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Employability
Lancaster University has over 800 graduates who are now working in the
arts and creative industries, some in influential positions. Indeed, LICA’s
emphasis on the creative industries, and its commitment to new
knowledge generation and to the transfer of knowledge between
academics, community and business, means that its graduates are well
matched to the diverse demands of careers within the arts and creative
industries and to other opportunities which require a combination of
creative and academic skills as well as entrepreneurship. LICA’s graduates
have also gained employment in further and higher education, and have
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generated transferable skills that have given them the edge in pursuing a
wide-range of careers beyond those in the arts or arts education.
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MA in Contemporary Arts Research organisational problems, which include management, strategy and
policy. The importance of design thinking in delivering
Director of Studies: Nigel Stewart. organisational goals, of managing design, innovation and creativity
Duration: 12 months full-time, 24 months part-time. effectively, and of initiating and developing policy on the role and
LICA
Entry Requirements: An upper second class honours degree, or its value of design, is widely recognised. Our course considers the role
equivalent, in a relevant discipline. of design in the many arenas in which it is employed and supports
Assessment: 5000 word essay, public presentation, and a thesis design research and creative insights into, for, and through design.
and/or artwork or event (a performance, portfolio, exhibition, DVD or An investigation of the role of design in commercial contexts is
website). supported by a programme of case studies, live projects, visiting
IELTS: 6.5 professionals, and placement opportunities. It concludes with a
Funding: AHRC Awards - see also page 196. major research project.
Further Information: www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/lica
The course is suitable for design and associated graduates who
Pathways: Computer Music, Dance, Digital Arts, Drama, Theatre and want to develop additional skills and modes of thinking required in
Performance, Fine Art, Interdisciplinary Arts, Live Arts, Music design research, design leadership, design management, and design
(Composition, Musicology, Performance) policy. It prepares you for higher research degrees, and careers as
design consultants, managers and policy makers in both private and
This course is specifically designed for graduates in any of the listed public organisations across sectors such as manufacturing, retail,
pathway disciplines who want to prepare for doctoral study either construction, government, health and education.
by integrating creative practice with theoretical or historical work,
or by more traditional methods. The course is modelled on the MA in Professional Contemporary Arts Practice
generic structure of a doctoral programme. As part of a continuous Arts and Social Sciences:
overarching research project, you will produce a research review, a Director of Studies: Matthew Fenton.
research methods presentation and then a thesis and/or major Duration: 12 months full-time, 24 months part-time.
practical project. Throughout the course you will meet regularly Entry Requirements: An upper second class honours degree, or its
with your supervisor, and the first two terms consist of weekly equivalent, or an established arts/making practice in the chosen
group seminars on a range of generic and subject-specific research discipline.
methods (including practice-based methods). Assessment: Combination of art practice (performance, exhibitions
etc), portfolio (DVD, website), audiovisual presentation and placement
MA in Design: Management and Policy report.
IELTS: 6.5
Director of Studies: Martyn Evans. Funding: See page 196.
Duration: 12 months full-time. Further Information: www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/lica
Entry Requirements: An upper second class honours degree, or its
equivalent, in Design or a cognate discipline. Pathways: Applied Design (Crafts), Music (Composition, Performance,
Assessment: Combination of coursework, presentation and major Computer Music), Dance, Digital Arts, Fine Art, Interdisciplinary Arts,
research project. Live Arts, Theatre and Performance.
IELTS: 6.5
Funding: AHRC-see also page 196. This vocational course is unique in its exploration of the creative
Further Information: www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/lica cross-over between arts practice and arts administration. It is
specifically designed to prepare thinking practitioners for portfolio
The MA in Design: Management and Policy focuses on human- careers in the arts in which they are not only art makers but also
centred design thinking and methods in the context of their own curators, fundraisers, administrators and marketing
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