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CambridgeCambridgeTaught coursesTaught coursesNew Media Technology(MSc)Printmaking(MA)Length of courseFT 1 yearStart dateSeptemberEntry requirements• First degree (Honours) in appropriate subjector HND with appropriate work experience inmedia technology.FeesFind out how much your course will cost byvisiting our online course fees calculator atwww.anglia.ac.uk/coursefees or for moreinformation call one of our Contact CentreAdvisers on 0845 271 3333.For further informationCall our Contact Centre on 0845 271 3333or email: answers@anglia.ac.ukor visit: www.anglia.ac.ukHow to applyApplication details are available from ourContact Centre.New Media ProductionTechnology is primarilyconcerned with the processingof audio-visual content to takeadvantage of the convergenceof modern communicationstechnologies. This mastersprogramme provides anopportunity for candidatesto develop an advancedknowledge and understandingof New Media technologyfor career advancement orself-development.Course contentThe MSc New Media Technology provides thenecessary skills and advanced knowledge toenable you to work comfortably and react quicklyin this rapidly developing and rewarding field.Your course content will vary depending onyour choice of options. As a guide, subjectareas covered could include: Audio-VisualClassification; Applications of MPEG-4,MPEG-7, MPEG-21; Distribution and Security;Internet Infrastructure for Commerce;High Definition Technology; EncryptionTechniques for Audio-Visual Data;and Commercial Software forMedia Technology Applications.The MSc programme is designed to cover keyNew Media technology subjects that industryis currently exploring. It is, therefore, an idealcourse for anyone who wishes to understandthe developing technologies which underpinmodern and future audio-visual contentcreation and management.Methods of teaching and learningThis is a taught masters programme, witha modular structure. Teaching and learningconsists of lectures, tutorials, workshop andlab practice, and significant student-managedreading and research.AssessmentAssessment is by coursework, written examples,and a dissertation.Benefits to youThe course provides you with both theoreticalknowledge of the underpinning technologiesand skills in using commercial products to createand manage audio-visual content. You will beable to confidently tackle the novel situationsfound in every New Media project.Benefits to your organisationStaff skilled in using the technologies thatunderpin New Media content creation andmanagement bring benefit to your organisationby: Improving the processes used for contentcreation and analysis; Enabling new channelsfor content distribution to be evaluated andimplemented; Enabling audio-visual contentre-purposing for new applications; andProviding in-house expertise on data archiving,digital rights management, and security.Special featuresThis course provides practical experience inapplying emerging standards and technologies.CareersNew Media industry management; New Mediacontent creation; New Media production;New Media publishing; Digital rightsmanagement; Media asset management.Length of courseFT 3 semestersStart dateSeptemberEntry requirements• Successful applicants will normally have agood degree in an art/design-related subject.• Professional and life experience is also takeninto account.• APEL through professional practice isnegotiable.FeesFind out how much your course will cost byvisiting our online course fees calculator atwww.anglia.ac.uk/coursefees or for moreinformation call one of our Contact CentreAdvisers on 0845 271 3333.For further informationCall our Contact Centre on 0845 271 3333or email: answers@anglia.ac.ukor visit: www.anglia.ac.ukHow to applyApplication details are available from ourContact Centre.Printmaking makes a vitalcontribution to the languageof contemporary art practice.Recent advances in printmaking technologyhave broadened the definitions of the medium,enabling artists to combine traditional printprocesses with digital media towards a wide rangeof creative solutions. Our superb printmakingfacilities provide exciting opportunities for you todevelop your existing practice through a broadrange of traditional and new print technologies.Course contentThe programme is aimed at artists, from a varietyof creative disciplines, who wish to expand theirvisual practice within a supportive and criticallyengaged environment. Cambridge provides anideal location to study Printmaking at masters-leveland offers a number of internationally recognisedmuseums and galleries including the FitzwilliamMuseum, Kettles Yard, and Wysing Arts.MA Printmaking places individual creativedevelopment at the centre of the studentexperience. The extensive facilities provideopportunities for innovation across a range oftraditional and new media including intaglio,screen, relief, litho, and digital print processes.The course offers students the opportunity toextend and deepen their individual printmakingresearch within a supportive and criticallyinformed environment.Studio practice is reviewed within the lightof key theoretical debates and is supportedby a programme of critical studies seminars.Professional engagement in the field ofprintmaking and related industries is embeddedwithin all modules and is supported by a strongprofile of visiting lecturers to the programme.The course culminates in a final exhibition of workwhich provides both a professional benchmarkand a platform for future career development.Methods of teaching and learningLearning is acquired through studio research inwhich the student tests and develops their creativeideas. This is supported by a teaching programmeof one-to-one tutorials, lectures, seminars, andassessment presentations. Critical theoretical andcontextual understanding is embedded throughoutall modules on the course and represents 20%of the taught learning experience.AssessmentAssessment is based on the courseworksubmitted at the end of each module, comprisingin most instances completed project work anddevelopmental visual and contextual research.Benefits to youFull and part-time staff members within the school,provide direct links through their career profilesas research active practitioners to a wide rangeof nationally, and internationally recognised agents,dealers, galleries, and museums. The directprofessional experience gained through suchaffiliations is passed on through tutorial engagementwith the students who are encouraged to activelypursue opportunities supported by tutorial guidance.Awards and competitionsPrintmaking in Cambridge has a strongtrack record of promoting student success innational competitions and awards. This includessuccess in national print competitions includingOriginals 2006, and the Royal Society of PainterPrintmakers Award for 2006. Awards to studentson the course in 2006 have also included:Printmakers Council of Great Britain; London PrintStudio; Intaglio Printmaker; L. Cornellisen and SonLtd; Art First; and C. Roberson & Co. Ltd.Special featuresThe course maintains a very healthystaff-to-student ratio enabling students toaccess tutors on a one-to-one basis throughout thecourse. Individual practice is also supported by aprogramme of lectures, seminars, and tutorials byspecialist academic staff and visiting professionals.CareersProfessional practice skills are embedded withinteaching and learning on all modules. Studentsbenefit from a number of career opportunities thatthis MA provides. For instance, in addition to afreelance professional engagement within the field,students may choose to follow career pathwaysin further and/or higher education, museum andgallery management, public arts projects, artistin residence schemes, or fellowship opportunitiesboth in this country and abroad.Links with industry or businessStaff members maintain international linkswith a number of museums, galleries, and printproviders and actively encourage students toengage with the wide range of internationalopportunities within the field.70 Call our Contact Centre 0845 271 3333 for more informationweb www.anglia.ac.ukemail answers@anglia.ac.uk 71