Sustainable Communities & the Creative Economy, M.A.

Kingston University, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

Disciplines:

Civil Engineering, Architecture & Construction

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Country:	United Kingdom	Duration:	12 Months
City:	London	Start Date:	September
Educational Form:	Taught	Languages:	English
Education Variants:	Part Time Full Time

Programme Description

The design of our built environment is of great importance as it can radically affect commercial productivity, public service delivery and how people feel about their quality of life. Good design can revitalise neighbourhoods and cities, reduce crime, illness and truancy, and help public services perform better.

If you are currently employed in or would like to develop a career in sustainability, the Sustainable Communities and the Creative Economy MA course is ideal. It will develop your creative skills while also giving you an overview of how to manage the industry effectively within the creative economy.

By the end of the course, you will be equipped with the leading-edge knowledge and practical skills needed to succeed in this area of the creative economy.

Whatever your current job within the creative industries, no matter how much experience you have or what size of organisation you work for, Kingston´s Creative Industries programme is designed to suit you. We will provide you with the creative, leadership, entrepreneurship and management skills to succeed within the creative industries.

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Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.

In Part 1 of your course, you will study with students from across all the Creative Industries programmes. In Part 2 of your course, you will study alongside fellow students who have opted to work towards the same specialist discipline.

Part 1: core modules

* The Creative Economy
* Managing Creativity and Innovation
* Creative Leadership
* Contemporary Issues in the Creative Economy

Part 2: specialist modules (choose four)

* Economic Sustainability
* Environmental Sustainability
* Social Sustainability
* Sustainable Cities

Part 3: personal project (choose one)

* Dissertation
* Innovative project

Assessment

A mixture of project work and formal assessments, including essays, case studies, reports and presentations, plus the final dissertation or business report (approx 15,000 words).

You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.

Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.

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Requirements

We usually expect applicants to have:

- a second class degree or above in a relevant area and/or two years´ work experience in the creative industries;
- an understanding of the context of the creative economy; and
- the ability to rationalise why this course will be of value to them personally.
- International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent.

We also carefully consider non-standard entrants with relevant personal and work experience who can demonstrate the interest, commitment and ability required to undertake this course successfully.

Personal statement

All applicants should demonstrate their understanding of the context of the creative economy in their personal statement, plus how the course will be of value to them personally.

Portfolio

If you have previous qualifications and experience of studio practice, you may be able to undertake studio (eg visual practice-led) assignments if appropriate. The subject team will assess your suitability for this route, based on the submission of a portfolio of visual practice images with your application, as well as subsequent progress on the course.

If you do not have prior qualifications and experience of a practice-based nature in your specialist area, you will undertake an alternative form of assignment in your course (and you will not be required to submit a portfolio with your application).

If you need to submit a portfolio, please do so digitally on a CD-ROM that can be opened on a Microsoft XP operating system using Powerpoint. Images only need to be screen resolution (between 72dpi and 150dpi). Make sure that the CD-ROM is clearly labelled with your name and the course for which you have applied. Unfortunately, we are unable to return CD-ROMs.

Interviews

We normally invite applicants for this course to an interview with the course director and/or the subject leader. International students based overseas can arrange for an interview by email or telephone.