Kingston Uni PG FADA 2011

POSTGRADUATE
PROSPECTUS
2011
Art, Architecture, Design, Surveying & Planning
CONTENTS
GENERAL INFORMATION
Welcome

Why Kingston?
66
An international perspective
How to apply
68
Research in the Faculty
62
Disclaimer
69
Research groups and centres
64

*Subject to validation
SUBJECT AREAS AND COURSES

Architecture & Landscape
Architecture (part 2 ARB/RIBA) Graduate Diploma
10
Architecture Professional Practice

(part 3 ARB/RIBA) PgDip
11
Architecture Professional Practice MA
11
Architecture (Thinking Building) MA
12
Architecture (Design) MArch
13
Landscape Architecture (Part 3 LI exemption) PgDip
15
Landscape & Urbanism MA
15
Art & Design History
16
Art & Design History MA
18
Arts Market Appraisal (Professional Practice) MA
19
Professional Practice (Design) MA
19
Film Studies MA
20
Heritage MA
21
Museum & Gallery Studies MA
21
Creative Industries & the Creative Economy
22
The Built Environment & the Creative Economy MAs
24
The Design Industries & the Creative Economy MAs
25
Heritage and the Visual Arts

& the Creative Economy MAs
25
The Media & the Creative Economy MAs
26
The Performing Arts & the Creative Economy MAs
27
Communication Design
28
Drawing for Creative Process:

Communication Design Programme MA/MFA
30
Graphic Design:
30
Professional Practice (Design) MA
34
film making MA
35
Digital Media
36
Games Development MA/MSc
38
User Experience Design MA/MSc
39
3D Computer-Generated Imagery MA/MSc
39
3D Design
40
Design: Health and Wellbeing MA
43
Design: Product + Space MA
43
Fashion MA
44
Fashion Journalism* MA
44
Film Design and 3D Visual Effects MA
45
Production Design for Film & Television MA
45
Fine Art
46
Art & Space MA
48
European Arts Practice MA
48
Fine Art with Learning and Teaching in HE MA
49
Fine Art MFA
49
Photography MA
52
Surveying & Planning
54
Arts Market Appraisal (Professional Practice) MA
56
Building Surveying MSc
56
European Real Estate (Immobilia) MA
57
Historic Building Conservation MSc
57
Planning & Sustainability MA
58
Quantity Surveying MSc
58
Real Estate MSc
59
Illustration & Animation:

31
Sustainable Place Making & Urban Design MA
59
Motion Graphics:
31
Sustainability for Built Environment Practice

PgCert/PgDip/MA/MSc
60
Curating Contemporary Design MA
33
Design for Development MA
33
Design with Learning and Teaching in HE MA
34
APPLICANT SERVICES

T: +44 (0)8448 552 177 E: admissions-info@kingston.ac.uk
WELCOME
Kingston Universitys Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture has
a rich and expanding postgraduate community, and we hope
you will find the course you are looking for and join us.
Our courses are led by great staff and supported by
impressive workshops that combine both the traditional and
the very latest technologies. If you are interested in one of our
courses, we really hope you will either visit us or contact the
course director to confirm that we are the place for you.
The Faculty has a long and successful history, with the
original School of Art founded in the 1890s. However, the
Faculty is committed to the future and the ways in which our
courses and students will play a part in forming and improving
the world locally, nationally and internationally. In particular,
our MA Design for Development and MA Design for Health
and Wellbeing exemplify our commitment to social and ethical
approaches to art, design and built environment education,
and we also have a commitment to sustainability running
through all our courses. New courses for 2011 include MA
Heritage, MA Photography and MA Fashion Journalism.
Many of our courses are developed in collaboration with
related industries and institutions, which inform and finance
many student projects. These partnerships provide dialogues
that ensure we are influential and ground-breaking. We are
also committed to providing an international context, and
have strong links and ongoing projects with institutions in
China, Japan and Southern Africa.
Finally, we count many of Britains most successful creative
practitioners among our graduates, and have awarded
honorary doctorates to Fiona Banner, James Irvine, Jasper
Morrison and David Chipperfield all former students. We
hope you too will begin to realise and develop your ambitions
here at Kingston University.
Simon Ofield-Kerr PhD FRSA, Dean
Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture
Kingston University
Knights Park
Kingston upon Thames
Surrey
KT1 2QJ
T +44 (0)20 8417 4646
www.kingston.ac.uk/fada
AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
OUR VISION
SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Kingston Universitys vision is for our students to think

internationally; to respond to different opinions, approaches
and people; and to be the proactive generation that shapes
the future with an understanding of the realities of other cultures.
Kingston University welcomes students from 151 countries

all over the world. We offer a range of support services
specifically for international students, designed to ensure that
you feel at home in our vibrant, multicultural community.
As a graduate of the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture at

