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Arts (The)

This is a collaborative programme between the School of the Arts and the Design School.

This is a collaborative programme between the School of the Arts and the Design School. The programme aims to develop a broad approach to visualisation within an increasingly diverse and competitive market.

It aims to provide you with opportunities to develop a personalised visual language with which to articulate an engagement with visual thinking. Visualisation through 2D and 3D drawing, modelling, prototyping, and computer-based activity is a focus and feature of teaching and research of the School of the Arts and the Design School.

The programme collaboratively delivers an interdisciplinary curriculum, consisting of six modules spread across the calendar year (October to October). The modules provide a range of visualisation opportunities reflecting approaches to postgraduate research, visual thinking and communication, enquiry into, and development of, 2D and 3D visualisation techniques and a final project that enables you to professionally realise and present your outcomes.

Outcomes will take the form of ‘portfolios’ of visualisation activity, oral presentations and written reports. The MA or MSc award will be dependent on the nature of the final project.

Compulsory Modules

Semester 1

• Approaches to Research
• Visual thinking and Communication
• Visualisation: 2D and 3D Opportunities

Semester 2

• Enquiry and Development
• Final project: Rehearsal and Approaches to Professional Practice

Summer

• Final project: Realisation and Presentation

Assessment

Modules provided by the Departments will be assessed by coursework only. Modules from other departments may be assessed by examination, coursework or a combination of both.

Entry Qualification*

Upper second class honours degree normally required in an art and design discipline or closely related subject. Exceptional circumstances will also be considered (for instance, an honours degree in an aligned subject or appropriate additional work experience). Entry also depends on suitable ‘portfolio’ of supporting visual material.

Application

All candidates should submit an application form, an electronic PDF portfolio of recent work and a 1000 word supporting statement contextualising their practice.

*Note: Entrance requirements are in addition to the General entrance requirements

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