Course Overview

You consider branding, graphic design, illustration, marketing, user experience, new media and future technologies – exploring and visually representing important information. You explore scenario building, fore sighting and future-proofing as important factors in establishing the direction of your work and potential developments in design, communication and cultural industries. This course prepares you, as a creative individual, for professional practice in developing new business ideas, products, systems and artefacts. And it provides a stimulating environment to support high-level enquiry into emerging and future aspects of creative practice, through individual and collaborative action. You benefit from existing work that staff are doing around interactive technology and social design. A one-year programme is a great option if you want to gain a traditional MSc / MA qualification. The two-year master’s degree with advanced practice enhances your qualification by adding a vocational or research-based internship to the one-year master’s programme. A vocational internship is a great way to gain work experience and give your CV a competitive edge. A research internship provides you with the opportunity to develop your analytical, team-working, research and academic skills by working alongside a research team in an academic setting. We guarantee a research internship, but cannot guarantee a vocational internship. We will, however, provide you with practical support and advice on how to find and secure your own vocational internship position should you prefer this type of internship.

General Eligibility

• Applicants are normally expected to have at least a 2.2 UK honours degree or equivalent qualification. A range of degree subjects is acceptable including subjects related to arts, design or another creative discipline. We also consider relevant experience or equivalent qualifications. Applicants may be asked to present a portfolio of work.

• Students with a degree awarded outside the UK must also meet the University's minimum English language requirements.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• IELTS level 6.5 or equivalent.