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Research• The 2014 Research Excellence Framework panel

specifi cally mentioned our world-leading research in music technology and sonic arts, site-specifi c performance and identity-based performance.

• Dr Prarthana Purkayastha won the 2015 de la Torre Bueno Prize for the most distinguished book of dance scholarship by the Society of Dance History Scholars, one of the largest dance research organisations in the world, for her monograph Indian Modern Dance, Feminism and Transnationalism (2014).

• We have hosted a wide range of exciting and innovative conferences and symposia, including Mela and Cultural Identity in Performance (2012) and Zombies and Performance (2013).

• MRes Computer Music students are encouraged to focus on where they want to take their careers. An individual research project will enable them to explore what interests them most at the intersection of music, science and computing. Projects can range from innovative approaches to composition and performance using computers, and the design of assistive music technology, to studying how music is processed in the brain.

Professional developmentOur programmes are designed to meet the needs of individuals and businesses that wish to access current best practice, leading-edge research and subject-specifi c expert knowledge. Individuals seeking professional development opportunities can choose to study one of our many industry focused programmes on a full- or part-time basis.

Masters-level programmes with a particular industry focus include MA Publishing, MA Creativity and Enterprise, and any of our new suite of MA Design programmes.

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Our high-quality student-centred programmes prepare you for the challenges and opportunities that arise in fast-moving creative, cultural and heritage industries. We have strong relationships with regional and national art, design and media organisations that directly input into our programmes. Personal ambition is consistently built upon within the programmes. We encourage and foster cross- and interdisciplinary research and practice, and value both traditional and contemporary practice-led forms of learning.

Highlights• The recently opened performing arts centre

‘The House’ will provide our students and staff and incoming artists across theatre, dance and music with stunning new resources and one of the best theatre venues in the country.

• Peninsula Arts delivers a high-quality public arts programme encompassing exhibitions, fi lms, music, dance, theatre and lectures. Students can gain free admittance to many events through the unique Student Participation in Arts (SPiA) scheme.

• MRes Computer Music students have the opportunity to take part in the Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival to showcase their work in public, stay on top of new developments in the industry and get key insights into the music industry.

• For MA/MFA Choreography and Performance Training, enhance your employability through our work-based learning and professional development opportunities and our close links to the Theatre Royal Plymouth, Dance in Devon, Barbican Theatre and Plymouth Dance.

• Students have access to our comprehensive co-curricular performer training programme and all performances brought to the University as part of the Theatre Visits Scheme (a public performance programme which, in collaboration with Peninsula Arts, brings professional practitioners to perform at Plymouth University).

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PROGRAMMES

Choreography

Computer Music

Contemporary Art Practice

Contemporary Film Practice

Creativity and Enterprise

Dance

Design

Digital Art and Technology

Ecological Design Thinking

Film and Video

Performance Training

Photographic Arts

Photography

Photography Awards

Publishing

Theatre and Performance

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Advance your creative practice with teaching and mentorship from leading choreographers and dance practitioners. You’ll be supported in the development of your own distinctive choreographic voice, enabling you to build a portfolio of professional dance experience. You’ll also be part of a thriving artistic and research community with access to intensive workshops and seminars, and opportunities to present your work in The House, our stunning new performing arts building. For the MFA, you’ll also undertake a major six-month placement with a dance company or arts organisation to enhance your professional development.

Programme overviewThis programme is taught through a mixture of academic lectures, practical workshops and your own self-directed study. You can study on a one-year full-time or two-year part-time basis for the MA or two years full time and undertake a six-month placement with the MFA. You’ll develop your research skills, critical awareness and creative practice in our choreography lab modules, including intensive workshops and self-directed projects. You’ll acquire skills in the areas of: digital dance; performance spaces and environments; the empathic and expressive body in performance; dance organisation; and promotion and professional development. You’ll also undertake a final project, giving you the opportunity to work closely with your supervisor to produce a substantial, independently managed, artistic and/or academic project underpinned by research, analysis and critical reflection.

Further programme informationCore modules• Choreography lab 1: Creative and reflective practice• Choreography lab 2: Choreographic process and development• Final major project• New tools, practices and critical perspectives• Researching dance

CHOREOGRAPHYMA/MFA

Key features• Rehearse and create your new work with our stunning

resources in The House – a £7 million, four-storey specialist teaching and learning environment for the performing arts.

• Work in a vibrant interdisciplinary arts and research community where you’ll mix with staff and students from across the arts faculty, creating opportunities for collaborative performance and practice-based research. This includes colleagues from areas such as theatre and performance, dance, music and creative writing.

• Choose to study full time or part time to fit in with your career plans or other commitments.

• Develop a choreographic thesis, where you can evidence your skills, knowledge and understanding through your choreographic practice and critical reflection.

• Benefit from mentorship and teaching by highly skilled choreographers and practitioners.

• Focus on your professional development with our co-curricular training scheme and attend our range of technique classes.

• Gain teaching experience and lead choreography workshops.

• Present your work in public and take advantage of the networking opportunities available within Plymouth’s vibrant theatre and performance scene. We have close links with Peninsula Arts, Plymouth Dance, the Theatre Royal Plymouth and the Barbican Theatre Plymouth.

Entry requirements• First or upper second (2:1) honours degree in an

appropriate subject or professional equivalent qualification.

• A full CV with the application and evidence of sustained engagement in the field of choreography.

• International students: minimum IELTS score 6.5 or equivalent.

Career opportunitiesGraduate destinations include: professional choreographers, performers, freelance practitioners; workshop leaders and facilitators; creative producers and programmers; company director; dance critics/commentators; arts events organising/promotion; creative industries, entrepreneurial and business-related activities; dance lecturing; research and further postgraduate studies (for example MPhil/PhD).

Duration and mode of study1 year full time or 2 years part time

Start dateSeptember

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Rehearse and create your new work with our stunning resources in The House – a £7 million, four-storey specialist teaching and learning environment for the performing arts.

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The future of the music industry lies with computer technology – and what we can do with that technology. It affects how we create, perform and distribute music. Whether you’re a practising musician, a sound engineer or a professional looking to combine your background and passion for music, we’ll help you explore key concepts at the heart of music, science and technology. Immersed in a thriving research centre, our future-facing programme will give you a wealth of new career opportunities.

