Study Arts and Media MRes

Course Highlights

The MRes in Arts and Media is a cross-departmental postgraduate research degree in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. It offers an exciting opportunity to undertake research within the disciplines of art and design, performing arts and media. This can be accomplished either through practice-led projects or more traditional text-based approaches.

You will begin your studies evaluating the tools of research design and methods through two taught modules, and then will apply these in an extensive research project in an area of arts and media in which you are passionate.

The programme is geared towards facilitating your research interests, and you will be matched with staff who share these and will be able to guide you in your explorations and discoveries. The course will prepare students for further postgraduate research at MPhil/Doctor of Philosophy level and beyond.

The course is taught through a combination of seminars, tutorials and the close supervision of written and creative work.

There is the option of taking the course as an online, distance programme, supported throughout by supervisory support and guidance as well as access to online lectures.

Course Modules

Learning Structure

Teaching

• The learning within the course will be geared toward enabling you to develop an appropriate critical and analytical framework within which to place and evaluate your own concepts and practical work and the position of these within your research. With this in mind, assessment tasks will be designed to allow you sufficient opportunity to explore this framework.
• The course will be taught through a combination of online seminars, tutorials and the close supervision of written and creative work. It is a feature of the learning and teaching strategy of the course as a whole that you are given as much freedom as possible to develop work, which is of direct relevance to your research interests.

Assessment

• Assessment will take the form of written submissions and formal presentations as well as through practice, such as exhibitions, artworks, performances, music events, films, photograph as relevant and appropriate to the discipline under exploration.
• Subsequent to the major Research Project you may be required by the examiners to defend your submitted work by oral examination and there is a normal expectation that candidates will be interviewed by the external examiner to discuss your project.

Entry Requirements

• 4-year Bachelor's degree in a discipline related to arts and media with CGPA 3.00 or 65% of marks (or above) from recognised institution.

  CGPA 2.75 is acceptable of the following universities:

  1. North South University (NSU)
  2. BRAC University
  3. Independent University Bangladesh (IUB)
  4. American International University Bangladesh (AIUB)
  5. Asian University for Women (AUW)
  6. Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)
• A 2:1 or above honours degree in a discipline related to arts and media.
• Or an initial degree in another subject, plus evidence of certificated learning in an arts and media subject or related experience.
• A lower classification will be considered who can demonstrate they are capable of performing at the level required to complete the course successfully.
• Provide a research proposal, no more than 750 words. This should include an overview of the study in question, proposed methodology and indicative reading list.

English Language Requirements

IELTS Academic

Overall 6.5

With minimum 5.5 in each components

TOEFL iBT

Overall 91

Minimum in Listening: 19, Reading: 20, Speaking: 21, Writing: 20

PTE (Pearson Test of English) Academic

Overall 65

With minimum 59 in each components

LanguageCert Academic

Overall 70

With minimum 60 in each bands

OIETC (Oxford International English Test Centre)

Overall C1 / 7

With minimum B2 / 5 in each bands

Study Gaps

Applicants with 10 years or longer gaps in study are required to provide evidence demonstrating activities during this period and why returning to education is beneficial to their career.