MA in Image & Communication (Photography or Electronic Graphics)
The MA in Image and Communication (Photography or Electronic Graphics) gives practitioners and theorists the opportunity to research and develop the new boundaries of image-making made possible by technological change within the context of post-industrial culture. By combining theory and practice, it encourages you to deal with aspects of visual style and established practices of production while drawing on a broad range of cultural references and technical practices.
Andreas Tovan, MA in Image & Communication
1 year full-time.
Deadline: 3 March (14 February if applying for external funding). You need to include visual/audiovisual work (this can include experimental or incomplete material as well as finished projects), and an essay done as part of your degree or diploma, or not more than 1,500 words in English on ‘Culture and Personal Passion’. The statement part of your application should give insight into the unresolved questions you may be thinking about, as well as your aspirations in relation to the MA. Please see Returning your work. We batch applications for this programme. Late applications may be considered.
Due to the popularity of this programme we ask you for a deposit of £450 to secure any offer made to you after applying for the programme. The deposit will be credited against your tuition fees when you enrol. Please note: You will only be required to provide a deposit if you are offered a place, you do NOT need to pay a deposit in order to apply.
Please see How to apply.
As well as an undergraduate degree in a related subject, you should have a level of practical experience in a relevant area. If your first language is not English, you normally need a minimum score of 7.0 in IELTS or equivalent.
AHRC
Television; radio; broadcasting; the press; the web; publishing; film-making; advertising; public relations.
Specific practice skills to a high level; understanding of the pleasures of media consumption.
Please see Tuition fees.
Please see Staff research interests.
Media & Communications
The programme allows for specialisation in photography or electronic graphics – which can include interactive, durational and internet work – but encompasses a broader interpretation of practice. You look at the meaning, production and distribution of images, and the relationship between theory and practice inthe context of debates about post-modernism. You also participate in practice workshops in photography (covering medium/large format cameras, portable and studio lighting technologies and their use, film technology, digital imaging and output systems and processes), and/or in electronic graphics (featuring computer and video graphics, computer-aided design, desktop publishing, animation, animatics, 2D and 3D computer animation, still and durational image production and manipulation). The Department pays for all reasonable equipment and materials costs incurred as part of your coursework. However, apart from the agreed use of Goldsmiths equipment and facilities, you fund the costs of your final project/portfolio of work yourself.
Assessment
Original portfolio submission; coursework and essays.
Application enquiries
Please see how to apply for information on applying to this programme.