Course summary
The Professional Practice in Creative Media Industries Masters is a fully online programme and offers early, mid or late-career creative media professionals the opportunity to critically reflect on and evaluate their existing knowledge and skills. This unique online Masters programme, which can be studied anywhere in the world, covers critical understanding of theory, project research, theoretical and practical elements in creative media, a deeper understanding of your practice, and analytical and communication skills. It is designed to help practitioners consolidate their creative identity by designing and realising original and personal research projects. Each student is offered the opportunity to co-create a bespoke masters journey, designing a masters route specific to them, creating and reflecting on the practical work that they choose to engage with.
Modules
Module 1 Name: Project Planning and Theoretical Perspectives Description: The aims of this module are to enable you to develop your initial Creative Media Major Project ideas into an integrated project and learning plan suitable for your programme. As part of the project plan, you will establish the theoretical framework, aims and methodology of your project, as well as a rationale for feasibility and accountability. In particular, you will investigate both research methodologies and project-based methods to substantiate the framework and structure of the work. This module allows you to develop your own Major Project idea, providing you with the tools for planning, research methodologies, and grounding you in scholarly practice. The module will be underpinned by theoretical perspectives in creative media in order to address research questions or problems. Module 2 Name: Professional Development Scheme Description: The aims of this module are to enable you to gain new theoretical knowledge and practical skills in your specialist discipline to successfully complete your Creative Media Major Project and to better prepare you for lifelong learning and a successful career in the creative media industries. You will work with your Learning Advisor to reflect and identify gaps in your skills and knowledge which will be needed to complete the programme. A bespoke set of projects and learning activities will then be scheduled for you to address these gaps, ensuring that you also meet the required learning outcomes, which you will be required to evidence by critical contextualisation of your learning within the broader frame of your professional practice. Module 3 Name: Creative Media Project (MA/MSc) Description: The aims of this module are to enable you to exercise your knowledge and full gamut of technical, creative and scholarly skills and abilities in a substantial and original work worthy of dissemination. The project will reflect your innovative approaches to solving problems and demonstrate technical mastery of your chosen medium. The module also aims to help you to develop a sophisticated and deeply personal understanding of your individual creative processes by conducting ongoing reflective investigations. The project will reflect this and also reflect an understanding of the context in which your work sits within a broader community of practice of the arts/science.
Assessment method
Module 1 Name: Project Planning and Theoretical Perspectives Assessment Methods: The holistic assessment of the portfolio forms 100% of the summative grading of the module. Portfolio artefacts: Abstract - Presentation - Research Poster - Major Project Proposal - Learning Journal Module 2 Name: Professional Development Scheme Assessment Methods: The holistic assessment of the portfolio forms 100% of the summative grading of the module. Portfolio artefacts: Personally Co-Designed Project - Project Plan - Reflective Report - Learning Journal Module 3 Name: Creative Media Project (MA/MSc) Assessment Methods: Personally Co-Designed Creative Project - Learning Journal
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
How to apply
International applicants
The MA/MSc Professional Practice (Creative Media Industries) is open globally to applicants. Only applicants from the UK and EEA countries may be eligible for the UK Government Postgraduate funding.
Entry requirements
You will be proficient in the language of instruction: MPP Online - English. You will also have either: a Bachelor's degree with Honours (lower second class or higher) in a relevant field, or: at least five years’ professional creative industry experience. You will need to submit a draft research/project proposal along with your application. See examples of current and past projects on our website. Finally, you also need to supply a CV with your application.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £6750 | Whole course |
| International | £6750 | Whole course |
| England | £6750 | Whole course |
| Northern Ireland | £6750 | Whole course |
| Scotland | £6750 | Whole course |
| Wales | £6750 | Whole course |
| Channel Islands | £6750 | Whole course |
| Republic of Ireland | £6750 | Whole 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
The MA/MSc Professional Practice (Creative Media Industries) has now been designated for student funding for students based in England. More information can be found on the SLC (Student Loans Company) website at www.slc.co.uk
In Scotland student funding is only designated for full time masters courses, not part time.
Total Course Fees: £6,750. Can be spread across 3 instalments.
SAE Alumni receive a 25% discount. Total Course Fees: £5,062.50
Provider information
SAE Institute
Georgia House
38 Pall Mall
Liverpool
L3 6AL