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MA Digital and Visual Communications - Photography

MA Digital and Visual Communications - Photography

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Full time | City Campus (Wolverhampton) | 12 months | 15-SEP-25

Study mode

Full time

Duration

12 months

Start date

15-SEP-25

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Communication Studies Digital Photography

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Why choose this course?

Are you a designer, artist, photographer or maker that relishes a challenge? If so, studying MA Digital and Visual Communications at the University of Wolverhampton will help enhance your career prospects and creative potential.

The course attracts students from a wide range of disciplines including (but not limited to):

Graphic Design.

Advertising Design.

Illustration.

Photography.

Animation.

Computer Games Design.

Multimedia Design.

The combination of international and UK students on the course creates a dynamic environment where you can advance your creative practice and build a greater appreciation of visual communications theory.

The course helps students to develop their creative design abilities while also gaining knowledge essential for a career in the competitive marketplace of international visual communications.

What happens on the course?

The course provides an opportunity to develop your creative practice, enhance your portfolio of practical work and explore a broad range of digital and visual communication theory.

Typical modules on the course include:

Creative Methodologies in Context.

Experimentation in Digital and Visual Communications Practice.

Developmental Processes in Digital and Visual Communications Practice.

Contemporary Contexts in Digital and Visual Communications.

Realisation in Digital and Visual Communications.

MA Show

On completion of the course, students have an opportunity to exhibit their final major project as part of the MA Show providing a great culmination to their studies. We are currently partnering with Wolverhampton Art Gallery and the New Art Gallery Walsall in hosting our MA Degree Shows.

How will I be assessed?

Portfolio of practical work, presentation, essays and coursework.

Modules

This module will further develop your critical and contextual skills by drawing on a number of theoretical frameworks that are pertinent to digital and visual communications. The module content is oriented around themes that are central to the study of contemporary digital and visual communications, particularly the relationship between the material and the digital in all stages of the creative process.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£8,815

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£15,950

Entry requirements

You should have a good Honours Degree (2:2 or above) or equivalent in a relevant subject.

University information

The University of Wolverhampton is a fantastic place for postgraduate study, putting students firmly first, and encouraging them to “Be who you want to be.” To discover what that means for each student, the university provides the guidance, facilities and expertise needed, including: High-quality education and training World-leading research (REF2021) Excellent student support Opportunities for social mobility (Higher Education...more