Tuition Fees

Financial matters are a concern for all students, and it is advised to plan ahead thoroughly to ensure you have the finances to complete your studies. In addition to paying tuition fees for the programme you are undertaking, you will need to cover your living expenses. As such you are encouraged to ensure that your Tuition Fee Status Assessment is correct and explore the possibility of securing funding.

The Courtauld Institute’s Tuition Fee rates are set annually and cover enrolment, tuition and supervision for each academic year or term that you are enrolled as a student. Tuition fees are subject to change each academic year.

The fees below apply to new entrants joining the Courtauld in the 2027/28 academic year. Students on programmes lasting more than one year will pay tuition fees for each year of enrolment, subject to any annual fee increases.

Undergraduate Fees 2027/28
Programme	UK Fee	Overseas Fee
BA History of Art	£9,780*	£32,000

Postgraduate Taught Fees 2027/28
Programme	UK Fee	Overseas Fee
Graduate Diploma in the History of Art Full-Time	£16,275	£32,000
Graduate Diploma in the History of Art Part-Time	£8,138	£16,000**
MA History of Art	£17,100	£36,600
MA Curating	£19,100	£38,350
MA Art and Business	£26,000	£42,350
MA Conservation of Easel Paintings	£19,100	£38,350
MA Conservation of Wall Paintings	£19,100	£38,350
MA Art History and Conservation of Buddhist Heritage	£19,100	£38,350
MA Contemporary Art and the Moving Image	Please refer to the KCL website***	Please refer to the KCL website***
MA Preventive Conservation	£ 19,100	£ 38,350

Postgraduate Research Fees 2027/28
Programme	UK Fee	Overseas Fee
PhD Research Full-Time	£7,300	£27,800
PhD Research Part-Time	£3,650	£13,900**
PhD Writing-up Year	£800	£800

Tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in accordance with the terms and conditions of your programme. Continuing students will be notified of any fee increases at least six months in advance.

Undergraduate Student Loans
Information about student finance amounts and maintenance for 2026-27 can be found
If you have questions about your tuition fees please contact feepayments@courtauld.ac.uk

**Overseas Part-Time Fees: Please be aware that it is not possible to undertake Part-Time study if you require a Student VISA to study with us, due to VISA regulation restrictions

***MA Contemporary Art and the Moving Image: Please see King’s College London to see details of fees and funding.

How to Pay Fees

Fee status

Publicly funded higher-education institutions in the UK typically charge two tiers of fees – a lower ‘UK’ fee, and a higher ‘Overseas’ fee.

Your fee status can be determined by various criteria, often tied to residency as well as nationality or citizenship.

Find out about fee status here.

General Associated Programme Costs

Programmes in the History of Art and Conservation departments often include local, UK and occasionally international study trips and fieldwork. Travel grants are available to cover the cost of these study trips, and there is a budget for exhibition entrance charges. Students will need to cover local travel costs in London for site or exhibition visits. International students may have to apply for visas for international travel, and module leaders will be in touch as early as possible to make students aware of this.

Other associated programme costs are typical to programmes in the humanities, such as the use of a laptop or computer, printer credits, travel to campus or local visits and graduation. Students may wish to purchase their own copies of some relevant reading materials, but all set texts are supplied through the Courtauld Institute’s Library and Virtual Learning Environment. See our Library webpage for more details on the range of resources available.

For further information about associated programme costs, please see the individual Programme webpages, or contact the Programme Leader.