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This is an interdisciplinary, modular research degree for art and design graduates and creative professionals. The programme is highly flexible, enabling students from a variety of backgrounds to extend and develop their area of interest. Special pathways include: Fashion (knit, print, textile, fashion and costume design); Graphics (typography, illustration, animation and short film, photography, graphic novel); Spatial Design (building, interior, furniture, performance, video and digital design); and Visual Arts (multi-media, painting, printmaking, sculpture, installation, performance). The Master of Art and Design enables students to explore and develop a body of work at an advanced level, using interdisciplinary approaches to art and design. The first year coursework papers cover areas of research methodology, theoretical and contextual issues, technical development, analysis, critique and creative practice relevant to the development of the student’s research project, and leading into thesis research and presentation in the second year. Within this programme the thesis – which researches and processes a body of knowledge to produce original outcomes – can be presented in a written or predominantly visual form. Students are encouraged to explore, through supported self-directed learning, a range of processes, technologies, and cultural perspectives in the development of their work. Master of Art and Design on-campus candidates enjoy dedicated individual studio spaces, specialist facilities with extended access hours, as well as library and learning centre facilities. Off campus students have regular weekly on line sessions, weekend residences in their specific geographic locations, and in Auckland; they also benefit from the flexible library delivery service. Programme Code: AK3483
Level: 9
Points: 240
Duration: Two years full time / Maximum five years part time
Venue: City Campus / Off campus
Starting date: 3 March 2008
Application deadline: 3 December 2007 AUT encourages early application.
Late applications will be accepted if the programme is not full. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Successful completion of one of the following: - A graduate diploma
- An undergraduate degree
- A professional qualification in a relevant discipline, recognised by the University as being equivalent to at least a three-year undergraduate degree
- Or evidence of professional experience deemed by the Programme Board of Studies to be equivalent to an undergraduate degree or recognised professional qualification.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS Applicants for whom English or Māori is not their first language are required to provide proof of an acceptable pass/grade gained in an accepted English language test. THE KEY SKILLS YOU WILL ACQUIRE
The Master of Art and Design programme provides candidates with the opportunity to develop their creative and critical capabilities as independent practice or theory based researchers. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Successful completion of this programme will enable graduates to pursue careers in the fields of design, fine arts, curatorial practice, research, education or film and television. FURTHER STUDIES Students who have excelled in their studies may continue to study in an AUT doctoral programme. Students may also wish to take up specialist postgraduate diploma study offered in a variety of areas. PAPERS
Master of Art and Design candidates must complete 240 points over the equivalent of two years of full time study. Students can study on or off campus. The programme is organised in two distinct stages. The first stage (Year One) is made up of programme work, with core papers focusing on contextual, technological, methodological and interdisciplinary issues and practices. The course work completed in the first stage of the programme provides the basis for the development of independent research and thesis production in stage two (Year Two). This programme structure recognises that graduates begin the programme with diverse skills and experiences and with a thesis proposal that indicates a clear direction in the form of a problem, area or process they wish to investigate. Through the course work papers in the first stage, candidates develop their analytical, technical, methodological, contextual and expressive skills in relation to the stated thesis topic. YEAR ONE
118111 Research Practice (Art and Design) 60 points
118112 Research Contexts and Methods (Art and Design) 60 points
Total points for the year 120 points
YEAR TWO
119003 Thesis 120 points THE THESIS
A thesis brings original thinking to bear on something that engages your personal or professional interest. Students may propose topics of an applied professional, technological or academic nature and will be required to make an original contribution through the project in which they are engaged.
A draft outlining the thesis proposal must be submitted on application. This proposal is then refined over the first six months of study. The design of the thesis project is normally developed in consultation with the proposed supervisor and Master of Art and Design staff. Research is a student directed process, which is supported by supervisors and seminars. Master of Art and Design thesis students undertake their research under the direction of two supervisors – a main (primary) supervisor and co-supervisor (secondary supervisor).
The primary supervisor will be a member of staff from the School of Art and Design. Where additional specialist expertise is required, the secondary supervisor can come from professional or academic areas outside of the School. This process supports interdisciplinary practices.
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