Programme overviewAll MRes and ResM students study the modules Researching Performance and Research in the Arts and Humanities. You’ll also attend individual tutorials with your supervisor and regular research seminars. Both programmes lead to either a written thesis or one combining critical writing with creative/professional practice. While the MRes can only be studied full time (12 months), the ResM can be studied either full or part time. Having completed your taught modules in Year 1 (whether full or part time), your following year will revolve around an agreed tutorial schedule and work plan. You may attend additional training, workshops and research seminars. As a full-time ResM student, you’ll submit your thesis after 18 months (part time, after 24 months) or pay a nominal sum for up to six months, additional ‘writing up’ time (part time, 12 months). Your viva voce takes place following submission of your thesis. To discuss which route is best for you, contact the programme leader.

Further programme informationCore modules• Masters thesis in the humanities and/or performing arts (MRes only)• Research in the arts and humanities• Advanced topics in computer music

COMPUTER MUSICMRes/ResM

Key features• Work as part of a global research centre – the

Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research (ICCMR) – with staff, PhD students and post-doctoral researchers from all over the world.

• Take advantage of the ICCMR’s research collaborations with partners in Europe and the USA, allowing you to visit renowned institutions such as IRCAM in Paris, NOTAM in Oslo and CalArts in the USA to develop your research project.

• Projects can range from innovative approaches to composition and performance using computers, and the design of assistive music technology, to studying how music is processed in the brain.

• Gain the skills necessary to progress to more advanced research at PhD level.

• Balance your work commitments and further education with the opportunity to study part time for a masters-level qualifi cation.

• Take part in the Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival. Showcase your work in public, stay on top of new developments in the industry and get key insights into where music is heading in the future.

Entry requirements• First or upper second (2:1) honours degree in music,

music technology or a related subject or professional equivalent qualifi cation.

• Ordinary or foundation degree, higher national or university diploma accompanied by substantial experience.


Career opportunitiesMasters graduates normally proceed towards a doctoral degree either with Plymouth University or other universities in the UK and abroad. Self-employment as performers, freelance sound engineers, and various opportunities in the education sector are alternative employability routes taken by former students.

Duration and mode of study12–18 months full time or 24–36 months part time (with writing-up periods available thereafter)

Start dateSeptember


The impact of our research has been recognised as world-leading by the recent Research Excellence Framework, REF 2014, which is the system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions.

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With the enrichment and advancement of your studio practice at its core, this programme welcomes highly motivated and independent thinkers. You will have the opportunity to advance your critical thinking, and will be encouraged to experiment and take risks. Develop your skills and expertise for transferable professional knowledge, with access to extensive specialist workshops, and realise your practice to the fullest extent on this challenging and inspiring MA.

Programme overviewYear 1 (full time)/Year 1 and 2 (part time) In your first year, you’ll develop your practice through independent study projects (ISPs) and specialist workshops. The ISPs will help you explore and understand the wide range of methods, media and approaches that might underpin your practice. You’ll be encouraged to develop, question and critically reflect upon your art practice to the fullest extent. You’ll also focus on how contexts and conditions frame and inform contemporary art practice.

Year 2 (full time)/Year 3 (part time) Building on the insights and skills gained in your first year, you’ll develop a proposal for, and carry out, a substantial MA project. The MA project culminates in a public exhibition and project report, the form of which is negotiated and relates to your practice. There is also an optional module (International exchange) during the final year for our part-time students.

Further programme informationCore modules

Year 1 (full time)/Year 1 and 2 (part time)

• Contemporary art practice 1 and 2

• Contemporary art practice 3 and 4

Year 2 (full time)/Year 3 (part time)

• MA project

• Contemporary art practice 5 – MA project report

• Contemporary art practice 6 (optional)

• International exchange module (3 years part time only)

CONTEMPORARY ART PRACTICEMA

Key features• Develop your studio practice and related research

through a range of approaches. Undertake single, multi- or inter-disciplinary study within interactive and digital technologies, film and video, sound, painting, printmaking, photography, drawing and sculpture.

• Advance your practical skills with our high-specification workshops. You’ll have access to fully equipped digital production, sound recording and editing, film, photography, video, ceramics and print facilities and excellent technical support. Full-time students are provided with dedicated studio space.

• Connect with contemporary artists and curators through our weekly visiting artists programme. Participate in stimulating debates and shared dialogue with diverse research groups across the faculty with our interdisciplinary seminars series.

• Integrate any external projects, internship possibilities or client commissions you are awarded into your programme. We embed professional practice into our academic framework, facilitating transferable knowledge and skills in the workplace.

• Benefit from the knowledge and experience of a teaching staff of artists and researchers with substantial expertise in international exhibition, residency and research profiles.

Entry requirements• First or upper second (2:1) honours degree or

professional equivalent qualification.• Ordinary or foundation degree, higher national or

university diploma accompanied by substantial experience.

• A portfolio of work and a proposal for study, for discussion at interview.


Career opportunitiesRecent graduates have established international careers as professional artists, including receiving funding for public commissions, research and development and artist residencies. Many go on to develop artist-led initiatives, become curators, doctoral researchers, educators, or gallerists and museum professionals.

Duration and mode of study2 years full time or 3 years part time

Start dateSeptember


You’ll have access to fully equipped digital production, sound recording and editing, film, photography, video, ceramics and print facilities and excellent technical support.

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Some of the most exciting work in contemporary film exists at the margins. Dare to be different. Challenge preconceptions about how films should be made and stretch the boundaries of your own practice. Explore a range of idioms from documentary to animation within a supportive environment that will help you to sustain and develop your ideas through experimentation with images, sounds and texts. You’ll learn by doing while you deepen your critical engagement with film-making.

