MA/PgDip Art and Design: Creative Education
- Part-time study available
- International students can apply
- Work placement opportunity
Relevant undergraduate degree, normally at 2:1 or above, and supporting portfolio of practice. Applicants with an undergraduate degree of 2:2 will be considered where a high quality portfolio of practice is presented.
Accreditation for Prior Experiential Learning (APEL)
Appropriately experienced applicants will be considered in line with the University’s Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) procedure.
English Language Requirements
International applicants must also provide evidence of proficiency in English (some countries are exempt from this- detailed information can be obtained from the International Relations Office). Evidence of proficiency in English takes the form of IELTS 6.5 band score.
If your current English language qualification is below this level, you may be able to take one of the many pre-sessional English courses in our School of Languages. For further details, please visit search for English on Course Finder.
Suitable For
Teachers, artist educators and those in relevant educational support and development roles.
It is also relevant to those within educational contexts such as galleries, museums and youth development. Applicants must hold employment in a relevant work environment or have access to experience or volunteering that will support their study.
Applicant profile
The course is designed for practitioners in any pedagogic field. This could include teachers and support staff in schools and colleges and Higher Education or educationalists working within cultural organisations, museums and galleries and informal educational settings. You should have a strong interest in sharing your own practice with others either as a teacher or facilitator or as a creative collaborator.
You may apply from any creative area. Previous Creative Education students have had first degrees and experience across a range of disciplines including, visual arts, music, graphic design, dance and drama.
The majority of students applying to the course are asked to submit a statement covering their purpose in applying for higher level study and their personal interest in creative education methods or themes. You may elect to include evidence in support of your submission but it is not a prerequisite. You will be interviewed and prior experience will be taken into consideration.