Tutor for the Ceramics and Related Material programmes.

The individual Conservation programme tutors teach across all programme levels.

To downlaod a copy of the definitive documents for the MA Conservation Studies click here

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