MA in Participatory Arts

“Participatory Arts” is an umbrella term that incorporates the practices of community arts, activist arts, arts-in-healthcare, as well as a plethora of other types of practices where artists work creatively within a social domain. As such, we don’t aim to define a single approach, but instead seek to support creative processesskills operating within particular social contexts. This could include any creative practice (such as theatre, art, music, dance or puppetry, just to name a few) that does not exist in traditional spaces (such as museums, theatres or galleries) but rather is based alongside and with individuals and communities in the public domain.Over the past three decades within the UK, there has been a significant and sustained growth of the arts within a social context. Indeed, the current national cultural strategy in Scotland looks at embedding artistic and creative practices across numerous sectors, inviting artists, theatre makers, musicians and all creative practitioners to be productive within industry, business, education and social settings.

UK Honours degree or equivalent in a creative subject areaUK Honours degree or equivalent in a non-creative subject area - portfolio would be requiredBachelor ordinary degree or equivalent in a creative subject plus 2 years relevant work experienceBachelor ordinary degree or equivalent in a non - creative subject plus 2 years relevant work experience, plus portfolioHND or equivalent in any subject area plus 5 years relevant work experience, plus portfolioNo undergraduate degree study could be considered with a minimum of 7 years relevant work experience plus portfolio