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MA Arts Practice (Arts, Health and Wellbeing)

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    MA 18 months part time

Course Description

The MA Arts Practice Arts, Health and Wellbeing course will be of value to artists, arts or health managers, therapists, counsellors, community workers and teachers, plus others with an interest in the relationship between arts and health and wellbeing.

A key element of this postgraduate art course is the wide range of projects undertaken by students with the NHS, arts organisations, social services, local authorities, charitable trusts, schools, colleges and commercial companies.

The course will enable you to develop professional skills and experience within relevant critical and contextual frameworks. It encompasses a broad spectrum of creativity form participation and socially engaged practice to site-specific art works aimed at enhancing wellbeing.

Entry Requirements

A good undergraduate degree in a related discipline such as art or design or a significant body of practical work and/or written work in the field of the arts, that demonstrates competencies equivalent to a Bachelors degree.

 

Applicants with appropriate qualifications in related fields such as teaching, art training, arts administration, occupational therapy, arts therapies, health sector management, arts and disability, social services, community work, youth work, or a period of professional employment in the field, will also be considered.

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Fees

Information on tuition fees is available on our Home and EU/International fees pages.

Student Destinations

Our graduates are equipped to pursue opportunities within the broad realm of arts, health and wellbeing. We take pride in our professional links within this sector and provide active support for our students to work with creative professionals through live projects, and through connections with our former students who are now employed in numerous roles within arts, health and wellbeing.

Module Details

The MA Arts Practice Arts, Health and Wellbeing course begins in October each year and runs over 18 months.

Part One: October – March

  • Artist Practitioner 1
  • Research and Practice in the Creative and Cultural Industries

Part Two: April – September

  • Artist Practitioner 2
  • Professional Practice in the Arts

Part Three: October – March

  • Artist Practitioner 3 Major Project

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