Course summary
This innovative and unique MSc in Creative Arts and Mental Health is jointly run by the Centre for Psychiatry and the Department of Drama and offers an interdisciplinary approach to knowledge and research, with a particular emphasis on theatre and performance in the creative arts. It covers the history, theory, and practice of performance in relation to all aspects of mental health promotion and the prevention and treatment of mental illness. The programme is directed at a combination of education professionals, artists, scholars, and mental health practitioners. It offers students the opportunity to learn in detail, from both arts and science perspectives, about how the creative arts can be used to think critically about and engage the public with concepts and experiences of mental health and the mental health system. The course necessarily reflects a critical analysis of the scientific method(s) of mental health research and practice and explores the use of arts-based research, evaluation and dissemination methods.
- Learn about the application of the creative arts to research, practice, education, advocacy and activism in the field of mental health
- Study the ways in which mental health experiences are represented in the arts and in popular culture
- Consider how arts practice can critique and expand both clinical and popular understanding of mental health and the mental health system
- Learn how mental health professionals, arts practitioners and others interested in mental health and wellbeing work together in both clinical and non-clinical environments
- Develop your own area of expertise in the field of the arts and mental health through options of placements, arts practice and research
Modules
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Assessment method
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How to apply
International applicants
Please see: www.qmul.ac.uk/international-students
Entry requirements
The minimum entry requirement is a 2.1 in a UK Bachelor's degree or overseas equivalent in related subjects. Applicants with good lower second class degrees may be considered on a case by case basis if they have relevant experience. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate strong academic thinking, reading and writing skills via a personal statement and references. We wish to include people from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds and career pathways, especially people working in art organizations and the volunteer sector. Individual meetings can be arranged to discuss specific circumstances. Some applicants will be interviewed to discuss entry onto the course. International students are required to meet standard 7.0 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). For further information, please refer to English language requirements for admissions to Queen Mary University University of London: http://www.qmul.ac.uk/international/englishlanguagerequirements/ Students applying from countries which require a tier 4 visa should also take care to meet UK Border Agency (UKBA) minimum component scores, as well as overall Queen Mary requirements.
English language requirements
All applicants to Queen Mary must show they meet a minimum academic English language standard for admission and to be successful on the course. Please refer to the website below for details on our English Language requirements by course and acceptable alternative qualifications. You will also find important information regarding UKVI's English requirements if you are applying as an international student and will require Tier 4 immigration permission to enter the UK.
Queen Mary University of London: English Language Requirements
http://www.qmul.ac.uk/international/englishlanguagerequirements
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Additional fee information
Students enrolling on a postgraduate degree programme are charged tuition fees each year by Queen Mary. The rate you will be charged depends on whether you are assessed as a Home/EU or Overseas student.
You can find tuition fees for each course on the course finder pages on our website: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/
Further details about postgraduate taught tuition fees can also be found on our website: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/tuitionfees/
Sponsorship information
Please see: www.qmul.ac.uk/scholarships
Provider information
Queen Mary University of London
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