Overview

This is a flexible MA suite of modules which will allow you to build up a strong portfolio of high-quality creative work across your chosen areas of practice.

Overview

The Creative Media Practice programme is aimed at graduates and industry professionals wishing to broaden their skills and explore and consolidate their creative identity across film, digital, media, photography, writing and performance.

The master's is delivered by expert practitioners from University of the West of Scotland, and will equip you for a creative media career, offering network contacts, the chance to build a portfolio, and essential practical skills. The MA also provides a solid foundation in practice-based research and an effective platform for pursuing further academic study at doctoral level.

Our course structure allows you to gain a personally tailored skill set, a detailed awareness of the fusion of creative, cultural, technological, social and political forces within the creative industries sector and screen and broadcast industries, and a deep understanding of the theories which underpin these areas.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Applied Creative Contexts
Creative Portfolio
Creative Industries: Professional Practice
Collaborative Multiplatform Project
Wildlife Filmmaking & Media

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-07 00:00:00

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Starting 2026-09-07 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-08 00:00:00

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Most courses don't have a formal closing date, but they will close when they are full; apply early to avoid disappointment.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

78

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Ayr, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Media Studies & Mass Media View 217 other Masters in Media Studies & Mass Media in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

78

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

Entry to the MA is open to Honours graduates (minimum 2:2).

Applicants with relevant equivalent qualifications and/or professional experience will also be considered.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

16275 GBP / year

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Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

7500 GBP / year

≈ 7500 GBP / year

Additional Details

Rest of UK / Ireland: 11.750 GBP.

Funding

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