If you have a background in art, music, dance or performance arts and are interested in developing your work through digital technology then this is the course for you.

Based at the Visualisation Research Unit (VRU) at Margaret Street, there is unique opportunity for you to work with new technologies like motion capture, HD video, sensor-based sonics, MIDI systems and distributed computing. The course also draws on the expertise and facilities from the Birmingham Conservatoire, where you are able to develop the quality and diversity of your work through the exploration of sound. You’ll benefit from working alongside students from a variety of arts backgrounds, and together will look at experimentation and practice in art, music, dance and other emerging practices through a technological perspective.

Art-Based Masters Brochure

Further Studies

For further information on courses Tel: +44(0)121 331 5595 or go direct to the courses section of the website.

Employment Opportunities

The MA and the VRU are strongly oriented to research in digital technologies and performance, and students will be encouraged to see this as a career option. In addition, it is expected that most students will seek to practice, either directly through performance and exhibition, or indirectly through work in digital media for clients in industry.

Course Structure

Throughout the programme you will be involved in the development of interactive environments and time-based applications of technology for performance/installation. The emphasis is on producing live experiences through applying digital technologies.

The early part of the programme focuses on developing collaborative projects that enhance and expand your technological skills as well as identifying training needs. The middle section of the programme experiments with different applications of technology in the arts, ranging from improvisation to installation practices, from the concert hall to the art gallery or dance studio. As a final project, you are able to work on a specific idea in the context of your choice, combining your understanding of technology with your expressive ideas through performance.

Shared Option Modules (15 credits)

Term 1:

Advanced Practice

Art in the Public Realm

Arts Policy and Cultural Planning

Discourses in Art and Design

Perspectives on Art as a Global Human Experience

Subjectivity, Arts and Culture

Term 2:

Art and New Media

Models and Methods of Curatorial Practice

Mythologies of Madness

Photography as Research

Project Planning

Queer Strategies in Practice

Small Arts Business Set Up

Unconscious to Conscious Theories

Entry Requirements

Either a first degree in a relevant subject, or equivalent qualifications or experience.

Application Details

Please apply direct to BIAD Admissions. For more information, or an application form, please contact the Admissions Office. Tel: 0121 331 5150. Email: biad.admissions@bcu.ac.uk

Fees Notes

For information on fees please contact the Admissions Office directly. Tel: +44 (0)121 331 5800 Email: biad.admissions@bcu.ac.uk

Enquiries

For information on the course or to discuss your application please contact Professor Gregory Sporton (MA Digital Arts in Performance Course Director) directly:

Tel: +44 (0)121 331 5970
Email: Gregory.sporton@bcu.ac.uk