MA/PgDip Art and Design: Communication Design
- Part-time study available
- Industrial Placement
- International students can apply
This course uses a range of teaching and learning settings including lectures, seminars/workshops, tutorials, situated learning (such as ‘live’ projects) and independent learning. The combination of these aims is to develop an environment that allows you to progressively take ownership and direction of your learning so that you may develop as independent, life-long learners. This is achieved by including self-directed projects where you will have the opportunity to negotiate your learning and assessment requirements.
Indicative to the course are:
- Formal lectures
- Seminar presentations
- Workshops
- Critical analysis and independent learning.
Award specific learning activities include exercises, team based learning, site visits, visiting professionals, work placements, online activities and critical debates. You will have the opportunity to engage in a range of coursework activities in order to foster active learning through contribution to participatory exercises and through formal and informal presentations of your work.
Assessment
Assessment methods used on the course include:
- Practical, oral and written assignments (80%)
- Group presentations (20%)
Staff Profile
Tash Willcocks: Graduated from Liverpool John Moores University with a 1st class honours in Graphic Design and a MA in Communication Design from Manchester Metropolitan University in 1996.
Has worked in Manchester for the past 15 years on various design jobs ranging from cover designs for Elbow (Asleep in The Back) to skateboard colabs with Linder Sterling (Buzzcocks) and was involved with the motion graphics for Mika's world tour. When not designing she has freelanced as a music photographer for the likes of Jack Daniels and Arcadia. Still working freelance she now works full-time at the University of Salford as the course leader of MA Communication Design and 3rd year tutor on BA (Hons) Graphic Design. Most recently she has been delivering talks at Unconvention with Malcolm Garrett, Matt Carroll, Ian Anderson (tDR) on The Aesthetics of the Music industry and running a workshop for Unconvention on cover graphics.
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- Co- founder Designers Northern Alliance
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