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If you are a visual arts or media graduate, work in the media or want to change careers and are keen to explore the creative and commercial possibilities of your ideas, this is the course for you.
The qualifications and industry experience of our lecturers range from advertising and digital media to film-making, gaming, publishing, journalism, marketing and script writing, as well as theoretical knowledge in cultural studies, English literature, global politics and film theory, to name but a few.
Added to this is our highly popular speaker series - tailor-made specifically for postgraduate students. Our speakers are professionals with diverse profiles drawn from links with external media bodies, such as Abbey Road Productions, the BBC and the Royal Television Society.
All this, combined with our newly updated digital studio, means you'll have a first-rate environment for research and experimentation.
It's all about choice. You can study full-time or part-time and select which pathway best suits your area of interest.
Unsure of which pathway to take? Don't worry. Our team will be happy to assist you with your choice. Our aim is to encourage and advise you in your area of interest and to discuss ways to publish, exhibit, and promote your work.
Ours is a taught MA. We provide class contact sessions on core subjects to get you into the topics and provide advice in assisting you with the options unit that best suits your dissertation or project work. The course is designed to combine theoretical and practical units to ensure that you graduate with a broad portfolio of Masters-level skills.
The course consists of four taught units on:
* Professional Development
* Perspectives on Media Culture
* Creative Practice Project
* Research Seminar
Further optional taught units are:
* Media Critiques and Moral Panics: Sex, Scandal and Celebrity
* Issues in Contemporary Film Theory
* Digital Studio
* Writing for Screen & Stage
* Persuasion in the Media Age: Writing for Integrated Marketing Communications
* Corporate Public Relations
Assessment
Assessment ranges from presentations of ideas and concepts through to written essays, project work and exams.
EU student funding EU student loan
If you have difficulties paying for your fees, you can apply for a loan which is repayable when you have finished your studies and have a job paying more than approximately £15,000 per year.* The Government pays the University on your behalf, in the form of a fees loan, and you pay back later through the tax system.
* This is the repayment threshold in the UK. Differences in living costs will be taken into account and therefore the repayment threshold may vary in different countries.
EU bursary
Southampton Solent University offers a bursary to full-time undergraduate EU students, as follows:
Up to £750 bursary for each year of study, for students from lower income families.
Bursaries of up to £750 will be given to students whose household income is below £25,000, on courses with fees of £3,375.
EU students on courses with fees below £3,375 will be eligible for a bursary of £375.
How to apply and further information
If applying for the loan and/or bursary, you will be required to complete the EU11N form . Once completed and submitted and if applying for the EU bursary, you will automically be sent out the EU11B form.
If you are from an EU country you may want to contact the Student Finance European Team|, for further information on EU funding and fee loans. Further information can also be found on the following website:
Equivalent or Lower Qualifications (ELQ)
In 2008, the Government decided to no longer provide Higher Education institutions with funding to teach EU students who wish to study a qualification which is equivalent to, or lower to their existing qualifications.
In response to this decision, some universities will be charging a higher tuition fee to ELQ students to compensate for the shortfall in funding. However, Southampton Solent University has decided to keep the fee in line with the current EU fees but it is important to keep in mind that ELQ students will not be able to claim for the tuition fee loan and the EU bursary.
If you believe you may fall in the category of the ELQ students and would like to find out more about your eligibility, please contact the Student Finance Service on + 44 (0) 141 243 3570 or email EU_Team@slc.co.uk
Overseas scholarships International Scholarships Scheme 2011
We are pleased to offer some scholarships to students applying from overseas.
Who can apply?
You can apply if:
* you are applying for a full-time course at Southampton Solent University for 2011 entry, and
* you are from one of the following areas: Africa, Caribbean, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, India, and
* you are not currently studying or residing in the UK, and
* you are a self-funded, full fee student.
How do I apply?
Simply complete the Overseas Scholarships Application form and return it to our International Office by 31 July 2011, once you have received a definite offer from us.
* Overseas Scholarship Application Form
What will happen next?
We will advise you whether you can be awarded a scholarship. You will then need to accept our unconditional offer and pay the required deposit.
We will then send you the Scholarship Award of £1,000 towards your tuition fee payment for your first year of study.
Faculty of Technology Postgraduate Scholarships 2011
Overseas applicants to taught Masters programmes will be considered for a scholarship based on academic merit. The faculty offers a limited number of scholarships worth up to £5,775. This award cannot be used in conjunction with the International Scholarship Scheme.
Applicants who apply to MSc Business Information Technology, MSc Software Engineering Management or MSc International Maritime Studies by 30 June 2011, will be considered for this Scholarship in July 2011.
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