Awards

Target Award

Award Description:Master of Arts - MA

Alternative Exit

Alternative Exit

Programme Offerings

Full-Time

F2F-JMU-SEP

Educational Aims of the Course

To enable students to understand and develop their practice, in terms of their artistic language and technical, material, conceptual aspects, in a meaningful way, and with critical awareness of its relationship to the context of contemporary art, as well as wider socio-cultural spheres. To encourage and support risk-taking and experimentation as well as originality and rigour in developing their practice. For students to proactively develop their professional skills, knowledge and confidence to present their practice in a variety of wider professional and public contexts. For students to develop the skills and confidence to create their own opportunities for developing and exhibiting their work, during and after the course. To facilitate student networks: to engage with cultural institutions and organisations in Liverpool to enrich their experience of the professional environment of contemporary art, and to develop the professional networks that will serve them during and after the course, in terms of their practice and arts related employment. To provide learning and teaching experiences through collaboration with established key partners such as FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology),Tate Liverpool and Liverpool Biennial to understand the social and cultural environment of the city and its relationship with the broader national and International art scenes. To provide students with the necessary historical and critical perspectives to enable them to engage with contemporary art practice in both a local and a global context. To develop appropriate research skills, approaches to their practice and the technical abilities to support their final project. To enhance the career prospects of students.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Be critically aware of a range of International contemporary art practice.
2.
Understand the structures involved in exhibiting and circulating contemporary art.
3.
Have a practical understanding of technical skills and methods relevant to the realisation of the MA project.
4.
Understand the historical contexts, conceptual frameworks and critical approaches that inform the making and exhibiting of contemporary art.
5.
Produce written documents that analyse and reflect critically on contemporary art.
6.
Engage in focused discussions that demonstrate the ability verbally to articulate current ideas and concepts.
7.
Confidently manipulate chosen media, materials and processes.
8.
Show awareness of issues relevant to Health and Safety in the development of art projects.
9.
Work collaboratively with peers and external organisations.
10.
Communicate effectively through writing, discussion and presentation.
11.
Develop networking and organisational awareness.
12.
Exercise personal time management and strategic planning.

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

Teaching is through seminars, tutorials, site visits, lectures and studio support. Learning is consolidated through seminars, tutorials, lectures and studio activity. Guest lecturers and artists visiting our partner institutions and LJMU will provide additional input. The use of Canvas will make teaching materials readily available and help to maintain contact. Assessment methods and requirements are specified in the module handbook and module proformas. The high level of seminar and tutorial contact allows for considerable amount of formative assessment and feedback before the summative assessment points for each module. Types of assessment include: Presentations Proposals Practical Projects Supporting Documents Lectures will provide students with examples of key moments in the history of contemporary art and ideas and concepts that have underpinned its production. Seminars provide the opportunity for critical, theoretical and discursive exchange, and the development of verbal skills and confidence. Studio based group critiques engage the students in critical discussion around their work in the context of their peer group. Individual tutorials provide the opportunity for in-depth discussion about developing practice and the students' motivation. All students will be assigned a personal tutor who will be responsible for their academic development and assessment. Essay, Presentation, Material Practice, Viva, Reflection. Assessment schedules are specified in the module handbooks. Workshops, seminars and tutorials, stressing the importance of risk-taking and originality. Presentation, Portfolio, Material Practice/Exhibition, Reflection. These skills are implicit within the overall learning and teaching methods employed on the programme. Assessments throughout the programme will allow students to demonstrate transferable / key skills.

Opportunities for work related learning

All students are encouraged to identify and evaluate their programme specific, personal and transferable skills in an environment external to LJMU. The engagement with the collaborating institutions such as FACT, Liverpool Biennial, and Tate Liverpool, provides work-related experience and insight into the production and circulation of contemporary art and its audiences in a local and international context.

Programme Structure

Programme Structure Description

The Programme is delivered in one year in full time mode. It will start in September and involve a significant period of time dedicated to independent study. In full time mode students complete 2x30 credit modules in Semesters 1, 2x30 credit modules in Semester 2 and 1x60 credit module between … For more content click the Read More button below. An alternative exit award of Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Art will be offered to students who do not achieve a pass in the Major Project, but have gained 120 credits within the programme. An alternative exit award of Postgraduate Certificate in Fine Art will be offered to students who do not achieve a pass in the Major Project but have gained 60 credits within the programme. The Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate are alternative exit awards and do not recruit directly.

Entry Requirements

IELTS

Interview required

RPL

Undergraduate degree

Extra Entry Requirements

  • a reference
  • a satisfactory portfolio of work - please note we are unable to consider your application until this is received. When applying please attach photographs of examples of your work in the form of JPEGS. Please add up to 10 jpegs, video or sound clips or a link to an online portfolio to enable us to consider your application. If you do not provide a portfolio at the point of application you will be contacted to submit this to our upload attachment facility  

HECoS Code(s)

(CAH25-01) creative arts and design