Creative Arts PG Courses

CREATIVE ARTS POSTGRADUATE COURSES
Film makers creating cinema, journalists making the news, fashion on the catwalk and music bursting out of studios at the University of Westminster our emphasis is on education through practice-informed learning. With one of the most varied arts and media portfolios in Europe, the School of Media, Arts and Design (MAD) prepares you not merely to enter the creative industries, but to shape and lead them. Whether youre planning to study cinema or sculpture, fine art or photography, you will have the chance to interact with and learn from a dynamic community of students, scholars and professionals from all over the world, in an environment as exciting and vibrant as the ones you are planning to enter. As a MAD student you will be encouraged to look beyond the obvious, work across boundaries and bring together skills and ideas in new and exciting ways. For there is no better way to experience the everchanging world of the creative industries than to work alongside practitioners and scholars in all the disciplines, interacting and collaborating with photographers, film makers, artists, musicians and designers. Our team of leading researchers, practitioners and professionals will ensure that you are equipped not merely to produce work to the highest standard, but also with the rigour and critical approach to understand its impact on audiences, clients and society. While acquiring technical and professional skills, you will also learn to analyse and appreciate the context of your specialism and how it fits contemporary culture.
Our unique concentration of disciplines is housed in purpose-built professional facilities, making us one of Europes leading centres for higher education for the creative industries. The experience you receive in our professional standard studios, workshops and laboratories matches closely the environment you will be working in. Surrounded by artists, producers, journalists, designers and musicians all intent on producing their work to the highest possible standards, you will have the chance to collaborate with colleagues in group projects and team work. The Schools emphasis on international exchange, collaboration and shared projects means that you will develop the skills of negotiation, group practice, delegation and briefing which are ideal preparation for employment in the arts and media. Postgraduate studies are supported by the Schools thriving research culture, which achieved an outstanding rating for Art and Design in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise, placed in the top seven institutions in the country. The Centre for Research in Education, Art and Media (CREAM) combines rigorously scholarly research with the practice-based work of our distinguished staff and doctoral students. The School of Media, Arts and Design offers you a dynamic postgraduate experience, mixing with people from all over the world who, like yourself, will soon be making a name in lights, in print, on screens or in galleries. And you will remember them, and us, forever.
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postgraduate CREATIVE ARTS courses

