MAArt Design and Internet Technologies

Location	United Kingdom, Park Square campus
Type	Master courses, full-time
Nominal duration	1 Years
Study language	English
Awards	MA

Entry qualification	Undergraduate diploma (or higher)

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: FCE or CAE, IELTS 6+, TOEFL 79+ or CAE result B2

Other requirements	At least 2 reference(s) should be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application.

More information	Expenses, accommodation, working etc. beds.ac.uk/..ign-and-internet-technologies

Overview

COURSE SUMMARY

Having completed an advanced course in Art, Design and Internet
Technologies, you will be able to develop, focus and substantiate your
creative ideas within an area of expertise that is offering new
employment opportunities in the creative industries. The course will
also equip you to establish your artistic and creative practice at a
professional level, working as an independent artist or designer.

During the course you will:

• Experience a unique course that offers the opportunity to engage
  in creating and disseminating art and design work, exploiting the
  internet and new technologies
• Benefit from your own studio space and access to facilities for
  computing, printmaking, video and photography, as well as materials
  workshops
• Have the opportunity to investigate new practices in art and
  design and to devise ways of disseminating outcomes using internet
  technologies
• Experience cross-departmental collaboration to give expertise in
  computing and internet technologies
• Have access to technical and digital media such as image
  processing software, moving image software, high definition video
  equipment and high quality photo screen printing
• Benefit from a teaching and learning strategy that is aimed at
  giving a robust focus to your artistic or design practice
• Have one-to-one contact with staff with an emphasis on your
  personal creative development

Areas of study you may cover on this course include:

• Emerging technologies
• Applied programming
• Multimedia applications
• Contemporary issues in art and design
• Visual culture and critical theory
• Studio practice as research
• Professional studio practice

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Career opportunities

CAREER MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Careers development is integrated into the course and the course
seeks to provide you with an awareness of the real world context of
the creative industries in general and

your specific art and design practice. You will be helped to develop
a strategy for obtaining appropriate employment at the end of your
course.

Professional practice will be emphasised as part of all learning
units.

CAREER/FURTHER STUDY OPPORTUNITIES

Career:

Whilst this award is principally conceived as the means by which you
might embark on a career as a practising artist or designer it also
provides you with knowledge, skills and expertise that is highly
transferable within the creative industries where digital media and
internet technologies are involved.

As you will be used to thinking and working creatively and critically
with a keen sensitivity for visual communication, employment in the
galleries and museums sector, public or community arts participation
or arts education is also an option.

Further study:

Following the masters course, you may wish to register for MPhil/PhD