Entry requirements

BA (Hons) degree in Theatre Design, Costume, Set or Lighting Design, Fine or Live Art, other forms of 3D Visual Design or making such Architecture or Interior Design Study proposal Portfolio of work Alternative qualifications and experience will also be taken into consideration IELTS level 6.5 or above if English isn’t their first language, with at least 5.5 in reading, writing, listening and speaking (please check our English Language requirements)

Months of entry

October

Course content

The course is designed to support and further theatre design practice-based research at MA level over a one-year programme. Students will practice advanced level scenographic speculative methods, either collaboratively or as auteur. They will be expected to interrogate contemporary scenography in the establish modes of industrial practice in principally the fields of set and costume design, although students may also investigate the impact and effect of various specialisms in their studies, such as lighting, projection or sound.

Course Highlights:

To research practitioners past and present and form a distinctive view of their position in the discipline
Collaborate with other postgraduate student directors, choreographers or other theatre makers to practice and test their abilities to negotiate and communicate at an advanced level
Maintain an online research folio to develop a professional ‘shop window’ for their ideas
To interrogate contemporary scenography through the established modes of industrial practice in set and costume design, though students may also investigate various specialisms in their studies, such as lighting, projection or sound
Work closely with a mentor who will challenge and advise students throughout the development of their final self-motivated Action Research Project
Specialist tutorial and technical support from across Wimbledon’s renowned Theatre Programme, focusing on the production and research in both industrial and academic contexts
Established contacts with complementary London-based Director and Choreographic MA courses support the delivery of collaborative study components
Direct access to the Jocelyn Herbert Archive and engagement with the college’s theatre design-related special exhibitions and conferences
Direct access to scenographic curatorial practice at a national and international level

Information for international students

The College is dedicated to excellence in learning and teaching. All tutors are practising artists or designers. The College is a small and friendly community, located in Wimbledon, only 15 minutes by train from central London.

Fees and funding

UK students

£8,500

International students

£17,920

Qualification and course duration

MA

full time

12 months

Assessment

Assessment	What kind of work will I be doing? (proportionally)
Creative work	80
Dissertation	20

Course contact details

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Email: info@wimbledon.arts.ac.uk

Phone: 020 7514 9641

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