Structure
Course Structure
The programme allows you to choose between two orientations of study, professional, or research. Each route has different content to emphasise the respective approach, and while you can work within similar areas within each route, the nature of the outcomes will differ to support your personal aspirations. You will be supported by a team of specialist dedicated postgraduate lecturers. The course provides a taught and structured experience, formal content is delivered and evaluated through a range of lectures (traditional and interactive), seminars, workshops, group crits, peer review exercises, resource based learningt, individual and group tutorials. The course also supports you in establishing a live network of practitioners, employers, clients and researchers to further information your learning.
Modules
This course offers the following award titles:
Research oriented routes
- MA Visual Communication (Creative Advertising)
- MA Visual Communication (Typographic Practice)
- MA Visual Communication (Illustration: Narrative and Sequence)
- MA Visual Communication (Photography: Documentary Practice)
Professionally oriented routes
- MA Visual Communication
- MA Visual Communication (Animation and Moving Image)
- MA Visual Communication (Graphic Design)
- MA Visual Communication (Illustration)
- MA Visual Communication (Multimedia Design)
- MA Visual Communication (Photography)
- MA Visual Communication (Scenography)
- MA Visual Communication (Visual Identity & Branding)
From the outset of the programme you will work with a specialist personal tutor as well as a team of dedicated postgraduate tutors.
Modules are designed to promote different types of learning that include research and theoretical development, analytical practice and professional practice, which are demonstrated in each case through your own specialist area of practice within visual communication.The programme provides a taught and structured experience, which requires regular attendance throughout.