Programme overviewYear 1 (full time)/Year 1 and 2 (part time) Explore and exploit the imaginative energy and intellectual buzz surrounding the growth of low-budget and no-budget film-making. You’ll engage in practice-centred projects and produce a range of work in different forms from documentaries to animations. You’ll also consider how experimental film-makers address new audiences and create new constituencies, and how we talk about those practices that do not fit into existing exhibition venues and environments. Modules provide a supportive context for working on your practical MA project. You’ll participate in critical screenings and discussions, work collaboratively with exterior organisations such as the South West Film and Television Archive and production companies, and undertake two pre-production and development modules examining the relationships between ideas and technologies and how to generate creative ideas. In all modules there is an emphasis on tracing the relationship between theory, research, thinking and making.

Further programme informationCore modules• Critical screenings• Aesthetics and technologies • Ideas and sources• Negotiated project• MA project

CONTEMPORARY FILM PRACTICEMA

Key features• Choose to study full time (one year) or part time (over

two years) to fit in with your career plans or other commitments.

• Benefit from the practical bias of this programme, giving you the time to develop further as a film-maker. You’ll have the freedom and scope to explore varied forms including documentary, fiction, animation and other experimental and innovative styles of film-making.

• Hone and expand your practice with our impressive range of facilities including video resources, sound studios, editing suites, a 360-degree immersive theatre and a cinema.

• Join a lively interdisciplinary arts and research community where you’ll mix with staff and students from across the arts faculty, creating opportunities for collaborative work and multidisciplinary research. This includes students and staff in the areas of music, theatre, dance and creative writing.

• Learn from highly skilled practitioners and scholars who are passionate about their subjects.

• Take advantage of our stunning location in the South West. This natural resource will inspire your creative practice and provide varied settings for film-making, with its rural and city landscapes, brooding moors and dramatic coastline.

Entry requirements• A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree in film studies

(or related subject), or an equivalent professional qualification.

• An ordinary or foundation degree, higher national or university diploma accompanied by substantial experience, accompanied by substantial experience in an appropriate field.


Duration and mode of study1 year full time (part-time route available)

Start dateSeptember


Hone and expand your practice with our impressive range of facilities including video resources, sound studios, editing suites, a 360-degree immersive theatre and a cinema.

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Do you want to develop your career within the creative and cultural industries and continue your creative practice developments? MA Creativity and Enterprise extends your creative and cultural practice alongside the investigation of essential skills associated with good business practice, enterprise development and entrepreneurship. Whether you already have a career in this area, or are aspiring towards one, this flexible programme provides a broad range of progression opportunities.

Programme overviewThis flexible programme gives you the opportunity to extend your creative and cultural practice alongside the investigation, development and application of essential skills associated with good business practice, enterprise development and entrepreneurship. Develop a focused, specialist or multidisciplinary approach to your work, with the effective application of skills and knowledge to engage creatively with an evolving enterprise context. The programme embraces practitioners and administrators from the arts and from creative and cultural sectors. Activities will vary in line with your individual priorities and specialisms; however, investigation, and development and exploitation of enterprise opportunities, will be central to the programme’s philosophy, delivery and expectations. Your option modules will include creative practice and the culture of enterprise, an independent applied research and practice module, and a major creative project or report to enrich and consolidate your learning.

Further programme informationCore modules• Creative practice and context (major creative project/ report)• Creative practice and the culture of enterprise• Negotiated study/independent study modules 1 and 2• Networks, identity and markets: toolkit

CREATIVITY AND ENTERPRISEMA

Key features• Embrace innovation, originality and enterprise. You’ll

investigate and apply research and theory, underpinned by experience, knowledge and expertise in a creative and cultural context.

• Benefit from our flexible programme structure and content, enabling you to consider a bespoke specialist or cross-disciplinary approach to your studies, integrating and reflecting on a range of entrepreneurial and enterprise-focused activities.

• Consider enterprise opportunities with our mix of practice-based and enterprise-related modules, relevant and applicable to a wide range of creative disciplines.

• Focus on the development and application of skills and knowledge associated with effective project planning, financial management, networking, promotion and marketing opportunities.

• Affinity have worked closely with the programme staff to create this flexible masters programme which offers progression opportunities whether you have an existing career, or aspire to have a career, within the creative and cultural industries.

Entry requirements• Appropriate professional experience in a creative or

cultural context.• First or upper second (2:1) degree with honours or an

equivalent professional qualification.• An ordinary or foundation degree, a higher national

or university diploma, accompanied by substantial experience.


Duration and mode of study1 year full time

Start dateSeptember


Offers progression opportunities whether you have an existing career, or aspire to have a career, within the creative and cultural industries.

Pre-Masters pathways available for international applicants.

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Are you a dance practitioner, choreographer or teacher wishing to deepen your practical knowledge and critical engagement with dance? Join a vibrant research community with opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaborations. You’ll grow in confidence as a researcher with the ability to generate new ideas, connections, approaches and critical perspectives.

Programme overviewAll MRes and ResM students study the modules Researching dance and Research in the arts and humanities. You’ll also attend individual tutorials with your supervisor and regular research seminars. Both programmes lead to either a written thesis or one combining critical writing with creative/professional practice. While the MRes can only be studied full time (12 months), the ResM is available either full or part time. Having completed your taught modules in year 1 (whether full or part time), your following year will involve an agreed tutorial schedule and work plan. You may attend additional training, workshops and research seminars. As a full-time ResM student, you’ll submit your thesis after 18 months (part time, after 24 months) or pay a nominal sum for up to six months, additional ‘writing up’ time (part time, 12 months). Your viva takes place following submission of your thesis. To discuss which route is best for you, please contact the programme leader.

Further programme informationCore modules• Masters thesis in the humanities and/or performing arts (MRes only)• Research in the arts and humanities• Researching dance

DANCEMRes/ResM

Key features• Take advantage of our stunning, new, purpose-built

performing arts facility, The House.• Learn from highly skilled and internationally

renowned practitioners and scholars. Work within the Performance, Experience and Presence (PEP) research group which greatly informs the teaching on this programme.

• Make use of the close links we have fostered with leading dance companies and professional artists while you’re with us, and gain extra experience that will open up your career prospects. Devon now has a regional and national dance agency, Dance in Devon, and the programme draws on this expertise and dance activity.

• Benefit from training on the programme which explicitly embeds the skills identified by the Arts & Humanities Research Council, preparing you for MPhil/PhD programmes.

