Course summary
The Contemporary Art Practice MA is designed to prepare you for continuous artistic, professional and academic development. We will support you to develop research methods and personal goals tailored to your creative practice and professional ambitions. You’ll be introduced to emerging trends in contemporary practice including presentation, installation, curatorial and representational issues, and learn how to develop research methods to inform your creative decisions. You will be encouraged to ask questions and take a personal and critical position in the globalised creative world, equipped with the skills to produce and exhibit your work, to embrace change in the fast-evolving creative industries and challenge artistic conventions. Teaching takes place in our creative studio environment with support from a highly skilled team of technicians, and you will have access to a range of workshops to experiment and innovate with materials and processes. Our exhibiting artists and research-active academics have interdisciplinary expertise in drawing, painting, sculpture, analogue and digital photography, digital media, printmaking, public art, installation and relational practice. You will build important professional practice skills throughout the course with opportunities to curate and exhibit your work. Develop a dialogue around your work by participating in discussion groups and seminars and be part of a dynamic cohort of visual arts students, from BA to PhD. Key features
- You can exit the course with a Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate award depending on the credits you have successfully achieved.
- Through bold experimentation we will encourage you to forge your own path in the globalised creative world.
- Benefit from collaborative learning in studio groups alongside personalised teaching experiences.
- Our team of exhibiting artists and research-active academics will ensure that your teaching is informed by current research and the latest technologies.
- Our partnerships with the city’s creative and cultural centres, including Phoenix Cinema and Art Centre, Curve, Embrace Arts and Leicester Print Workshop offer opportunities to promote your work and provide access to professionals in the creative industries.
- Our award-winning Vijay Patel building has been designed to provide the space and facilities where all of our art and design students can develop their ideas and flourish.
- You will be supported by a highly skilled team of technicians with access to a range of workshops including metal, wood, plaster, resin and other processes, as well as CAD facilities, photographic darkrooms, studios and editing suites.
Assessment method
Teaching is delivered through a combination of one-to-one tutorials, group seminars, lectures, workshops, field-trips, and artists’ talks. We have dedicated studio spaces, and all students have a space in which to work. You will be introduced to contemporary debates relating to presentation, installation, curatorial and representational issues, and assessed on your independent and creative response to these issues. Assessment tasks include portfolios, a written reflection, presentation, and exhibitions. You will learn how to develop appropriate research methods in order to inform your creative decisions and written work will develop you as an art-writer, with specific skills that are tailored to your practice. You will build significant professional practice skills throughout the course and exhibit your work to the public three times, both individually and in groups, gaining first-hand professional experience in the art world. The teaching team is comprised of practicing artists. This ensures that you will learn real-world skills that are in touch with the commercial sector, the latest technologies and current thinking. You will be supported by a highly skilled team of technical demonstrators with access to a range of workshops including metal, wood, plaster, resin, and other processes, as well as CAD facilities, photographic darkrooms, studios and editing suites.
Entry requirements
You should have the equivalent or above of a 2:2 UK bachelor’s honours degree in Fine Art or a related subject. If you have other professional qualifications or industry experience we will consider your application on an individual basis.
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
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Provider information
De Montfort University
The Gateway
Leicester
LE1 9BH