Postgraduate Prospectus 2012 Fashion & Textiles

UCA Canterbury | UCA Epsom | UCA Farnham | UCA Maidstone | UCA Rochester The University for the Creative Arts offers an array of specialist courses in art, design, fashion, architecture, graphics, media and communications across five campuses in the South East of England.

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This is your very own edition of the UCA Postgraduate Prospectus 2012. Studying a postgraduate degree at UCA takes your creative career to the next level. This prospectus introduces you to the University, our courses and our campuses at Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham and Rochester where postgraduate courses are based. You can also find further information online at www.ucreative.ac.uk

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2 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 Contents

Introduction A warm welcome 5 UCA in the creative spotlight 6 Your creative community 13 Research reputation 16 Our campus locations 18 Our courses 20 Creative showcase 23

Courses MA Design for Performance & Events 32 MA Fashion specialising in Design & Atelier; Fashion Theory; Manufacture & Management; or Promotion, Marketing & Branding 34 MA Fashion & Lifestyle Journalism 38 MA Fashion Management & Marketing 40 MA Fashion Promotion & Imaging 42 MA Textiles 44

UCA campuses UCA Epsom 48 UCA Farnham 52 UCA Rochester 56 Essential information How to apply 62 Fees and finance: UK/EU students 64 International students 66 Facilities and learning support 68 Accommodation 69 Student life and student support 70 Careers and employability 72 How to find out more 74

www.ucreative.ac.uk 3 UCA has been providing specialist art & design education for almost 150 years

Simon Ofield-Kerr Vice-Chancellor

4 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 A warm welcome

Studying for a postgraduate qualification at the University for the Creative Arts will enable you to develop and realise your ambitions for both your life and career. At UCA we are committed to the future, yours and that of society, and have over 150 years of experience in supporting and developing creative arts students.

Our nurturing campus communities are close to the centre of town and have the benefit of fantastic links to London. Our courses are internationally recognised for the development of specialist creative skills and the ways in which they feed directly into the largest areas of the creative industries, including fashion, design, digital media, and architecture. We have a long list of successful alumni who have developed careers at the heart of the creative industries, both in the UK and abroad, including fashion designer Zandra Rhodes; artists Tracey Emin and Tacita Dean; designers Roger Oates and Martin Lambie-Nairn; and Oscar-winning filmmakers and animators Suzie Templeton, Daniel Greaves and Michael Dudok De Wit. I find the creativity, innovation and talent of our students, staff and alumni inspirational and I invite you to be part of our exciting and challenging creative community. I look forward to welcoming you to the University. Simon Ofield-Kerr Vice-Chancellor

www.ucreative.ac.uk 5 UCA in the creative spotlight

It is an exciting time to study at UCA Making it in Taiwan with our students, staff and alumni UCA Rochester graduate Shengyuan Hsu enjoying great success. has landed on his feet since flying home to Taiwan. The 28-year-old, who completed an MA in Photography in 2008, has worked for LightTAG several high-profile clients in his native Visual artist Tine Bech, from the University country, and says it is all down to his for the Creative Arts, along with scientist Dr education at UCA. Kathryn Harkup of the University of Surrey, Ray, as he likes to be known, spent the last launched a ‘light graffiti’ exhibition at the four months of 2010 capturing the Mayor of BFI, created entirely by disadvantaged Taipei on the campaign trail – the candid, youths from across the South East. behind-the-scenes photographs ensured it Young people from Hampshire, Kent and was a successful re-election campaign. Surrey discovered a new way to explore “I found UCA to be a very inspiring place,” youth culture – and challenge society’s said Ray. “The course didn’t just help me perception of it – through the science and technically as a photographer, but it also art of light. Participants were taught how gave me confidence about myself in so coloured LED lights could create light many ways. I wrote a full dissertation in a drawings and animations through an language that I could hardly speak a few innovative camera technique to produce years ago which I am really proud of myself vibrant pieces of art. for accomplishing. Tine Bech said: “One of the project goals is “MA Photography also taught me how to to show youth culture in a positive light and become a photographic artist – something increase the visibility of young peoples’ that I hadn’t even considered before I flew to voices, which I think we’ve achieved.” England, but it is now my greatest passion.” LightTAG worked with groups of young That passion was displayed through Ray’s people who are either care leavers, self-published book Strangers, which won disabled, or not in education, employment third prize in the Prix de la Photographie or training. Paris in 2008 and also earned him a book Tine added: “We often forget that deal and notoriety back home in Taiwan. universities don’t just award degrees but connect with communities, with businesses and in this case with young people. We are not an exclusive community for the few, but engaging with society in many innovative ways – LightTAG is just one of them.”

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8 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 UCA gives Organisations the Edge Bite-Size exhibition of UCA has launched a service which offers Anglo-Japanese textiles access to its enviable catalogue of creative A unique exhibition of contemporary experts and state-of-the-art facilities to textiles marked 15 years of collaboration businesses, organisations and individuals between the UK and Japan through the around the world. University for the Creative Arts. Edge utilises the world-leading experts UCA’s Professor of Textile Culture, Lesley based at UCA to offer consultancy, Millar MBE, curated Bite-Size, an exhibition knowledge transfer, creative sector of miniature works by textile artists from speaking and bespoke in-house training, as both countries, at the Daiwa Anglo- well as access to technical facilities at one Japanese Foundation in London in 2011. of Europe’s leading specialist arts The exhibition then made its way to Japan. institutions. Professor Millar, who founded UCA Uwe Derksen, Assistant Director of Farnham’s Anglo-Japanese Textile Centre Research & Enterprise at UCA, said: “We in 2001, said: “This is a wonderful and have a huge pool of highly qualified and unique opportunity to not only see works very talented people at UCA who have a from a remarkable group of artists and great deal to offer outside of our five designers in one place, but also celebrate campuses.” what can be achieved when peer groups from two countries come together in a Hanna has the X-Factor vibrant spirit of collaboration and Pop star Cheryl Cole wowed X-Factor exchange.” viewers with a dress created by a graduate from the University for the Creative Arts at UCA conference to explore Epsom. sustainable design The University for the Creative Arts brought The Girls Aloud star wore the nude floor- together researchers, entrepreneurs and length gown which was made for her by policy makers for sustainable innovation at Hanna Marie Hutchinson, who left UCA its annual conference devoted to design with a Masters in Fashion in 2008. and development of environmentally- Hanna said: “Dressing the woman of the friendly products and services. moment, Cheryl Cole, was a dream come The conference, in its 16th year, is true.” organised by UCA’s Centre for Sustainable On leaving UCA, Hanna set up her own Design (CfSD). Martin Charter, director of label HMH Couture which is already a CfSD, said: “This year the event focused on favourite with celebrities such as Sophie the links between eco-innovation and Anderton and Joanna Taylor. entrepreneurship, highlighting experience from many leading-edge companies and thinkers.” With governments worldwide announcing green economic stimulus packages, the conference was particularly timely and relevant.

www.ucreative.ac.uk 9 “My time was filled with the joy of knowing that with great enthusiasm I was learning my trade and, at the same time, having an immense amount of fun!”

