This multidisciplinary course engages with the myriad possibilities of a fluid approach to Art and Design. Our course values creative research skills and activities and contextual studies as much as creative practice itself. Through a combination of making, reading, and writing, you'll become a critical and creative thinker and practitioner.
You will experience an innovative approach to Art and Design, working across disciplinary boundaries, combining traditional and contemporary approaches between thinking and making, you will develop into creative and critical artists, designers, or hybrids, who are informed by the past, who challenge the present, and who are prepared for the future. Examples of integrated/hybrid Art and Design practices might include, but are not limited to, participatory and community arts/design projects, digital and physical mapping projects, artist books, publication as practice, interpretation of archival and historical materials, speculative design projects, environmental, landscape and place-based work.
The course encourages making, creativity and innovation in tandem with the opportunity to develop your critical, contextual, and theoretical abilities. You will develop your understanding of research methods relevant to Art and Design research-based practices and whatever, your background, you will have the opportunity to develop your creative practice. By the end of the programme, you will have produced a substantial portfolio of work which will demonstrate a distinct and personalised approach to creative practice and will further your future career.
You will be supported by a team of experienced artists, designers, academics and technical staff who will help you develop your skills and maximise your potential. You will be encouraged to make use of the School's dedicated exhibition spaces, other venues on the University campus and across the city.
The MA in Interdisciplinary Art and Design is designed for students from a range of backgrounds including Graphic and Communication Design, Curation, Fashion, Textiles, Fine Art, Photography, Digital Media and more.
