Course description
Assessment
Assessment is by coursework at the end of each stage, culminating in the exposition of your work towards the end of the course
Resources and facilities
The MA is hosted by the School of Art and Design, giving students access to a range of excellent dedicated facilities within the School, ranging from traditional media through to industry-standard digital technology centres. Facilities are supervised by skilled technical personnel.
How do you study?
The course lectures and seminars are delivered by University tutors, invited designers, artists and other visiting professionals. Students will receive individual and group tutorials as well as opportunities for interdisciplinary working and regular peer-review presentations.
You will receive support through your studies from our excellent teaching staff and have email contact with your tutors as well as access to lecture notes and reading material via the University’s Virtual Learning Portal.
The School of Art and Design has developed excellent links with the design industry. The visiting lecturer programme will put you in touch with design professionals and, most importantly, assist your in making contacts in the industry.
Course content
This modular MA is designed to offer a framework for advanced study and to develop core skills in a number of areas, including
* Research methodologies
* The professional and cultural contextualisation of work
* Practical project experimentation and realisation
* Critical and reflective evaluation.
All skills are developed as the course progresses, with the aim of preparing students for a major MA individual or group research project.
Modules are designed to encourage interdisciplinary working. The Context and Research module, for example, is delivered to the entire postgraduate community, thus giving students the opportunity to exchange ideas and analysis. This form of dialogue is crucial for the development of new thinking and new directions in art and design.