10 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 Karen Millen Fashion Designer UCA alumna

www.ucreative.ac.uk 11 Students at work, UCA Rochester

12 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 Your creative community

How and where you study is This is reflected in our campuses where you as important as what you are have access to extensive facilities to support studying. At UCA we want all your study needs, including: you to be a part of our campus • Industry-standard Gerber suite for fashion communities and share in our pattern cutting passion for creativity and practice. • High-end computers loaded with the latest software for animation, architecture and Postgraduate study allows you to specialise, digital design bringing you into contact with others who • Extensive range of advanced digital are passionate about their subject and photographic equipment housed in the who are looking to develop artistically Hasselblad Centre for High Resolution and professionally. Digital Imaging, UCA Rochester Our staff are creative practitioners as well as • Traditional workshops for painting, academics and are actively involved in the sculpture, fashion and filmmaking cultural industries. In this way, they bring the • University libraries on each campus, workplace into the learning environment, stocked with a vast range of resources enabling the University to drive forward and archives. research and to prepare you for the real world of work. These links with industry enable us Each of our campuses also has its own gallery to keep our courses up-to-date and relevant. space where staff and students can exhibit and events for our local communities are hosted. www.ucreative.ac.uk/galleries Please see the course and campus sections of this prospectus for more detailed information about our facilities. www.ucreative.ac.uk/facilities

www.ucreative.ac.uk 13 “A year filled with excitement, enthusiasm, hard work, remarkable guidance, and a constant flow of knowledge and experience. The development of new relationships is what this Masters programme was all about, and I will treasure my time at UCA for life!”

14 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 Akshi Shah MA Fashion Management & Marketing alumna UCA Epsom

www.ucreative.ac.uk 15 Research reputation

Research is fundamental to the Research Centres pursuit of academic excellence Our research community is made up of within a specialist university of specialist research centres. the creative arts and a strong The Animation Research Centre (ARC) research community is central plays a key role in generating theoretical to the development of our subjects debate around animation. It is also home – to generate, communicate to the official ARC Archive of over two and transfer new and advanced million artefacts directly related to knowledge. Our investment animated filmmaking. www.ucreative.ac.uk/arc in creative arts education and the creative sector is proven The Anglo-Japanese Textile Centre provides by our dynamic and engaged valuable support for engagement with textile materials, design culture, and research culture. academic discourse. The centre explores contemporary developments in textiles in Significant investment and advancement the UK and Japan. in our research portfolio has led to UCA’s www.ucreative.ac.uk/research-centre- continuing presence in the top 10 largest anglo-japanese research communities in art and design. Of staff research taking place, 65% is The Crafts Study Centre houses a purpose- internationally recognised and 30% is built museum, research facility and gallery for internationally excellent or world-leading. the crafts and has an international standing as a unique collection and archive of twentieth- We offer MPhil and PhD qualifications in century and contemporary crafts. a range of subject and thematic areas. For www.csc.ucreative.ac.uk further information about projects supported, our research community and resources, The Centre for Sustainable Design facilitates please contact the Research Office: discussion and research on eco-design and broader sustainability considerations in T: +44 (0) 1252 892922 product and service development. E: [email protected] www.cfsd.org.uk www.ucreative.ac.uk/research VADS (Visual Arts Data Service) is a national centre of expertise in the management of digital assets to support learning, teaching and research, with a particular focus on the management, storage, presentation, preservation and archiving of digital images and other arts-based assets. www.vads.ac.uk

16 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 1. 1. Pomegranate by Professor Ori Gersht, lead researcher for the Hasselblad Centre for High Resolution Digital Imaging, UCA Rochester

2. 2. The Crafts Study Centre and public gallery, UCA Farnham

www.ucreative.ac.uk 17 Our five campuses across the South East of England provide a creative and welcoming environment in which to study. They offer Stansted the best of both worlds, Luton close to the centre of town with the benefit of London Heathrow fantastic links to London. Rochester Epsom Canterbury Maidstone Farnham Gatwick Ashford

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London Heathrow Rochester Epsom Canterbury Maidstone Farnham Gatwick Ashford

Brighton

Time to London by train:

35 mins from Epsom

40 mins from Rochester*

55 mins from Farnham

60 mins from Maidstone

60 mins from Canterbury*

* via high-speed service. Other services are available.

www.ucreative.ac.uk 19 Our courses

This is a listing of all taught postgraduate degrees at UCA. Please note some courses appear in more than one cluster. For up-to-date and more detailed information please go to www.ucreative.ac.uk UCA Canterbury UCA Epsom UCA Farnham UCA Rochester

Cluster Course Campuses Architecture Graduate Diploma in Architecture (ARB/RIBA Part 2) • & Interior MA Architecture specialising in Advanced Architectural Design; Design Digital Space; Sustainable Design; or Urban Design • MA Design specialising in Architectural & Interior Design • MA Interior Design • Crafts MA Contemporary Crafts (Ceramics, Glass, Jewellery) • MA Contemporary Jewellery • MA Design specialising in Design Crafts • MA Textiles • Fashion & MA Design for Performance & Events • Textiles MA Fashion specialising in Design & Atelier; Fashion Theory; Manufacture & Management; or Promotion, Marketing & Branding • MA Fashion & Lifestyle Journalism • MA Fashion Management & Marketing • MA Fashion Promotion & Imaging • MA Textiles • Fine Art MA Book Arts & Publishing • MA Fine Art specialising in Artists’ Film, Video & Photography; Illustration & Printmaking; Painting; or Sculpture & Performance. • MA Fine Art • Graphics MA Book Arts & Publishing • & Illustration MA Fine Art specialising in Illustration & Printmaking • MA Graphic Design • MA Graphic Design & Communication (Professional) • MA Graphic Storytelling & Comic Art •

20 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 up-to-date information www.ucreative.ac.uk/postgraduate time ofpublication butmaybesubjecttochange. Pleasevisitthewebsite for themost NB. Pleasenote thatthecourseslistedhere and includedinthisprospectus werecorrectat please goonlineatwww.ucreative.ac.uk/research information abouttheareas supported,ourresearchcommunityandresources, further We alsoofferMPhilandPhD qualificationsinarangeofsubjectareas.For Digital Media & Management Marketing & Course Cluster Design & Product Dimensional Three Photography & Teaching Learning MA SustainableProductDesign MA DesignforPerformance&Events Crafts; DigitalDesign;orProductDesign MA DesignspecialisinginArchitectural&InteriorDesign; MA ContemporaryJewellery MA BookArts&Publishing MFA Photography MA Photography MA FineArtspecialisinginArtists’Film,Video&Photography MA Fashion&LifestyleJournalism MA DesignspecialisinginDigital MA FashionPromotion&Imaging MA FashionManagement&Marketing MA FashionspecialisinginPromotion,Marketing&Branding MA FashionspecialisinginManufacture&Management MA Design,Innovation&BrandManagement MA ArtsManagement MA Animation MBA CreativeIndustriesManagement PG CertificateLearning&TeachingintheCreativeArts MA ContemporaryCrafts(Ceramics,Glass,Jewellery) MA FineArtspecialisinginArtists’Film,Video&Photography

www.ucreative.ac.uk Campuses • • UCA Canterbury • • • • • UCA Epsom • • • • • • UCA Farnham • • • • • • • •

21 UCA Rochester “The experience of studying at UCA was great and unique. It was the innovative concept and spirit that encouraged me all the way.” Biyun Chen MA Fashion UCA Rochester

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See more student work at www.ucreative.ac.uk/fashion-textiles

www.ucreative.ac.uk 23 Parna Dasgupta MA Textiles UCA Farnham

24 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 Mridu Sahai MA Fashion UCA Rochester

www.ucreative.ac.uk 25 Sathya Maheshwaram MA Fashion specialising in Design & Atelier UCA Rochester

26 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 Peta Jacobs MA Textiles UCA Farnham

www.ucreative.ac.uk 27 Louise Anderson MA Textiles UCA Farnham

28 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 Beverly Ayling-Smith MA Textiles UCA Farnham

www.ucreative.ac.uk 29 Bahar Sert MA Design for Performance & Events UCA Rochester