• Join BA (Hons) Dance Theatre students to take dance technique classes; the Theatre and Performance department also hosts a number of extra-curricular classes and performance opportunities that are open to you.

• Engage with Plymouth’s vibrant theatre and performance scene with Peninsula Arts, the Theatre Royal Plymouth and the Barbican Theatre Plymouth, alongside events and training workshops arranged by the department itself.


appropriate subject or professional equivalent qualification.

• Evidence that you are ready to pursue your proposed project.


Career opportunitiesGraduate destinations include: research and further postgraduate studies (for example PhD), teaching, lecturing, practice-as-research, professional choreography, independent portfolio artist careers, dance criticism and arts administration.


Start dateSeptember


Take advantage of our stunning, new, purpose-built performing arts facility, The House.

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Since graduating, I have worked as a part-time dance teacher, alongside studying full time for a PhD. My research involves facilitating expressive movement sessions, in the development of a creative intervention for autistic children, with digital mediation embedded in its investigation.

My career is exciting every time I am in a studio with an autistic child facilitating a movement session. It was also exciting to find out I was successful in my funding application to the 3D3 Centre for Doctoral Training. This felt like a huge achievement for me.

The teaching staff at Plymouth University helped me find confidence in my own research to then put myself forward for more opportunities. I was constantly encouraged and, as a result, my research has continued from undergraduate, to MRes, and finally to gaining a three-year funded studentship to continue my project at MPhil/PhD.

I have had the chance to experience this University at many different levels, and having grown up in these surroundings, still cannot fault the University at any step of the way. My career aspirations are based on the individual advice and time I received from the teaching staff.

Abigail Jackson MRes Dance graduate

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Do you want to design innovative products in a sustainable way? Or to imagine and plan the spaces and places of tomorrow? The UK leads the world in the creative industries and we offer the only MA Design programme in the country that allows you to specialise in a key area that’s right for you. Join us to foster and focus your skills in a fast-paced environment. Choose to progress into the design industry, further study or personal creative practice. Design is evolving. Play your part in its future.

Programme overviewStudy three core modules before selecting a specialist focus leading to your final major project. Opt for a one-year full-time programme or study part time over two years. All modules are assessed through coursework, so there are no exams. The core modules are: Creative processes – fast-paced mini projects take you through the design cycle from inspiration to innovation, with users at the centre; Design thinking – examines products in a broader social, cultural, economic and technical context; Design and business – teaches you project management techniques and communication skills with an industry-led design assignment; and the final project – underpins specialist independent study with research, analysis and critical reflection.

Further programme informationCore modules• Creative processes• Design and business• Design thinking• Final major

DESIGNMA

Key features• Foster and develop the skills you need to succeed on

this interactive course that we designed with industry leaders, to make sure you leave ready to go straight into the workplace as a designer. Many of our students reach positions where they influence design policy in companies from China to Madagascar, Budapest to Bristol.

• Work with public bodies on real-world practice scenarios. In the past we have worked with organisations including Plymouth City Council, the Eden Project, Timber Intent and NHS trusts.

• Access exclusive talks and insights from industry leaders including Sir Kenneth Grange and from our successful alumni, working in some of the world’s most prestigious design studios.

• Experiment in your own personal studio, open until midnight, seven days a week. Take advantage of our equipment hub, staffed by approachable technicians.

• Benefit from our links to industry leaders including the Royal Society of Arts and the Chartered Society of Designers.

Entry requirements• First or upper second (2:1) degree with honours or an

equivalent professional qualification.• An ordinary or foundation degree, a higher or university

diploma, accompanied by substantial experience.• Provide a portfolio of work for discussion at interview.• International students: IELTS score 6.5 or equivalent is

required.

Duration and mode of study1 year full time (part-time route available)

Start dateSeptember


Benefit from our links to industry leaders including the Royal Society of Arts and the Chartered Society of Designers.

MA Design: Design ProductsLearn how products are designed and use this background knowledge to inform your own product creation. Develop brand experiences and products on this industry-focused path and learn by doing in a fast-paced studio environment.

MA Design: Spatial Practice Want to design the buildings, public spaces and interiors of the future? This pathway will allow you to realise a critical understanding of spatial design by examining progressive space/place (re)generation strategies. You’ll address global and local space issues with a firm focus on applications in the real world.

MA Design Management: Sustainable FuturesPut yourself at the centre of the great 21st-century challenge of how design can respond to depleted natural resources and shifting climate conditions and still remain relevant and functional.

MA Design: Maker and MaterialsIf you’re itching to find the space to explore your own design ideas and develop them through an intimate knowledge of materials and making processes, this is the option for you. There’s lots of opportunity to get stuck into making, debating and practising your craft as well as room for reflection and professional development.

DESIGN PATHWAYSMA

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“In the past I have always worked with wood but at Plymouth University I was challenged to think outside the box and look at new materials. It has really pushed my boundaries, and while, at heart, I would always prefer to use traditional methods and tools, I am no longer afraid to explore new ways of working. I know I still have a lot to learn though, and am now looking to gain more experience in a design business.”

Joe Kennedy MA Design: Maker and Materials graduate

Joe Kennedy’s passion for furniture-making started aged five, when he spent hours watching and helping his grandfather craft pieces by hand at the family home in Falmouth, Cornwall. The Plymouth University graduate has had his work recognised nationally, after one of his pieces was named the best exhibit in show at the 2014 Young Furniture Makers Exhibition in London.

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Immerse yourself in the world of emergent digital technologies. Integrating science, technology and art, we’ve created a multidisciplinary, research-focused environment in which you can develop your own personal digital practice. From artists and designers to curators and musicians, our programme encourages critical discourse through the creative and innovative application of digital technologies.

Programme overviewBenefit from both online and offline learning, giving you the flexibility to study remotely and maintain employment alongside your programme. Learn to embed theory in critical practice and prepare for your final project. Investigate virtual, networked and augmented environments in context and explore new digital architectures through diverse development tools and models. Full-time study allows you to take taught modules in parallel with your research project over one year. As a part-time student you’ll study the taught modules first, followed by the research project over a period of two years. Undertake a creative and experimental production accompanied by a dissertation or report as your final major project. Choose from different ratios of practical to written work and define your own digital practice, exploring your individual interests. You’ll also benefit from having two allocated project supervisors.

