Love, Bath Spa
It’s always been us
Our students are the heart of Bath Spa we love your passion, your creativity, and your boldness. We think there’s a lot to love about us too. We’re not like other universities; we do things a bit differently. Obviously, there’s our beautiful campuses but there’s more to us than that! We have excellent teaching, and a close-knit, collaborative community. And like you, we’re creative and dedicated to what we do. Why not come back and focus on what you really love with a Postgraduate degree?
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Together again Come back to Bath Spa and study in the inspiring environment you remember, surrounded by people who care and will help you nurture your talents. You’ll always have a place in our heart! Here’s something else you’ll love - we offer a special discount of up to £2,000 towards your Master’s fees just for our alumni!
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£2,000 Alumni discount
And if not for love, then it’s good to know that completing a Master’s could mean you earn more in your chosen career, with postgraduates earning on average £6,000 more than graduates.* Find out more about our postgraduate scholarships (including terms and conditions) at: www.bathspa.ac.uk/alumni-scholarship
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* Graduate labour market statistics 2017, Department for Education.
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Have a look at what’s available below. We’ve got a wide range of courses, so there’s bound to be something that sparks your passion. Or fall in love with Bath Spa (again!) with one of our Virtual Open Days.
Virtual Postgraduate Open Day Thu 30 July 2020 If you want to know more, you know where to find us.
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Taught Master’s Courses Art and Design MA Fine Art Thinking through making. Examine and critically engage with the practice of art making, from painting and sculpture to video and live art through ambitious and disciplined studio practice. MA Visual Communication It takes all kinds. Photographers, illustrators and graphic designers alike will work independently and collaboratively, while learning a shared visual language through photography, etching, letterpress, screen print, and more.
Business and Management MA Arts Management Business as an art form. Expand your professional knowledge of arts and cultural management through hands-on experience and work-based learning in the creative industries. MA Business and Management Managing creatively. Develop your business expertise alongside your practical and professional skills, with options to specialise in accounting, entrepreneurship, international business or marketing.
MBA Leadership Level up. Learn to manage complexity, diversity, and change whilst developing innovative approaches to the challenges businesses face. Can be funded by the apprenticeship levy (Senior Leader Degree Apprenticeship). MA Marketing and Brand Management Branding with conscience. Adapt to a changing business climate. Understand customer behaviour and needs and learn to incorporate social responsibility into marketing strategies.
Computing MSc Creative Computing Programme the future. Enhance your understanding and application of technology in a creative context as you gain essential skills in creative research, interdisciplinary collaboration and enterprise. MSc Cyber Security Help to keep organisations moving in the face of cyber attack. Develop an industry-informed, holistic understanding of current issues and future directions of travel, and learn to formulate digital-era leadership techniques that deliver genuine business benefits.
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Education MA Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice Deepen your knowledge. Qualified counsellors and psychotherapists will gain an academic qualification alongside their professional counselling training, and will emerge well-versed in research in their chosen subject area. MA Education (Early Childhood Studies) Beyond child’s play. Expand your knowledge and understanding of the cultural construction of childhood and how they develop, utilising different pedagogical approaches. MA Education (Leadership and Management) Bring about change in the world of education. Mid-level and senior managers and leaders in education will learn the practices that characterise effective leadership. MA Inclusive Education All-inclusive. Focus on the philosophical, ethical, and legal issues around the inclusion of learners. You’ll engage critically with the policy and practice of inclusive education, with opportunities to develop your knowledge in specialist areas. National Award for Educational Needs Coordination (SENCO) Extend your knowledge and skills in relation to the role of the SENCo, and engage with up-to-date information on policy, theory and practice. You’ll also be mentored by an experienced SENCO in your area - a unique feature of the course.
Environment Professional Doctorate in Education (EdD) Aimed at professionals working in education or education-related fields, the course will offer you the opportunity to engage with the latest research in professionalism, early childhood studies, social justice and inequalities in education, education policy and more. MA Professional Practice in Higher Education Meet the key challenges of working in the rapidly changing world of higher education, while gaining credit and postgraduate qualifications for your professional development. MA TESOL Looks good in any language. Be a confident and well-informed language teaching practitioner. Engage in independent research into your own practice and setting, and take advantage of one of the few TESOL courses in the UK that incorporates a teaching placement. MA Professional Practice Practice makes perfect. Enhance and deepen your knowledge of educational practice, or transition your career from teaching to leadership or administration. With this flexible course, it’s all up to you. You can also use your Level 7 PGCE as credits towards a full MA.