Full-time and part-time
an international experience.......................... 10 studying at westminster................................ 12 accommodation, fees and funding. ........... 14 location........................................................... 16 art and design................................................ 20 Art and Media Practice MA. ........................... 22 Design for Communication MA.................. 28 fashion. ........................................................... 34 Fashion Business Management MA............. 36 film.................................................................... 42 Film and Television: Theory, Culture and Industry MA................. 44 Screenwriting and Producing for Film and TV MA..........................................48 music................................................................ 52 Audio Production MA................................... 54 Music Business Management MA................. 58 photography................................................... 64 Photographic Studies MA............................. 66 Photojournalism MA...................................... 72 research........................................................... 78 key staff .......................................................... 80 contact us....................................................... 81
Sally Feldman Dean, School of Media, Arts and Design
WE prepare you not merely to enter the creative industries, but to shape and lead them.
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Course enquiries Second Floor Cavendish House 101 New Cavendish Street London W1W 6XH T: +44 (0)20 7915 5511 E: course-enquiries@ westminster.ac.uk POstgraduate information evening dates Visit our website westminster.ac.uk
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For more than 170 years the University of Westminster has been a place where dedicated and creative students have enjoyed a vibrant learning environment, graduating with the skills they need to succeed in their chosen career. As an international centre for learning and research, we are committed to continuing those traditions. We are leading the world in research in architecture, art, and media and communications, while our research work in psychology, and other areas such as business, computing, law, life sciences and the environment, and planning, has been recognised as internationally excellent. A wide range of our courses have also received excellent quality ratings. Each year a diverse mix of students of many backgrounds and abilities join the Westminster family. We have more than 20,000 students from over 150 nations (a quarter of whom are postgraduates), studying with us this year. From our prime locations across three large campuses in Londons West End, we are well connected to the UKs major centres of media, business, law, science, and architecture. Our fourth campus in Harrow is a hub for the study of media and the creative industries, with its own on-site student village. And we are continuing to invest in learning facilities and the student environment. We have recently embarked on a major redevelopment of students facilities at our Harrow and Marylebone campuses, and a 2m modernisation programme for our life sciences laboratories is also underway.
The University of Westminster has a long-standing reputation for innovation and creative development, and we showcase the work of our students and others at our underground exhibition space, Ambika P3, which is located at our Marylebone Campus, and at London Gallery West at the Harrow Campus. We have recently opened a new gallery space at our headquarters at 309 Regent Street, offering artists the opportunity to exhibit work at this landmark location. The Regent Street headquarters is also home to the UKs first public cinema, the venue for the countrys first public moving picture show held by the Lumire brothers in 1986, and a major fundraising campaign is now underway to restore and modernise this site. Studying for a postgraduate degree is a challenging but extremely rewarding experience. You will develop specialist knowledge, hone your professional skills, and enhance your career prospects. To help you achieve your aims, we offer a mature study environment and a broad range of courses that respond to, and anticipate developments in professional life. We have more than 900 teaching staff supported by over 900 visiting subject specialists, delivering high-quality learning and research. Our libraries provide access to more than 380,000 titles, 25,000 e-journals, e-books, and hundreds of major commercial databases. Our Career Development Centre can help you to find flexible work while you study, and whatever career you choose, the service can help to develop your employability and offer advice on your path after graduation. Our extensive network of tutors, administrators, counsellors, health service, financial advisers and a chaplaincy is there to support you in every aspect of your life at Westminster, and our lively and active Students Union offers a large number of student societies for a wide range of interests. Westminster develops graduates who can succeed in an uncertain and increasingly international workplace. We hope to help you develop both the knowledge and the life skills you will need to succeed.
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Vish Vishvanath Photojournalism MA
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Living and studying in London
London is one of the worlds most vibrant and exciting cities. From business and finance to fashion, art, music, cinema and sport, London is where things tend to happen first. And as one of the citys 400,000 students, much of what happens in the capital is within your reach. Importantly, making the most of London doesnt have to be expensive. With substantial student discounts and many of the citys attractions being free, youll always find ways to make your money go further. Despite the size of the city, travel is usually straightforward with good underground, bus (including night buses) and train networks, and student discounts are available on Transport for London (TfL) travelcards. London is well connected by rail and road to the rest of the UK and Europe, and there are global air links through the citys five major airports.
Culture and entertainment London is home to more than 250 art and design galleries, over 600 cinema screens, and 200-plus theatres. The city also boasts a particularly vibrant music scene, ranging from rock, dance and pop, to world and classical music, a level of variety matched by Londons exciting nightlife. And there is no shortage of places for socialising and dining out, with world cuisines represented at prices to suit everyone. If your passion is for fashion and shopping rather than traditional culture, London is home to designers such as Vivienne Westwood, and the city is famous for its markets. Football, rugby, cricket and athletics are among the sports that feature high on Londons leisure scene, at legendary venues such as Wembley, Twickenham and Lords. And the worlds greatest sporting event, the Olympics, will be hosted here in 2012. But if you prefer your leisure activities to be more relaxed, London is a city of over 140 parks; 39 per cent of the city is green space.
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The University of Westminsters central London campuses are within easy reach of many famous landmarks and institutions including the Houses of Parliament, the BBC, the Stock Exchange, the British Library and the British Museum. Alternatively, if you choose to study in Harrow, you can combine the advantage of a residential green site with easy accessibility to all that London has to offer. The University is also ideally located to network with the citys business leaders and employers, so we can offer great placements and work opportunities for our students. And with the British Library, the University of London Library and the archives of many institutions and professional bodies all close at hand, there is a huge variety of reference books and information to help you with your studies.
An international experience
English language courses and support We run a number of English language courses, from stand-alone short courses (including IELTS preparation) to specific Masters preparation and pre-sessional courses, as well as courses on English for Academic Purposes (EAP) westminster.ac.uk/efc Pre-sessional English course If you have been offered a place on a Masters or research degree at Westminster, our pre-sessional English course will help you to develop the language and study skills you will need. Over 11weeks (if you have a current IELTS score of 5.5) or six weeks (for those with an IELTS score of 6.0), this intensive course will bring your English level up to the equivalent of an IELTS score of 6.5, the minimum requirement for most of our taught Masters courses and research programmes. For more information visit westminster.ac.uk/efl
Study Abroad Programme Students currently enrolled in any university in the world can choose to study abroad at the University of Westminster for either a summer, semester or full year and transfer the Westminster credits to your degree. You can also choose to combine this experience with a work placement, ensuring that your global skills set is enhanced further.
If you missed out on a study abroad experience at the undergraduate level or are studying at the Masters level, or even just wish to make a study abroad experience a part of your career development or year out activities, you can join our Graduate Study Abroad programme for one semester and take a range of our graduate level modules. For more information visit westminster.ac.uk/studyabroad
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With one of the UKs largest international student populations, the University of Westminster has plenty of experience in giving you the help and support you need to make the most of your time with us. Before you arrive, you will receive a full information pack with details of your enrolment, healthcare and other information. You will be regarded as a priority for accommodation, but it is still important to apply early. We also provide a meet and greet service for students landing at Heathrow and Gatwick airports on specific days towards the end of September. Our team will meet you at the airport, and arrange transport for you to travel with other international students to your Halls of Residence or private accommodation. Once you are here, we can give you comprehensive help and assistance including a whole range of services and activities to help you settle in. The International Students Welcome Programme gives you the chance to meet fellow new students and Westminster staff, find your way around the University and London, learn about our facilities and services, and meet current international students. For more information visit westminster.ac.uk/internationalvisit
Meet us in your country Members of the University frequently travel overseas to meet and interview potential students at exhibitions, schools, partner institutions, alumni receptions and other events. We also work with representatives around the world who can help you with your application on our behalf. Visit westminster.ac.uk/international to see our calendar of visits and a full list of the overseas representatives we work with.
Studying at Westminster
Taught Masters The University of Westminster accepts applications through the national, online UK Postgraduate Application and Statistical Service (UKPASS) system. Once you have registered you can apply free of charge, and there is no application deadline for UKPASS, so you can make your course choices one at a time or all together; for more information and to apply, visit ukpass.ac.uk You can also apply directly to the University, either online via the individual course descriptions at westminster.ac.uk/courses, or by printing an application form from westminster.ac.uk/applicationform you can also contact our Course Enquiries Office on +44 (0)20 7915 5511, or email course-enquiries@westminster.ac.uk International students can get an application pack from one of our partners around the world, visit westminster.ac.uk/internationalvisits Entry requirements Most courses have the following minimum standard entry requirements:
For more information on how to apply for a research degree visit westminster.ac.uk/research/rs/ applying-for-a-research-degree You should complete the application form and include: an outline project proposal two confidential academic references appropriate academic transcripts evidence of English qualifications if applicable. If you are suitably qualified and we can offer supervision in your chosen area, you will need to attend a formal interview telephone interviews may be arranged if you are based abroad. The admissions timetable is available at westminster.ac.uk/study/rs
Gaining credit for what you have learned Your previous study or experience, whether through paid work or in a voluntary capacity, may mean you can gain exemption from some modules. However, it is up to you to make a claim if you think you may be eligible. The process is rigorous, but guidance is available from the admissions tutor or course leader of your preferred course of study. Credit will only be awarded for learning that is current and that relates to the aims and content of the course for which you are applying.
Course structure
Master of Arts (MA) Full-time study Courses last for one calendar year (48 weeks). You will probably attend the University for seminars or lectures at least two days a week during the teaching year (31 weeks). The delivery and assessment of taught modules will normally be carried out between September and June, but its likely that you will need to study over the summer months for your independent research usually a project or dissertation. Part-time study There are part-time routes in most subjects, and you can study during the day or the evening, or a mixture of both. Achieving a postgraduate qualification part-time normally takes at least a year (usually two), studying two evenings each week of the academic year, with a further six to 12 hours each week of personal study. Some employers enable you to study by day release from work, while intensive block study courses (see right) allow you to study full-time for one week followed by 12 weeks of personal study using an Independent Learning Package (ILP) approach.
a good first Honours degree from a recognised university, or qualification or experience deemed to be equivalent, and English language competency judged sufficient to undertake advanced level study, equivalent to an IELTS score of at least 6.5 (or as specified in the course criteria). If your first qualification is from outside of the UK please have a look at westminster.ac.uk/international for information on our requirements from your country. Any specific entry requirements for a course are given in the course description.
Intensive block study Some Masters courses are offered in short, intensive study periods of one to four weeks. They are full-time and may include weekend and weekday study. Single postgraduate modules can sometimes be studied in this way. MPhil/PhD courses
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How to apply and entry requirements
Research degrees Separate application and admission procedures apply for MPhil/PhD research degrees. Once you have checked that you meet the minimum entry requirements (see Research section, p78), you should request an application pack, from the Research Team, Academic Services, University of Westminster, telephone +44 (0)20 7911 5731, or email researchadmissions@westminster.ac.uk
Modular scheme Modular study schemes are based on a system of accumulating credits, and offer the most flexibility and choice in your course programme. You can transfer credits you have gained to other courses or institutions, and every course combines core and option modules which, as you complete them, bring you closer to gaining your higher degree. Your previous study or experience, whether through paid work or in a voluntary capacity, may mean you can gain exemption from some modules. The Assessment of Prior Certificated Learning (APCL) accredits certificated learning such as Open University modules or in-company training. The Assessment of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) recognises knowledge or skills acquired through life, work experience or study such as computer programming or organisational skills which have not been formally recognised by any academic or professional certification.
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After choosing your course, one of your biggest decisions will be where to live, and we aim to make that choice as easy as possible. Whether you decide to live in our Halls of Residence or in private housing, we can help you to find the right accommodation. For more details, virtual tours of our Halls of Residence and an online hall application form, visit westminster.ac.uk/study/ student-accommodation
Halls of Residence Postgraduate students based in central London can apply for a place in London halls, while Harrow-based students may apply for the on-site halls of residence. All halls are self-catering, usually with single study bedrooms. They have laundry facilities and shared kitchens with microwaves, cookers and fridge-freezers. Bedrooms are generally arranged in groups of flats, most of which accommodate six students. Postgraduates in halls share flats with other postgraduates or with final year students. Other London halls offer a range of room types and prices, and are located very centrally or in areas with their own distinctive neighbourhood appeal. Wigram House is normally reserved for postgraduates only. If you are a full-time, full-year postgraduate you can apply online for a place in halls of residence as soon as you have firmly accepted your offer of a place on a course. Around two thirds of those who apply receive an offer of a place, and if you accept the offer you will need to pay a deposit and your rent in advance. Private accommodation If you prefer a more independent lifestyle, there is a huge supply of rented housing in London at a wide range of prices. Rents depend on where you live but, as an example, the majority of students studying in central London commute from travel zones 2 or 3 (just outside the central area), where you can expect to pay from 90 per week for a room in a shared flat or house. We can offer all students comprehensive advice on finding suitable private accommodation, and a good starting point is to attend one of our housing meetings in August and September. Here you can get a range of housing information and tips on successful flat hunting, as well as meeting other students to form groups to flat hunt together.
Studying at university is a long-term investment in your future, and one which can make a significant difference to career prospects and your earning power. But to be able to make the most of your time at Westminster, its also important to work out how you will pay your fees, accommodation and day-to-day expenses while you are here. Most taught Masters fees are charged by band, although there are some exceptions. Fees increase each year, normally in line with the rate of inflation. However, there are currently major changes expected to be made regarding fees and student finance for September 2012, and for the latest information please visit westminster.ac.uk/fees and direct.gov/studentfinance The University of Westminster has the most generous scholarship scheme of any British university. The value of the scheme
for 2011 entry was close to 5m, including more than 2.5m in scholarships for our international students. We would hope to be able to continue to provide similar levels of scholarship funding for 2012 and beyond. As soon as scholarship funding levels have been confirmed, we will publish details on our website, at westminster.ac.uk/scholarships. Please check the site regularly for updates. Once you have been offered a place (conditional or unconditional) on a postgraduate or PhD course you can apply for a scholarship, including alumni awards for Westminster graduates who wish to return to study at Masters level. Scholarships are competitive and have strict deadlines. The deadline for full-time UK and EU students is 2 April 2012, and for international students is 31 May 2011. For more information visit westminster.ac.uk/scholarships
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Fees, funding and scholarships
If you study at the University of Westminster, everything that London has to offer is on your doorstep. Our central London campuses are ideally located for shopping, eating out, enjoying Londons nightlife or just simply relaxing. As a University of Westminster student you will have access to all the facilities the University has to offer on all four of its campuses.
Cavendish Campus is situated in the artistic and bohemian area of Fitzrovia, with Oxford Street, Regents Park and the British Museum only a ten-minute walk away and the peaceful Fitzroy Square just around the corner.
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Regent Campus is situated on and around one of the busiest streets in London, home to a wide range of bustling shops, cafs and restaurants and just a couple of minutes walk from Oxford Street.
In north west London, Harrow Campus is just 20 minutes by Tube from central London, and close to Harrow town centre. Here you will find major retail stores, a civic centre, an arts centre and a multiplex cinema. Nearby Harrowon-the-Hill is a historic village offering a richly contrasting atmosphere. The School of Media, Arts and Design is based at our Harrow Campus.
School Location University of Westminster Watford Road Northwick Park Middlesex HA1 3TP
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Marylebone Campus is opposite Madame Tussauds, just off Baker Street and close to the elegant shopping available on Marylebone High Street. Five minutes away is the vast green space of Regents Park.
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Offering you a lively and challenging range of professional and practical experience, based in well-resourced studios and workshops but with an emphasis on looking outward to current practices in art and design, and engaging wherever possible in external projects and exhibition opportunities, we look forward to welcoming you onto one of our revered Art and Design MAs. As an Art and Media Practice student you will have the opportunity to show work-in-progress at London Gallery West (LGW), one of Westminsters three exhibition venues. The gallery offers a large scale, professional gallery space, with curatorial support. You will also work on a final major project, and the public venue for the exhibition of this work is an important consideration in your professional development. Whilst studying on our Design for Communication MA you will work on a number of external projects and competitions, in preparation for professional practice on graduation. You will participate in Design and Art Directions annual New Blood, an important London showcase for emerging designers. Both courses offer excellent studio facilities, support from a core staff team of practising professionals, with a varied programme of visiting staff. Visits to current exhibitions, projects and events are an important element in both programmes, and the courses make full use of Londons exciting cultural and creative environment.
Peter Roach Head of Art and Design
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Art and Media Practice MA