30 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 Fashion & Textiles

MA Design for Performance & Events UCA Rochester p32 MA Fashion specialising in Design & Atelier; Fashion Theory; Manufacture & Management; or Promotion, Marketing & Branding UCA Rochester p34 MA Fashion & Lifestyle Journalism UCA Epsom p38 MA Fashion Management & Marketing UCA Epsom p40 MA Fashion Promotion & Imaging UCA Epsom p42 MA Textiles UCA Farnham p44

www.ucreative.ac.uk 31 MA Design for Performance & Events UCA Rochester 1 year full-time | 2 years part-time www.ucreative.ac.uk/ma-design-performance

This course enables you to develop a personal Stage 1 and advanced understanding of the discipline Focus on your personal project, supported by a core and contribute significantly to its development. programme of lectures and Through collaboration and experimentation, you seminars. These comprise extend the boundaries of design for stage and taught units including research screen, scenography and costume design. methods, contemporary issues in design and interdisciplinary You are encouraged to investigate diverse studies. You confirm the direction of your personal forms and media within the performing arts project at the end of this stage. and produce an independent and creative research project. This will reflect critically Stage 2 on established boundaries and acknowledge Develop your personal project, conceptual and professional relations within which may be specialist or interdisciplinary and explore the creative industries and visual arts. methods, techniques, concepts The course is ideal for graduates keen to and themes. research and realise theatrical performance Stage 3 in its broadest sense, utilising professional Complete and publish and conceptual investigation. There are many your project. You work with opportunities for collaboration with theatres practising professionals to identify future audiences for and theatre groups in Rochester and Chatham your ideas and prepare for as well as in other parts of the region. the next stage of your career.

“The course is open to new approaches. You feel free to break the boundaries of conventional set design and are encouraged to create connections with other artistic domains.” Olivia Negrean MA Design for Performance & Events

32 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 Industry experience Facilities We have developed a range of links with In addition to a dedicated postgraduate industry in the areas of theatre design, prop baseroom and University Library, specialist making, scenography, costume design and facilities include: media production. • Workshop facilities for working in ceramics, plastics, wood, metals and fabrics How this course is taught Working alongside creative practitioners from • Two extensive costume and fashion workshops a variety of different design backgrounds, • Access to studio spaces for the installation, you receive specialist tuition through a testing and review of large-scale project work combination of lectures, seminars, workshops • Rapid prototyping, 3D scanning and and tutorials. You are expected to present your laser cutting work in progress regularly at formal reviews. • Access to a range of design software including The emphasis is placed on personal development AutoCAD, 3D Max, Autodesk Maya and Rhino. through the production of your design project. Careers How this course is assessed Opportunities include set, costume and prop Assessment includes evidence of making for an expansive field of performances experimentation and research in the form including: of design proposals, reviews, presentations, • Live and recorded work for theatre, film exhibitions of work, reflective journals and and television companies written papers. • Digital environments • Public installations • Site specific work • Community and commercial performances • Promotional activities such as concerts, catwalk shows and exhibitions.

Typical entry requirements Portfolio • A good Honours degree (normally 2:1 or above) You should have a creative portfolio which or equivalent qualification in your chosen subject includes images of recent work and shows a clear or a related discipline, and/or; design direction. A CV should also be submitted. • Relevant work experience, demonstrating your Contact our Enquiries Service ability to study at postgraduate level • For English language requirements, see T +44 (0) 1252 892883 Essential Information on page 63. E [email protected]

www.ucreative.ac.uk 33 MA Fashion UCA Rochester 1 year full-time | 2 years part-time www.ucreative.ac.uk/ma-fashion

The course is designed for those with a Stage 1 desire to challenge and expand the established Fashion practice and theory is situated within the creative discipline of fashion and meets the changing industries and cultural history demands of contemporary design culture and as a whole. You develop and the fashion industry. Leading to the award of refine your project proposal MA Fashion, you choose to specialise in one through a series of practical and written assignments. of the following areas: • Design & Atelier Stage 2 Research and develop your • Fashion Theory major project. A seminar series • Manufacture & Management and study trips support the contextualisation of research • Promotion, Marketing & Branding. and introduce you to new Throughout the course you combine technical materials, methods and ideas. expertise with conceptual thinking, learning Stage 3 through a variety of media and considering Realise and publish your major both the creative core and the progressive project, which can take the form peripheries of fashion. of a designed fashion collection, branding publication, marketing This course suits those who work, or aspire report or academic dissertation. You are challenged to identify to work, within the extended field of the your target audience and to fashion system. This field is defined by the situate your final project in application of fashion’s ever-changing search the real world of creative for expression and conceptualisation to other development and competition. creative professions, as well as by the production of clothes and accessories, and theoretical reflection. For more detailed information about each specialism, please see over.

34 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 Industry experience Facilities The course has established links with innovative As well as the University Library with fashion houses such as Alexander McQueen, dedicated subject librarians, there is a Viktor & Rolf and Carol Christian Poell; companies postgraduate baseroom on campus equipped such as Nike or Adidas; branding companies with Macs loaded with a wide range of such as Wolff Olins; media players such as business and design software. Specialist showstudio.com; and museums including the fashion facilities include: V&A in London and the MAK in Vienna. • Industry-standard Gerber Suite for fashion pattern cutting How this course is taught The course progresses from a taught mode • Two expansive fashion workshops to self-directed work. Throughout the course, • Personal technical assistance. personal tutorials ensure a balance between Careers formal instruction and individual supervision. Career opportunities vary depending on How this course is assessed the specialism you choose during the course. The assessment is divided between written Recent graduates work as: creative pattern assignments and practical projects. In the first cutters, design assistants, creative consultants, stage, both design/media projects and written independent designers, writers, theorists, texts are assessed. In the second stage, you lecturers, marketing executives, promoters, complete a research paper and stage an creative directors, production managers, interim exhibition. In conclusion, you submit buyers and merchandisers. You can also a personal project, a reflective critical paper progress on to a MPhil or PhD degree. and a publication.

Typical entry requirements Portfolio • A good Honours degree (normally 2:1 or above) Your portfolio should show the range and level of or equivalent qualification in your chosen subject your creative and/or professional skills. To study the or a related discipline including creative industries, Design & Atelier specialism you need to complete humanities and social sciences qualifications, a project proposal. Your proposal should be approx and/or; two A4 pages in length, ideally with illustrations • Relevant work experience, demonstrating your and detail a project that you would like to research, ability to study at postgraduate level plan and develop during your time on the course. • For English language requirements, see Contact our Enquiries Service Essential Information on page 63. T +44 (0) 1252 892883 E [email protected]

www.ucreative.ac.uk 35 MA Fashion specialisms UCA Rochester

Whilst studying for the award of MA Fashion, you can choose to specialise in one of the following areas:

Design & Atelier Fashion Theory This specialism allows you to develop innovative This specialism enables you to further your fashion projects while studying conceptual and interest in the written word and expand your stylistic developments. portfolio from design processes to critical reflection. You work with theory experts to Knowledge of fabrics, production techniques, produce essays, dissertations and articles and finishing (including styling) is taught and that pursue new avenues of research and debated through weekly workshop tuition. We innovative forms of written communication. use the time-honoured craft traditions of design and atelier in order to explore contemporary In recent years the discipline of ‘fashion studies’ stylistic departures and discover new has brought together many strands of art, design creative directions. history, sociology, anthropology and economics, in order to create an original discourse for Design is at the core of the fashion programme. fashion. The more significant fashion becomes A structure that positions the tailoring or draping as a structure for contemporary culture, the of clothes or the production of accessories at its more it requires sustained and sophisticated centre might appear traditional, but is essential analysis through theoretical writing. You are to provide a technical and material basis for now expected to produce critical copy and creative progress. Atelier within this specialism substantial discussion that matches in its provides a focus on the craft of tailoring and creativity the designed commodities in fashion. dressmaking, with our advanced facilities echoing the traditions of haute couture, www.ucreative.ac.uk/ma-fashion-theory alta moda and Savile Row. www.ucreative.ac.uk/ma-fashion-design