MA Environmental Humanities Culture meets ecology. Gain a deeper understanding of key issues such as climate change and biodiversity loss, and humanity’s relationship with and impact on its environment. MSc Environmental Management Green’s a great colour. Enhance your knowledge of growing environmental and sustainability pressures on organisations and businesses, and create innovative solutions towards a resilient environment and society on this IEMA accredited/ industry standard course.
History and Heritage MA History History on your doorstep. Explore historical insight and interpretation through the study of both material and archival evidence whilst spending your days in the perfect historical setting: the World Heritage City of Bath. MA Heritage Management Beyond the guided tour. Challenge your own thinking around what heritage means. Explore how historical sites are managed, presented and explained, and consider the challenges they’ll face now and in the future.
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Music MA/MRes Composition Team Mozart or Team Cage? Inspire, support, and enrich your knowledge while you pursue your own unique interests and develop your skills as a composer. Each pathway offers a different approach, allowing for both focused specificity or more broad experimentation.
MA Sound Production Unbounded by genre. Develop your own signature style through this forward-thinking music composition and sound production course. Experiment with a multidisciplinary approach, including contemporary electronic music, studio and field recording and more.
MA Sound Arts Sound is your paint. Create landscapes. Explore sound as a creative medium and focus on the areas that interest you most, whether lo-tech, no-tech or something else entirely.
MA Songwriting (Distance Learning) Pen the next pop hit? Whether you’re published or not, focus and develop your professional portfolio, forge new collaborative networks, and engage in research designed to support your career as a songwriter.
MA Sound Design Sound without boundaries. Explore the creative use of sound within film and other visual media at an advanced level, focusing on the more creative aspects of sound design and post-production, whilst gaining essential technical skills.
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Performing Arts and Dance MA Creative Producing Enhance your creative vision, artistic judgement, business skills and acumen. Work on real-time projects with our in-house production company, acquiring the core skills to get your work to market and develop industry contacts. MA Directing Action! Build a portfolio of performance experiences. From developing small companies to managing large scale productions, and from classical to contemporary theatre, you’ll get a broad and advanced understanding of working in theatre. MA Directing: Circus No clowns. Foster creative practices for directing circus-based performance work. Study the roles, strategies and practical skills of circus directing alongside a range of research methodologies, and engage with industry professionals on current debates and discourses of the discipline.
Find your perfect Psychology MSc Psychology in Practice MSc Psychology in Practice - Psych yourself out. Deepen your understanding of the challenges facing practising psychologists and explore diverse specialisms focusing on neuropsychological and clinical psychology, including mental health, work and wellbeing, and grassroots community psychology. MSc Principles of Applied Neuropsychology Make brainwaves. Neuropsychology is central to the debate about the spark of individuality each human shows. Examine functions of the brain as an individual and in group settings, as well as studying the neuropsychology of mental health problems. MSc Criminology (Campus Based and Distance Learning) Deepen your understanding of current theories, methods and debates, and enhance your career opportunities in policing and criminal justice. Study in Bath or from anywhere in the world, with a choice of campus-based and distance-learning courses. www.bathspa.ac.uk/love
Writing and English MA Children’s Publishing This creative, industry-focused course offers an immersive learning experience in all aspects of children’s publishing, including editorial, marketing, rights and contracts, and design and production. MA Creative Writing The one we’re known for. Develop your writing and build up a substantial body of work as part of a community of supportive writers. You’ll bring your novel, book of poems, short story collection or work of non-fiction as near to publishable quality as possible. MA Crime and Gothic Fictions Nurture your inner Mark Gatiss. Study an imaginative choice of texts from Britain, Europe and the Americas, as well as investigating cutting-edge research and relevant theory. MA English Literature Contextualise the contemporary. Become a twentyfirst century writer and thinker as you address urgent debates around global politics, gender identity, cultural difference and technological shifts in literature and wider culture. MA Travel and Nature Writing (low residency) Write from your own experience in the field literally! Develop your writing skills and techniques, learn from established writers, and examine the history, context and genres of travel and nature writing.
MA Writing for Young People Be the next J.K. Rowling. This specialist creative writing MA is designed for writers for children, teenagers and young adults. Learn and benefit from working closely with your fellow writers, in a disciplined, supportive setting as you develop your body of work.
A beautiful future “The course gave me the opportunity and time to reflect and improve on my work.” Niklas Aarre MA Directing You can follow Nik’s journey by visiting his website: www.niklasaarre.co.uk
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