Length of course One-year, full-time; normally two-year, part-time, but up to five years Location Harrow Course fees See westminster.ac.uk/fees
This innovative project-based course focuses on new fusions of art practice and theory. You will develop personal creative work across a broad spectrum of art and media practices within the context of contemporary critical debates. Responding to demand for practice-based opportunities, the course has built on the diversity of our creative and critical expertise in combinations of three key areas: time-based work, including film, video, animation, sound and performance, interactive digital media, CD-ROM, websites and interactive installation art in the public domain (whether physical,virtual or social), which explores sustainability and environment, fusions between traditional and new technologies, and socially engaged and situated practices working across two, three and four dimensions, in areas including painting, digital imaging, design photography, installation, ceramics, sculpture and moving image.
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Your project forms the centre of your studies, and you devise and develop it supported by research-active supervisors from the School of Media, Arts and Design, visiting speakers, technical facility centres, seminars, presentations and tutorials. You will learn to develop a professional-quality project that proceeds from research and experimentation to public manifestation. Your individual skills can be enhanced by an excellent supporting programme of technical workshops. You are expected to be highly self-motivated and able to undertake individual research from the start.
You can also choose an option module (20 credits) from a wide variety of courses in the University, providing it is at MA level.
Associated careers
Graduates from the course go on to work in a wide range of roles in the creative and cultural industries, including animator, camera person, editor, freelance artist or media practitioner, graphic or web designer, lecturer, researcher or teacher.
Core modules
This module gives you the opportunity to develop a self-reflective perspective from the analytical to the poetic through the development of critical writing focused on the personal project.
Project One and Project Two You will experiment with and develop a creative project which, once completed, will be sited in the public domain. You will receive all the support described above, as well as developing the necessary skills and knowledge through the following modules. Research Methods This module introduces you to a wide range of research processes suitable for practice-based projects, from standard referencing and web-search to action research and visual experimentation. Technical Workshops During the first semester we run a series of optional training sessions for those interested in digital moving image and related areas, such as the use of equipment and cameras, Final Cut Pro, audio and Soundtrack, and DVD authoring. We also arrange group sessions customised according to what other skill areas students feel they need to expand to develop their project proposals, and individual support is provided as the course progresses. In addition we run a skills bank where students transfer skills on a more informal basis.
Entry requirements
You will need a good first degree or equivalent, or a substantial body of personal work. You are assessed on your portfolio of work (digital or physical) and project proposal, and interviewed in person or by phone. You should have an understanding of critical issues in art or media debates and be able to contribute to discussions and written work in English at an appropriate level (an IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent).
Related courses
Design for Communication MA
In 2008 I enrolled onto the Art and Media Practice MA and from the onset I felt it was the best decision I had made in years. I returned to study because I needed to reinvigorate my art practice after nine years of working as an Art Lecturer in an FE college. The course allowed me to get back into not only practical art making but also into engaging in academic debate. I am now making and exhibiting work in addition to my teaching career.
Sousan Luqman Art and Media Practice MA
I chose the Art and Media Practice MA course as it offered the unique opportunity as a filmmaker to work,debate, learn from, and alongside a broad range of art and media practitioners; from sculptors to web designers. It was an extremely enriching experience to be spurred beyond the boundaries of your chosen medium; the course has helped me grow immeasurably both theoretically and technically as a professional practitioner.
Pablo Brandao Art and Media Practice MA White Pencil Executive-D&AD
Top right Sousan Luqman Enlightenments Art and Media Practice MA
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Thinking Practices A forum for ideas and debates that inform art and media practices, using blogging, group discussions and presentations.
Pete Owen Course Leader
Petes practice includes painting, sculpture, drawing, mixed-media and installation. His current areas of work include digital images of a still life that is regularly but unconsciously changed by human intervention, text-based drawings and paintings exploring the marginal displaced and misplaced, and gutter paintings a series of paintings inspired by the spatial and aesthetic qualities of the surfaces of roads and pavements. Previously co-organiser of London artist run gallery City Racing, Pete was Senior Lecturer in Painting/Fine Art ant Hull School of Art and Design from 1991-2004, and became Senior Lecturer in Fine Art and Contextual Studies on the Mixed Media Fine Art BA at Westminster in 2005.
Ranita Chatterjee Module Leader Research Methods
Ben Joiner Course Leader
Ben is a renowned sculptor in the London art scene. He has exhibited throughout London, Switzerland, South Africa and Scotland and has worked on numerous commissioned projects. Ben is also Course Leader of the Mixed Media Fine Art BA Honours degree at Westminster.
Paula Roush Module Leader Thinking Practices
Throughout the course you will be taught by a wide variety of guest lecturers who will bring relevance and outside knowledge to all aspects of your study. Past guest lecturers have included:
Patricia Bickers Art historian and Editor of Art Monthly Carol Burns Poet and performer Andrew Carmichael Creative space agent Mark Dean Video artist Stefan Gec Artist John Goto Photographer Sunil Gupta Photographer, curator and writer James Lingwood Co-director, Artangel Trust Kate McGarry Art gallery director Anita McKeown Artist and curator Zadoc Nava Film maker Michael Petry Video artist, curator and author David Powell Consultant on 2012 Olympics Cultural Plan Professor Jane Prophet Installation and digital artist Peter Ride Artistic Director, DA2 Terry Smith Artist Jane Trowell PLATFORM Arts Dr Nigel Warburton Philosopher and author
Ranita is a researcher, film curator and cultural programmer, has done TV production, direction and writing for programmes aired on Indian and international TV channels, TV(18) India. EXHIBITIONS include: The Womans World, film curation at IWHM, New Delhi, September 2005. Monthly curated film screenings at Sarai, CSDS, Delhi, 20022005. Curation of Video & New Media Art from India, Vidarte 2002, Mexico City. Old Pathways-New Travellers: New Media, Electronic Music & Digital Art Practices in the Asia-Pacific Region, International Colloquium, organising by Digi Arts Programme, UNESCO, & Sarai, New Delhi, December 2003.
Paula is an artist and lecturer, researching the intersection of artistic practice with the areas of curating, writing and education. Her interests include the themes of mobility, nomadism, post-colonial and spatial theories, diasporic art strategies, artists books and self-publishing technologies. She is senior lecturer in digital photography at the London South Bank University, where she teaches photo publishing and researches the uses of social media in the Teaching and Learning of Digital Media. She co-curated Local worlds: spaces, visibilities and transcultural flows at the Centro Cultural de Lagos (Portugal), and KISSS: kinship international strategy on surveillance and suppression at Castlefield Gallery, Manchester.
Below Bow by Irina Corduban Art and Media Practice MA
Peggy Atherton, Sarah Pucill, Stuart Cumberland and Tessa Peters are additional key staff members on the Art and Media Practice MA.
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Length of course One-year, full-time Location Harrow
The content of the course is industry focused, and encompasses issues central to contemporary design practice through a process of analysis, experimentation and the practical testing and implementation of creative ideas.
Core modules
Business for Design In this module you will examine the professional context for design business, management and enterprise. Through a series of lectures and seminars the module will focus on practices appropriate to freelance and small businesses. You will examine key elements of professional practice, and gain insights into the design business through site visits and guest lectures from industry professionals. The module will give practical advice for starting up in business, covering topics including forming and naming your business, choosing and setting up premises, creative thinking and project management, copyright and intellectual property rights, and marketing and managing your business. Critical Debates in Design You will address and review current visual, social and technological debates in design, and develop informed views on contemporary topics in design. The module will explore the role of the designers responsibilities in a social, cultural and economic sense, the role of the designer in communicating to audiences, and the construction of meaning in verbal and visual language. You will increase your awareness of debates and issues in the design field and hone your incisive thinking skills alongside technical abilities. You will develop an engaged reflective practice to make more effective use of your perceptions and discoveries, and work practically and creatively with reference to a wider cultural context.
Course fees See westminster.ac.uk/fees
This new Masters reflects the multidisciplinary nature of contemporary communications, bringing together key subject disciplines in visual communication including graphic design, animation, digital media and illustration. The course will help you to develop the analytical skills and generate conceptual thinking needed to prepare for high-level professional practice. We are committed to having a broad scope of activities on the course, from traditional graphic skills to future communication delivery methods. The course offers strong links to new media industries, and we work in collaboration with them, and use their advice and expertise, in the ongoing development of the course content. This is an ambitious programme for students who want to realise their creative potential and self-reliance, working as a freelance or small business operators in the challenging and changing world of the creative communication industries.
Design Project B: Design Authorship Building on the experience you gain in Project A, in this module you will focus on publishing and design authorship, acquiring skills in areas such as editorial, magazine, book design, e-book, interactive and website design. You will examine the traditional role of the designer as facilitator, the use of design to communicate other peoples messages, and the notion of designer as author. You can work on competitions, external projects, collaborative cross-course projects, and self-defined projects, as appropriate, and wherever possible we will run training sessions and workshops, to give you the chance to improve your existing visual communication skills and develop new ones. Design Research Methods This module enables you to develop your research skills and methods at a deeper level, in preparation for further study at doctorate level and for professional practice. It introduces the field of design research as an analytical and practical tool for designers, and establishes the role of critical thinking as a support to the development of an engaged design practice. Theoretical models of design analysis covered include semiotics, communication theory, systematic approaches, semantics and discourse theory. The emphasis will be on why we do what we do and how we can ensure it is effective, through research testing, feedback and a rigorous approach to design. westminster.ac.uk/mad
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Course content
Design Project A: Visual Identity During this module you will focus on visual identity and how an entity declares itself within an environment. Visual identity is one of the central tasks of design. Organisations previously described their identities as their house style, then their corporate identity; more recently the term branding has been preferred. The module encourages the development of distinctive graphic and typographic visual language through visual identity for specific target audiences. You will develop a range of graphic and image-based solutions, through collaboration, group working and presentations of case studies, while building contacts with industry.
