Programme Specification
MA Art and Design: Studio Practice (2016 and 2017 entry)
Academic Year: 2017/18
This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if full advantage is taken of the learning opportunities that are provided.
This specification applies to delivery of the programme in the Academic Year indicated above. Prospective students reviewing this information for a later year of study should be aware that these details are subject to change as outlined in our .
This specification should be read in conjunction with:
- Reg. XXI (Postgraduate Awards) (see
- Module Specifications
- Summary
- Aims
- Learning outcomes
- Structure
- Progression & weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | 天堂视频 |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | MA / PGDip / PGCert |
Programme title | ART AND DESIGN: STUDIO PRACTICE |
Programme code | ACPT01, ACPT02 |
Length of programme | 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time |
UCAS code | |
Admissions criteria | http://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/programmes/departments/arts/art-design-studio-practice/ |
Date at which the programme specification was published | Thu, 17 Aug 2017 12:16:05 BST |
1. Programme Aims
- To develop in students a range of advanced conceptual, practical and professional skills that will enable them to realise their creative aspirations.
- To extend students’ conceptual thinking and research skills in order to consolidate their individual practice.
- To enhance the practice of art and design, through increased acquaintance with historical precedents, contemporary practice, and emerging technologies.
- To enable a critical synthesis between intellectual understanding and technical skill.
- To instil in students the ability to articulate sophisticated ideas visually, verbally and in writing.
- To enable students to identify their own personal direction and understand their role within the industry and the community.
- To develop students' awareness and knowledge of the professional and ethical context within their discipline.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
- The Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ)
- Art and Design Benchmark Statement
- SEEC Level Descriptors
- University Learning and Teaching Strategy
3. Programme Learning Outcomes
3.1 Knowledge and Understanding
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
K1 Deploy current theoretical and methodological approaches.
K2 Engage the major concepts, values and debates in art and design practice.
K3 Interpret ideas in specialised fields of study, both verbally and in writing.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
C1 Conceptualise and critically develop abstract ideas in response to existing theoretical, methodological or practical concerns.
C2 Systematically use advanced problem solving, research and enquiry to address significant issues within their practice.
C3 Synthesise ideas and apply knowledge in unfamiliar contexts to generate innovative and transformative solutions.
C4 Analyse and evaluate complex, incomplete or contradictory data as part of the creative process.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to :
P1 Adapt analogue and digital approaches to produce advanced quality art and/or design work.
P2 Perform autonomously to improve personal practice against sectoral best practice.
P3 Demonstrate team working and organisational ability to realise goals.
P4 Consider and incorporate an ethical dimension to practice through negotiation.
c. Key transferable skills:
T1 On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to :
T2 Reflect on and adapt own actions to connect and improve known and unknown situations.
T3 Maintain and refine effective visual, verbal and written communication.
T4 Exploit relevant research literature and other sources of primary and secondary information.
4. Programme structure
To be eligible for consideration for these awards, students must obtain appopriate credit from the following compulsory modules:
Compulsory modules account for a total of 60 credits in Semester 1 and 120 credits in Semester 2 which includes the Final Project during the summer, making a total of the required weighting of 180 credits overall.
Semester 1 |
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SAP100 |
Contextualising Practices in Art and Design |
30 |
SAP004 |
Exploring Materials Processes and Techniques |
30 |
Semester 2 |
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SAP210 |
Final Project: Situating and Rehearsing |
30 |
SAP006 |
Research Methodologies: Art and Design |
30 |
Summer |
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SAP009 |
Final Project |
60 |
4.2 The above modules are offered on a full-time and part-time basis
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
5.1 In order to be eligible for the award, candidates must satisfy the requirements of Regulation XXI and additional requirements stated within these regulations.
5.2 A candidate will normally be permitted to proceed to the Final Project after studying taught modules with a total modular weight of 120.
5.3 For the award of MA candidates must obtain 180 module credits.
5.4 In accordance with the Regulation XXI, candidates who have the right of re-assessment in a module will be offered an opportunity to be re-assessed in a special assessment period.
5.5 Subject to the approval of the Dean of the School, module SAP009 may be undertaken either at 天堂视频 or at Nanyang Academy of Fine Art (NAFA) in Singapore. Students who undertake this module in Singapore will be jointly supervised by staff from 天堂视频 and NAFA.