Course summary
A practical MA in Visual Communication for specialist photographers, designers and illustrators.
- Reach your creative potential through exciting professional visual communication projects.
- Learn from accomplished design professionals and receive excellent academic and technical support.
- Work in dedicated studio spaces and benefit from excellent workshop and fabrication facilities.
Modules
This Design Master’s runs over one year and is divided into three trimesters. Trimester one We encourage playfulness and risk-taking, and ask you to respond to a range of instructions in ways that will allow you to interrogate how you work – without threatening your approach. Right from the start, you'll begin to gather primary and secondary research that will feed into your assessments. We introduce a range of key issues in design and communication practice and allow you to explore how your specialist approach relates to the wider field. You’ll also begin to develop your professional practice skills such as marketing, social media, IT, collaborative working and exhibition installation. Trimester two Maintaining an experimental approach, you'll begin to narrow your focus. Academic staff will help you evaluate your development and refine your work to support the project outcome. You’ll be encouraged to pay greater attention to the way in which your project functions and engages its audience. Technical staff will support you to bring your project to a level appropriate for the assessment submission. Trimester three A self-directed, double practice module leads to your final Degree Show. You’ll establish a line of enquiry, working to a proposal of your devising, which positions your work within your specialist discipline. You’ll work in the studio with increasing independence to produce a body of work that demonstrates your now advanced knowledge and understanding of your professional practice.
Assessment method
Your progress is evaluated by formative assessment (throughout the duration of the course) and summative assessment (at the end of each trimester), through a mixture of exhibitions, verbal/visual presentations, research folders/blogs and written assignments.
Entry requirements
We're looking for energetic and self-motivated individuals who can work on their own but also see the value in working in collaboration with others. They should enjoy asking questions and solving creative problems. You’ll need a good undergraduate degree in a design, visual communication or art specialism, or its equivalent in terms of learning or experience, and a good working knowledge of design, visual communication or art contexts. Fundamentally, you’ll be selected on your ability to thrive on this course, as demonstrated by your portfolio and interview.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9520 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9520 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9520 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9520 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9520 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9520 | Year 1 |
| EU | £17760 | Year 1 |
| International | £17760 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
Bath Spa University
Newton Park
Newton St Loe
Bath
BA2 9BN