Further programme informationThis programme provides unrivalled access to i-DAT research group seminars, engagement events, international collaborations and unique technological tools and facilities. For more details, visit: i-dat.org/

DIGITAL ART AND TECHNOLOGYMRes/ResM

Key features• Build a path to an exciting and dynamic career – our

students have gone on to work as web designers, games developers, lecturers and digital consultants.

• Participate in international research collaborations through close relationships with the Institute of Digital Art and Technology (i-DAT). You’ll also benefit from strong links to all of their affiliated PhD programmes.

• Cultivate advanced digital skills through access to exclusive technological facilities including the Immersive Vision Theatre and IBM-funded Smarter Planet lab.

• Join our network of award-winning graduates in the creative and technology sectors. Previous students such as Adam Montandon and Gianni Corino have gone on to win accolades from the Media Innovation Awards, Summit International Awards and Scrittura Mutante Awards.

• Study remotely, foster professional relationships and work alongside your studies through our flexible approach to learning. Modules are delivered via workshops and symposium sessions in digital media venues, supported by interactive online technologies.

Entry requirements• A relevant degree with honours or an equivalent

professional qualification. • Other qualifications accompanied by substantial

experience in an appropriate field may also be considered. Non-standard applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.


Career opportunitiesGraduates from our programme have secured careers in a variety of sectors, such as digital art and design, new media publishing, digital architecture, broadcasting, interactive systems design, digital sound and music, software production, digital curation, and many others besides.


Start dateSeptember


Access to exclusive technological facilities including the Immersive Vision Theatre and IBM-funded Smarter Planet lab.

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This programme explores the principles and practices of ecological design thinking that will enable you to play an active role in communities as we meet the challenge of transitioning to low-carbon, high-wellbeing and resilient places and systems. Be inspired by our unique, transformative approach to ecological design thinking. We focus on interactive, experiential and participatory learning, so you’re ready to face the ecological, economic and social challenges of tomorrow.

Programme overviewThe programme is rooted in an exploration of natural system dynamics, trends and behaviour and socio-cultural systems and dynamics. You will experiment with new ways of working in the studio where you will apply the principles of ecological design, and then through placements on live projects with partner organisations locally. You will be introduced to facilitation and participation techniques, and will be encouraged to explore the co-production of both the design, and the full lifecycle of projects.

The programme will focus on design thinking at the interface of the built environment and the connected ecological and social systems and services. This ground-breaking new programme will help to create a global network of design educators and practitioners able to respond to pressing economic, social and ecological challenges.

Taught elements may include input from leaders in the fi elds of ecological design, ecology, climate change, new economics and social change from around the world.

Further programme informationCore modulesSemester 1:• The ecological paradigm• Political economy and society• Ecological design thinkingSemester 2: • Two studio modules• Design project or dissertation

ECOLOGICAL DESIGN THINKINGMA/PgDip/PgCert

Key features• Ecological design thinking students have a vibrant

interest in how nature evolves and self-organises and what we as individuals, organisations and cultures can learn from it in our quest for a sustainable future.

• We welcome people from all backgrounds, cultures and of any age. Our student groups are small – no more than 16 students – and highly international. A distinctive feature of the college is that we learn by living in community. The learning is deeply transformative, so you need to be ready to question fundamental assumptions.

• The programme consists of three core modules, two studio sessions and a design project or dissertation.

• The three core modules are undertaken in semester one. In semester two these are followed by two studio sessions, one of which may be a placement with a live project. MA students then go on to complete their own dissertation research or practical project, applying insights from ecological design thinking to their own area of interest.

• The Schumacher College Postgraduate Bursary Fund exists to enable those with potential and in fi nancial need to participate in our masters programmes.

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Entry requirements• A fi rst degree in design or a social or natural science (or

an equivalent background). • Submit a portfolio of work in support of your

application. • International students: minimum IELTS score 6.5 overall

(with a minimum of 5.5 in each element).• A willingness to actively participate in the communal

life of the college.

Career opportunitiesCreation of new enterprises related to ecological design thinking. Employment in policy organisations, NGOs, civil society groups or government departments.

Duration and mode of studyMA: 1 year full timePgDip: 8 monthsPgCert: 4 months

This programme is delivered at Schumacher College, Dartington, Devon.

Start dateJanuary

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Deepen your practical and theoretical knowledge of fi lm and video and become a confi dent and articulate researcher. You’ll pursue a project of your own choice with expert guidance, and engage with a wide range of approaches to independent fi lm and video making – from the experimental and avant-garde to the relationship with new forms such as digital. It’s a stepping stone to a career in research, or the opportunity to enhance your skills for progression in the creative and cultural industries.

Programme overviewYou’ll study core modules in critical screenings and research in the arts and humanities. You’ll also attend individual tutorials with your supervisor and regular research seminars. This programme leads to either a written thesis or one combining critical writing with creative practice. It can be studied either full or part time. Having completed your taught modules in year 1 (whether full or part time), your following year will revolve around an agreed tutorial schedule and work plan. You may attend additional training, workshops and research seminars. As a full-time student, you’ll submit your thesis after 18 months (part time, after 24 months) or pay a nominal sum for up to six months, additional ‘writing up’ time (part time, 12 months). Your viva voce takes place following submission of your thesis.

Further programme informationCore modules• Critical screenings• Research in the arts and humanities

FILM AND VIDEOResM

Key features• Pursue your interests in one of the following areas:

artists’ and experimental fi lm and video (including fi ction, documentary and animation); histories of fi lm and video; contemporary theoretical discourses about independent fi lm; the study and use of archive fi lm; the relationship of fi lm and video to new forms, particularly digital; collaborative, interdisciplinary projects; and community-based and activist video.

• Hone and expand your practical skills with our impressive range of facilities, including video resources, sound studios, editing suites, a 360-degree immersive theatre and a cinema.

