Timetable
Wednesdays day and evening

Course Description
Our MA programme is aimed at artists who have an established studio practice but wish to return once again to the kind of learning experience that only an art school can provide. We also accept students who have just completed a BA in Fine Art, but who are at a stage when the continuation of their study at MA level would be beneficial to their development. We offer the highest levels of discourse to help each student operate strategically in relation to their current direction as an artist. Our teaching staff, personal tutors and visiting artists will help students progress towards a more effective career in the visual arts. In any given year the student community will include painters, sculptors, printmakers, and photographers, as well as installation and video artists. We are proud of our capacity to promote all kinds of art. For both full- and part-time students the course is divided into three modules: Contextual Practice is delivered in the form of small guidance seminars, and lectures. You are expected to give a student-led presentation of your on-going research and to work up a file of tutorial reports, exhibition and book reports and reading lists, culminating in a 5,000-word essay. Lectures by staff and visiting artists/ theoreticians are offered under a wide range of headings: touching on identity, tradition, creativity, as well as exploring the impact that audiences and contexts have on the production of artworks. Studio Practice is a programme of group critiques, studio visits and one-to-one tutorials which aims to develop a culture of debate around the creative routine of the working environment. Exhibition Practice is a point of resolution for postgraduate study. Part-time students mount an Interim Exhibition in September, at the end of their first year. They also join the one year full-time students for their Final Exhibition at the end of their second year.

Course Fees
Tuition Fees are in the region of £3820 for full time students, £2102 for part time students per year. Fees are subject to change and rise annually in line with inflation.

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Assessment method
Each of the three modules on the one year full-time mode carries 60 credits each and 30 credits each for the part-time mode over 2 years. Each week the ratio of formal tuition, independent study and practical research will vary slightly depending on the individual student. Full-time students are assessed formatively throughout the year, with feedback given regularly through tutorials, seminars and study visits. Summative assessment of all three modules takes place during the Final Exhibition, in early September each year.

Entry Requirements
BA in Fine Art or equivalent or by interview with portfolio, and relevant experience in an art-related context.

Course Venue
Squires Building
Ellison Place
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne And Wear
NE1 8ST

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