You should normally have a good first degree or a professional qualification in an area of art, design or visual media. Students with other first degrees will be considered, but will be required to show evidence that they possess some knowledge of, and a practice in visual art or design. Home applicants will be asked to attend an interview with the course team. Overseas students will be asked to submit a portfolio either by post or electronically. It is essential that you have a good command of spoken and written English language (an IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent).
Peter Smith Course Leader
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As a graduate from this course you will be well placed to work across all sectors of the design and visual communications industries. You will have the knowledge and background to consider setting up your own design company, or to work on a freelance basis within this lively and expanding sector, building on your expertise and potential to be influential within the visual communication industry.
Before completing the MA, I had a graphic design and a 3D animation degree. I was more of a digital designer and this course through various briefs and essential guidance helped me explore my creativity and become an all round designer. It was an open course allowing students to develop innovative ideas and transform them into concrete projects with real outputs. An overall enjoyable and very fulfilling year that lead me to my current position as a graphic designer at Strategic Fusion in London.
I had a truly amazing time on the MA Design for Communication. Not only did it improve my skills on design softwares, but gave me the confidence I was missing to be a truly good designer. Peter and Amandas constant attention and feedback made me quickly improve my eye for detail, typography and image making. It was also a great opportunity to meet people who had similar interests as me but with different backgrounds, creating relationships that were easy going and very rewarding, making me a part of an interesting design network. I always had a big interest in fashion and photography, after the MA I found a new passion which is typography and now I combine alot of it in my work. I am currently freelancing from home on different projects that include brand identity and pattern making.
Peter is Creative Director at Openmind Design Consultancy, an independent branding and design consultancy. His experience covers working as a creative director on major European brand identity programmes, and he has been responsible for naming, brand design, literature design, conventional and online guidelines, online communications, corporate advertising and interior design projects for a wide range of clients. Peter is a fellow of the Chartered Society of Designers and has won awards from the New York Art Directors Club, New York Type Directors Club and the Minerva award for corporate identity. He has lectured in graphic design at Middlesex University, Ravensbourne College of Art and Central St Martins.
Amanda Sleet Module Leader, Design Research Methods
Throughout the course you will attend additional lectures that will bring relevance and outside knowledge to all aspects of your study. Past guest lecturers have included:
Yoko Akama Akama Design Bernie Bowers Appleby Bowers Creative Associates Neville Brody Research Studios Ivan Chermayeff Chermayeff & Geismar David Hillman Pentagram Harry Pearce Pentagram Paula Scher Pentagram Andy Vella Vella Design
Amanda is a design practitioner and educator working across the public sector, in areas of social inclusion, health and well-being and public service design. She is a founder member of the design group Man-Made, and works independently and collaboratively on human-centred design solutions and systems. Amanda studied Communication Design at the Royal College of Art and the Reitvelt Academy Holland, and as a designer has worked across disciplines to innovate through design, science and technology, using film to capture insight into human centred problems. As well as teaching Design Research Methods Amanda mentors the RSA design competition projects, and is currently researching emotional and sensory approaches to well-being.
Above Dilsah Eke Design for Communication MA
Chryssanthi Skalioti Design for Communication MA
Bruno Molena Design for Communication MA
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Major Project/Exhibition This module enables individual students and student teams to initiate, produce, manage and present a comprehensive design project. The major project is a summation of experience in which you focus your interests, skills and aspirations as designers, and express them in a substantial project. The intended target audience, design strategy, design exploration, research testing, concept development and the chosen mode of presentation of the finished concepts, are among the key issues you will cover and implement. This project will showcase your potential as a visual communication designer and demonstrate your ability to work at a high level of professional practice.
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The Dames Move Jessa Fairbrother Photographic Studies MA
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Fashion has been taught at our Harrow Campus for over one hundred years. What started out as a finishing school for young women has developed and transformed into a complementary range of fashion degree courses with an international reputation for nurturing and creating free thinking, focused and independent professionals. The Department has an enviable network of study abroad partners in New York, Paris and Hong Kong. We also provide industry placements with the best companies in the world, of which we are rightly proud. The opportunities provided by our direct links to industry are evident throughout your time with us, and beyond with our alumni network, the Fashion Retail Club. Our students work during London Fashion Week with all the major London designers. Others work internationally with companies such as Christian Dior and Chanel in Paris, and Marc Jacobs and American Vogue in New York. Our alumni include Vivienne Westwood; Christopher Bailey, Creative Director of Burberry; Michael Herz, Head of Womenswear at Aquascutum; Stuart Vevers, Creative Director of Loewe; Markus Lupfer, Creative Director of Armand Basi; and Carrie Mundane of Cassette Playa.
Alan Fisher Head of Fashion
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Fashion Business Management MA
Length of course One-year, full-time Location Harrow and central London Course fees See westminster.ac.uk/fees
This course equips you for a business management career in the domestic or international fashion industry. Delivered by a teaching team with a wide range of experience both in industry and academia, the course offers an innovative and relevant fashion business curriculum that focuses on preparing your entry into senior roles in business and management within the industry.
This course will equip you with the strategic decision-making, leadership and problem-solving skills you will need to become an entrepreneurial and visionary retail leader of the future. It continues the Universitys fashion tradition of a commitment to excellence in developing highly effective, talented and committed professional fashion graduates. Working closely with fashion industry professionals, role models and mentors, you will receive a relevant, well-grounded, high-quality education and skill base enabling you to have a wider, clearer understanding of the business you are already involved in. The course offers inside knowledge of industry strategies and cultures on a global basis, combined with key business skills and essential fashion industry management knowledge.
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Global Sourcing and Supply Chain Management With global product sourcing dynamics shifting constantly and more business opportunities emerging around the world, sourcing fashion products from the right locations to ensure you create an organisation that can deliver the right product in the right place at the right time, whilst building profitable relationships with suppliers, balancing both cost and risk with lead times are the key challenges facing the global fashion industry. The concept of an idea, making it commercial for a particular market and ensuring it reaches the customer when they want it, involves a complex route with a real understanding of the supply chain. This module is designed to explore a variety of perspectives on global product sourcing and global supply chain issues with the aim of preparing you for the challenges of developing and maximising a strategy whilst still responding efficiently and effectively to constant changes in consumer demand.
Strategic Fashion Management This module covers the theories, models, tools and methodologies used in the field of strategic management. It aims to enhance your ability to play an effective role in developing, implementing and monitoring strategy within a business. The module especially aims to help develop a critical awareness of the management of creativity and design within a global context.
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Finance and Risk Management This module represents a mixture of financial and management accounting, corporate finance and risk management. The principles and concepts underlying each of these subject areas are examined with particular emphasis being placed upon their practical application in the international fashion industry.
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Leadership and People Management As organisations evolve globally, leaders face new opportunities, risks and demands that challenge and stretch their abilities in the context of leading, managing and communicating with people of both different cultures and management structures. Leadership in a diverse and multicultural environment provides a culturally-centred perspective allowing organisational leaders the opportunity to attend to the influence of culture. This module will help you find examples of how multicultural awareness can make your leadership task easier and promotes an organisational culture that is more satisfying to both individuals and their leaders by embracing and celebrating differences.
The course is designed to attract applicants with a recognised design, retail management or distribution/manufacturing background. With guidance from the academics and professionals in this field it is anticipated that you will go on to enter senior management positions and move up the career ladder.
an understanding of the global fashion market the global marketing mix the consumer how to make appropriate product adaptations to meet consumer demands developing the strategies to protect and ensure effective intellectual property protection for a brand ensuring and effectively developing and overcoming the challenges to successfully understand how to penetrate the market in order to balance a competitive advantage with profitability in the global fashion market.
Fashion Business Management Project Supervised by a faculty member in collaboration with yourself and a potential fashion industry representative, the Fashion Business Management project is recognised by graduates as one of the most rewarding and empowering experiences of the entire programme. The Fashion Business Management project is the capstone of the learning in the programme. It builds on the skills and experience derived from the previous modules. You will be provided with the opportunity to apply all of the knowledge gained during the programme into a major project to address global fashion industry issues and challenges while adding to the body of professional practice and theoretical literature.
What advantages does an MA give people in their careers in general, and in retail specifically?
It would be the icing on the cake. The first priority is that the candidate needs to have the essential retail disciplines. However, postgraduate studies would certainly be an opportunity to develop leadership skills and take a wider perspective.
Stuart Rose Chairman, Marks & Spencer
Some people make a career out of studying for self knowledge, but knowing how to apply it is the most important thing. Those that can apply knowledge are the leaders who will inspire others; they have to understand values and culture and the difference between information and knowledge, and they have to have goals.
Phil Wrigley FORMER Chief Executive, New Look 2000 2010
Industry links The idea of a Fashion Business Management MA was formulated in discussion with industry leaders. Building on the success of our Fashion Merchandise Management BA in particular the close collaboration with industry we spoke extensively to senior fashion executives. Many felt that while doing an MA in Fashion Business Management would not ensure promotion, potential candidates who learn how to apply the knowledge they gain from the course can become leaders who can inspire others. Those candidates need to understand the values and culture of the industry and, most importantly, recognise the difference between information and knowledge and have clearly defined goals. This support from industry is important to us on the course, both for you as a student and for the future development and relevance of the MA. Will continue to foster and maintain these important links with the fashion industry, to ensure that our Fashion Business Management MA is consistently relevant and at the forefront of education for the future leaders in the fashion industry. We will also continue to invite many prestigious and eminent guest speakers from the industry to participate on all the modules, ensuring that the course remains relevant, informed and up to date with current industry practice. To give you an insight into how the industry views the course, here are some of the comments we have received from the leaders within the fashion industry.
