MA - Creative Practice

Year one

• Materials and Processes (Semester 1)
  Encourages a considered philosophical and practical approach to creative practice at an advanced professional level and to design and/or adopt appropriate strategies to address the specific requirements of a creative brief which may be discipline-specific or interdisciplinary in conception.
• Critical Contexts (Semester 1)
  Offers an advanced theoretical appreciation of the creation, consumption, and reception of cultural works. The module will deploy examples of creative practice drawn from disciplines including art and design, media production, literature and the performing arts and will explore how such works may be subject to a variety of critical viewpoints. The module comprises a series of lectures and class discussion that will explore topics such as semiotics, narratology, gender, postmodernity, the environment and ecocriticism.
  
• Professional Practice (Semester 1)
  Introduces you to a range of subjects relevant to advancing you professional development in the creative industries. You will be encouraged to implement strategic thinking and forward planning in regard to developing a vocational skillset and formulating a plan-of-action targeted towards your projected career trajectory. The module comprises a programme of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) taught sessions, alongside input from industry sources in the form of practitioner guest talks and may include visits to external organisations.
• Creative Practice (Semester 2)
  Reflecting on modules completed in semester one and/or looking ahead to the final project, students will develop a systematic plan of action to address a designated brief that will lead to the realisation of a creative project.
• Major Project Proposal (Semester 2)
  Seen in conjunction with the final MA project, the purpose of this module is to enable students to synthesise the knowledge and understanding gained through study up until this point towards the production of a fully researched and developed MA project proposal document and accompanying portfolio.
• Creative Enterprise (Semester 2)
  Supports you as you prepare, initiate and implement a real-world brief, giving you the opportunity to apply your knowledge base and interpersonal skills within a professional setting. The key aims are to develop communication skills, encourage confidence in preparing and managing live briefs, and to enhance future career prospects by giving students invaluable exposure to actual workplace situations
  
• MA Project (Semester 2: extended)
  The final MA project module affords the opportunity to realise practical and theoretical studies to date in the form of a major body of work, produced independently under the guidance of your personal supervisor. The completed project – or elements thereof - will be included in the public-facing Masters’ exhibition that marks the culmination of the MA.