Creative Technologies

Nottingham Trent University

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Nottingham Trent University

United Kingdom , Nottingham

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Course Work

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Confetti at Creative Quarter Campus

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2023

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Duration 1 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 9,500 / year

Next Intake September-2023

Creative Technologies

About

Our MA Creative Technologies course is an opportunity to design your own project to explore, based on your area of interest within the creative technologies. The aim of this degree is to promote research and innovation in the use of creative technologies, enabling you to take the next exciting step in your career.

This course is delivered in partnership with Nottingham Trent University (NTU). Your degree will be delivered at Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies (NTU's Creative Quarter Campus) and NTU's City Campus, and validated by NTU.

Who is this course designed for?

The course is suitable for graduates from BA or BSc courses in a related area, such as (but not limited to) music technology, film production, TV production technology, music performance, games production, games art, VFX technology production and, live and technical events.
It's also suitable for professionals working within creative technologies, who aspire to senior management positions. Our part-time route will be delivered predominantly outside of core working hours, helping you balance the demands of work alongside postgraduate study.

Why study this course?

Study at our brand-new, multi-million pound campus, right in the heart of Nottingham. Our postgraduate students benefit from bespoke study space and an access all areas swipe pass. You'll be the first to use many of our facilities as we open our new campus developments, including our Digital Media Hub and Contemporary Music Hub, in the autumn.
Benefit from small study groups with a dedicated postgraduate academic team. Your course leader will work closely with you to help develop your unique personal project, supported by a framework of taught content to extend your knowledge and understanding of creative technologies research. Significant support is in place to support students returning to higher education after a significant break, or pursuing study for the first time.
Graduate with a degree that reflects your career aspirations and personal specialism: an MA (Master of Arts) or MSc (Master of Science). Although the course is taught, the elements of personalisation will enable you to have significant input into your course content. You'll graduate with the skills, knowledge and experience relevant to your personal career.
Benefit from Confetti's partnership with Nottingham Trent University. You'll have full student access to NTU facilities including the modern Boots Library at the City Campus, as well as membership to the Students' Union. You'll also have access to The Hive, NTU's Centre for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise, supporting students wishing to start their own businesses.
Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies belongs to the Confetti Media Group, a group of five creative industry companies including a film and post-production agency, a TV station, an artist management agency, a creative working space provider, and a furniture design and manufacturer. You'll be learning in a creative and professional environment, with the opportunity to immerse yourself within the businesses of Nottingham's Creative Quarter, cultivating networking and collaborative opportunities.
Take part in Confetti's Industry Week, a series of over 70 workshops, lectures and masterclasses featuring some of the biggest names in the global creative industries, including representatives from PlayStation, Radio 1, Sky, Rockstar Games, Glastonbury Festival, Deepsilver Dambusters and Sumo Digital.

Should I apply for the MA or MSc Creative Technologies degree?

By offering the MA or the MSc, we're offering you the option to select which course aligns best to your previous area of study, and your speciality within the discipline. For example, it's expected that a BSc Music Technology student would normally choose MSc Creative Technologies, and a Music Performance student would normally choose the MA Creative Technologies. A student with a technological focus to their project would be advised to choose the MSc and a student with an art and design focus would be advised to pursue the MA.

If you'd like further advice before submitting an application, please get in touch with our course leader, Kim Western: [email protected], who can advise on your specific interests and requirements.

What to expect on this course

We define creative technology to mean the creative use of digital technology, or the use of digital technology for creative purposes; creative technology can be seen as where technology meets art and design. As technology develops, the need for globally-minded and technically savvy creatives is growing.

This course is designed to enable open-minded and ambitious students to explore the boundaries of creative technology, through collaborative work. Our MA and MSc students learn alongside one another, developing your ability to engage with interrelated areas, to propose innovative and exciting solutions to problems that push the boundaries of the creative use of technology. You'll engage with contemporary research, and, using our industry-standard facilities, develop your own in-depth research project that explores your area of interest.

The course is designed to mirror industry workflow within the creative industries. Manufacturing of products and asses through the use of creative technology follows a set series of stages: pre-production, production and post-production. Our curriculum is designed to reflect this.

You'll study a series of inter-connected modules, designed to enhance your technical expertise, creativity, research knowledge, critical thinking and employability.

Course structure

The MA Creative Technologies course is comprised of three consecutive modules. You will study two common modules across the MA and MSc route (120 credits), with a final module that defines the MSc or MA route (60 credits).

Module	Credit points
Creative Technology Research	60 credit points
Creative Technology Production	60 credit points
Creative Technology Realisation (MA)	60 credit points
Creative Technology Production (MSc)	60 credit points

Contact hours

This course is delivered over one year full time, or two years part-time. Our part time route is delivered predominantly outside of core business hours, helping you balance the demands of work alongside postgraduate study.

The course will be delivered over 45 weeks between September to July, with six hours contact (full-time) or three hours (part-time) per week.