Entry to the course is based on a combination of formal qualifications and significant industry experience. You should have a First or Upper Second in your first degree in any subject, as well as a minimum of two years working experience in the fashion industry after graduation, although three years experience is preferred.
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Key Staff
Virginia Grose Course leader
Originally trained as a fashion designer at Manchester Polytechnic Virginia has worked in the fashion industry for more than 25 years. Most of Virginias experience is in the supply chain and product development sectors. She gained her professional experience with Courtaulds Textiles supplying several major UK and international retailers, and has worked with a wide range of international clients such Marks & Spencer, Wal-Mart, JC Penney, Victorias Secret and a range of luxury cashmere brands including Belinda Robertson, and Joseph. Virginia achieved an MBA in Retailing at Scotlands Stirling University, where she specialised in international retailing and marketing. Her research interests include ethical trade slow fashion and luxury goods.
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Global Fashion Marketing With the impact of global competition in the fashion industry at its fiercest, it is imperative that companies understand and develop successful and effective marketing strategies for products, brands and the mass market as well as the luxury goods market. This module will stimulate critical and intellectual skills and allow you to explore the challenges of developing global marketing strategies. It will include:
Managing Change and Innovation Globalisation of the industry and significant technological advances has led to an increased variety and velocity of change greater than experienced in the past. Managers in the industry today need to be alert to these changes and know how to manage them. This module looks at how a fashion business can successfully innovate and how the changes need to be managed to be successful. This module will be discovering and then analysing the theory and practice of the management of change and Innovation.
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The Department of Film at Westminster is a vibrant meeting place for students, industry professionals and film theorists. It provides world-class courses in film and television production and film theory at undergraduate and postgraduate level, as well as the opportunity to undertake Doctoral and post-Doctoral research in theoretical and practical disciplines. With purpose built studios, a set construction workshop and professional film, video and sound facilities, we offer an ideal environment to prepare for professional life.
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Film and TV: Theory, Culture and Industry MA
Length of course One-year, full-time or two to five-years, part-time Location Harrow and central London (Regent) Course fees See westminster.ac.uk/fees
This is the longest-running postgraduate course in the country in the study of film and television, and it retains its strong reputation within the film sector. In addition to theoretical, cultural and critical dimensions, you will gain an overview of the international film industry both historic and contemporary. You will also investigate production, distribution, exhibition and marketing, from mainstream commercial productions to alternative, experimental and independent film, video and digital work. Past and present students from all over the world are employed in the film and television sectors, as small-scale producers and film and video makers, or working for larger organisations and TV companies as script consultants, programmers, executives and film educators. Students have also taken the course to develop and expand their teaching careers, and several have progressed to doctoral studies in the UK and abroad.
The course is built on a series of taught modules, each requiring written research essays or projects for assessment. You will also embark upon a 10,000-word research thesis, in an area of your specialist interest, to complete your studies. This is an option-based course, and you can choose from the range of modules on offer from three pathways theory, culture and industry although you do not need to follow any particular pathway in your choice of modules. Some modules are biased more towards contemporary issues such as distribution, exhibition, festivals and the global film industry, and some are biased towards cultural context and historical background. Others pursue more specific concerns of film and television theory, criticism, analysis and film history.
Having worked in the film industry for three years, I missed having time to deal with the subject of film in an academic way so much that I decided to go back to Westminster where I had done my BA Honours. I can strongly recommend this course to anyone that has a serious interest in cinema! The choice of modules was varied, including everything from experimental films to the Hollywood studio system. And the dedication and enthusiasm of the tutors for their topics was rewarding and infectious. Through the course I discovered and learnt to appreciate new aspects of film. I enjoyed it so much that I am now looking to apply for a PhD based on my dissertation.
Kathrin Vlasta Woodtli, UK and Switzerland, Film and tv ma, graduated 2000
Kat has worked as assistant camera on Fantastic Mr Fox (2009) and is pursuing further research on her thesis project.
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Welcome Film and TV: Theory, Culture and Industry MA
All full-time students take six taught modules, three in Semester One and three in Semester Two. You will have a free choice from among the modules on offer in each semester. You will also take the Research Thesis Module (10-12,000 words), which consists of some preparatory sessions in Semesters One and Two, and which you will complete during the summer period. You will be able to choose from some of the following modules:
Culture Strand Constructing Histories in Asian Cinema European Cinema since 1945 Issues in British Film Culture Television Comedy Television Drama Industry Strand Cinema: Distribution and Exhibition Experimental Film The Hollywood Studio System The World Film Business
Theory Strand Authorship, Genre and Realism Experimental Film Theory and Practice Structuralism and Psychoanalysis
If you are a part-time student, you have between two and five years to complete the degree. You must complete six taught modules, and you can take one module at a time from those on offer or double up and complete your studies more rapidly. The only core (compulsory) module you will need to take is the final Research Thesis module, which you research, write and complete after you have completed the taught modules, and which you have two semesters to complete. Some modules will be on offer in the evenings at Regent Campus, for greater convenience to part-time students, while other modules will be available during the day at the Harrow campus.
Graduates have found employment in small- and large-scale film and television companies, as producers, researchers, distributors, exhibitors and in organising film festivals, on film-related magazines and journals, in all levels of film and TV education, and as academic researchers and doctoral students.
Entry requirements
You should possess, or be expecting, a good undergraduate degree or, exceptionally, previous relevant experience. You will need fluent written and spoken English to study at postgraduate level. If your first language is not English, you will need an IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent.
Related courses
Directing in Film and TV MA Screenwriting and Producing for Film and TV MA
Key staff
Ian Green Course Leader
Educated at the London School of Economics, the Polytechnic of Central London/University of Westminster and the Royal College of Art, Ian has taught part and full-time at the University since 1978, both on the Film and Television Production BA and the earlier MA in Film and Television Studies. He has also taught on the London University Extra Mural Certificate in Film Studies, and at Central Saint Martins School of Art and Design, the London College of Printing and the Royal College of Art. His research interests have included narrative and structuralist theory and masculinity in the cinema, and popular forms of television.
The Film and TV MA has been the best choice for my career. I acquired a solid theoretical background in film and television while improving my writing, reading and communication skills. When I finished the MA I quickly found a job in television thanks to the self-confidence and maturity that I gained doing this course.
Irene Martin, Spain (2008)
Irene has been working for a Spanish TV company in London since leaving the course.
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Screenwriting and Producing for Film and TV MA
Length of course One-year, full-time or two-year, part-time Location Harrow Course fees See westminster.ac.uk/fees
Pitching, treatments, step-outlines, short scripts, feature film scripts, collaborative story development, production folders, slate building strategy: this Masters course insists that you park your student identity at the door. Once you start, youre a professional, and you will enjoy opportunities that many independents would kill to get. Our course builds on the Universitys highly prestigious Film and TV Production BA Honours, which has produced generations of industry professionals. The ethos of the course is to shorten the odds of getting your films made and distributed. All our staff are active film makers, including Oscar winners, and our visiting lecturers are made up of the best and most successful in the business, such as Tim Bevan, David Parfitt, and Bruce Robinson. This is a course designed for those with talent and commitment those determined to make the most of their abilities whether as screenwriters, producers, script editors, directors or agents.
The course starts in January with a 13week semester. Self-directed work follows during the summer, and the second 13week semester is dominated by aggressive rewriting. If you are studying on the parttime course, there will be a progression from taught modules incorporating small assignments in the first year, towards the major projects (feature film scripting and development) in the second. You will learn through practice and illustration (watching movies, analysing scripts, rewriting successful screenplays), and never indulge in theory for its own sake. You will develop work in small collaborative groups, and pitch directly to UK and US production companies and agents including Working Title/Universal, Fragile/Icon, and Ch4/Film Four. Partnerships between writers and producers on major projects are actively encouraged.
Narrative forms Through this module you will explore a wide range of narrative styles, including single protagonist classical storytelling, multi-protagonist structure, episodic structure and tragic-comic structure. You will complete a 3,000-word case study of a film, with particular analysis of issues such as genre principles, story structure and manipulation of film grammar. Script Editing You will focus on the development of scripts through all their drafting stages from first outline to final shooting script, and you will rewrite and script-edit short films from an earlier module. Specialist Skills in Screenwriting You will continue to develop your screenwriting skills, looking at how to write serials, series and sit-coms for TV, adaptations, docu-dramas, and writing for family/children audiences. You will also develop a treatment for a TV programme using one of these forms. The Art of Storytelling for the Screen This module reviews and masters the key techniques for spinning a story. You will write and rewrite short and very short scripts. Some will be shot in collaboration with actors and directors.
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Contemporary Production Practice This module will introduce you to a range of core production skills, including script-development, raising finance, budgeting, scheduling, sales and marketing. You will develop a production package which encompasses many of these skills, and includes a top-page budget, marketing strategy and other essential production steps. Major Project Research You will research pitching, planning, and developing step-outlines for feature film screenplays and production packages, and develop a prose step-outline for a feature film project. Major Project Development As a writer you will develop the first drafts of your feature script, with support from your tutor and industry mentors. For producers, the focus of this module will be either your work-placement or project development, and you will also provide a self-analytical report.
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Creative producers, screenwriters, directors and script editors the course is appropriate for anyone intending to tell stories in the medium of film and TV.
