MA Documentary and Creative Practices at Birkbeck, University of London

Birkbeck’s new MA Documentary and Creative Practices offers you a unique opportunity to study interdisciplinary documentary practice at an advanced level, with the flexibility to explore areas that align with your individual interests and professional goals.

Faculty: School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication  |  Duration: One year full-time, on campus; Two years part-time, on campus  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: October 2027  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Documentary practices encompass a broad, interdisciplinary field that spans film, journalism, digital media, performance, literature, visual culture and archival work. In an era where facts and truths are increasingly threatened by political manipulation, media bias, data obfuscation and the distortions of emerging AI technologies, this course gives you the chance to examine how ‘documents’ – including words, images, bodies and objects – serve as contested yet powerful forms of evidence. Compulsory modules include Documentary Practices: Witnessing Our World.

Career pathways

Possible professions include: documentary filmmaker, podcast producer, journalist, theatre maker, arts administrator, museum or gallery curator, communications officer, researcher, non-fiction writer, teacher.

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