• Be part of a lively interdisciplinary arts and research community where you’ll mix with staff and students from across the arts faculty, creating opportunities for collaborative work and multidisciplinary research. This includes students and staff in the areas of music, theatre, dance and creative writing.

• Learn from highly skilled practitioners and scholars.• Take advantage of our stunning location in the South

West. This natural resource will inspire your creative practice and provide varied settings for fi lm and video making, with its rural and city landscapes, brooding moors and dramatic coastline.

Entry requirements• First or upper second (2:1) degree or professional

equivalent qualifi cation.• An ordinary or foundation degree, higher national

or university diploma accompanied by substantial experience.




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PERFORMANCE TRAININGMA/MFA

Key features• Take advantage of our stunning, new, multi-million

pound, purpose-built performing arts facility, The House.

• Work in a vibrant interdisciplinary arts and research community where you’ll mix with staff and students from across the arts faculty, creating opportunities for collaborative performance and practice-based research. This includes colleagues from areas such as theatre and performance, dance, music and creative writing.

• Benefi t from mentorship and teaching by highly skilled practitioners and scholars.

• Make use of the close links we have fostered with leading theatre companies and professional artists while you’re with us, and gain extra experience that will open up your career prospects.

• Engage with Plymouth’s vibrant theatre and performance scene with Peninsula Arts, the Theatre Royal Plymouth and the Barbican Theatre Plymouth, alongside events and workshops arranged by the department itself. In the past, visitors have included Action Hero, Low Profi le, John Nettles, Wildworks, Lone Twin, Earthfall and Robert Lyons.

• Undertake a major placement during your MFA with a theatre/performance company or arts organisation that will enhance your professional development and inform your studies and creative practice.

Entry requirements• First or upper second (2:1) degree in an appropriate

subject.• An ordinary or foundation degree, higher national




Career opportunitiesPotential graduate destinations include freelance opportunities as actors, performers, directors and workshop leaders; theatre and performance community practitioners; theatre and performance researchers; creative producers; entrepreneurial and business-related activities; and further postgraduate studies (such as PhDs).

Duration and mode of studyMA: 1 year full time or 2 years part timeMFA: 2 years full time (includes mandatory placement)

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You’ll develop the confi dence and ability to understand and analyse the nature of performance within a thriving artistic and research community. We’ll help you realise your potential through a deep level of practical investigation, experimentation and discovery. With the MFA, you’ll also undertake a major placement with a theatre/performance company or arts organisation to enhance your professional development.

Programme overviewModules are taught through lectures, workshops and seminars. You’ll explore the larger implications of training in/for performance and specialise in a specifi c training of your choice (such as acting, live art or performance-making training). You’ll be offered support and mentorship from experienced staff and visiting practitioners. Staff expertise and research is in performance training, live art, improvisation, integrated performance practice, digital performance, contemporary cross-cultural performance, site-specifi c performance, somatic movement practice, and articulating practice as research. You’ll acquire a more sophisticated ability to refl ect critically on performance practice and realise your potential as a practical scholar. You’ll also work, with the guidance of your supervisor, to produce an artistic and/or academic thesis on a subject of your choice, underpinned by relevant research, analysis and critical refl ection. The MFA includes a major placement with a theatre/performance company or arts organisation where you’ll advance your professional development and gain valuable experience that will enrich your studies and creative practice.

Further programme informationCore modules• Final major project (for MA)• Philosophies of training• Researching performance• Training processes: Doing• Training processes: Making

Take advantage of our stunning, new, purpose-built performing arts facility, The House.

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The MFA Photographic Arts programme offers you the opportunity to continue your postgraduate practice. Develop critically reflective practice and broad theoretical understanding of photography, then plan and negotiate an extension of your MA project. The professional perspective of this programme will nurture your awareness and outlook towards making, producing, publishing and exhibiting photographic work in a public context.

Programme overviewThe MFA is achieved by extending the 180 credits of an MA Photography programme by a further 60 credits, giving you the opportunity to reflect on, and significantly extend, your masters-level research and practice through developing a new body of work. The programme will also take a professional perspective and help you to consider and prepare for the external contexts in which your work may be subsequently placed and seen. This further study could work well as a point of focus from which to develop a proposal for a practice-based MPhil/PhD. This MFA award can be taken directly after completion of your masters or after a gap from study. It is designed as a progression from the Plymouth photographic practice awards; however, if appropriate, it is open to you with awards from other institutions. By ‘practice’ we refer to a photographic practice that is inclusive of a wide range of making and working with photography: as photographers, curators, editors and writers.

Further programme informationCore modulesYear 1• The practice of research• Photography: Histories and criticism• Experiment and practice• Photography: Interdisciplinary practices and contexts• MA projectFinal year• Extended project

PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTSMFA

Key features• Nurture a more professional awareness by following a

curatorial model of teaching and learning – generating and facilitating industry contacts in the gallery and museum environment, publishing and education. Your project is likely to take place off campus either through placement or location visits.

• Benefit from flexible learning approaches including distance learning, off-campus tutorials and seminars, site and studio visits, field trips and research activities. You’ll be able to take part in group sessions and one-to-one tutorials.

• Experience a dynamic research environment that includes an extensive visiting speaker programme – a number of whom contribute to small, directed seminars, workshops and tutorials.

• Special events that highlight the aspects of the taught programme are organised each semester, including intensive study days and symposia.

• Opportunities for field trips and study trips both in the UK and abroad.

Entry requirements• First or upper second (2:1) degree in an appropriate

subject or professional equivalent qualification.• A portfolio of work and a proposal for study, for

discussion at interview. • International students: minimum IELTS score 6.5 or

equivalent.

Career opportunitiesThe MFA is designed and tailored for individuals to develop their ambitions and refine their practice. It offers the opportunity of working within a career-related context, facilitating contacts in the gallery and museum environment, publishing and education. It is a good route to developing a practice-based PhD.

Duration and mode of study2 years part time

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This research-based masters programme supports the planning and completion of an independent project in the fi eld of photography. It aims to develop knowledge and skills appropriate to a career in photographic research and/or to prepare you for an MPhil/PhD.