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Major Project Completion This third of three Major Project modules will see writers re-writing and editing their material towards the production of a final draft. For producers, this module will complete a production package for your feature film or TV programme.
You should have a good first degree, a relevant professional qualification, or substantial screenwriting, drama, creative writing, script-editing or production experience. You will normally be interviewed, submitting a portfolio of relevant work. Collaborative applications will be encouraged where, for example, a prospective screenwriter and producer wish to apply and work together on joint projects. In this instance, jointly produced material may also be considered as part of the portfolio, although you will be individually assessed at the interview.
Steve May Course Leader
Steve has written screenplays for Castle Rock, Miramax/Ealing Studios, the BBC and Carlton TV. His plays have been performed in London, throughout the UK and in Europe.
The course was invaluable experience,not only because it gave a sound technical grounding and therefore adaptability, but also because it taught me to work within a team environment where every area is given due relevance, which is essential in film making and especially in features.
Roma OConnor, VFX Producer, Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone
Ernest Riera Producer of 6 features including F premiered at Odeon Leicester Square 2010, distributed by Optimum. Also directed Forest of the Damned 2 feature in post-production. Bobby Stevenson Screenwriter on Hollyoaks, The Bill and Emmerdale. Bogdan Mirica Screenwriter of feature Ho Ho Ho, distributed by Warner Brothers in 2010. Teresa Smith Award-winning Producer/Director for Ch4, BBC and ITV including Amnesty Award for Fallujah and a Royal Television Society Award. Malina De Carlo Development Executive, Warner Brothers. Amy Gardner Producer of feature The Island starring Natalie Press which premiered at the Curzon Renoir in April 2011. Amy is also the Development Consultant on a new film fund with projects that include George Clooney and Bill Moynihan as collaborators. finitefilmslondon.com/feature
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Directing for Film and TV MA Film and TV: Theory, Culture and Industry MA Film and TV Production BA
They made me realise that every script has a cinematographic heart and you have to think about it before you fling a camera round the set. The course put helium in my balloon and set me on a career path.
Seamus McGarvey Director of Photography, The Soloist, Atonement, The Hours
I am convinced that the course provides students with a strong theoretical background, relevant practical experience and a degree of realism about the difficulties of pursuing a career in film or TV!
Roger Stamp Freelance Sound Recordist, ITV, BBC, Channel 4
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From DJs to record producers, top performers to mixers, and engineers, the Music Department at Westminster attracts some of the most talented students on it its pioneering programmes. There are five innovative course programmes (at both postgraduate and undergraduate level) designed not only to educate you and extend your natural talent, but also to prepare you for your potential career in the music industry. As one of the first departments of its kind in the UK we have a strong reputation and links with leading popular music centres around the world. Every year our students progress to key roles where they not only enter the music business - they are also leading and changing it.
Alan Fisher Head of Music
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Audio Production MA
This well-established Masters is the worldleading course in audio production, highly regarded both nationally and internationally. It is accredited by the leading industry bodies, including APRS, and is the JAMES National Regional Centre London, an Apple-accredited training centre and a Skillset Media Academy. The course is designed to meet and exceed professional standards, and will enable you to reach the highest level in the creative use of audio, and explore how creative ideas and new technologies can be combined, enhanced and redefined. As the major media education site in Europe, the Universitys Harrow Campus includes 12 professional recording studios (three surround studios), a new teaching recording studio, Music Lab and an array of TV, post-production, radio, film and multimedia facilities built and equipped to the highest standards.
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This innovative course develops your creative abilities in audio across music production, sound design, radio, TV, film and multimedia, all supported by a robust understanding of the technologies involved. You will be able to explore and expand as a creative artist while achieving control and experience of professional audio environment.
Applied Innovation and Interactive Design This module will introduce you to associated programming packages for multimedia applications. You will explore the innovative interface design techniques, and work on developing sound design for interactive media, including small apps and computer games. Audio Visual Production and Cultural Theory Focusing on the creative applications of technology, theories and professional production practices this module will develop into a study brief incorporating the construction of a radio drama, radio programme, film trailer assembly and surround mix. It will also include a substantial piece of sound-to-picture work, including location recording, music and audio post for film and broadcast media. Entrepreneurship and Finance for Creative Industries Supporting you in your chosen area of business, this module is taught with students from the Music Business Management MA. The module will offer you the opportunity to develop team practice while acquiring theoretical and practical knowledge of media economics, financial management and entrepreneurship in the creative industries. Music Production and Cultural Theory This module will develop your professional practice of the creative industries through in-depth understanding of both practical and theoretical aspects of music recording and production processes. Including mixing, remixing and mastering in stereo and surround.
Programming and Audio Design for Animation You will examine in detail the digital manipulation of audio data, location recording and Foley, the creation of sound libraries, and sound design for animation, enabling you to produce work to industry standards. The Masters Stage The Audio Production Project is your opportunity to negotiate a large-scale, self-determined, original and inventive project, based upon several areas explored in the taught stage of the course.
You will need to have a portfolio of audio and/or audiovisual production works, which demonstrates your ability to work in audio at a high level. You should be able to discuss how the course enables you to build towards a new area of creative activity and employment. A good first degree is desirable, although applicants with strong portfolio and professional industry experience will be considered.
Related courses
Music Business Management MA
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Possible careers include ADR, audio and audiovisual post-production specialist, audio and audiovisual producer, composer, education, Foley artist, interactive design teams, location recordist, programmer, radio production, sound designer, and sound engineer.
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Matej Dimlic Course Leader
When it comes to studying for your career, I dont think you can be too narrow in your outlook these days. My job is very varied, Im part of a team that works across all of the BBC radio studios, and gets involved in everything from Glastonbury to the Proms. My Masters was something very, very important to me. Before I started, I was set on what I wanted to do, but the course opened up a lot of other options for me. And you are treated very professionally on the course almost like a client but you have to be prepared to work hard.
Ainhoa Acosta, Audio Production MA Creative Executive, BBC Global News
Matej has extensive academic and professional experience in several media disciplines, and his credits include Absolute Beginners Series (director, producer), Eastern Biologicals mixed media performance The Sound (composer, director, performer), The Captive (music and sound design). In addition to leading Audio Visual Production, Sound Design for Animation and Audio Production Project on the Audio Production MA, Matej also leads Documentary Film and Contemporary World Cinema modules on the Film & TV MA, and lectures Narrative Forms on the Screenwriting and Producing MA course. He participates at national and international conferences, and in his research investigates the impact of sound and music on structure and the perception of the visual narrative. He is currently working on development of a large-scale interactive audio installation project for various sites around London.
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Length of course One-year, full-time or two-year, part-time Location Central London (Marylebone) Course fees See westminster.ac.uk/fees
This course is recognised as a world leader in music business management education, and will prepare you to become one of the next generation of music industry leaders and music entrepreneurs. All teaching staff on the course are currently working in the music industry, and every week there are a number of high-level industry guests. You will need to be a self-motivated and openminded student, as this is an intense course, but one which can help you to progress your career across a wide range of music business disciplines.
Working with music industry leaders and organisations, the course has developed a unique curriculum. You will be able to combine a strong underpinning of key business skills (finance, leadership, organisational management, marketing and entrepreneurialism), with essential music industry management knowledge (strategic innovation and technology, intellectual property and copyright, and a focus on the live industry and digital content exploitation). Teaching is mainly through lectures and group work, and you will be assessed via a combination of course work, individual assignments and group projects, and mid-term tests. In each module there is a minimum of two assignments. The final project is a report of a minimum of 12,000 words.
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Innovation and Technology Management The management of innovation and technology is a critical determinant of competitiveness and market leadership for organisations in the music industry. This module focuses on understanding the benefits of integrating technology with business strategy starting with an examination of technologies important to the music industry. It is designed to facilitate an understanding of the critical issues and concepts in managing technology and innovation in the music industry. It will focus on providing students with a cross industry and international perspective on innovation while providing an in-depth view of music industry related technologies. Intellectual Property and Copyright Management Intellectual Property (IP) and copyright are central to the music industry, where successful management of a firms IP and copyrights can provide a powerful competitive advantage. IP and copyright can cover works as diverse as songs,
Leadership and Organisational Management As organisations evolve, leaders face new opportunities, risks and demands that challenge and stretch their abilities. This module introduces you to the fundamental concepts of leadership, organised around the principal of the organisational lifecycle. You will focus on the practical applications of leadership and management to the music industry and enhance your leadership abilities, while developing skills in organisational efficiency, managerial effectiveness, adaptability, and alignment. This module will prepare you for the challenges of managing evolving music industry firms, and entrepreneurial ventures operating in global music markets. Music Business Finance Music Business finance is increasingly having a significant affect on the development and promotion of new talent, and this module will give you a solid introduction to media economics, financial management and entrepreneurship in the music industry. It will equip you with the tools to analyse financial documents and yearly corporate performance, and will provide insights into traditional accounting practices. You will examine entrepreneurial issues facing music industry firms, and look at the activities required to start and manage a business. You will develop the practical skills to analyse, plan, co-ordinate, and set business objectives in the music industry through the use of financial accounting information.
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master recordings, videos, knowledge, ideas and more. You will gain a firm understanding of the various dimensions of IP and copyright, and the tools and strategies to identify, protect and manage them. You will also explore the international perspective of ownership issues, contracts, licensing and the commercialising of IP, including business and legal issues, domestic and international copyright law, and music industry agreements.
