Course summary
You’ll study our innovative curriculum with a small group, designed to offer critical, collaborative and personal approaches to printmaking in contemporary contexts. Focused on making, you’ll explore and experiment with a diverse mix of traditional and emerging fine art printmaking media and develop ideas through laser cutting, textile print, 3D, digital, wood engraving or lithography. You’ll gain knowledge and insights into contemporary arts practice and debates, taught by experts with international profiles. This, and the creative resources at City Campus, will equip you to work at a professional level, plugging into the contemporary discourse of regional, national, and international communities. Whether a recent arts or design graduate, or established professional looking to develop academically, this course will push your practice to the next level. You’ll be perfectly placed studying in Bristol, one of the UK’s most creatively influential settings. Based at our Bower Ashton hub, facilities include digital media, production and fabrication workshops offering you traditional tools plus the latest technology. Links with our world-class Centre for Print Research bring expertise, placement opportunities and more. You’ll graduate with a globally recognised qualification and many options available as artist-printmaker, technician, artist’s assistant or in galleries and museums and the wider creative industries.
Entry requirements
We're seeking highly motivated students from any background, committed to creative growth in our supportive School of Arts community. Most applicants would have an honours degree in the arts, but those with qualifications in other disciplines or prior professional experience are also encouraged to apply. While some students enter the course after years of independent work, we also welcome entries from ambitious applicants directly from undergraduate courses. International applicants For country specific entry requirements please find your country on our country information pages https://www.uwe.ac.uk/courses/international-study
English language requirements
Selection process Applicants will be asked to provide a portfolio of practical or project-based work and a personal statement for review. In your portfolio you may want to include your most recent or ambitious works alongside developmental or process-based details. The work you include can be in media from outside or beyond your chosen discipline, and may include personal or professional outcomes. We are looking for applicants with the potential to connect creatively with contemporary practice; the motivation to excel; and the capacity to contribute to our dynamic campus. Your personal statement should communicate confidently and coherently your rationale for application: what you hope Master’s study will help you achieve in your future. You may want to include detail of the influences that have led you to application, and the attributes you think will be important for success as a postgraduate. We would like to know more about you, and your understanding of what we do. Most personal statements we receive are around 500 words in length. Applicants may be invited for an online interview, if we have any further questions about your portfolio. International and EU applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent*). *The University accepts a large number of UK and international qualifications in place of IELTS. To find details of acceptable tests and the required grades English language support If you meet the academic requirements but require additional support to take your language skills to the required level, you may be able to attend one of our pre-sessional English courses. Students who successfully complete the pre-sessional course can progress onto their chosen degree course without retaking an IELTS or equivalent. Read more about our pre-sessional English programme: https://courses.uwe.ac.uk/YQ33 How to apply We accept applications throughout the year but if you're working to a funding deadline, you should build this into your application process. Read more about postgraduate applications: https://www.uwe.ac.uk/courses/applying/postgraduate-applications Read more about international applications and key international deadline dates: https://www.uwe.ac.uk/courses/applying/international-applications
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https://www.uwe.ac.uk/courses/applying/international-applications/english-language-requirements
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Fee information is to be confirmed. All fees are subject to final approval. Please visit our website for further information.
Provider information
Bristol, UWE
Coldharbour Lane
Frenchay
Bristol
BS16 1QY