Our unique art research programme is for appropriately qualified professionals who would like to explore and develop their understanding of their established practice, and in so doing to contribute to the wider cultural context through original critical work.
You can register either for research based on practice and a written element, or for research by written thesis only. However, the generative and reflexive activity of practice is central to the Department’s research culture, and it sees the first category of research as reflecting its academic strengths. In this case, practice is seen as primary. It must exemplify and locate the ideas developed in conjunction with the written part of the thesis. At research level, the Department’s aim is to support reflection upon its central concern with practice, both within the contexts of contemporary art and within the academic environment.
As a research student, you should be concerned to contextualise your practice in relation to other cultural production. Empirical research is understood as essential to innovative practice. You will need to record the practice which you undertake as part of your thesis, and retainable documentation of the practice – slides, photographs, video, and other appropriate visual material – must form part of your final submission.
We provide full-time practice-based research students with studio or office accommodation as appropriate within the postgraduate centre; we expect part-time students to have their own studio or office as appropriate, which is subject to the same conditions as for part-time MFA students (MFA in Art Practice and MFA in Art Writing).
Please see Research degrees for information about starting your research, upgrading to PhD registration, and submitting your thesis.
For an explanation of qualifications, have a look at our IAG page on this site www.creativeway.org.uk/quals. Normally an MA in an appropriate subject; in exceptional circumstances, other qualifications or professional experience may be considered as equivalent.
A Progression Agreement is a formal arrangement between two or more
education providers. It spells out what a learner needs to do to be
considered for a place on a named programme of study. Progression Agreements
may vary in the conditions they specify but they all aim to give guaranteed
pathways into higher education.
Advice on courses and careers:-
The Creative Way IAG team provides a specialist service for anyone
interested in finding out about courses and careers in the creative and
cultural industries. We can provide information direct to Students,
Parents/ Carers, Tutors and Careers Advisers via email, phone or organised
workshops and 1 to 1 sessions.
To find out more, visit our IAG page on this site on
http://www.creativeway.org.uk/IAG Or contact one of our career advisers: Matt Ball 07889 001764
m.ball@uel.ac.uk or Sarah
Comerford 07515 051509
s.comerford@uel.ac.uk