Graduates have gone on to work in a wide variety of creative industries, from mobile marketing through to the Arts Council. Many of our graduates are working in the music industry, with companies such as Universal Music Group, iTunes and Spotify. Our international students are working around the globe in music companies, including EMI Holland and PIAS European office, and MTV Brazil.
Sally Gross Course Leader
Entry requirements
Applications are considered on the basis of either a combination of formal qualifications and experience, or significant industry experience. Applicants should be able to demonstrate experience working in the music industry, an aptitude for music business management and an enthusiasm for learning more about music and related industries. Applicants should have a minimum of an Upper Second Class undergraduate degree.
The course, and the connections it has with the music industry, were what drew me to the University, and London is clearly the place to be to get involved in the music industry; a lot of the teaching staff have an industry background. The course was very well-rounded; it prepared you for going into the entertainment industry, not just into music. One thing that was really beneficial was that, on a weekly basis, I was meeting the movers and shakers in the music industry, and being able to network with them, which was really crucial it led to my original job at Disney. The Executive Director of our company here used to come in and give guest lectures; he told the course leaders that they were looking for someone to come into the team, initially as a marketing assistant. I was one of a number of people put forward from the course, and I
was fortunate enough to get the job. Within a few months of being here I was promoted, largely because of the skill set I had from doing the course. I finished my Masters in 2007, and Im now International Project Manager for Disney Music Group in Europe, the Middle East and Africa; Im working across 23 countries, where we have four record labels and a music publishing division. I had a lot of straightforward music knowledge from my undergraduate studies, and my Masters gave me the business skills I needed to be in project management, married with the creative element as well. So things like financial accounting, law and looking at marketing in much greater detail have been really beneficial, and I use them in my job every day. I couldnt do what Im doing now without my Masters course.
Albert Hogan, Music Business Management MA International Project Manager, Disney Music Group EMEA
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Sally started her career in the music industry in 1990 managing artists, bands and DJs (which she still does today). The following year she joined forces with Chapter and The Verse to form UnHeard Records. Sally was the first woman to work in the Mercury Records A&R department as Managing Director of the labels dance offshoot LAttitude. In 2000, Sally won the Helena Kennedy Award for outstanding legal criticism whilst studying law at Birkbeck University, after which she spent a couple of years working in entertainment law. Sally now heads up the Music Business Management MA at Westminster, where she teaches Intellectual Property and Music Marketing. This is alongside running her own company Gro$$ Management, looking after the eclectic talents of John & Jehn, Netsayi, Uncle Buck and the Moonshine Sessions as well as Gotan.
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Music Business Management Project The Music Business Management Project is recognised by graduates as one of the most rewarding and empowering experiences of the course. You will be supervised by a member of the University faculty, and possibly supported by a music industry representative, to carry out research in an area agreed between yourself and the module leaders and/ or industry professional. The subject must address current music business issues and concerns and should incorporate relevant music business theories, academic research design, and critical analysis. The Project builds on the skills and experience you have gained in previous modules, and gives you the opportunity to apply programme knowledge to a major project, adding to the body of professional practice and theoretical literature.
Music Marketing Management Marketing and promotion is essential to the music industry; it sells tickets and music products, and is a fundamental tool for developing talent. Through this module you will explore a variety of perspectives on marketing issues to prepare you for the challenges of exploiting, developing and marketing music-related products and services in domestic and international markets. You will focus on developing an understanding of the international music environment through studying the major countries where music is marketed and sold.
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Photography education at Westminster has a unique depth of tradition. The worlds first courses in photographic chemistry were delivered in the main building of what is now the Regent Campus. The first degree in photography was delivered at the then Polytechnic, pioneering the critical study of photography in addition to practical training. Photography teaching is delivered on one of the finest and most fully equipped facilities in the country. Our Photography Centre offers five large, professionally equipped studios, colour and monochrome printing and an industry standard suite of digital facilities. In addition, there are well-equipped laboratories for image analysis, sensitometry, colour evaluation and colour profiling and management. Graduates from our courses have gone on to a range of different careers in the arts, media and photographic industries, including work as artists, various types of photographer through to curators, picture editors, developers of innovative projects involving photography, teaching and further research work, including Doctoral work.
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Aesthetics and Rhetoric Through this module you will explore a critical history of modernism and postmodernism in relation to photography, and consider the questions of cultural aesthetics and rhetoric informing such discourses. Contemporary Debates This module will enable you to address contemporary problems within the field of photography and culture in a shared programme of seminar-based study. It will place photography within a wider perspective of cultural theory and criticism through exploring questions of culture and history in our period of change and uncertainty. Dissertation This project will give you the opportunity to consolidate your use of theories and concepts introduced on the course in a written form. You will develop a thesis argument in a self-generated programme of research work with tutorial support. Image and Language You will consider the notion of the purely visual image in relationship to meaning, and explores the function of language in relation to photography, producing new work along the way. Major Project This provides a framework for you to undertake sustained photographic inquiry, and produce a final body of photographic work at an advanced level, which will usually be exhibited in a public venue. Practice Research This module will help you to develop a photographic project through research in practice, and identify potential strategies for the Major Project.
This highly successful photography course offers a dynamic and exciting environment for studying Independent practice and critical theory of photography at Masters level. You will develop a high level of expertise and scholarship in visual practice techniques and written research. The course explores the different relationships between photographic practice and photography theory In a flexible scheme. You will develop your practice in the context of thinking about photography as a broad social and historical phenomena in art, popular culture and global mass media. Students develop their own project work and graduate with a solid portfolio of work that shows awareness of the social, ethical and critical issues involved in photographic representation.
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Course content
Throughout the course you will work on projects designed to develop and extend your practice and skills. Critical theory modules contextualise the practice of photography and enable you to develop personal areas of research interest, extending and often transforming your own visual practice. Image and Language and Uncommon Practices are practical modules that provide a tutored framework for your work, the former developing a specific practice, the latter introducing new practical and critical approaches to visual work. The Text and the Body and Aesthetics and Rhetoric are lecture/seminar-based modules engaging in the fields of criticism and cultural theory relevant to the study of photography. The module Contemporary Debates, supported by distinguished guest speakers, develops the relationship between theory and practice and provides a pivotal focus for the later stages of your work. In theory modules you will write and be assessed on 3,000-word essays. You will complete your study with a major body of visual work, a dissertation, or a theory/practice option.
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Theory/Practice The Theory/Practice module provides a framework for you to produce a body of photography-based work, in conjunction with a theoretical paper related or parallel to your practice. The final visual work is usually exhibited in a public venue in London in the September of the graduating year.
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Uncommon Practices You will have the opportunity to deploy new strategies in the realisation of a body of practical work. You will be encouraged to question and extend the use of visual images, and experiment with different photographic production techniques. The module draws on a range of visual strategies drawn from the historical avant-garde, conceptual art and recent contemporary practices.
The course prepares graduates for a range of career paths in the arts, media and photography. Many successful graduates work as artists/photographers and also develop careers in related work within the creative industries. Graduate opportunities range from picture agency work, curators and as innovators of independent projects. Many also pursue careers in lecturing and teaching of photography. Graduates have a high success in developing their research work at doctoral level and the MA also has a high reputation amongst potential employers within the sector.
David Bate Course Leader
Entry requirements
Successful applicants typically have first degree courses in photography, fine art, art history, cultural and media studies, or a variety of professional experience. A lower class of degree may be accepted in exceptional circumstances, provided applicants can demonstrate their ability to meet the demands of the course. An interview is commonplace, a portfolio of practical work is essential, and evidence of written research skills may be requested
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Photojournalism MA
David Bate is a photographic artist and writer. He studied at Portsmouth College of Art before going on to do the famous BA Honours Film and Photographic Arts course at the Polytechnic of Central London (PCL). After working as a photographer and tutor in London he took the MA in Social History of Art at the University of Leeds, also completing a PhD there with Griselda Pollock during the 1990s. David was one of the first UK photographic artists to experiment with digital photography. His work has travelled widely. Most recently he was Artist-in-Residence in Melbourne, Australia where he shot his new work, about globalisation called Australian Picnic. His writings include the books Photography and Surrealism and Photography: Key Concepts. A founder member of the artist-run gallery Accident, later re-named as Five Years, he also co-curated several shows there. As an influential teacher, he has taught and was the course leader of the famous British Social Documentary Photography programme at Surrey Institute of Art (now University of the Creative Arts) at Farnham. He later moved to the University of Westminster, where he is currently leads photography research including Doctoral candidates and the MA Photographic Studies programme.
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The Text and the Body This module will develop your understanding of critical debates in the theory and history of photography. It challenges assumptions about the production and consumption of images, through an examination of the relationship between authors, pictures and readers.
Theory Research You will take the Theory Research module if you are looking to complete your course through either the Dissertation or Theory/ Practice path. This module will help you to identify an area of research that leads to the production of either of those two pieces of work.
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Geoff Hodgson geoffhodgsonphotography.com
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The MA in Photographic Studies, at the University of Westminster, was both very challenging and very rewarding. It greatly increased my knowledge and critical awareness with regard to contemporary and conceptual photography and enabled me to produce several significant series of photographs throughout my time there. This photograph is from my final year major project, a series titled On the Horizon, a project about a small rural community threatened by the possible development of a large-scale wind farm. It was exhibited at the University of Westminster prestigious gallery, Ambika P3, in September 2010.
