Advancing Practice (previously Social and Health Care Studies)

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Students are taught by practising artists, curators and art entrepreneurs - with extensive, current and first-hand experience as makers, producers and/or writers on art, and all variously engaged with project management and realisation, fund-raising, budgeting, networking, blogging, marketing and promotion, negotiating, formulating project proposals, bid writing, pitching ideas and proposals, collaborative working, portfolio working, research and many other things.

Key Features

* Prepares you to be a financially successful artist
* Work alongside the Universitys Artist in Residence and Arts fellow
* Professional practice and business tutors are from a range of industrial and professional backgrounds
* Programme has extensive input from input from visiting artists, arts practitioners, curators, art managers, arts marketers and arts fund raisers
* Flexible study patterns, either full or part-time
* Opportunities for exchanges and collaboration with professional artists

* Either a first or second class Honours Degree in a relevant, cognate discipline or equivalent professional experience * Entry will be by portfolio interview following the submission of a relevant study proposal * If English is not your first language you will be expected to have reached a sufficient standard on admission to the course (e.g. IELTS 6.5, with a minimum of 6.0 in each element) English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6.5 CAE score: (read more) Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) is part of the Cambridge English suite and is targeted at a high level (IETLS 6.5-8.0). It is an international English language exam set at the right level for academic and professional success. Developed by Cambridge English Language Assessment - part of the University of Cambridge - it helps you stand out from the crowd as a high achiever. 60 (Grade C) TOEFL paper-based test score : 570 TOEFL iBT® test: 88 IMPORTANT NOTE: Since April 2014 the ETS tests (including TOEFL and TOEIC) are no longer accepted for Tier 4 visa applications to the United Kingdom. The university might still accept these tests to admit you to the university, but if you require a Tier 4 visa to enter the UK and begin your degree programme, these tests will not be sufficient to obtain your Visa. The IELTS test is most widely accepted by universities and is also accepted for Tier 4 visas to the UK- learn more.