Art and Emerging Technologies MA

Program Overview

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Art and Emerging Technologies MA

Overview

The Art and Emerging Technologies MA explores experimental applications of creative technologies in art practice, the development of advanced digital skills, and their impact on society, culture, and the environment.

Course Structure

This course is part of a suite of MA art courses which include the Expanded Photography MA and the Global Contemporary Art MA. You’ll tailor your learning through a set of shared optional modules that address contemporary challenges, advanced digital approaches, and specialised professional contexts.

Core Modules

Ecologies and Technologies

This module explores interrelationships between nature, culture, art and technology, introducing key concepts and technical skills within physical computing, creative coding, and sensing practices, and applying these technologies in a practice-based project to question, and critically reflect upon current environmental and societal challenges.

Emerging Media Realties

This module explores emerging media in relation to creative practice. Through mapping, mediation, and augmentation of environments through extended reality (XR) and locative technologies, you’ll consider the impact and transformation of our perception of the world and the use of technological intervention to enhance user experience and engagement, participation and new modes of interaction and creation.

MA Arts – Master's Project

This module will support you to develop an independently defined practice-led project grounded in the contextual understanding of your area of practice, relevant theoretical debates, and the wider creative industry.

MA Arts – Professional Practice in The Creative Industries

This module offers a framework for you to reflect, develop and identify your professional interests and future career path, and to gain a working knowledge of the creative industries, while supporting you to develop a range of relevant professional skills.

Option Modules

Curatorial and Social Practices

This practice-led module is hosted by the Global Contemporary Art MA and focuses on the range of practical and conceptual skills involved in curating for diverse contexts of global contemporary art and creative industries more widely.

Future Archives

This module is hosted by the Art and Emerging Technologies MA and investigates the potential of digital art and design practices and advanced technologies such as 3D scanning and photogrammetry to expand and create the archive of the future.

Global Arts and Sustainable Futures

This module is hosted by the Global Contemporary Art MA. It is a research-led module that may take either a text-based or practical approach to address concerns with global issues of climate, social justice, and biodiversity.

Image Futures

This module is hosted by the Expanded Photography MA and addresses essential aspects of future-facing photographic production: cutting-edge presentation and dissemination of projects for specific audiences and industries.

Interactive Art and Storytelling

This module is hosted by the Art and Emerging Technologies MA and investigates the scope and potential for digital art practices and emerging technologies to be used to develop new forms of experiences and approaches to interactive storytelling.

Virtual Photography

This module is hosted by the Expanded Photography MA and aims to engage students with expanded notions of photography within virtual spaces, such as gaming, AR, VR, AI, creative coding and 3D visualisation.

Entry Requirements

• A minimum of an upper second class honours degree (2:1) or a lower second class honours degree (2:2) with relevant experience in related subject areas.
• Applicants are required to submit a portfolio of recent practice projects.
• If your first language is not English you should have an IELTS 6.5 with at least 6.0 in writing and no element below 5.5.

Tuition Fees

• UK tuition fee: £1,322 (Price per 20-credit module)
• International tuition fee: £1,778 (Price per 20-credit module)

Careers

This course will equip you with a wide range of skills suited to employment in the Digital and Creative Industries or Cultural sectors. Through the pool of options, you’ll be able to tailor your expertise to prepare you for a diverse range of related careers in the arts and creative industries.

Course Leader

• Dr Christopher Fry

Course Team

• Dr Elizabeth Allen - Assistant Head of School
• Dr Chris Christodoulou - Senior Lecturer
• Peter Dukes - Principal Lecturer
• Dr Christopher Fry - Senior Lecturer
• Dr Julie Marsh - Senior Lecturer
• Zak Peric - Senior Lecturer
• Dr Eugenie Shinkle - Reader
• John Smith - Senior Lecturer
• Tadej Vindis - Lecturer

Teaching and Assessment

• Teaching methods across all our postgraduate courses focus on active student learning through lectures, seminars, workshops, problem-based and blended learning, and where appropriate practical application.
• Our postgraduate courses include a variety of assessments, which typically fall into two broad categories: practical and coursework.

Supporting You

• Our Student Hub is where you’ll find out about the services and support we offer, helping you get the best out of your time with us.
• Study support – workshops, 1-2-1 support and online resources to help improve your academic and research skills
• Personal tutors – support you in fulfilling your academic and personal potential
• Student advice team – provide specialist advice on a range of issues including funding, benefits and visas
• Extra-curricular activities – volunteering opportunities, sports and fitness activities, student events and more

Course Location

• Harrow is our creative and cultural hub, home to most of our arts, media and digital courses.
• Harrow Campus is based in north-west London, just 20 minutes from the city centre by train.