The programme provides a unique opportunity for you to engage in a focused, self-negotiated research project over a period of two years. As well as being a satisfying creative and professional endeavour in itself, it provides high-quality preparation for doctoral research, including practice as research, in the interdisciplinary fi eld of photography.

Programme overviewThe programme includes:• the planning, development and completion of an

individual research project• a thorough grounding in approaches to postgraduate

research in the arts and humanities in general• practical training in appropriate research skills (for

example, writing a project proposal, identifying and analysing sources, presenting and documenting research).

You will study current debates and approaches, as well as the theories, skills and methodologies necessary for contemporary photographic research. Your thesis may be assessed entirely through written work or through written work in addition to a substantial practical project that addresses particular research questions. Recent topics include: Memory and the Photographic Archive; The Materiality of the Photographic Print; and Suffragette Photography.

Further programme informationCore modules• The practice of research (practice-based photography module) or Photography: Histories and criticism• Research in the arts and humanities

PHOTOGRAPHYResM

Key features• A supportive environment for creative work, including a

personal supervisor to support you in the development of your project

• Practice-led and textual research methods of equal value

• An opportunity to pursue an independent project of personal interest

• You will attend individual tutorials with your supervisor as well as regular research seminar presentations with photography staff and other postgraduate students.

• This programme is offered only on a part-time basis as a two-year period is vital for the preparation and completion of a project of this nature. The ResM gives you the fl exibility to submit your thesis any time between 24 and 36 months or, if you are making excellent progress, will allow you to apply to transfer directly onto our PhD programme after two years, rather than submitting a ResM thesis. For further information, please email: [email protected].


equivalent qualifi cation.• An ordinary or foundation degree, higher national




Career opportunitiesStudying the ResM develops the potential to work as curators, professional artists, commercial photographers, editorial photographers, picture editors, doctoral researchers, educators and museum professionals.

Duration and mode of study24–36 months part time (with writing-up periods available thereafter)

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Focus almost entirely on an individual research project of your own choice.

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Develop your photographic practice, knowledge and understanding with our MA Photography awards. You will have the opportunity to develop your creative practice, through the supportive learning environment and opportunities for collaboration and shared learning. The ethos is of experimentation, creativity and risk-taking that leads to the development of a critically reflective practice which provides a fluent dialogue between ideas and practice.

By ‘practice’ we refer to a photographic practice that is inclusive of a wide range of making and working with photography: as photographers, curators, editors and writers.

Programme overviewYou’ll enter the programme with an initial project proposal that you will continue to scope and develop throughout your study and engagement with the taught programme. You are given the opportunity to graduate with an individually tailored award within a field of contemporary photography: MA Photography, MA Photography and the Book, MA Photography and the Land, and MA Photography and Writing. You will apply with a specific exit award in mind, from which you’ll develop your MA project. The core modules are common to all awards, whichever award you are drawn to. Taught sessions are therefore undertaken together; however, your in-depth research and individual practice directs the way you fulfil the assessment tasks, resulting in a unique pathway through the programme.

Further programme informationCore modules• Photography: The practice of research• Photography: Histories and criticism• Photography: Experiment and practice• Photography: Interdisciplinary practices and contexts• MA project

PHOTOGRAPHYMA/MFA

Key features• Engage in photographic practice and become part

of a broad research environment, supported by our internationally renowned staff, including Professors David Chandler, Jem Southam and Liz Wells.

• Experience a dynamic research environment which includes an extensive visiting speaker programme – a number of whom contribute to small, directed seminars, workshops and tutorials. Recent visiting speakers have included: Xavier Ribas, Laura Pannack, Charlotte Dumas, Craig Atkinson, John Kippin, Wendy Ewald, Julian Germain, Noni Stacey, Mark Neville, Matteo Balduzzi, Martain Parr, Margaret Drabble, Hans Eijkelboom, David Goldblatt, Susie Parr and Mark Power.

• Special events that highlight issues of contemporary photography are organised each semester in the form of intensive study days and symposia. We take professional practice seriously and have visited the studios of eminent photographers such as Susan Derges, Garry Fabian Miller, Martin Parr and Ori Gersht.

• There are opportunities for field and study trips annually, both in the UK and abroad – we regularly visit Paris Photo, Amsterdam and Rotterdam.


equivalent qualification.• An ordinary or foundation degree, higher national


• A portfolio of work and a proposal for study, for discussion at interview.


Career opportunitiesThrough a professional approach and framing your practice within the context of contemporary photography, the MA helps you prepare a portfolio leading to a wide range of enriched career opportunities, from a freelance practice to working in publishing, curating, writing on photography and teaching.


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• MA Photography

• MA Photography and the Book

• MA Photography and the Land

• MA Photography and Writing

• MFA Photographic Arts

The awards are delivered through a set of thematic modules, undertaken by all students, as follows:

Photography: Practice and research methods research (30 credits) This module intends to scope, explore and open up the issues and concerns within your practice and proposed project. You will test a range of possible approaches to your project’s aims, while consolidating associated skills in the production of a fi rst bookwork.

Photography: Histories and criticism (30 credits) Through examination of photographic practices, historically and now, you will familiarise yourself with, and critically analyse, ways in which photographers have deployed photographic and associated media to engage, question, investigate and respond to people and places, objects and scenarios, ideas and issues.

Photography: Experiment and practice (30 credits) Through notions of experiment you will reconsider and refi ne your practice. During the module you will be set tasks that challenge your established working processes. Through creative application and the testing of ideas you continue to clarify your masters project. The process will be underpinned by critical refl ection and evaluation.

Photography: Interdisciplinary practices and contexts (30 credits)Through the selection of themed sessions, this module introduces models of interdisciplinary practice. You and tutors critically examine and refl ect on the work of photographers and artists who integrate ideas, methods, knowledge and understanding from other disciplines and fi elds of study. You will develop and share case studies of work relevant to your own interests and award route.

MA project (60 credits)Through the production and resolution of the MA project, the module provides you with a context to consolidate and refi ne your project in a variety of appropriate forms and formats. A report provides a critical commentary to your practice. The module is delivered through group and individual tutorials, seminars and lectures. This is the fi nal module of the MA award.

