Masters in Entrepreneurship for Creative Practice
(21 months part-time or 1 year full-time Masters degree)
Do you want to explore the concept of entrepreneurship and creativity?
Perhaps you are keen to find your ideal means of earning an income from your practice?
As a specialist art college, we encourage the attitudes and skills to balance individuality with the ability to collaborate and the potential to become a change agent in your field.
This Masters course is aimed at creative practitioners and graduates who wish to chart a new future, accelerate their existing practice, find new direction and/or start-up a new enterprise. The programme is organised to deliver real practical outcomes that you can immediately apply to your practice, while rigorously testing your critical and entrepreneurial awareness. The entrepreneurial landscape is fast changing as we re-define the traditional boundaries, perceptions and definitions of the ‘entrepreneur’ for the 21st Century.
The course will challenge your intellectual, practical and creative ambitions by providing you with opportunities to showcase your current creative work and undertake live external projects in arts or business organisations, whilst nurturing your own self-directed critically-reflective learning. You’ll be encouraged to explore, experiment, stretch and transform your practice with interdisciplinary creative thinking in a real world environment.
Supported by visiting lecturers and our rich network of industry and creative entrepreneur partnerships, we provide an experiential platform that nurtures, nourishes and alchemises your practice.Through your external live project you will integrate your creative practice, professional and research skills in order to realise your entrepreneurial potential.
Is this programme for me?
Suitable for those passionate about their practice and keen to develop as a self employed practitioner, as a creative entrepreneur within an organisation or a combination of the two or more in a portfolio career approach. Testament to your (quiet/loud) maverick nature, you realise that you need fresh stimulation and relevant skills in order to develop your creative career.
How is the programme structured?
This Masters is offered as a 21 month part-time degree or 1 year full time degree. Part-time students have one formal day of study per week in the College and full-time students have two days of formal study per week. You need to commit to additional hours of personal study as required to achieve practical, theoretical and experiential assignments within the modules.
A specialist programme team, supported by visiting lecturers, enriches your course experience.
What resources are available for me?
You will have access to a dedicated postgraduate space each week and,additionally, can use any of the technical resources and workshops which form a part of the College (print, ceramics, glass, small and large metals, dry workshop, fashion studios, laser cutters, fine arts studio and more). You will also have available the Learning Resource Centre, the Equipment Resource Centre, large format and special printers, and a full range of IT rooms and equipment.
How much time and money will I need to commit?
This programme is offered part-time and full-time. For the part-time route you attend one formal study day a week for the duration of the programme, which will last 21 months. The full time route requires at least two formal study days per week and lasts for 1 year. You need to commit to additional hours of personal study time as required to achieve practical, theoretical and experiential assignments within the modules.
Fees for 2012/13 are £4,800 for 1 year full-time or 21 months part-time. Fees can be paid in instalments of £240 pcm over 20 months for the part-time course and £480 pcm for the one year full-time course.
Recent Plymouth College of Art graduates (within 5 years of graduating) receive a 20% discount, so the fee is reduced to £4,000 for the full or part-time course. Discounted fees can also be paid in instalments of £200 pcm for 20 months for the part-time course and £400 pcm for the one year full-time course.
For further information, please email Karin Jordan, Postgraduate Programme Leader kjordan@plymouthart.ac.uk or telephone 01752 203434
