FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND CHILDREN’S SERVICES
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMMES
MA CREATIVITY AND EDUCATION FOR THE PROFESSIONS
INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS • 2014 – 2015
www.chester.ac.uk
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CONTENTS
Overview 1
Programme focus
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The academic credit structure
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Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL)
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Assessment 2
Electronic submission – TurnItIn
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Disabilities and Specific Needs
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Calendar of events
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Modules 4
Costs 5
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Programme Leader: Lynn Sampson
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OVERVIEW
The MA Creativity and Education for the Professions is an advanced degree Programme for graduates and a wide range of professionals who want to develop or enhance their skills and knowledge as a creative worker within a professional context.
PROGRAMME FOCUS
The Programme is innovative through the direct link made in practice and theory between the arts, education and the professions. The Programme is aimed at professionals working in education, the arts, health, culture, justice, business, heritage and sports coaching. It is distinctively multi-disciplinary in allowing students to draw on expertise in music, dance, PE, drama and art.
The MA will help you to make links between your creative practice and theory across the Arts, Education and the professions.
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THE ACADEMIC CREDIT STRUCTURE
All MA degrees are made up of 180 credit points known as CAT points (Credit Accumulation Transfer). You can move these between Universities. At Chester these points are accumulated through 20 credit modules. Each module is designed to take one term to complete. This is a typical pattern for a full MA, although you can take up to six years to complete the full programme from the first time you register for the programme. A Postgraduate Certificate comprises 3 modules (60 CATs) and usually can be completed in 3 terms. A Postgraduate Diploma comprises 6 modules (120 CATs). A full MA comprises 180 credits which would ordinarily include a compulsory dissertation or equally weighted practical research project worth 60 credits. The dissertation/practical research project is an independent, original piece of research, and usually takes around a year to complete. Throughout your dissertation/practical research project you will be provided with a supervisor within the specialist area that you want to investigate who will support and guide your study.
Although you are not required to attend any further teaching sessions during your dissertation period, other than meeting with your supervisor, we run dissertation research workshops on the two teaching Saturdays each term. There is no obligation to attend, but we hope that they will provide research students with a peer community, act as a forum to exchange research ideas and raise issues about the course. They will also offer you the chance of meeting other academic members of staff to help you with your study.
ACCREDITATION OF PRIOR LEARNING (APL)
APCL
To claim credit for prior accredited learning (credit you have already achieved from the University of Chester or any other university) you will need to complete an Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning (APCL) form and bring a copy of your certificate to the MA Programme Leader, who will sign off the form and process your credit, subject to specific requirements. If you think you may be eligible for APCL, please contact the Programme Leader, who will consider your application on an individual basis.
APEL
You may also submit a claim for Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL). This may be for work you have accomplished in a professional capacity. This has to be submitted in the same way as an assignment and we provide tuition and guidance. There is a fee payable for each 20 credits that you bring in. Currently this is charged at £220 per 20 credits.
GOLDEN TICKET
A ‘Golden Ticket’ opportunity of up to £1,000 is available to former ex-graduates of the University of Chester. This offers £1,000 discount across the cost of a Master’s programme. It works on a pro rata basis and is applied at a rate of £333 per year. Terms and conditions apply.
ASSESSMENT
Assessment takes place at the end of every module and usually consists of an assignment, an indepth body of practical work or a case study/report. The submission dates are set to be the start of each subsequent module i.e. three times a year or in some instances will be arranged during the module.
What if I need to extend the deadline for the submission of an assignment? You can have an extension to a module or defer from it until a later, negotiated date.
EXTENSION
If, for quite legitimate reasons, you are unable to submit your assignment by the deadline, you can apply for up to a five-week extension. The Request for an Extension form is available on Moodle in the MA online learning space or in the MA Creativity and Education for the Professions Programme Handbook. Your completed request form must be sent to the Programme Leader (and copied to the module tutor) prior to the original deadline, allowing sufficient time for them to respond. We encourage students to try their utmost to meet deadlines as we know from experience that extending deadlines can lead to other problems with your studies. We keep a record of those applying for extensions and will contact anyone who seems to be continually struggling to meet deadlines to offer support. Extensions can be agreed for up to a maximum of 5 weeks. After this time, the assignment will be deferred to the next assessment submission date and treated as a
Deferral.