36 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 Manufacture & Management Promotion, Marketing & Branding If you aspire to running a successful production Developed for those interested in communicating company or managing a profitable fashion fashion, style and trends through various media business, this specialism is ideal for you. within a commercial context. Final projects supported vary and could include a product You consider how the production of clothes and launch, the design of graphic logos and accessories has changed to include new material merchandising, as well as global marketing solutions and technical facilities, such as the analyses and the invention of brand concepts. Gerber suite at UCA Rochester and equally by adopting ideas from other fields of design, for Fashion can be the subject as well as the example CAD solutions or digital presentations. object of promotion, marketing or branding. This means that fashionable goods can be This specialism builds on the strengths of the employed to advertise a lifestyle, concept, British fashion industry but situates it within the corporate identity or to define a brand, as well global market where creative outsourcing – the as being promoted or marketed as designed complex transport of materials and commodities objects themselves. and a variety of management cultures across the globe, provide growing opportunities for The relationship between commodity and our cohort of international postgraduates. image within fashion maps out a field for productive challenges that is more open than www.ucreative.ac.uk/ma-fashion- in any other area of the creative industries. As manufacture the distinction between promotion, marketing and branding now appears very fluid, you are tutored through projects and concepts rather than being confined by established categories of promotional activity.

www.ucreative.ac.uk/ma-fashion-promotion

“I was glad to have chosen the MA Fashion course at UCA Rochester. It was a great experience to work with the academic teaching team and I enjoyed the very supportive study facilities. I totally enjoyed my year on this course and would have liked to spend more time to acquire more fashion knowledge from our excellent course leader.” Fang Lui MA Fashion

www.ucreative.ac.uk 37 MA Fashion & Lifestyle Journalism UCA Epsom 1 year full-time | 2 years part-time www.ucreative.ac.uk/ma-fashion-journalism

This course develops both a practical and Stage 1 theoretical understanding of fashion and Study journalistic practice within the fashion and lifestyle lifestyle journalism in the UK. With a close context, and study specific eye on changing trends in contemporary genres of writing including lifestyle media, emphasis is placed on news, catwalk reviews, developing an analytical understanding of the interviews and trend reports and learn how to apply these commercial marketplace as well as the rigour skills in professional context. of practical journalism. Drawing on the skills You also engage with research and expertise of journalists currently working and communication methods across this diverse field, you develop an and theoretical discourse. enhanced commercial awareness, enabling Stage 2 you to produce editorial material for a range Extend your knowledge of of publications. fashion and lifestyle journalism by engaging with more This course is primarily intended for those in-depth genres of journalistic who wish to gain theoretical and practical practice, including features and investigative pieces and further skills in the specific areas of fashion and your theoretical understanding lifestyle journalism. of fashion and journalism.

Stage 3 Final project unit represents the culmination of your studies and forms an exposition of the central ideas and concepts developed throughout the course, combining theoretical knowledge with professional practice.

38 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 Industry experience Facilities Our range of industry contacts includes: Specialist postgraduate facilities include: • Magazines – Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, • Dedicated baseroom Cosmopolitan, Elle, Marie Claire, i-D, FHM, • IT facilities (Mac and PC) loaded with latest Arena, Pride, Touch and Time Out business and image design software • Newspapers – The Daily Telegraph and • Media store with cameras, camcorders, The Evening Standard. lighting equipment, slide and data projectors, light boxes and recording equipment How this course is taught • University Library with over 45,000 titles of a You are taught through a range of lectures, specialist nature seminars, tutorials and workshops. There is a strong emphasis on independent research. • Lecture programme with guest speakers. How this course is assessed Careers You are assessed on evidence of your Opportunities include: knowledge, understanding through application • Fashion, lifestyle and music journalism of ideas, research and methodological structure • Fashion management and marketing and your technical and applied skills. • Styling • Work in public relations • Event management • Merchandising. There is also the opportunity to continue with further study such as a research degree.

Typical entry requirements Portfolio • A good Honours degree (normally 2:1 or above) You are advised to develop a good series of or equivalent qualification in your chosen subject written work highlighting knowledge, creativity or a related discipline, and/or; and interest in fashion and/or lifestyle journalism • Relevant work experience, demonstrating your and include this in your submission portfolio. In ability to study at postgraduate level addition, you are required to complete a new • For English language requirements, see piece of written work on a pre-defined topic Essential Information on page 63. which is sent to you once you have applied. Contact our Enquiries Service T +44 (0) 1252 892883 E [email protected]

www.ucreative.ac.uk 39 MA Fashion Management & Marketing UCA Epsom 1 year full-time www.ucreative.ac.uk/ma-fashion-management

This course prepares you for a fashion Stage 1 management career in the domestic or You examine the main areas related to issues within fashion, international fashion industry by delivering creative management and an innovative and relevant fashion business marketing. Study units include curriculum. the management imperative, research methods and customer Working closely with fashion industry communication and promotion. professionals, fashion organisations and industry role models and mentors, you develop Stage 2 Develop personal projects a diverse skill base that will enable you to have a on themes that could include wider, clearer and more relevant understanding current strategies relating to of the business of management and marketing small and large scale production; behind the fashion industry. ecology in textiles sourcing and production; design This course provides inside knowledge of and markets for producers; clothing design and markets; industry strategies and cultures on a global and the practices within the basis combined with a strong grounding in corporate fashion industry. key business skills including: finance; risk; Study units include project leadership; organisational and change management; planning to succeed and innovating management; strategy; marketing and fashion strategy that include entrepreneurship. professional practice and a work placement opportunity. In addition you also develop essential knowledge on industry management specific to fashion Stage 3 – strategic innovation and technology, product Create a self-directed final major sourcing and supply chain management issues. project that builds on the interests developed throughout the course You benefit from being part of the Creative to express specific areas of Management cluster at UCA Epsom, fashion – its management and marketing. Final outcomes are working alongside students on the MA Arts tailored to each student and Management and MA Design, Innovation can be in the form of a & Brand Management courses. dissertation or business plan.

40 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 Industry experience Facilities Our range of industry contacts include: Specialist postgraduate facilities include: • British Fashion Council • Dedicated baseroom • Chinese Silk Federation • IT facilities (Mac and PC) loaded with latest • Red or Dead business and image design software • Marks and Spencer • Media store with cameras, camcorders, • Monsoon lighting equipment, slide and data projectors, light boxes and recording equipment • ETI • University Library with over 45,000 titles of a • Labour Behind the Label specialist nature • PAN UK • Lecture programme with guest speakers. • Commonwealth Secretariat • Levi Strauss Europe Careers • Benetton Career opportunities include: • Graham and Green • Fashion management and marketing • Ted Baker. • Public relations • Event management How this course is taught • Merchandising You are taught through a range of lectures, • Art direction. seminars, tutorials and workshops. There is a strong emphasis on independent research. There is also the opportunity to continue with further study such as a research degree. How this course is assessed Throughout the course you are assessed on evidence of your knowledge, understanding through application of ideas, research and methodological structure and your technical and applied skills.

