Master of Arts - Creative Practice

Students will draft, initiate and project-manage their creative briefs, with guidance from program tutors. They can specialize in one medium or work on projects, either individually or collaboratively, across multiple media. They will have access to technician expertise and the industry-standard facilities at Brampton Road campus. University of Cumbria’s Master of Arts will give them the practical, technical, and applied knowledge to develop the flexible skills needed to forge a career within a constantly shifting cultural landscape.

The MA Creative Practice program leads towards the completion of a major MA Project, and professional presentation in the final Masters exhibition. Working under the guidance of tutors students can approach the practical modules thematically, as part of one overarching project, or as a series of mini briefs.

In this course students will: • Study in industry-standard studio spaces that include Mac and PC computer suites carrying the latest high-specification design and video production software and hardware. • Benefit from opportunities to showcase their work within a professional context including the final MA show and graduate exhibitions in London. • Have access to technical expertise and facilities including the printmaking studio, 3D workshop, audio-visual store, photography darkrooms, editing suites, motion capture tech and a production studio with a full lighting rig and multi-camera set-up. • Gain from the professional development built into module content - tutors have great industry links (including a Hollywood scriptwriter and comic-strip artist), which gives students the opportunity to network and make industry contacts. • Learn from academic practitioners that are experts in their field, have published and/or exhibited nationally and internationally and are involved in practice-led research.