Masters Degrees (Rca)

The V&A/RCA MA History of Design draws on the exceptional resources and national and international networks of two world-leading centres of excellence for scholarship and creativity, the RCA and the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A). Read more

The MRes RCA is a dynamic, interdisciplinary degree that fosters innovative thinking and equips students for PhD-level study or professional industry research roles. Read more

The GID programme is not currently open for applications The MA/ MSc Global Innovation Design (GID) programme is double Master’s programme that is run jointly with Imperial College London, and features two terms spent at partner institutions either in Tokyo and New York, or in Beijing and Singapore. Read more

The RCA will be launching a new Master of Fine Arts programme for the start of the 2023/24 academic year. Read more

Develop new ways of experiencing, interacting and communicating on this new Master of Fine Arts (MFA) The RCA will be launching a new MFA Communication programme for the start of the 2023/24 academic year. Read more

The spirit of Ceramics & Glass at the RCA springs from a belief in the transformative power of material thinking, research and making to enable a new generation of artists and designers to enrich our world in imaginative and meaningful ways. Read more

Photography plays a crucial role in contemporary art. The MA Photography programme at the RCA aims to provide a critical and educational environment in which you can develop as an artist with photography at the core of your practice. Read more

The study of sculpture is ever-expanding and includes object-making, public art and social practices, site and space, performance, sound, film and video. Read more

MA Textiles at the RCA operates at the intersection of design, craft and fine art, and we encourage this mix of thinking to collectively challenge the role of the 21st century Textiles practitioner. Read more

This unique interdisciplinary programme draws on the complementary expertise from the RCA's School of Design and Helen Hamlyn Design Centre, and the healthcare expertise from Imperial College London’s medical faculty and the Helix Centre based at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington London. Read more

Global Innovation Design is a joint Master's degree between Imperial College London and the  Royal College of Art. You receive a double Master's – an MSc from Imperial and an MA from the RCA. Read more

The Computer Science Research Centre welcomes postgraduate students (MPhil/PhD) from a wide range of cross-disciplinary backgrounds to address strategic needs in priority research areas such as Computer Graphics and Visualisations, Smart and Interactive Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, and Information Systems. Read more

The MA Interior Design Programme engages you in exploring emergent ideas and issues concerning distinct aspects of the design of the interior. Read more

Develop strategies for working across diverse international learning environments on this new Master of Education (MEd) The MEd in Creative Education will enable you to develop the confidence to design, deliver and evaluate innovative creative education that is informed by a critical understanding of competing conceptual and policy perspectives. Read more

These courses are designed to equip you with the tools to instigate and lead innovation in healthcare systems, services and spaces. Read more