Kingston, you will be working in a global economy. All of our
courses offer opportunities for interaction across countries and
continents; for example, you will be working with colleagues
from the UK, Asia, USA, Europe (East and West), Africa, South
America in fact, from anywhere across the world.
On your arrival we will help you adapt to your new life in the
UK by meeting you at the airport and showing you around
the University and the local area. You will also have the
opportunity to meet staff and other international students
at our welcome event. In addition, we run social events for
international students throughout the year.
We have a strong commitment to traditional skills, and

combine British traditions in creative art, design and built
environment education with the latest activity and thinking
in the professional creative world.
If you have any problems, our International Student Welfare

Advisors are available to help you.
SHARING OUR EXPERTISE

Group activity and interaction are at the core of our teaching.
Our postgraduate courses are led by staff who are recognised
leaders in their fields and whose research connections and
collaborations reach across continents, which, in turn, creates
additional opportunities for students.
Adventurous collaborations with Shanghai University College
of Fine Arts leading up to EXPO 2010 and the Caoyang
Community Project have led to Kingston playing a key role
in working with staff and students across China. Twenty
Chinese universities took part in Dream Lab, a creative project
led by Kingston colleagues and students on behalf of the
British Council. Working with China Art Academy Hangzhou,
postgraduate students from Kingston presented their joint
project at the British Pavilion at EXPO. Other international
universities we work with include Central Academy of Fine
Arts Beijing, China; Hongik Seoul, Korea; Nagoya, Japan;
and Rhode Island School of Design, USA.
The high-quality international experience at Kingston University
is enhanced by visiting professors from abroad. Top-level
practitioners are invited to our campus and can also be met on
trips to relevant locations. As well as the personal tuition you will
receive as a postgraduate student at Kingston, you will benefit
from this exchange of ideas and meet with many art, design
and built environment professionals from across the world.
KINGSTON, LONDON
London has an unrivalled number of world-class museums,
galleries and collections, but perhaps the greatest resource is
the fabric of the city itself. Our proximity to London keeps us
in tune with the latest developments in contemporary culture
in London, and offers easy access to exhibitions, events and
the everyday exhilaration of the citys streets. The buildings
and streetscapes provide a living education, and London is an
important workshop used regularly in our courses. Equally,
Kingstons riverside location on the edge of Englands capital
city enables you to stand back from the busy city centre and
approach your work in a quieter, clean and green environment.
Excellent transport connections from Kingston also mean
that travel to Europe and the rest of the world is simple, with
Englands major airports and seaports a short distance away.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
If your first language is not English, you will need to demonstrate
a good standard of written and spoken English as an entry
requirement onto our postgraduate courses (see each course
page for more details). However, before the start of the
academic year, we offer a pre-sessional English course to help
you develop the language skills you will need for postgraduate
study see www.kingston.ac.uk/presessional. Once you
start your postgraduate studies, you can use the Universitys
free English Language Support Programme.
ACCOMMODATION
International non-EU students who apply for halls
accommodation in good time are guaranteed an offer of
accommodation for our halls of residence during their first year
(providing they meet our eligibility criteria). For more details, see
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgaccommodation
SCHOLARSHIPS
We offer a number of postgraduate scholarships for international
students. See www.kingston.ac.uk/scholarships for details.
WORKING IN THE UK AFTER YOUR STUDIES