Typical entrance requirements Portfolio • A good Honours degree (normally 2:1 or above) You should provide some evidence of recent or equivalent qualification in your chosen subject academic and/or professional activity within this or a related discipline including fashion design, field. You also need to submit a personal statement business studies, design management, fashion with your application detailing your interest and promotion and communication qualifications, experience in fashion, management or marketing. and/or; This course has a heavy written component and • Relevant work experience, demonstrating your requires good essay writing skills. ability to study at postgraduate level Contact our Enquiries Service • For English language requirements, please see Essential Information on page 63. T +44 (0) 1252 892883 E [email protected]

www.ucreative.ac.uk 41 MA Fashion Promotion & Imaging UCA Epsom 1 year full-time | 2 years part-time www.ucreative.ac.uk/ma-fashion-promotion-imaging

The course offers the opportunity for Stage 1 postgraduate study in a range of disciplines Consider your exploratory project whilst developing your within the context of fashion. You are able to research skills and engaging pursue study that specialises in a particular with set workshops, seminars field such as: and lectures. You also have the opportunity of negotiating an • Styling individual project with your • Photography course tutors. • Editorial Stage 2 • Illustration Bring together your research • Fashion and the moving image and practice towards an interim • Fashion marketing and forecasting outcome whilst extending your understanding of the professional • PR and advertising context of your research. • The fashion space Stage 3 • The social and cultural function of fashion. Your final project represents You define your area of interest while attending the culmination of your research and content lectures, seminars and workshops by fashion development and forms specialists and practitioners, covering a broad an exposition of the central range of fashion-related topics. ideas and concepts you have developed throughout Our ethos is based on the premise of promoting the course. a creative and in-depth investigation of fashion in a social context. Irrespective of whether you engage in a practical exploration or a more theoretical, written exposition, you are encouraged to consider the critical and cultural context of your subject.

42 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 Industry experience Facilities Employment and work experience Specialist postgraduate facilities include: contacts include: • Dedicated baseroom • Fashion designers and retailers: Jasper • IT facilities (Mac and PC) loaded with latest Conran, Arcadia, Matthew Williamson, business and image design software Nicole Farhi, Betty Jackson, Chloe, Ghost, • Media store with cameras, camcorders, Aquascutum and Alexander McQueen lighting equipment, slide and data projectors, • Publications and media companies: light boxes and recording equipment Vogue, Glamour and Cosmopolitan. • University Library with over 45,000 titles of a specialist nature How this course is taught You are taught through a range of tutorials • Lecture programme with guest speakers. and independent learning based on your Careers individual project with the opportunity There are opportunities for progression on to to attend relevant lectures and talks by research degrees and into teaching, editorial, guest speakers. photography, curatorship, publishing and How this course is assessed art direction. You may also choose to work You are assessed on evidence of your in industry or academia, fashion buying, knowledge, understanding through PR, styling, illustration, fashion marketing application of ideas, research and or merchandising. methodological structure and your technical and applied skills.

Typical entry requirements Portfolio • A good Honours degree (normally 2:1 or above) Your portfolio should include a broad selection or equivalent qualification in your chosen subject of work that demonstrates your experience and or a related discipline including fashion abilities. It should also reflect your commitment promotion and communication, fashion design to this subject area. You need to submit a and graphic design qualifications, and/or; personal statement with your application • Relevant work experience, demonstrating your detailing your specialist area of interest and ability to study at postgraduate level outlining your project proposal. • For English language requirements, see Contact our Enquiries Service Essential Information on page 63. T +44 (0) 1252 892883 E [email protected]

www.ucreative.ac.uk 43 MA Textiles UCA Farnham 1 year full-time | 2 years part-time www.ucreative.ac.uk/ma-textiles

This course is constructed around the Stage 1 development of individual research into Plan your exploratory project whilst developing research, textile culture, craft and design, allowing communication and you to combine previous experience of presentation methods. textiles practice with a personal project. Stage 2 You are encouraged and supported through Introduces a professional the process of exploration, interrogation, context for your research. transformation and resolution. You question You also complete a reflective project that includes your own conventions of making; challenge professional practice and a your own assumptions about your work; work placement opportunity. innovate with materials, processes, techniques and ideas; and emerge from the Stage 3 Your final project represents postgraduate experience with a renewed the culmination of your studies sense of personal vision. and forms an exposition of the central ideas and concepts you The course team are practising researchers, have developed throughout involved in a range of textile practices, the course. You have the exhibiting and publishing internationally. option to resolve your project You benefit from our links with established as practice-based work or a dissertation or a combination artists, designers, studio workshops and of both. galleries. The Craft Study Centre, a purpose- built museum, research centre and gallery for the crafts is based at UCA Farnham.

“The opportunity to have discussions and feedback with visiting practitioners from the wider world of textile arts was invaluable.” Louise Anderson MA Textiles

44 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 Industry experience Facilities We have contacts with: The Textiles studios are equipped with: • The Crafts Council • Design studios • The Royal School of Needlework • Cloth and yarn dyeing workshops • Farnham Maltings • Screen printing and finishing areas • Selvedge Magazine • Extensive weave workshops • Nuno Corporation • Computerised dobby looms • The New Ashgate Gallery • Dedicated ICT suite • Melin Tregwynt Woollen Mill. • Fabric digital printing facilities • Laser cutter How this course is taught • A rich collection of world textiles. Tutorials, lectures, seminars and critiques support the development of your research and Careers practice. As part of the course you are expected Opportunities include work as: to undertake some form of professional practice, • Freelance design professionals such as a live brief, competition, application for • Self-employed designer/makers a residency, funding or a work placement. • Textile designers How this course is assessed • Public art practitioners Both your practical work and theoretical • Textile conservationists and curators writing is assessed. This may include essays, • Arts educators and teachers presentations, research papers or catalogues. • Textile stylists • Fashion buyers and retailers • Gallery directors.

Typical entry requirements Portfolio • A good Honours degree (normally 2:1 or above) A personal statement is required explaining your or equivalent qualification in your chosen subject motivation to study the course and the areas you or a related discipline, and/or; wish to explore, referring to relevant concepts, • Relevant work experience, demonstrating your practical textile skills you possess and your ability to study at postgraduate level ambitions for the type of work you wish to create. • For English language requirements, see A practical portfolio that includes a range of work Essential Information on page 63. expressing your creativity is required at interview. Contact our Enquiries Service T +44 (0) 1252 892883 E [email protected]

www.ucreative.ac.uk 45 “ UCA became like a second home. The campus was very welcoming and friendly, and I couldn’t wait to meet my tutors and start the course.” Vanessa Borg MA Interior Design UCA Farnham

46 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 Our campuses

www.ucreative.ac.uk 47 Visit: epsom www.ucreative.ac.uk/

48 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 Life at UCA Epsom

The campus UCA Epsom offers a vibrant, creative academic community of students and staff and is renowned as a major centre for fashion, fashion journalism and graphic design. All courses at UCA Epsom enjoy excellent links with professional design studios, galleries and museums. UCA Epsom’s specialist art and design environment supports distinctive postgraduate opportunities directed at advanced professional practice, research-based study or courses for arts and humanities graduates wishing to enter an art-related career. On-campus learning resources include a multi million-pound University Library stocked with relevant, specialist materials. The Anglo-Japanese Textile Centre produces world-class exhibitions on cultural identity and practice. All our MA courses are practically-focused, outward- looking and professionally connected with the creative and cultural industries.

The local area Epsom is set on the edge of the beautiful Surrey Hills, within easy reach of London. You can enjoy the lively bars and restaurants in the town or take a short bus or train journey to Sutton, Kingston or Wimbledon.

Getting there Epsom is just 35 minutes by train from central London. Both Heathrow and Gatwick airports are within easy reach.

To find out more about UCA Epsom, go online at www.ucreative.ac.uk/epsom

www.ucreative.ac.uk 49 Akshi Shah MA Fashion Management & Marketing UCA Epsom

Fashion collection by Akshi Shah

50 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 Student profile Q&A UCA Epsom

What made you decide to embark on a postgraduate course at UCA? Having completed my BA in Fashion Design and working in the fashion industry for a year, I aspired to delve further into the fashion management and marketing side of the industry, to diversify my skills and gain experience.

What most attracted you to studying here? Being a creative arts university with a huge collection of resources and access to the industry through guest lecturers, made me decide on choosing this university for my Masters. The course content further assured me I would be able to achieve my intended goals.

