Creative Practice MRes

The Creative Practice MRes is an innovative research-focused Master’s course designed for aspiring creative practitioners, nurturing independent art and design practices as a distinctive form of practice-led enquiry. <br/><br/>The course welcomes creatives from diverse disciplines, including architecture, fashion, music, fine art, moving image, photography, ceramics, and digital media. The course cultivates a vibrant research culture through seminars, workshops, site visits, and interactions with visiting practitioners and external organisations. Youll gain the practical tools and critical knowledge to complete a major creative research project while developing transferable skills in problem-solving and technical expertise. You’ll also benefit from the creative expertise at the world leading Centre for Research in Education, Art and Media (CREAM). <br/><br/>Based at Westminster School of Arts on our Harrow Campus, youll have access to state-of-the-art workshops in film, photography, music, print, fashion, and 3D. The In Situ core module extends your learning to Marylebone Campus, home to the School of Architecture, where you’ll explore how place and space shape creative research through cross-disciplinary collaboration. <br/><br/>Throughout the course, you’ll engage with contemporary debates and critical insights across the Schools of Arts, Architecture, and Visual Culture, joining an interdisciplinary community of Master’s students, enriching your practice through collaboration. You’ll choose an option module aligned with your research focus, with module choices curated from offerings across Arts, Media and Communication, Architecture and Visual Culture. <br/><br/>The Creative Practice MRes opens avenues to future academic and professional careers in your chosen field of creative research, including opportunities to pursue practice-based PhD research.