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MA Expanded Spatial Practices

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Full time | City Campus | 18 months | SEP-26

Study mode

Full time

Duration

18 months

Start date

SEP-26

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Art & Design

Course Summary

Develop interdisciplinary approaches to the design and production of spaces of social relations and critique through practice. Spatial practice is often approached from within tight disciplinary and professional boundaries. This course takes an interdisciplinary approach by integrating knowledge and methods from multiple fields. You’ll draw on architecture, interior, and landscape, as well as: art, performance, choreography, history, public policy, criminology, health, and creative technology, to critically interrogate the ways in which space is thought, represented, produced, and used. Join a diverse academic community Aimed at students with a design background, we also welcome students from other disciplines or experiences looking to expand their practice or enter a new career. As part of this course, you’ll: Propose new areas for investigation and critical enquiry by expanding your engagement with contemporary social, cultural, political, and ecological issues, debates, and public policies Embrace interdisciplinary methodological approaches to spatial practice with a view to contributing to both theory- and practice-led research in the field Expertly organise expanded spatial practices, and proficiently realise and communicate high-quality projects including the documentation and dissemination of outputs Develop a high level of collaborative competency as well as your effectiveness and efficiency in leading and working with multi-disciplinary teams and complex organisations Your development The course will help you develop into a competent spatial practitioner and researcher. You’ll be confident leading change, working across disciplines, delivering complex projects with positive social impact, and undertaking independent and collaborative scholarship.

Modules

This module will introduce you to the key ideas and issues in the changing debates on space and spatial practice. You?ll use case studies to examine a range of contemporary and historical examples which integrate knowledge and methods from other fields. You?ll critically examine practices which adopt cross-, inter-, and trans-disciplinary approaches, including artistic, architectural, urban, performative, and curatorial practice. This module will also encourage you to explore written work and examples of other practices which take collaborative and participatory approaches. You?ll understand how to identify ways of expanding spatial practice beyond disciplinary boundaries in preparation for further study on this course. You?ll also propose, develop, and implement your research project.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (month)

£867

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (month)

£1,537

Entry requirements

Applicants should normally have an upper second class (2.1) honours degree. Applicants with a lower second class (2.2) honours degree will be considered on an individual basis if they have relevant work experience. Applicants who do not have an honours degree may be considered if they have significant relevant experience from within the profession.