What did you set out to achieve during your time studying here? After gaining some industry experience, I felt the urge to diversify my area of study and explore the management side of the fashion industry. So I intended to get an opportunity to interact with industry experts and gain in-depth theoretical knowledge about marketing and fashion management. I also wanted to expose myself to a different culture, and meet people from different spheres of life.

Has the proximity to London been an advantage to you? The close proximity to London definitely served as an advantage. It gave me an opportunity to further strengthen my research projects by carrying out various observational and analytical aspects of my research, in London.

What have you been doing since graduation? In future, I plan to start my own clothing line in India, but as of now I am still looking out to gain more industry experience. Currently I am interning with one of my guest lecturers in UCA and doing a mixed media painting course from Central Saint Martin’s. I aspire to mould my art and design, management and marketing skills together to develop my own clothing brand.

www.ucreative.ac.uk 51 Visit: farnham www.ucreative.ac.uk/

52 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 Life at UCA Farnham

The campus UCA Farnham is the largest of our five campuses with more than 3,000 art, design, media and communication students. The campus itself is a hub of creativity, offering opportunities across unique and wide-ranging creative arts subjects. The campus boasts: workshops and studios; film and photography studios; journalism newsrooms; darkrooms and edit suites; the James Hockey & Foyer galleries; and a cinema. UCA Farnham has a purpose-built student village on-site. Postgraduate study is well supported through our University Library which houses film, animation and sound effects collections and a radio recordings archive. A fine art and architecture collection of 150,000 slides is complemented by an online collection of 100,000 free-to-use images through the Visuals Arts Data Service (VADS) based at UCA Farnham. UCA Farnham is home to the Animation Research Centre, the Crafts Study Centre and the much-acclaimed Centre for Sustainable Design. Our MA courses are diverse in both critical thinking and conceptual practice and the subjects offered are varied within the field of contemporary visual research.

The local area Farnham is a bustling, creative market town steeped in history with a fantastic choice of shops, pubs, bars, cafés and restaurants. Surrounded by beautiful countryside, Farnham is also a short distance away from the coastal cities of Chichester, Portsmouth and Southampton.

Getting there Farnham benefits from a good rail link to London, which takes under an hour. Gatwick and Heathrow are both within an hour’s drive. To find out more about UCA Farnham, go online at www.ucreative.ac.uk/farnham

www.ucreative.ac.uk 53 Adriana Brinsmead-Stockham MA Contemporary

Crafts (Glass) UCA Farnham

Portfolio work by Adriana Brinsmead-Stockham

54 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 Student profile Q&A UCA Farnham

What made you decide to embark on a postgraduate course at UCA? The whole experience of my BA in 3D Design specialising in Glass at UCA was so rewarding, exciting and inspiring that I wanted to further progress and develop within the same environment that fostered and encouraged such learning.

What most attracted you to studying here? As far as I am aware, there is not another University in the South East that has the same variety of glass-making facilities that UCA has. Couple this to excellent tutors and helpful and capable technicians not only within my own department but across the University and it was an easy decision. Throughout my experience at UCA I have always been encouraged to excel and the attitude here is not only nurturing but cultivates success.

What did you set out to achieve during your time studying here? I wanted to take the work that I had created as an undergraduate and push it to the next level and beyond while continuing to develop and explore new directions for my art.

Has the proximity to London been an advantage to you? Having other commitments, I am unable to locate away from my home in South West London, so UCA’s proximity was essential to me in this respect. Not only does it have good road links to London, public transport is also available with a good train service into Waterloo.

What are your plans after graduation? To increase the facilities in my own studio and continue growing my career as a successful glass designer and maker. Already represented by galleries in the UK, I would like to expand into Europe, America and beyond.

www.ucreative.ac.uk 55 Visit: www.ucreative.ac.uk/ rochester

56 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 Life at UCA Rochester

The campus UCA Rochester offers a wide range of postgraduate courses in fashion, contemporary jewellery, design and photography. It is also the home of the MBA in Creative Industries Management. Facilities include an extensive University Library, dedicated workspaces and the Zandra Rhodes Gallery. The campus boasts a state-of-the-art centre for pattern cutting (Gerber suite) which houses a Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) studio. Studying at postgraduate level within an exciting community of artists and designers will equip you with the skills, opportunities and possibilities for creative, personal and professional development.

The local area As well as its historical and literary heritage, Rochester offers a wide choice of restaurants, bars and cafés, fused by a radical arts and music scene and vibrant popular culture.

Getting there Located on the River Medway area of Kent, Rochester is only 20 minutes away from Ebbsfleet International train station and 45 minutes by train to London. Gatwick and Heathrow airports are within easy reach and the Channel Tunnel connects Folkestone to Calais in just 35 minutes. To find out more about UCA Rochester, go online at www.ucreative.ac.uk/rochester

www.ucreative.ac.uk 57 Hala Georges MA Graphic Design UCA Rochester

Portfolio work by Hala Georges

58 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 Student profile Q&A UCA Rochester

What made you decide to embark on a postgraduate course at UCA? Before I made my choice to apply to UCA I read about many MA Design courses programmes at different universities but the programme at UCA suited me best.

What most attracted you to studying here? The creative arts title “University for the Creative Arts” had a very powerful impact on me. It made me feel that the whole university is only concerned with creativity and nothing less. In addition to the good reputation it has in the artistic community, Rochester is very close to London.

What did you set out to achieve during your time studying here? To improve my knowledge, being able to access a large quantity of academic references. I also wanted to challenge my second language skills in writing, reading and vocally presenting my research. I wished to create my own style of illustration and achieved this through the publication of two books for my final project - “Graphical Reality: Renovating Visual Figures”, which presents a variety of artwork combined with personal thoughts expressing the artwork verbally and “Graphic Design in Conceptual Art & Illustration”, which is the academic and literature research I completed during the year.

Has the proximity to London been an advantage to you? Yes indeed, it was a great advantage. I was able to attend most of the galleries or art events in London because I was very close; it took me only forty minutes to get to central London!

What have you been doing since graduation? I have had two exhibitions since graduation, in Rochester and in London, and I have sold many of my Masters project books. At the moment I am preparing for my next exhibition in London and the most important plan is to keep researching and apply for a PhD in the visual communication field.

www.ucreative.ac.uk 59 “ It was a great experience to work with the academic teaching team and I enjoyed the very supportive study facilities.”

Fang Lui MA Fashion UCA Rochester

60 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 Essential information 2012 entry

www.ucreative.ac.uk 61 How to apply

We welcome applications from students Research degree students from a wide range of backgrounds. We When making an application for a use the information supplied in your research degree you must also submit application, such as academic experience, a research proposal. For full details on work experience and references, to assess how to apply for a research degree your suitability for postgraduate study. please contact our Research Office: T: +44 (0) 1252 892922 Making an application E: [email protected] Applications for postgraduate study should be made directly to UCA. You Research degree applications can be made can apply online by clicking on the course at several points throughout the year. page of the website. www.ucreative.ac.uk/research- degrees-apply Once you’ve submitted an application you will be given a user name and password Portfolios for the Applicant Portal where you can For some of our courses you will be track the progress of your application and required to submit a portfolio. Your find lots of useful information. portfolio should include a broad selection of work that showcases your experience Deadline for applications and abilities. It should also reflect your We accept applications throughout commitment to the subject area for the year. There is no deadline for taught which you are applying and demonstrate courses, though we encourage you to your capability to work at an advanced apply by March in your year of entry level in your chosen area. You may also to allow enough time to allocate you be asked to submit a project proposal accommodation if required. See outlining the area you wish to investigate www.ucreative.ac.uk/apply-now/ during your postgraduate study. postgraduate If you are an EU or international student we recommend that you upload your portfolio to websites such as Flickr and YouTube and provide us with a link to your work rather than supplying original work which cannot be returned. Specific information about portfolio requirements can be found on the course pages in this prospectus or online at www.ucreative.ac.uk/portfolio