Most international students who have successfully completed
their studies can now work in the UK. The Post Study Work
scheme (introduced in June 2008) allows qualifying students
to work in the UK for two years without needing a work permit.
The rules are different for European Economic Area (EEA) or
Swiss nationals. For details, visit:
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/workingintheuk
www.ukcisa.org.uk/student/working_after.php
www.educationuk.org (for the guide Find your way to work)
Our International Student Advisory Centre (ISAC) offers
workshops on post-study visas.
FURTHER INFORMATION
To find out more about Kingston University, and to download our
International Student Guide, visit
www.kingston.ac.uk/international/guidance-and-advice
PRE-MASTERS PREPARATION COURSES

If you would like to enrol on one of our practice-based
masters courses but dont have the appropriate portfolio
required for entry, Kingston offers two programmes to help
you develop your portfolio to the relevant standard and
prepare you for postgraduate study.
Both the year-long course and the intensive 13-week
course also offer additional support for students whose first
language is not English.
One-year Pre-masters Preparation Course
This course, taught over one academic year, is tailored to
complement your strengths and to provide the essential
skills and knowledge for your application to MA. As well as
carrying out studio work alongside our BA students, you will
attend lectures and seminars and develop a cultural context
for your new work over the year.
You will be monitored by staff who will guide you according
to your development and direction for entry to postgraduate
study.
Mature students, who are attending the course for personal
development and intend to return to industry after a years
study, will be advised on a flexible personal programme
agreed to suit their individual needs.
Visit www.kingston.ac.uk/fadaoneyearpreparation for
more information.
Intensive Pre-masters Preparation Course
Commencing in early June, this 13-week intensive course
will fine-tune the work already evident in your MA-entry
portfolio, and will improve your research, development and
presentation skills.
The subject areas covered include fashion design, graphic
communication, 3D design, fine art, architecture and
landscape architecture.
Two routes are available:
80% studio practice and 20% English as a foreign language;
100% studio practice with cultural and historical studies for
those students whose first language is English or who meet
the standard IELTS entry requirements.
On completion of the course (providing that you meet the
academic and language targets), you will progress to the
relevant MA course of your choice at Kingston University.
See www.kingston.ac.uk/fadaintensivepreparation for
more information.
COURSES
ARCHITECTURE
& LANDSCAPE
ART & DESIGN
HISTORY
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
& THE CREATIVE
ECONOMY
COMMUNICATION
DESIGN
DIGITAL MEDIA
3D DESIGN
FINE ART
SURVEYING
& PLANNING
www.ourcreativeeconomy.com
www.digitalmediakingston.com
ARCHITECTURE
& LANDSCAPE
OUR COURSES
Courses in the School of Architecture and Landscape
offer projects designed to engage with, and critique,
real-world issues in a manner that has been described
as innovative and exemplary.
Throughout your course you will be encouraged to
unravel theory, explore new material and technological
opportunities, delight in the poetry of craft and making,
explore environmental issues in innovative ways, use
management techniques with imagination, and negotiate
political systems with sophistication. In short, you will
research, experiment and test proposals that engage
with the needs of our complex, multifaceted world.
Teaching is demanding, creative and always challenging.
It operates within small studios on the architecture
programmes, and within and across years on landscape
programmes; and is supported by lectures and seminars,
workshops and visits focusing on history and theory, and
technology and practice.
OUR STAFF
Our staff offer experience, expertise and imagination
across the breadth of subjects taught. Specialist
knowledge, such as that offered by Archilab, our
in-house environmental research unit, adds a further
dimension to our courses.
Our teaching staff are drawn from some of Londons
best practices, combining innovation and intellectual
rigour with practical experience. This dialogue between
academia and practice, and across thinking and making,
is a central concern shared by staff across the School.
OUR RESEARCH
Research within the School is broad, with strands
engaged in design research, environmental engineering,
history and theory, as well as the pedagogy of design
education itself. The outcomes are varied, from
buildings to books.
All our research-active staff also teach, so the
dissemination of their work will be fundamental to your
experience as a student. The practical nature of much
of the research also means that there are opportunities
for students to play active roles or for student projects
to become research projects.
To find out more about research within the Faculty,
see pages 6265 or visit www.kingston.ac.uk/fada/
research
FASTFACTS
GRADUATE DIPLOMA ARCHITECTURE
MArch ARCHITECTURE (DESIGN)
Duration FT: 2 years PT: 3 years

