MA Creative Practice at University of Cumbria

Programme overview

The choice is yours. You will draft, initiate and project-manage your own creative briefs, with guidance from programme tutors. You can specialise in one medium or work on projects, either individually or collaboratively, across multiple media.

Faculty: Institute of Education, Arts and Society | Duration: Full-time: 1 Year | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September | Location: Carlisle, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Our learning environment works to cultivate practical and theoretical expertise to help foster versatility in creative media. Modules include: Materials and Processes (Semester 1); Critical Contexts (Semester 1); Professional Practice (Semester 1); Creative Practice (Semester 2); Major Project Proposal (Semester 2); Creative Enterprise (Semester 2); MA Project (Semester 2: extended).

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Application information

Entry requirements

A good first degree (2.1 or above) in the arts or a related subject area; for overseas applicants appropriate equivalence will apply. Each application is assessed individually on its own merit and is subject to an interview with portfolio or show reel (where appropriate). Students with other qualifications may be admitted to the course, please contact the Enquiry Centre for further details. Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) may be considered for relevant prior learning at the same academic level. Minimum entry: 2:1 or above Honours degree.

Domestic applicants: GBP 6,900 a year (2025/26) Source

International applicants: GBP 14,900 a year (2025/26) Source

Intake: September

Duration: Full-time: 1 Year

Apply through the official page: https://www.cumbria.ac.uk/study/how-to-apply/

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