Course summary
Transform your practice - and grow as an artist, professional and art educator. On this course you’ll develop your artistic practice. You’ll push boundaries and take creative risks. You’ll create, exhibit, interpret and reflect on art. And you’ll witness your growth as an artist. You’ll learn as part of a vibrant and supportive community of art educators and professional artists who are passionate about art. You’ll have the freedom to take your learning and your practice in any direction you choose. And you can focus on any medium - like:
- painting
- ceramics
- textiles
- video
- sound
- performance
Modules
Compulsory modules: Research Methods (20 credits) Integrating Artist Teacher Pedagogies in the Classroom (20 credits) Developing Personal Artistic Practice (40 credits) Optional modules: Investigating Professional Practice (40 credits) The Inclusive Curriculum (20 credits) Children’s Imaginative Worlds (20 credits) Dissertation (60 credits) In your dissertation or project, you’ll carry out a sustained piece of educational research. You’ll analyse and report your findings at a high critical level, justifying and supporting them with detailed reference to relevant theories and concepts. This work will comprise one third of the work for your degree. If you’re writing a dissertation, you'll focus on a research problem of particular interest. If you’re enrolled on a named route of the MA Education, your topic will be relevant to your route (e.g. childhood and youth, L&M, SEND, TESOL, higher education). If you’re working on a project, you’ll undertake a shorter piece of independent investigative or literature-based research. You’ll also produce a creative piece or artefact.
Assessment method
You’ll be assessed in different ways - you’ll have the opportunity to develop and showcase your strengths. All your assessments will incorporate your professional practice. Your assessments will include methods like:
- portfolios
- exhibitions
- presentations
- reflective journals
- essays
How to apply
International applicants
If you need a student visa to enter the UK you will need to meet the UK Visas and Immigration minimum language requirements as well as the University's requirements.
Entry requirements
Applicants need to be working in art education in some capacity. It is preferable that candidates have a first degree in education or an art-related practice, although this can be negotiated according to individual circumstance. Applicants do not need Qualified Teacher Status.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £980 | Module |
| Northern Ireland | £980 | Module |
| Scotland | £980 | Module |
| Wales | £980 | Module |
Additional fee information
Fees quoted are for the first year only. If you are studying a course that lasts longer than one year, your fees will increase each year.
Provider information
Oxford Brookes University
Gipsy Lane
Headington
Oxford
OX3 0BP