DEFERRAL
Our Assessment Board is in January each year. Our reassessment Board is in May. If you cannot submit your work in time for one of these boards, you need to defer your module assessment using the Request for Deferral form on Moodle in the MA online learning space or in the MA Teaching and Learning Programme Handbook. The Request for Deferral form must be returned as soon as possible prior to the original submission date to the Programme Administrator or the Programme Leader and to Registry Services. This request is then considered at the Programme Studies Board meeting which meets monthly. Should the leave to defer be granted, students will receive formal notification of their next submission date from the Academic and Professional Programmes Administrator.
What happens if I need to take time out? You have up to six years* to complete your MA from the start of registration and up to three years to complete a Postgraduate Certificate. If, for any reason you wish to suspend your studies you will need to complete the Interruption of Studies form which is available on Moodle in the MA online learning space, from the Academic and Professional Programmes Administrator, the Programme Handbook or the Postgraduate Office of Registry Services. It is important to be aware that this does not extend the registration period. Students must complete all studies by their provided “finish date”. All requests for interruption of studies are reported to the Programme Assessment Board in January of each year.
3 What happens if I fail something?
Your tutor will contact you and discuss additional support. You can resubmit any failed work, once more, usually at the next submission date. We recommend a tutorial before any resubmitted work is assessed. There will be an additional cost to resubmit your work.
ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION – TURNITIN
All written assignments are submitted electronically through TurnItIn, an online submission portal attached to each module. The process is similar to adding an attachment to an email. The system automatically logs the date and time you submitted your assignment, sends you a receipt and also notifies the relevant tutor that your assignment is ready for marking.
Electronic submission eases the process for you in handing-in your work, as it can be done from anywhere in the world. It also safeguards you and us – by providing clear evidence of your submission and providing us with safe storage for your assignment. It also means we can access your work from anywhere in the world, at any time, as can second markers and our external examiners. Tutors will usually return your annotated work and feedback electronically which means you should receive feedback promptly. We aim to return work within four weeks of submission.
DISABILITIES AND SPECIFIC NEEDS
If you have any disability, specific need or illness that would require assessment through different circumstances, please contact the Programme Leader. For more detailed information, please follow this link http://www.chester.ac.uk/ campus-life/support-for-student/disability-support
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
The MA Creativity and Education for the Professions is delivered part-time through two weekend schools per
term. The dates for 2014-15 are shown below.
Sessions run from 5.00pm – 7.00pm on the Friday evening and 9.30am to 4.00pm on the Saturday. There is no other attendance, though you may want to attend individually negotiated tutorials, particularly when studying for your dissertation/practical research project. It is expected that you attend all sessions. Sometimes you may experience unavoidable difficulties and you find you have to miss a session. We would expect you to contact the Module Tutor to discuss alternative arrangements.
Postgraduate Programmes Induction Day
Saturday 13th September 2014: 10.00am – 1.00pm
Weekend School Dates
The study dates for the academic year 2014-2015 are:
Term 1
Weekend 1 Friday 26th September 2014 5.00pm – 7.00pm Saturday 27th September 2014 9.30am – 4.00pm Weekend 2 Friday 7th November 2014 5.00pm – 7.00pm Saturday 8th November 2014 9.30am – 4.00pm
Term 2
Weekend 1 Friday 30th January 2015 5.00pm – 7.00pm Saturday 31st January 2015 9.30am – 4.00pm Weekend 2 Friday 27th February 2015 5.00pm – 7.00pm
Saturday 28th February 2015 9.30am – 4.00pm
Term 3
Weekend 1 Friday 15th May 2015 5.00pm – 7.00pm Saturday 16th May 2015 9.30am – 4.00pm Weekend 2 Friday 12th June 2015 5.00pm – 7.00pm Saturday 13th June 2015 9.30am – 4.00pm There will be additional attendance for the MA Creativity and Education for the Professions which relate to the presentation or exposition of creative practice. These dates will be negotiated between the cohort group and the module tutor.