MFA extended project (60 credits)This module will take a professional perspective and help you consider and prepare for the professional contexts in which your work may be placed or disseminated (see page 83).

PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDSMA/MFA

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Do you want to launch your graduate career in a competitive, dynamic global industry? At Plymouth you can develop vital editorial, production and marketing skills with industry relevant digital technologies. Gain a network of professional contacts and invaluable experience through work placements and collaborative projects. Benefit from international events, such as the London Book Fair, while exploring key publishing processes. You’ll also learn specialist software and create original publications.

Programme overviewStudy our MA Publishing and you’ll gain insight into key areas of the publishing industry and achieve a qualification endorsed by the sector. You’ll also get the opportunity to focus your studies through one of our specialist strands. You’ll immerse yourself in the world of digital publishing, discovering new technologies and the impact these have on the industry. Through dedicated modules, you’ll develop an understanding of the skills and responsibilities essential to becoming a publishing professional, as well as the roles and collaborative processes vital to the industry. Engage with the different stages of the publishing process, from production and distribution to marketing and financial viability. You’ll be able to network with guest lecturers from established publishing companies and negotiate invaluable work experience, through placements and collaborative projects. Benefit from key industry partnerships with publishers such as FW Media and the University of Plymouth Press.

Further programme informationCore modules• Publishing practice and target market • Publishing as a creative industry • Publishing process • Publishing work experience/collaboration • Publishing dissertation or Project and report

PUBLISHINGMA

Key features• Engage with contemporary digital technologies,

academic debate and researchers.• Take advantage of a range of professionally equipped

facilities, including a suite of Apple Mac computers, small- and large-scale digital printers, a letterpress workshop, and digital sound and video editing suites.

• Gain a vocational qualification endorsed by the publishing sector and establish your career in an industry that contributes £4.7 billion to the UK economy.

• Refine and test your newly acquired skills by undertaking a proofreading and copy editing qualification as part of your masters degree.

• Immerse yourself in the regional publishing and arts sector through involvement with projects such as the Plymouth International Book Festival, the Peninsula Arts programme or INK magazine.

• Establish a network of contacts through a dedicated work placement module.

Entry requirements• A minimum of 2:2 honours degree or an

equivalent professional qualification. • Other qualifications accompanied by substantial

experience in an appropriate field may also be considered. Non-standard applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.


Career opportunitiesGraduate destinations include: Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Wiley, HarperCollins, Macmillan Publishers, FW Media and Quadrille Publishing.Students establish a network of contacts through a dedicated work placement module as well as collaborating on live publishing projects with the University of Plymouth Press.


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Pre-Masters pathways available for international applicants.

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MA Publishing – core awardDevelop industry-relevant knowledge and skills in management, production, editorial and marketing, so you can achieve a marked advantage when securing your graduate publishing career. Editorial design strandExplore experimental approaches to editorial design and create market-focused content, through a range of digital and traditional media. Develop the skills and knowledge needed to meet the increasing demand for cross-platform publishing design, from tablet and mobile apps, to print and limited edition products.

Design commentary strandCreate publishable content, such as reviews, interviews and essays, that critique design ideas and processes. Engage with contemporary criticism and theory, and establish yourself as a writer and reviewer within this emerging genre.

Digital futures strandDevelop experimental approaches to the production of digital content and processes. Gain invaluable digital publishing skills and engage with collaborative projects. Discover new markets, content formats and media technologies.

Illustration strandExpress your own visual language through the exciting spheres of print and digital publishing. Explore your creative ideas through a diverse range of traditional methods and digital technologies, and learn how to market them to a global audience. Discover the vital processes that drive a publishing venture, from concept to realisation.

PUBLISHING (PATHWAYS)MA

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THEATRE AND PERFORMANCEMRes/ResM

Key features• Become an independent, forward-looking,

creative theatre and performance researcher, able to engage in, and respond to, the challenges of the contemporary world.

• Advance on a well-supported route that enables you to progress from undergraduate studies to doctoral-level research in an environment that tests the boundaries, defi nitions and potential of performance and theatre.

• Benefi t from our £7 million dynamic four-storey production house and specialist teaching and learning environment, The House.

• Work in a department that places equal value on practice-led and traditional methods of research and their expression.

• Pursue a masters degree while in employment. The contact hours for the part-time ResM programme make it possible for you to work part time while you study – you don’t even need to live locally.

• Engage with Plymouth’s vibrant theatre and performance scene alongside events arranged by the department itself. Recent visitors include: Eugenio Barba, Marina Abramovic, Liz Aggiss, Reckless Sleepers, Manuel Vason, Hayley Newman, Wendy Houstoun, Lone Twin and Yukio Ninagawa.


appropriate area of study or professional equivalent qualifi cation.



Career opportunitiesGraduate destinations include: PhD study, professional performance/art-making, arts administration and management, research assistant, community development work, and teaching in secondary and further education.


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Refi ne your existing skills and knowledge on a programme built to foster innovative, confi dent and well-prepared researchers. You’ll benefi t from close guidance while researching 20th- century or contemporary theatre, live art, and popular or interdisciplinary performance – whether through creative practice, or textual or archival study. Your work will be grounded in current debates, approaches and theories, equipping you with the advanced skills and methodologies to excel in performance research.

Programme overviewAll MRes and ResM students study the modules Researching Performance and Research in the Arts and Humanities. You’ll also attend individual tutorials with your supervisor and regular research seminars. Both programmes lead to either a written thesis or one combining critical writing with creative/professional practice. While the MRes can only be studied full time (12 months), the ResM can be studied either full or part time. Having completed your taught modules in year 1 (whether full or part time), your following year will revolve around an agreed tutorial schedule and work plan. You may attend additional training, workshops and research seminars. As a full-time ResM student, you’ll submit your thesis after 18 months (part time, after 24 months) or pay a nominal sum for up to six months, additional ‘writing-up’ time (part time, 12 months). Your viva takes place following submission of your thesis. To discuss which route is best for you, contact the programme leader.

Further programme informationCore modules• Masters thesis in the humanities and/or performing arts (MRes only)• Research in the arts and humanities• Researching performance

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