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westminster.ac.uk/mad For courses in: MEDIA, ARTS AND DESIGN Art and Design Fashion POSTGRADUATE COURSES Film Journalism and Mass Communication Music Photography CONNECT WITH WESTMINSTER ONLINE facebook.com/ twitter.com/ youtube.com/user/ uw.mad uw_mad uniofwestminster WESTMINSTER SCHOOL OF MEDIA, ARTS AND DESIGN WESTMINSTER SCHOOL OF MEDIA, ARTS instagram.com/ blog.westminster.ac.uk/ See our University uw_mad international page on LinkedIn China: westminsterchina.cn WeChat: weibo.com/ westminsteruni westminsterchina India: twitter.com/westminsterin facebook.com/UniversityOfWestminster in.linkedin.com/in/universityofwestminster FIND OUT MORE Mobile app for students: westminster.ac.uk/iwestminster Sign up for customised content: your.westminster.ac.uk/form/enquiry Create your own Virtual Open Day: yourvirtualopenday.westminster.ac.uk POSTGRADUATE COURSES POSTGRADUATE COURSE ENQUIRIES T: +44 (0)20 7915 5511 E: [email protected] 101 New Cavendish Street London W1W 6XH University of Westminster ranked among top 100 most international universities in the world (THE, 2016) CONTENTS WELCOME ..................................................................... 2 RESEARCH ...................................................................... 4 WESTMINSTER PROFESSORIAL TEAM ..................................................... 8 SCHOOL OF CENTRE FOR CREATIVE INDUSTRIES MANAGEMENT ....... 15 MEDIA, ARTS FASHION BUSINESS MANAGEMENT MA ...................... 16 INTERNATIONAL MEDIA BUSINESS MA .......................... 22 AND DESIGN MEDIA MANAGEMENT MA .......................................... 26 FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME MENSWEAR MA ......................................................... 30 POSTGRADUATE COURSES MUSIC BUSINESS MANAGEMENT MA .......................... 34 CENTRE FOR PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION ........... 39 MEDICAL JOURNALISM GRADUATE DIPLOMA .................. 40 MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM MA/PG DIPLOMA .................. 44 PUBLIC RELATIONS MA ................................................. 48 CREATIVE PRACTICE AND ART THEORY ........................... 53 AUDIO PRODUCTION MA ............................................ 54 DESIGN FOR COMMUNICATION MA ........................... 58 DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY AND PHOTOJOURNALISM MA ..................................... 62 FILM MFA .................................................................... 66 FILM AND TELEVISION: THEORY, CULTURE AND INDUSTRY MA ....................................... 70 INTERACTIVE MEDIA PRACTICE MA ................................ 74 PHOTOGRAPHY ARTS MA ............................................ 78 MEDIA AND SOCIETY ................................................... 83 COMMUNICATION MA ............................................... 84 COMMUNICATIONS POLICY MA .................................. 88 DIVERSITY AND THE MEDIA MA ..................................... 92 GLOBAL MEDIA MA ..................................................... 96 MEDIA AND DEVELOPMENT MA ................................. 100 MEDIA, CAMPAIGNING COURSE ENQUIRIES AND SOCIAL CHANGE MA ...................................... 106 First Floor SOCIAL MEDIA, CULTURE AND SOCIETY MA ................ 110 Cavendish House 101 New Cavendish Street EMERGING MEDIA LABS .............................................. 115 London W1W 6XH IMAGING ART AND SCIENCE MA .............................. 116 T: +44 (0)20 7915 5511 INTERACTIVE FACTUAL NARRATIVE MA ......................... 120 E: course-enquiries@ DISTANCE LEARNING ...................................................125 westminster.ac.uk INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL RELATIONS MA .................. 126 ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT .......................... 130 FOR POSTGRADUATE INFORMATION FACILITIES ................................................................... 132 EVENING DATES ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER ................. 134 visit our website LIVING AND STUDYING IN LONDON ........................... 136 westminster.ac.uk AN INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE ................................ 137 STUDYING AT WESTMINSTER ....................................... 138 COURSE STRUCTURE ................................................... 139 Cover image by Gajus ACCOMMODATION, FEES AND FUNDING ................... 140 Eidiejus, Illustration and Visual LOCATION ................................................................. 142 Communication BA Honours CONTACT US ............................................................. 