Attendance FT: 34 days per week PT: 12 days per week
Entry requirements The course is designed for applicants
seeking a route to registration in the UK and who already have
Part 1 exemption as well as a period of professional experience.
However, there are opportunities for those without this work
experience to join the course. If you are in any doubt as to your
eligibility to join the course, you are encouraged to apply, stating
your experience and qualifications. All suitable applicants are
then interviewed prior to acceptance onto the course.
Further information, including fees
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgarchdip
Duration FT: 1 year

Attendance FT: 3 days per week
Entry requirements Minimum of 3 years full-time academic
study in architecture; a good BA(Hons) or BS(Hons) degree in
architecture of related area; and experience in either architectural
practice or an allied design or construction environment.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgarchdesign
PgDip PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE (ARCHITECTURE)
LOCATION
Duration PT: 11 months (minimum)

Attendance PT: Average of 1 afternoon and evening per month
Entry requirements Completion of ARB/RIBA Part 2 or
equivalent, or exemption from it, and a minimum of 13 months of
approved, logged experience, preferably in the UK. (Applicants
not currently employed must provide evidence of meeting the
minimum of 24 months approved, logged experience.)
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgarchprofdip
Knights Park campus
MA PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE ARCHITECTURE

Duration FT: 1 year PT: 2 years
Attendance F T: 3 days per week
PT: 1 afternoon and evening per month
Entry requirements A graduate degree or diploma and
relevant professional experience in architecture. Entry with
advanced standing is available to students who hold the PgDip
Professional Practice (Architecture).
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgarchprofma
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

International students must also have a minimum IELTS score
of 6.5, or equivalent.
APPLY
See page 68
CONTACT
Postgraduate Admissions Administrator
Kingston University
Knights Park
Surrey KT1 2QJ
T +44 (0)20 8417 4646
E designpostgrad@kingston.ac.uk
MA ARCHITECTURE (THINKING BUILDING)

Attendance FT: 2 days per week PT: 1 day per week
Entry requirements A good honours degree in architecture
or other relevant area such as fine art, design, art and
architectural history, or other humanities subject; excellent
written and spoken English international candidates who
have not successfully completed an English language university
degree must provide evidence of graduate-level language skills.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgarchthink
GRADUATE DIPLOMA ARCHITECTURE

ARB/RIBA PART 2
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgarchdip
The Graduate Diploma in Architecture is the second of three
separate qualifications that all architects educated in the
UK must gain to practice as an architect in the UK or the
rest of Europe. As such, we are validated by the Architects
Registration Board (ARB) of the UK and the Royal Institute of
British Architects (RIBA).
The course is open to students who have already completed
an initial degree in architecture in the UK or abroad, and
we offer pathways for qualification in the UK that can be
completed while studying for the Graduate Diploma.
Although the School operates within the guidelines stipulated
by professional accreditation, we have developed our own
particular qualities for the course, related to our position
within the Faculty. The Facultys fantastic workshop facilities
and workspaces present many opportunities for our students
to make things as a part of the design process, and, therefore,
offer key support to our focus on making as a primary part
of the design process.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

You will be introduced to a broad understanding of the
design process, which is cultural and experimental as well
as technical and managerial. The History and Theory module
revisits periods from the Ancient Near East to Modernism in
an attempt to create a better understanding of the relevance
of history, and our technology professional practice modules
seek to contextualise much of the information used within the
various Unit programmes.
The course seeks to encourage you to develop a high level
of critical awareness of your academic discipline, as well as
of your own practice. It also aims to assist you to identify
and develop your particular strengths and interests, while
expecting you to meet a minimum level of competence across
all core subjects.
Currently we run vertical Units, allowing you to either change
after one year or remain with the same design tutors for
the whole of your time at Kingston. The Unit tutors are
from practices throughout London and offer a variety of
approaches to architectural design. They are supported
by our technical staff who liaise with tutors and students to
ensure that sufficient support is available at key stages to
develop the technical aspects of the projects.
By the end of the Graduate Diploma Course, you will have
developed your understanding of the poetic and tectonic
aspects of architecture, while also involving yourself in
Kingstons main initiative of thinking through making.
EXCHANGE OPPORTUNITIES
Annually we offer four exchange places to study in Europe for
one semester: two at the Zrcher Hochschule in Winterthur,
Switzerland; and two at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in
Copenhagen. In Zrich the lectures are in German (Hoch
Deutsch) but studio supervisions can be in English; while,
in Copenhagen, Denmark, all teaching is in English.
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FOLLOW-ON MASTERS DEGREE

