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An applicant will normally be considered for admission if they have achieved an educational level equivalent to an honours degree in either the broad fields of:
Computer science
Science and technology studies
Data science
Computing
A joint computer sciences and arts/humanities degree, or a closely related subject
Or, from a creative discipline with substantial computational practice such as:
Interaction Design
Interactive Media Design
Web Design / Development
Games Design / Development
Communication Design
Digital Design
Product Design
Honours degree (named above).
Possession of equivalent qualifications in a design-related or creative discipline.
Prior experiential learning, the outcome of which can be demonstrated to be equivalent to formal qualifications otherwise required. Your experience is assessed as a learning process and tutors will evaluate that experience for currency, validity, quality and sufficiency.
Or a combination of formal qualifications and experiential learning which, taken together, can be demonstrated to be equivalent to formal qualifications otherwise required.
Applicants without the required qualifications, but with professional experience may be eligible to gain credit for previous learning and experience through the AP(E)L system.
All classes are taught in English. If English isn't your first language you must provide evidence at enrolment of the following:
Language requirements: IELTS level 7.0 or above, with at least 6.0 in reading, writing, listening and speaking (please check our main English Language requirements webpage).
APEL - Accreditation of Prior (Experiential) Learning
Applicants who do not meet these course entry requirements may still be considered in exceptional cases. The course team will consider each application that demonstrates additional strengths and alternative evidence. This might, for example, be demonstrated by:
Related academic or work experience
The quality of the personal statement
A strong academic or other professional reference
A combination of these factors
You will be introduced to innovative research methods, the knowledge domain of creative computing and research design in an interdisciplinary context.
The course specifically supports progression to MPhill/PhD both within the Creative Computing Institute and elsewhere. It is a good fit for someone looking to develop a research career in academia or industry. And for someone who wants to know how research is carried out in the interdisciplinary domain of creative computing.
As a student at the UAL Creative Computing Institute you will study in a specialist and research rich environment.
The Institute provides dedicated technical resources and access to an Institute wide lecture programme and further opportunities to engage with Institute researchers and practitioners through additional events, seminars and workshops.
By studying at the UAL Creative Computing Institute, you will join at network of creative researchers excited by the potential of computational technologies.
As an MRes student you will engage with the following core Creative Computing Institute research themes:
Explores how a foundational technology of the 21st century can be used in creative ways and examines how people will act with such technologies in deploying their personal and collective creativity.
Explores how we behave with emerging technologies and what they will mean for products, services and culture
Explores how the huge amount of data aggregated to the key platforms of our time can be understood, explored and contribute to a public discourse of a globalised and networked society.
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Graduates will be well placed to work in the following areas:
Technology Research
Academic Research
Creative AI
Creative Technology
User Research and Testing
Interdisciplinary Research
Research Software Development
Digital Product Development
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year