62 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 Interviews You may be invited to come for an For more detailed information on English interview, although we do not interview language requirements and pre-sessional all of our applicants. You may be offered language courses please go to a place based on your application form www.ucreative.ac.uk/international/ alone. Where appropriate to the subject english of study, you should also bring your portfolio of work. Further information If you require any additional information English language requirements or would like to discuss the exact A good command of English language requirements of your chosen course, is essential for postgraduate study. If please contact our dedicated English is not your first language, Enquiries Service: you must provide evidence of your T: +44 (0) 1252 892883 language ability. You may be offered a E: [email protected] place on a course on the condition that you reach the required level of English first. The following requirements are the minimum English language standards: For postgraduate courses, with the exception of the course listed below, the level is IELTS 6.0/TOEFL 88 (iBT) or equivalent. For MBA Creative Industries Management, the level is IELTS 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 for all components or equivalent. Applicants requiring a visa to study in the UK also need a score of at least 5.5 in each component (reading, writing, speaking and listening) of an IELTS test to meet UKBA requirements. A full list of UKBA approved English language test providers can be found on their website www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

www.ucreative.ac.uk 63 Fees and finance: UK/EU students

Tuition fees Research degree fees The tuition fees stated are for the full We also offer MPhil and PhD academic year. They must be paid at qualifications. Further information the start of each academic year, though about these qualifications and tuition you may ask to pay in equal fees are available on our website. instalments. Fees are reviewed each year and may be subject to increase, please check the website for the most up-to-date information. For detailed information about tuition fees or any other charges and how to pay, please see our website. www.ucreative.ac.uk/fees/ postgraduate

UK/EU taught postgraduate annual tuition fees 2012 entry:

Course Full-time Part-time PG Cert Learning & Teaching in the - Creative Arts For part-time fee information and Graduate Diploma in Architecture £3,465 full fee schedule MA Courses £4,000 please visit www.ucreative. MBA Creative Industries Management £13,350 ac.uk/tuition- fees-2012/13 MFA Photography £2,670

Please note that if you are from the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man you will be charged the same fees as international students. Equivalent level qualifications (ELQ) If you are from the UK or EU and have For example, for 2012 entry the annual previously completed a postgraduate tuition fee for an ELQ student to study a degree, or the course you wish to pursue full-time MA course is £11,130. Further at UCA is at a level equal to or lower than information on ELQ fees is available on a qualification you already hold, you may our website. be liable for full cost fees, which are www.ucreative.ac.uk/fees/ higher than those listed above. postgraduate

64 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 Funding available from UCA UCA Creative Scholarships These are designed to support students in a variety of disciplines. For information about available scholarships for postgraduate study, visit www.ucreative.ac.uk/scholarships

External funding There are two major external sources of The Arts and Humanities Research funding for your postgraduate course: Council (AHRC) The AHRC offers a number of Professional and Career postgraduate professional and Development Loans vocational awards. UCA applies to the This source of funding is a deferred AHRC for postgraduate funding through repayment bank loan to help you pay the studentship competition. Please for vocational education or training. visit the AHRC website for details. The loan supports up to two years of www.ahrc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities learning (or up to three years if the course includes work experience). Further information about fees and www.direct.gov.uk/cdl funding and a wealth of information to help you in the search for funding is available online at www.ucreative.ac.uk/fees/ postgraduate

www.ucreative.ac.uk 65 International students

Course entry requirements Your EAP tutor will email you to tell you The entry requirements for international if your attendance at EAP classes is students are the same as for UK applicants. optional, recommended or compulsory. You can find the specific entry requirements Your EAP classes are always related to for your course on the course pages your main course. You can also ask your in this prospectus. If you do not have EAP tutor about academic skills, such as the qualifications as outlined, we may listening and note taking, or citation and accept equivalent qualifications. compiling bibliographies. www.ucreative.ac.uk/international/ English language requirements All our courses are taught in English english so your spoken and written English and your reading and listening skills must Tuition fees Our fixed fees policy for international be appropriate for your chosen level students guarantees that once you enrol of study. We may make you an offer of a on your course, your tuition fees remain place on the condition that you reach the at the same level for each subsequent required level of English first. If you do year of study until you graduate. Fees not meet the English language are payable in UK £ sterling and requirements for your course, we run exchange rates can fluctuate. pre-sessional English language courses which will improve your If you pay your fees in full either on or English level. www.ucreative.ac.uk/ before enrolment, you pay the english-creative-arts discounted fee.

English for Academic Purposes You can request to pay in instalments, EAP is for students whose first language but you will be charged the standard fee. is not English. Each campus has an EAP For full details of tuition fees, any other tutor who gives free classes and charges and how to pay, please see: tutorials where you can get advice about www.ucreative.ac.uk/international/ the academic language in your written fees and spoken work. In your first weeks at UCA, you will take a short English test. The test will show how much help you need with your English.

66 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 International taught postgraduate annual tuition fees 2012 entry:

Course Full-time Full-time If paid in full If paid in instalments Graduate Diploma in Architecture £10,440 £10,870

MA Courses £10,680 £11,130

MBA Creative Industries Management £13,720 £14,290

MFA Photography £7,120 £7,420

MPhil / PhD £10,680 £11,130

How to apply Support & advice You can apply for our postgraduate International students are welcomed at courses using the online application the University and an International form at www.ucreative.ac.uk/ Student Adviser is available at each international-apply-pg campus to give you information on matters including budgeting and Where possible, we interview financial matters, health and welfare, applicants overseas. For details of study visas, visa extensions and police which countries we are visiting and registration. contact details of our overseas www.ucreative.ac.uk/international/ representatives, please see support www.ucreative.ac.uk/international/ your-country Contact us If you have any questions, please Accommodation contact UCA’s International Team: International students are given priority T: +44 (0) 1252 892838 for on-campus accommodation, E: [email protected] providing that you apply before the W: www.ucreative.ac.uk/ main allocation in June. international

www.ucreative.ac.uk 67 Facilities and learning support

Computing and digital resources Library & Learning Services Each campus is equipped with Macs Each UCA campus has a University and PCs for graphics or general design Library dedicated to supporting the work, video equipment and scanning particular subject needs of its students. and printing facilities. Collectively the Libraries provide one of the most comprehensive visual We provide core and specialist software arts resources in the region, offering for specific disciplines including Adobe access to: InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator; • Around 300,000 print and Macromedia Dreamweaver and Director; electronic books Microsoft Project; Autodesk 3D Studio MAX and others. • Over 20,000 videos/DVDs • Over 12,000 print and You have access to the student portal, electronic journals. myUCA, which is an integrated web environment that provides an online Each Library has a suite of computers base for everything you need while available for research and coursework. studying at the University. We have links to over 45 online databases including image collections, Study advice newspaper archives and subject The Study Advisory Service is a team of gateways. specialist tutors who provide academic For more information about all our guidance and study advice to all students. facilities please see our individual They support you with both academic course pages, or go to and studio-based work, encouraging www.ucreative.ac.uk/facilities independent study and equipping you with the skills to articulate your research Workshops and studios findings. In addition, course-specific Our workshops and studios house a Faculty Librarians work alongside Study range of equipment to serve your Advisors to assist with research and help creative and technical needs. They are you develop skills necessary to locate staffed by a dedicated team of specialist information independently. Both these technicians to support your study. discipline specific roles work closely with course tutors in curriculum planning and information management – this enables a close relationship between the tutors and students.