Photojournalism MA
This course provides a unique combination of professional practice and critical understanding for photographers, journalists and related professionals interested in working in the field of editorial and documentary photography. The course builds on the international stature of the photographic and journalism departments of the University. It is designed to equip you with a sound command of the working methods that will sustain a career in photography whether as a photographer, picture editor, curator or writer. The course is especially useful for photographers, media professionals and graduates who wish to broaden their skills and knowledge in the field of editorial and documentary photography.
The emphasis of the course is on contemporary approaches to editorial photography (including photo essays and single images for publication), picture editing, critical and journalistic writing, the production and design of a magazine, and a major project for the editorial market. The primary course resources are those in the Margaret Harker Photographic Centre and J block video facilities, which are equipped to the highest professional standards for both analogue and digital production.
Magazine Editorial Production During this module you will work in groups with fellow course members to produce a finished magazine to a professional standard. Each group will devise a magazine concept, produce the photographs and text, design the pages and see the project through to print stage. Specialist design tuition and weekly editorial meetings throughout the module will monitor progress of the publication. The resulting magazine will be an important part of your final portfolio. Writing for Photojournalists You will cover the essential components of print journalism, and examine the vital relationship of text to image. The module will look at writing introductions, headlines and captions, and you will be encouraged to think critically about your written and photographic work. Major Project or Dissertation You will negotiate your project with your tutors, taking into account your expected career path. Projects can range from a substantial photographic portfolio on a major theme to a book dummy or website. The work produced on this module should be used as a significant career asset when you enter the world of professional photography.
Core modules
Semester One History, Theory and Sociology of Press Photography You will gain an understanding of the historical, critical and sociological contexts that inform the practice and deployment of photojournalism in the contemporary media sphere. Photography for Publication You will focus on how to produce successful news or feature images for the press. The module will cover pre-production and postproduction of digital images in Photoshop. Photojournalism The Picture Story This module will concentrate on the structure, form and content of the picture essay. You will produce a professional-quality photo story by the end of the module, along with a written critical assessment.
Associated careers
The course gives you a number of key skills that will make you highly employable in the media and publishing industries, whatever area you choose as your speciality, be it photography, book or magazine publishing or web-based publications. You will create work of high standard to enhance your professional portfolio.
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Semester Two
Photojournalism MA
You should possess a good first degree from a recognised university or institution of higher education, or relevant working experience to an equivalent level that equips you for postgraduate study. We welcome mature applicants with a background in the media or related areas. If your first language is not English, you will need an IELTS score of 7 or equivalent plus sufficient academic or professional background.
Max Houghton Course Leader
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Journalism (International): Broadcast, Online or Print MA Photographic Studies MA
Max is the Editor of the photography biannual, 8 Magazine, and her writing about photographs appears regularly in FOAM, Telephoto (the Daily Telegraphs arts and culture hub) and The New Humanist. Over the past year, she has co-curated critically acclaimed photographic exhibitions for Brighton Photo Fringe and the New York Photo Festival. Her research interests include text/image relations and the work of W G Sebald.
Ben Edwards Senior Lecturer
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The opportunity of being able to be around people that have the same passion and interest as me in photography was a great experience. I felt that there was always something new to learn, and that is the great thing about being in an academic environment. It keeps you on your toes, always making you drive forward, pushing you to become better, helping you to constantly think about new projects and original ideas, to help you become a better photographer.
The course helped me to realise what direction I wanted to go in as a photographer and gave me the confidence to realise that I have the capability to compete in a very competitive career and achieve success. I am currently based in London and travel between South Africa and the UK, working on long-term projects. I focus on issues that reflect South Africas constantly changing landscape, documenting the country with an intimate and personal conscience. My work is held in several private collections and has been exhibited in numerous group exhibitions in the UK and abroad.
Ilan Godfrey, Photojournalism MA
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Ben is a photographer/ film maker and senior lecturer at the University of Westminster. His current practise migrates between personal projects, commercial assignments and stock photography/footage. He is one of the founder members of Blendimages LLC and Director of ER Productions. His stills and film work is represented by Getty Images and Corbis. His work is also in private and public collections in UK V&A and The MOMA Houston, Texas.
Dr David Campany Reader in Photography
David is a well-known writer, curator and editor. His many books include Art and Photography (2003), The Cinematic (2007) and Photography and Cinema (2009). He is co-curating the inaugural show at Le Bal, Paris, and his essays have appeared in publications around the world, including Cruel and Tender (2003), Edgar Martins: Topologies (2006), Atget: Photograph de Paris (2008), and The Everyday (2009). David writes for Frieze, Ojodepez, Art Review, Source, Photoworks and The Oxford Art Journal, and is a co-founder of PA magazine.
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Completing the Photojournalism MA part-time was a perfect way to engage and immerse myself in photojournalism while continuing a freelance career in photography. It allowed me to directly utilise new skills and knowledge that I was learning into my shoots. I particularly found the editing and sequencing of images for photo essays the most insightful and challenging aspect of the course. They are essential skills applied to the work I produce for editorial clients and personal projects. The diverse range of students, and the broad range of ideas and approaches towards photojournalism, made for a fascinating and challenging environment to learn in.
Research
The Centre for Research and Education in Arts and Media (CREAM) is Westminsters internationally reputed research group in the creative arts. In the latest Research Assessment Exercise CREAM was ranked as Londons top art and design research department, with all of its research internationally recognised, and 75 per cent rated as excellent or world leading. The Centre ranges across the disciplines of photography, film, digital media, ceramics, visual arts and music. Our researchers are internationally recognised for their work in photographic history, theory and practice, documentary and experimental film, new media arts, ceramic history and installation, art criticism, sculptural and architectural installation and music composition. The Centre has won numerous awards from research councils, foundations and industry. Our Researchers include editors of five leading arts and scholarly journals, including Art Monthly. They have exhibited and curated work at a variety of national and international venues including Tate Modern, Tate Britain and the V&A. CREAM has an international and multicultural profile and (together with our colleagues in Westminsters top-rated media research centre CAMRI) has established an Africa Media Centre and an India Media Centre. Our focus is on cross-disciplinary research that shapes critical debates about practice, and many of our doctoral students are doing their PhD by practice. CREAM is a pioneer of practice-based moving image PhDs in the UK, and a founder member of the international AVPhD network. There are currently around 35 researchers and 30 doctoral students based at the Centre. CREAM offers excellent academic and pastoral support for its talented international cohort of students. Supported by the active contribution of our lively community of artists and researchers, the doctoral programme in CREAM is at the cutting edge of theory and practice based research.
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After a career in broadcast and print journalism Sally Feldman joined the University of Westminster as Dean of the School of Media, Arts and Design. For many years she was editor of BBC Radio 4s Womans Hour, as well as a stable of related programmes. She was responsible for re-launching the programme into its current successful morning slot, and for the 50th anniversary celebrations. Before that Sally edited a number of womens magazines. She continues to write and broadcast regularly, and is Associate Editor of New Humanist Magazine, a member of the Board of the Rationalist Association and on the Council of the Media Society.
Peter Roach is a practising painter and printmaker who has exhibited in galleries in London and Europe, and shown work at print and drawing biennales. After a wide and varied training across the field of art practice, including an MA Printmaking at the Royal College of Art and DAAD Exchange award study in Germany, he has worked at a number of universities in the UK, and run a series of summer schools in Canada. He currently has a studio-based painting practice in London.
Alan Fisher Head of Fashion and Music
Andy Golding Head of Film and Photography
Andy is Head of the Department of Photographic and Digital Media and teaches practice modules at undergraduate and postgraduate level. His skills in lighting, studio and audio visual work are renowned and he has collaborated on many national and international photographic projects. He has set up a number of collaborations in China and is currently a visiting Professor at the Nanjing Normal University and the Summit College of Art, Nanjing. His most recent paper is in Teaching and Learning through Photography, entitled The Interactive Photograph.
Alan was a performer with Cabaret Voltaire, studio designer, founding director of Fon studios, Sheffield, and more recently features writer for the Mix magazine. He is a musician, producer and engineer with projects including Take That, Bjork, Boy George, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and 808 State. Alan is currently working with Music Tank as a professional advisor.
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Tom Corby Reader in Interdisciplinary Arts
Tom is the Director of CREAMs Doctoral Programme, deputy Director of CREAM and coordinates the experimental media cluster research at Westminster. He studied Fine Art at Middlesex University (1987) and completed his PhD at Chelsea College of Art & Design in 2001. He has taught at Westminster since 2001 after previously working at Chelsea College of Art and Design and the University of Hertfordshire. His interdisciplinary artworks (in collaboration with Gavin Baily and Jonathan Mackenzie) have been internationally exhibited and have won numerous awards. Reviews include Art Review, Art Monthly, Intercommunication, Artists Newsletter and Acoustic space.
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Vish Vishvanath Photojournalism MA

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Art and Media Practice MA

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Art and Media Practice MA

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Art and Media Practice MA

Art and Media Practice MA

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Art and Media Practice MA

Design for Communication MA

Length of course One-year, full-time Location Harrow

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Design for Communication MA

Design for Communication MA

Design for Communication MA

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Film and TV: Theory, Culture and Industry MA

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Film and TV: Theory, Culture and Industry MA

Screenwriting and Producing for Film and TV MA

Screenwriting and Producing for Film and TV MA

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Screenwriting and Producing for Film and TV MA

Steve May Course Leader

Screenwriting and Producing for Film and TV MA

Alan Fisher Head of Music