144 westminster.ac.uk/mad CONTENTS 1 If you want to give your inquisitiveness and Westminster School of Media, Arts and WELCOME imagination, your design ambitions and Design fosters the development of agile entrepreneurial aspirations, new energy, professional skills sets including critical and focus and application, we can offer you a creative thinking, effective communication, The creative sector is one of the most significant vibrant, diverse and committed community of teamwork and leadership, social and cultural growth engines for the UK economy and students, researchers, creative practitioners competencies for working in diverse global worldwide. In the UK it accounts for five per and alumni from across the world to interact contexts, and entrepreneurship. It encourages cent of the economy and contributes 8.8 with and to learn from. We have grown cross-disciplinary project work in the School per cent to the country’s service export. The an extensive network of creative industries and the University, international exchanges, creative economy provides jobs for 2.6 million collaborations and international partnerships life projects with industry and businesses, people, i.e. it provides one in 12 jobs in the to offer opportunities for inspirational project placements and internships. The knowledge, UK. The number of highly skilled versatile and work, placements, research and knowledge skills and experiences acquired during their enterprising professionals has increased four exchange, and study abroad, for the benefit of programme of study prepare our graduates to times faster than the UK workforce as a whole. all our students and our staff. go directly into employment; to set up their own The creative economy continues to grow not business; or to embark on a research degree. least due to technological advances, media Our industry-standard production and ‘Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the convergences and the emergence of new postproduction facilities in purpose-built studios future, act now, without delay’ (Simone de business models, service offers and professional and workshops stimulate creative experiences Beauvoir). Invest in your future and join us career paths. It has its biggest UK hub in and that closely match what you can expect to for a future oriented and well grounded, around London. encounter in professional environments. practice-led and research oriented, critical The tailored learning support services on and creative education. Westminster School of Media, Arts and Design our Harrow Campus include a completely plays a significant role in educating the next refurbished, well-stocked and spacious library generations of media professionals, filmmakers that is accessible 24/7. and photographers, fashion designers, music Professor Kerstin Mey performers and producers, artists and multi- Our campus in Harrow has undergone an Pro Vice-Chancellor and media communicators and professionals extensive programme of refurbishment and Dean, Westminster School for the creative industries. We pursue an modernisation, including the creation of of Media, Arts and Design integrated focus on professional practice and the Forum, a generous and fluid space for world-leading research with societal impact. informal exchange and learning, interactive Covering the intersection of media, creative presentations and performance that also practices, technology and industry with a contains dedicated project spaces and a new broad and diverse portfolio of taught and state-of-the-art gallery. A high spec music research programmes, the Faculty has proven performance space and a state of the art to successfully prepare its graduates to lead recording studio have recently been completed and shape the creative industries. In 2015, the alongside new studios for creative practice. QS Worldwide University Rankings has placed More is planned over for the next period to the research and courses in Media, Journalism enhance the learning and teaching facilities of and Communications at the University of one of Europe’s centres of excellence for higher Westminster among the top 35 globally. education in media and the creative arts. Business of Fashion recognised our fashion courses as highest global ranking programmes for its internship programme and resources and studios and amongst the best overall as well as in terms of teaching and career support. Photographers, filmmakers and artists have their work shown in prestigious cultural venues and events internationally. Fashion designers and visual communicators join global players in the film industry. 2 WELCOME westminster.ac.uk/mad westminster.ac.uk/mad WELCOME 3 In the 2014 REF our School’s Arts research CREAM embraces the work of leading artists, Both CREAM and CAMRI are imbued with a RESEARCH AT was assessed as 45 per cent World Leading, theorists and historians of art, including, we critical approach to artistic practice and media WESTMINSTER SCHOOL and 46 per cent Internationally Excellent, are proud to say, a number of the same people institutions. And both have a very