Master in Arts Design for Exhibition and Museums

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University of Lincoln

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• Entry requirements
  The course is open to graduates of art, design and architecture who wish to enhance professional capabilities and receive basic training in research. The course is also open to graduates of appropriate related disciplines in the social sciences, technology, business studies and management. Graduates from these disciplines who wish to become designers may also undertake a programme of preparatory work before commencing the MA. Entry requirements Applicants should have or expect to receive a good honours degree or be able to demonstrate an equivalent level of experience. Applicants from backgrounds outside of art, design and architecture will also need to demonstrate an aptitude for design.
• Academic title
  MA Design for Exhibition and Museums
• Course description
  This is a taught which programme takes a broad conceptual approach to the design of communicative environments and engages the student in innovative, interdisciplinary forms of design practice. To achieve this the course integrates design, research and professional studies.
  
  Students negotiate a programme of projects tailored to meet individual interests and needs. These may focus on, or combine an interest in, trade shows, museums, international expositions, commercial and cultural events, retail and leisure environments, theatre, television and film stage sets, heritage sites and visitor centres.
  
  Site-specific communication sets a complex agenda for designers of such environments. The social and cultural context of exhibitions and museums is investigated, and current theory in design, museology, marketing, communication and organization is used critically in the development of projects. The idea that processes of communication can provide a rationale for the design of a range of public environments is examined.
  
  ‘The course proved pivotal in changing direction in my career and getting into exhibition design. It was fantastic for being self-disciplined, organized and focussed. It changed my whole approach to design and made me think much more deeply about things and be creatively responsive.’
  
  Sandra Lacey..
  
  Special features
  
      * Contact with design practices and heritage sector institutions.
      * Integrated approach to research, design and professional studies.
      * Open to art, design and architecture graduates and students from non-art and design disciplines.
  
  Unit structure and credit
  
  The course proceeds in three stages. Each stage attracts 60 points of level M credit under the national Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS)
  
  Postgraduate Certificate (60 credit points)
  Research Methods in Design Practice – 12 points
  Exhibition Design Theory – 12 points
  Professional Studies – 12 points
  Certificate Project – 24 points
  
  Postgraduate Diploma (120 credit points)
  Research Project – 24 points
  Diploma Project – 36 points
  
  Masters (180 credit points)
  Masters Project – 60 credit points
  
  Mode of study
  
  Students may study full-time, part-time or work-based and may change mode of study at the end of any stage. All students enrol on the Masters programme. Students may then elect to take a stage qualification or to pursue the full programme.
  
  Assessment
  
  Assessment is by project work and written assignment.
  
  There are no time-limited examinations
  
  Bridging studies
  
  For those who need to develop their design skills before embarking on the masters programme, preparatory design studies are available from the Exhibition & Museum Design Department in the School of Architecture.

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