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MODULES
Module CodeModule Title Module Description Tutor
CD7301 ENGAGEMENT WITH CREATIVE PRACTICE 40 credits
This module aims to provide students with the opportunity to engage with creative and professional practice, providing an opportunity to study contemporary creative practices. Students will analyse and engage with contemporary theoretical frameworks of creativity, enabling them to situate their own practice.
Wendy Hyde CD7302 CREATIVE PRACTICE IN CULTURAL ORGANISATIONS 20 credits
This module enables students to critically evaluate ideas about creativity within an organisational context and explore the complex relations between creativity, theory and practice. Students will be encouraged to explore the potential of creativity through interdisciplinary encounters and through its application in the professional workplace.
Jeff Adams
CD7303 CREATIVE PROFESSIONAL ENQUIRY
40 credits
This module enables students to evaluate their own creative and professional learning through a suitable project for sustained professional reflection.
Dean Garratt
CD7308 REFLEXIVE PRACTICE
20 credits
This module provides a concentrated period of workshop/studio practice and the time to develop a creative engagement with informed ‘intuitive’ practice.
Wendy Hyde Year 3 Options CD7305 EXPOSITION RESEARCH PROJECT* *60 credits
This module builds upon students’ prior experience of creative professional practice. This module is the culmination of the Master’s programme where students can give focus to their creative and professional practice.
Lynn Sampson
CD7307 DISSERTATION*
*60 credits
This module builds upon students’ prior experience of creative professional practice. This module is the culmination of the Master’s programme where students can give focus to their creative and professional practice.
Lynn Sampson / Paul Moran PA7006 MAJOR PRACTICAL PROJECT* *60 credits
This module provides an opportunity for the student to give their artistic expression increased breadth and depth. This will take the form of a substantial project. The student will undertake extensive research to underpin this project. Candidates may work with their peers, with undergraduates of the department or with external contacts and agencies.
Julian Waite
AD7602 MA MAJOR EXHIBITION* *60 credits
This module focuses on the production of work and the realisation of individual project proposals. This requires the presentation of a body of creative work that demonstrates autonomy of concept and realisation. Students are encouraged to experiment and be ambitious in terms of the content, form, and presentation of the work as it develops through the course of the module.
Elizabeth Kealy-Morris
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In Year 2 of the programme, you can choose from one of the following modules:
PA7012 Drama: Frameworks and Practices
CD7306 Drama: The Intercultural Dimension of Drama and Practice PA7022 Music: The Mechanics of Music
PA7014 Dance: The Dance Practitioner CD7304 Sport: The Elite/Expert Pedagogue
The MA Creativity and Education for the Professions has three exit awards:
Post Graduate Certificate
This will be awarded on successful completion of 60 credits
Post Graduate Diploma
This will be awarded on successful completion of 120 credits
MA Creativity and Education for the Professions
This will be awarded on successful completion of 180 credits.
ASSESSMENT
The assessments within the programme are generally designed to focus on creative practice or process that is part of your development as a creative professional. You will produce a critical commentary through writing or another presentational format that includes engagement with, evaluation and application of, relevant literature and theory.
RESEARCH AND DISSERTATION
The dissertation/60 credit practical research project provides you with an opportunity to focus on an aspect of your work which you have selected. It will be your own personal and professional journey. It enables you to become an expert in your chosen field and, perhaps, contribute something new to the field of education/ creative practice supported by your supervisor.
DELIVERY
We can deliver from our Riverside Campus in Chester, the Tate Gallery in Liverpool, the Kingsway campus or in a professional context. The latter may be preferable for organisations that work within clusters or have a large number of staff interested in taking part.
COSTS
Cost: per module = £445 per annum = £1,335
Students with a PGCE at M level can bring the first 60 credits in free of charge.
Costs to schools may be reduced where there are sufficient numbers.
