Course summary
The MA Photography at Cardiff Met will enable you to take your photographic practice to the next level, finding your place within the context of the histories and practices of lens-based media. This Master’s degree in photography will encourage you to develop new ways of expressing your concerns in imaginative or innovative ways using lens-based and related media. You will develop your authorship of advanced studio work, establish a rigorous connection between practice and theory, and formulate a critical position for your practice. Our MA Photography will encourage you to engage with key theories and contemporary debate, demonstrating their potential to influence the development, expression and communication of your ideas, and how they can impact upon the success of your future practice as an artist, photographer or researcher. This postgraduate Photography course is designed for individuals seeking to extend and develop their practice as well as those looking to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the subject. You will be encouraged to question and interrogate your photographic practice to become autonomous and self-directed, with a trajectory towards progression as a professional practitioner or a future Professional Doctorate. Possible exit points - MSc/PgD/PgC
Modules
Our Masters in Photography is driven by the student's self-defined project. To support this, each student is allocated a Personal Tutor and additional subject-specialist members of staff from within the School. Together they form the Supervisory Team. The nature of the discipline is such that the course will rely on skilled practitioners as the key facilitators of learning, and, reflecting this, a variety of delivery mechanisms will be deployed. However, they will all have a common focus in that they will seek to develop the skills of students as proactive and reflective independent learners. As a part of this programme students will study the following modules: Semester 1 In Semester 1 you will undertake two integrated parallel modules: ART7776 Vision (40 credits) ART7771 Context and Methodologies Part 1 (20 credits) Tailored to the MA Photography programme, these modules are designed to cultivate your ability to position your ideas within a critical framework that highlights issues arising within contemporary photography and beyond, whilst advancing your scholarship in your chosen area of research. Semester 2 In Semester 2 you will undertake two integrated parallel common modules: Idea and Contexts. ART7773 Idea (40 credits) ART7772 Context and Methodologies Part 2 (20 credits) These modules are designed to support continued advanced scholarship to contextualise and put into action the research proposal you developed in Semester 1 in relation to global, ethical, social and political concerns. Ideas and speculative prototyping achieved in semester one are explored further in semester two, with an emphasis on incorporating specific specialisms such as material futures or digital concepts. These will support the development of your Masters project, cultivating advanced skills in the utilisation of relevant technologies and materials. Semester 3 In Semester 3 you will undertake one module: ART7774 Output (60 credits) This module is comprised of two integrated activities equivalent to 60 credits. The module consolidates the research findings through the realisation of your major project to form an exhibition (June/July) and a written paper or article (September). The MA Photography exhibition will showcase your practical design work, including product and materials specification. Exit points On completing 60 credits in total students may be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate. On completing 120 credits in total students may be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma. On completing 180 credits in total students will be awarded a Master's Degree
Assessment method
The learning outcomes are assessed within the modules through a variety of methods including written essays, verbal presentations and project work etc, as outlined in individual module descriptors. Assessment takes place at strategic points in the academic year to enable and support your continued development. Group critiques and tutorials offer continuous feedback opportunities. Peer and self-assessment is used extensively.
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
Entry requirements
You will normally have achieved a first class or second class upper division first degree (1st or 2.1 degree classification) in an appropriate subject, and/or equivalent professional standing or experience in a design, design crafts, or creative industries discipline, based upon assessed Accredited Prior Learning (RPL) or assessed Accredited Prior Experiential Learning (RPEL), or a discipline associated with their programme of study. Further information about RPL and RPEL routes can be found on the Cardiff Met website. International Applicants Students whose first language is not English will need to provide evidence of fluency to at least an IELTS 6.0 standard or equivalent. For full details about how to apply and English Language qualifications please visit the International pages on the Cardiff Met website. Before making an application, EU/International students are asked to contact Dr Fiaz Hussain [email protected] to discuss the necessary
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Republic of Ireland | £11000 | Whole course |
| England | £11000 | Whole course |
| Northern Ireland | £11000 | Whole course |
| Scotland | £11000 | Whole course |
| Wales | £11000 | Whole course |
| EU | £17600 | Whole course |
| International | £17600 | 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
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Cardiff
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