Creative Technology Research
Creative Technology Development
Creative Technology Realisation

The first stage module focuses on the development of your research practice; you'll have the opportunity to design and plan an innovative research project relating to your core interests in creative technologies.
The assessment tasks are designed to allow you to demonstrate your developing practice as a researcher at postgraduate level. Throughout the module you will work collaboratively with peers to conduct a small-scale research project, which you'll present verbally.

The aim of this module is to review and consolidate research surrounding innovative product development within your chosen media technology discipline, and provide you with a framework for the development of your own creative technology production.
You will investigate operational issues and technical considerations required for the production management of your creative technology assets and products. You will need to undertake experimentation and prototyping as appropriate, and undertake sustained reflection against your professional and personal aims and objectives, identified in the first module.

This module is the third and final stage of three consecutive modules. It's the final realisation of your proposal, presented in the Creative Technology Research module. You're expected to demonstrate how your research has developed into a professional, creative technology outcome.
You will be concerned with the development of the commercial, technical and conceptual skills needed to succeed as a professional in your chosen area of expertise, within the global creative industries.
As an MA student you will place emphasis on qualitative research and analysing audience responses from both a specialist and non-specialist perspective.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Your qualification	You could study
Bachelors degree (four years) from a recognised university in Jordan 2.2 grade (Average of "Good" or GPA 2.5/4 or 3.1/5 or 65%)	Postgraduate (Masters) courses Students who do not meet this grade can be considered for Pre-Masters courses at NTIC
Masters degree (one - three years) from a recognised university in Jordan	Postgraduate research

Your qualification

You could study

Bachelors degree (four years) from a recognised university in Jordan

2.2 grade (Average of "Good" or GPA 2.5/4 or 3.1/5 or 65%)

Postgraduate (Masters) courses

Students who do not meet this grade can be considered for Pre-Masters courses at NTIC

Masters degree (one - three years) from a recognised university in Jordan

Postgraduate research

Career

Potential job roles could include:

3D Animation programmer
Visual Effects producer
Audio Visual system designer
Software engineer
VR simulations developer
Games developer
Application designer or developer
Digital platforms engineer
Social and locative media engineer
Camera assistant
Edit assistant
Lighting assistant
Colourist
Researcher
Production assistant
Post house technical support
Rental house support
Camera / Lighting technician

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

GBP 9,500 / year

How to Apply

Step 1: Register as a new applicant and create an account

To get started, head to our Applicant Portal. Register yourself as a new applicant and create your user name and password . You don’t have to complete your application all at once – so keep your login details safe and log back in whenever you want.

Step 2: Fill out and submit your application

Work your way through the application making sure you:

include as much relevant information as possible
upload evidence of the results you have achieved
write a comprehensive personal statement that highlights your skills and explains your motivation for applying for the course in question
stick to the 4,000 word character limit – you can upload additional documents if you have more you need to say
if required, provide the reference(s) with your application.

When you submit your application, you'll receive an acknowledgement of receipt from us.

Reference guidelines

You can submit your reference through the Applicant Portal, but make sure your referee:

types your reference on letter-headed paper
dates and signs the reference
clearly states their position and relationship to you.

Alternatively, your referee can email your reference to us at [email protected] – but it must come from their official email address. This means that it must be sent from a school, college, university or work email address.

It's your responsibility to request a reference from your referee and ensure that they, or you, submit it to us. We don't request references from referees on your behalf.

Step 3: Track the progress of your application

As long as you’ve provided all the information we need, we’ll try and make a decision on your application within five to ten working days. However, this can take longer and you should allow at least three weeks for a decision .

We’ll be updating you throughout this process though so make sure you add @ntu.ac.uk to your safe senders list and keep an eye on your emails. You can also track the progress of your application through the Applicant Portal.

Some courses will require that you attend an interview, or you may have to submit a portfolio of work. We'll contact you and give you plenty of warning if you need to do either of these things.

Step 4: Check your offer

If your offer is accepted, congratulations! You'll have received either a conditional offer or an unconditional offer from us. It's important that you check this carefully.

Conditional offer: This means you must fulfil certain criteria – such as achieving the required grades – before you can be accepted on to the course.
Unconditional offer: You have met all the entry criteria and can take your place on the course as long as you accept your offer within four weeks .

If you've applied for more than one course you'll receive a separate decision for each course.

Step 5: Accept your offer within four weeks

We look forward to welcoming you – but remember that accepting your offer does not commit you to joining the course. Instead you'll have reserved your place as long as you meet any conditions – however we hope you do decide to join us.

Remember that competition for places is high, and if you don’t accept your offer within four weeks it may lapse. After eight weeks it will be automatically withdrawn.

Step 6: Meet the conditions of your offer (if you have any)

Upload all the documents required to meet the conditions of your offer using the My Documents section of the Applicant Portal. Make sure you keep your original copies too as we may need to see these to fully complete your enrolment and welcome you to the University.