入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求： A good honours degree in a related subject, or equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications. All applicants should have strong self-motivation and a commitment to self-directed research. A portfolio of art and design is required. Additional evidence of in-depth engagement in the subject and/or relevant work experience is ideal.
英语要求：English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 or equivalent.
学费 Tuition Fee：2011/2012 £9,600
课程特征 Course Features：
The MA course is designed to enable you to meet the challenges involved in research into practice within the supportive environment of shared knowledge and competence. It aims to empower you so that you become questioning, critically-reflective practitioners in your chosen field. The course objectives achieve this by way of the distinctive combination of self-reflective learning and collective engagement with theories and methods underpinning research.
课程内容 Course Content ：
Stage one
In stage one you will plan and carry out research related to your area of study. This will include theoretical and critical positioning of your project and the identification of the practical strategies you will need to devise in order to realise the concept. This culminates in the writing of the project definition, which is the definitive statement of the work and its context to be pursued in stage two.
Stage one course units include student- centred units in:
Research Methods (15 credits)
In order to meet the challenge of more advanced research, this unit aims to extend your knowledge and understanding of research methods through practice and your ability to critically evaluate them. It will also help you identify appropriate practical research methods for your individual project and explore the relationship between the project and professional practice. The outcome of this unit will be a research document.
Theory and Critical Evaluation (15 credits)
In this unit you will critically engage with historical, theoretical, cultural and ethical ideas and relate these to your personal project. You will also learn to articulate critical engagement by way of formal presentation to others. The outcome of this unit will be a research document. Selected essays will be presented and discussed in group seminars.
Project Definition (30 credits)
You will creatively explore through your practice and propose a clearly-focused concept for your research in this unit. It will help you identify appropriate practical methodologies through which to explore your work. You will also derive innovative questions and articulate and situate the research concept and work in appropriate theoretical, critical and historical contexts. The outcome will be a clearly written project definition document, correctly referenced and supported by other materials as appropriate.
Stage two
In stage two the focus is the production of a body of work or an individual piece of work as is appropriate to the project. The course culminates in the presentation of the body of work, usually in the form of an exhibition or display, but it may take on other forms as appropriate to the project. This is supported by a written and visual document which is the definitive contextual statement.
Stage two course units include student- centred units in:
Project Contextualisation (45 credits)
You will creatively explore and construct a body of research and artwork on the basis of the concepts defined in the project definition. You will critically evaluate, contextualise and analyse the progress, conclusion and future potential of the work and communicate this in a coherent written document, as well as by giving a verbal presentation.
Project Resolution (75 credits)
Using a range of practical and intellectual skills in self-directed, original and challenging ways, you will produce your project to a professional standard. The outcome of this unit will usually take the form of an end of year group exhibition or display of your work.
教学与评估 Teaching and Assessment：
The course consists of a self-initiated, supervised research project with tutorials and regular seminars attended by both staff and yourself. The seminars include the presentation and discussion of a paper by you, typically on a relevant text or work of your choosing.
Assessment is by coursework. Research Methods, Theory and Critical Evaluation and Project Definition are assessed at the end of stage one. Project Resolution and Project Contextualisation are assessed in September.
The course offers opportunities to exhibit and disseminate work and we have a scheme to help students, either individually or in groups, fund exposure outside of the University. A collaborative arrangement with gASP also provides an external exhibiting opportunity. There are also internal opportunities to show work in school and faculty exhibition spaces.
职业机会 Career Opportunities:
Students can develop careers as exhibiting artists and work in community art environments. Others develop careers in curation or arts management and administration. There is a strong tradition of many of our students going on to further study at a higher level and this course also proves to be a firm base for entry to teacher training.