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Accommodation

We offer a range of accommodation UCA Maidstone at each campus to suit your needs Our site offers flats with single study and budget. bedrooms for 134 students. Westree Court is within a 10 minute walk from UCA Canterbury both the town centre and the campus. Our sites offer flats and houses with Two study bedrooms have been adapted ensuite and standard single study for disabled use. bedrooms for 170 students. Ian Dury House is on campus and some study UCA Rochester bedrooms have been adapted for Our site offers flats with single study disabled use. Hotham Court and bedrooms for around 215 students. Riverdale House are about a 30 minute Doust Way is located by the river and is walk from campus, a 20 minute walk about a five minute walk from Rochester from the city centre and a five minute station, the town centre and the campus. walk from a large supermarket. Two study bedrooms have been adapted for disabled use. UCA Epsom Our sites offer flats and houses with How to apply ensuite and standard single study Once you have formally accepted an bedrooms for 220 students. Worple Road offer of a place on a course at UCA, you and the newly built Wilberforce Court will be able to access the applicant accommodation is on campus and some portal for information about study bedrooms have been adapted for accommodation and an application disabled use. The flats at Ashley Avenue form. are situated in Epsom town centre The demand for accommodation differs and there are flats and two houses at each year and we are not able to Woodcote Side about a 20 minute walk guarantee you a place. Priority is given to from the campus, supermarket and new students pursuing a full-time course town centre. who live the furthest distance from their chosen campus and whose applications UCA Farnham are considered in the first allocation. Our sites offer flats and houses with single and shared study bedrooms for We also provide information on private 370 students. There are a small number rented accommodation. For more of ensuite bedrooms. The Main Hall information visit our website at and the award-winning Student Village www.ucreative.ac.uk/uca- are on campus. Some rooms in the accommodation Student Village have been adapted for disabled use. www.ucreative.ac.uk 69 Student life and student support

Our dedicated support network of Student advice services is geared to help you with a We can provide information and range of issues. It’s our aim that you get assistance with financial and welfare the most out of your studies, as well as a issues, including student loans, rewarding and memorable experience. budgeting and managing your For more information about the support finances, disputes with housemates or we offer please go to landlords and identifying external www.ucreative.ac.uk/support support agencies and services. www.ucreative.ac.uk/sds/advice Students’ Union UCA Students’ Union exists to represent Student Disability and Specific every single student at UCA; by listening Learning Difficulty (SpLD) Support to you we are able to represent your Our Disability & SpLD (Specific Learning views and make your time at university Difficulties) support team can advise the best it can be. you, from the time you make your first application to the completion of your Because we are independent of the course. We aim to provide support for University we are able to act with no bias students with a range of disabilities or in order to get the best for UCA students. SpLDs including hearing impairment We are politically engaged to make sure and dyslexia. Support staff are matched your views are represented at the highest to your needs, to help you to fulfil your levels and provide opportunities for you full academic potential. to be involved too. These range from www.ucreative.ac.uk/sds/disability elections and the student councils on campus to engaging in national debate. But we’re not all about politics! We provide opportunities to have a great time at UCA by helping students run and participate in a wide range of clubs and societies, along with offering a vibrant social life. Ultimately we are here to make life as a UCA student better. There are plenty of ways to get involved with the Union and we’re here every step of the way.

70 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 Care leavers Faith Services We recognise that there are practical Multi-faith services are accessible at concerns for young people leaving each of our campuses as part of the care and entering further and higher University’s overall welfare provision. education. We have a designated The service can offer the following: member of staff to support looked- • Time and space to reflect informally after-children and care leavers. If you upon the wider aspects of life at your are a care leaver, a whole range of place of work and study information and support is available • Involvement with recreational and to you from application through social activities across the campuses to graduation. For further details, please go to • Information about the activities of the www.ucreative.ac.uk/sds/ main faith groups in the local area. care-leavers The availability of the services at each campus is publicised in the Student Counselling Union and Student Advice Centres. Counsellors are available at all five www.ucreative.ac.uk/faith campuses to help you with any personal concerns you may have. Equality and diversity Students seek counselling for a wide We are committed to promoting diversity variety of reasons – perhaps because of in our employment of staff and our a sudden personal crisis or a need to recruitment of students, ensuring that deal with personal issues or changes. there is no discrimination or harassment Whatever the problem, the service is on the grounds of disability, race, gender, offered on a confidential basis by sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic professional counsellors. origin, religion, belief or age. Our Counsellors abide by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy’s Code of Ethics & Practice. www.ucreative.ac.uk/sds/ counselling

www.ucreative.ac.uk 71 Careers and employability

By choosing to study with us you are Skills for the workplace making a valuable investment in your Skills in creative thinking, problem future. We support you through our solving, teamwork and project employment-focused teaching and management are highly valued by learning and through industry links, employers. By bringing the workplace business advice and careers guidance. into the learning environment we www.ucreative.ac.uk/creative- ensure that you are fully prepared for careers the world of work. Our established industry contacts provide placement opportunities, live projects and valuable expertise through lectures and technical workshops. Through these industry contacts we ensure that our teaching remains relevant to today’s creative and cultural industries. This approach is supported by the professional work of our own staff, many of whom are creative practitioners as well as academics. As a UCA student you are actively encouraged to enter award schemes as competition success is a great way for you to gain feedback and exposure and to progress your career. Our students achieve success in a host of national and international art and design awards every year.

72 University for the Creative Arts | Postgraduate prospectus 2012 Establishing your career Careers Service Our Enterprise team works with new Our Careers Service provides the and established businesses to support essential tools to enhance your the development and transfer of creative professional career development and skills, knowledge and expertise. employability. 96% of our UK and EU 2009/10 postgraduates either continued We work with the academic community, their academic and research studies or careers services and the Students’ were amongst the highest graduate Union to embed entrepreneurship income earners working in professional, in the University. Through work managerial and consultancy roles within placements, student projects, six months of graduating. commissions, scholarships and sponsorships UCA provides a Working closely with academic staff the vital link to the creative world. range of Career Services we provide includes: We regularly seek funding to support • Specialist online career resources UCA students and graduates offering including an online vacancy service internship, enterprise training and technical upskilling opportunities. • Career workshops, presentations and networking events The Creative Challenge is a prestigious • One-to-one confidential guidance enterprise and innovation award appointment service specifically for UCA students. In the • Regular drop-in sessions and past, the award has been supported E-guidance services by Apple, UK, Sony UK, KIA Motors UK and Ogilvy. • Dedicated career and employability information areas at each UCA University Library

The Careers Service continues to provide a range of services for alumni for a further three years beyond graduation. Our Careers Service is accredited to the matrix Standard, the unique quality framework for the effective delivery of information, advice and guidance on learning and work. It has full membership of the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS).

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We encourage you to visit our campuses, Galleries meet with our staff, see our students’ We have five galleries that run exhibitions work and discover first-hand what we throughout the year, covering the work can offer you. of external artists and our own staff and students. Opening times and details of Open days current exhibitions can be found online at We hold open days throughout the year www.ucreative.ac.uk/galleries at each UCA campus. Organised around course tours, our open days provide an International visits ideal opportunity for you to meet with If you’re an international student, don’t course staff and current students. We forget that we frequently travel to the also aim to give you a taste of student countries from which we recruit. To find life through UCA campus tours, out when we might be in your country, accommodation tours and presentations please contact your local British Council on finance and applications. Our open office or email us. days are popular and we encourage [email protected] you to book a place in advance at www.ucreative.ac.uk/international www.ucreative.ac.uk/opendays If you’re unable to join us on an open day, it may be possible for you to visit us at another time. Please contact us for further information.

Student shows Each year our postgraduate students put on shows of their final work. These are a great way for you to get a sense of the type and level of work undertaken by our students. We publish details of our postgraduate shows, and other student shows, on our website from April onwards. www.ucreative.ac.uk/degreeshows UniqueID

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