COURSE OVERVIEW
MA Creative Practice
1-year (full-time)
Programme Specifications
Master your practice with our multi-disciplinary programme, offering you the opportunity to immerse yourself within your specialist practice as a creative practitioner, and support your integration into the creative industry.
MA Creative Practice brings together students and professionals with a desire to develop and diversify their creative practice across art, design and screen-based industries. Throughout the programme, you will have the autonomy to specialise in your area of creative practice, or work on multiple inter-disciplinary projects, individually or collaboratively; the choice is yours.
You will explore creative materials and processes, practice-led research, while developing your professional confidence, as you explore your passion and potential, culminating in the presentation of your final MA exhibition.
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MA Creative Practice Application Information
- ENTRY REQUIREMENTS & REFERENCES
- Applicants must have one of the following:
• Degree at 2:1 or above (If still studying, you should be projected to achieve this grade)
• Degree at 2:2 or above (If still studying, you should be projected to achieve this grade); or
• Experiential learning in lieu of a degree to be assessed by interviewing panel; Applicants holding other qualifications may also be considered provided that they have appropriate relevant professional experience.
At least one written reference is required to support your application, but it is usual to supply two where possible.
One of your references must be relatively recent and preferably from a previous or current academic tutor.
We also accept references from previous or current employers as well as other creative practitioners. - FINANCE
- You can find out more information about fees and finance here.
*As of 2022 school alumni are eligible for a 20% discount on MA course fees. - COURSE PROPOSAL GUIDE & INTERVIEWS
- Applicants who meet the entry requirements will be required to submit a proposal outlining their intentions for MA study. This will be explored further if invited to an interview. The faculty staff will evaluate the proposal to determine its feasibility in the context of the resources required and the availability of specialist staff to support their chosen area of study.
MA Creative Practice
Your proposal should include a portfolio of work and a supporting statement about your practice. Your statement should be a maximum of 500 words. This does not need to be detailed but should include:
• A title
• Your reasons for applying to study MA Arts Practice at The Northern School of Art
• A description of your current practice
• The proposed direction of your MA study (including potential development ideas/themes) - Authenticity of Submitted Work
- All work submitted in support of an application (including written work, portfolios, proposals or additional evidence requested by the School) must be the applicant’s own original work.
The School reserves the right to request verification of authorship. Where submitted work is found to be misrepresented, misleading or not the applicant’s own, the application or offer may be withdrawn in accordance with our Admissions policy.
Where applicants have used digital or AI-assisted tools as part of their creative process, this should be clearly declared.