The next couple of years will see considerable changes in
architectural education in the UK. One of the key developments
is the possible revalidation of the diploma (Part 2) as a masters
degree, to bring it in line with its European counterparts.
Kingston University is offering a unique opportunity to recent
and forthcoming graduates of the diploma (while this is still in
place) to upgrade their status to a masters through a follow-on
study of one intensive semester full time or two semesters part
time. Following the successful completion of all diploma work,
students enrol for a further four modules, which consist of a
written dissertation on an appropriate subject to be decided
with each student in consultation with the course director and
their allocated supervisor(s).
ASSESSMENT
Design portfolio, dissertation, essays and technical reports
SPECIAL FEATURES
This course enables you to identify and develop your
particular strengths and interests through work in the studio
and a range of option modules.
The diploma covers the criteria specified by the Architects
Registration Board (ARB) and Royal Institute of British
Architects (RIBA) and offers a prescribed qualification by
the ARB.
MODULES
Core modules
History and Theory
Graduate Design: Subject and Context
Graduate Design: Process and Proposal
Graduate Design: Resolution
Tectonic Study
Applying Technology
Professional Practice: Context
Dissertation
Graduate Thesis: Design Research
Graduate Thesis: Design Project
Graduate Thesis: Technical Synthesis
Graduate Thesis: Professional Context
Professional Practice: Management
Option modules
Please see the course webpage.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 9
PgDip PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

(ARCHITECTURE)
MA PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
ARCHITECTURE
ARB/RIBA PART 3 EXEMPTION

www.kingston.ac.uk/pgarchprofdip
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgarchprofma
This course focuses on the legal, procedural, professional and

managerial competencies needed to engage in architectural
practice as an independent and reflective practitioner.
Graduation from this course represents the completion of
the initial period of formal architectural education and the
attainment of the minimum level of competence expected
of an architect registered in the UK. The course covers the
criteria specified by the Architects Registration Board (ARB)
and Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) for Part 3. The
award offers a qualification prescribed by the ARB.
The context within which architecture is created has changed

significantly in recent years, as have the ways in which
architecture is practised. If you would like to sharpen your
existing skills and develop new skills and strategies in the
complex and diverse arena of architectural practice, this
course is ideal. It enables you to take the time to re-inform
and redefine yourself as an independent, competent and
reflective practitioner.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

Your primary learning environment is within practice, but
you will also use scenario-based examples to extend and
test your knowledge base and its application. You will build
on and further develop the knowledge, understanding and
skills acquired during your first degree, subsequent graduate
education and periods of work-based learning. The emphasis
of this course is therefore to deepen, consolidate and
demonstrate the application of existing learning and skills
rather than to introduce a wide range of new subject material.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

Your primary learning environment is your practice
environment, but you will also use scenario-based examples
to extend and test your knowledge base and its application.
You will examine and critically evaluate the ethical, social
and economic basis of professional practice. You will have
the opportunity to reflect on your own professional skills and
identify areas for improvement or specialisation.
ASSESSMENT
Scenario-based assignments, verbal and visual presentations,
independent and group work, dissertation
ASSESSMENT
SPECIAL FEATURES
Scenario-based coursework; independent and group

assignments; a critical evaluation of your professional
experience, including specific case studies; professional
interview
Individual modules can be taken and credited as continuous

professional development (CPD).
SPECIAL FEATURES
This postgraduate diploma covers the criteria specified by the
ARB and RIBA for Part 3, and offers a prescribed qualification
by the ARB.
Successful completion of this course offers admission
with advanced standing to the MA Professional Practice
Architecture (see right).
The core staff are experienced architects, with visiting
lecturers contributing specialist areas of knowledge.
MODULES
Work-based Professional Experience (Level 6)
based on PT1 experience
The Context of Architecture
The Management of Architecture
Business Management and Administration
The Management of Construction
Integrative Project
Work-based Professional Experience (double module)
The core staff are all experienced architects, with visiting

lecturers contributing specialist areas of knowledge.
MODULES
Core modules
The Context of Architecture
Business Management and Administration
The Management of Construction
Integrative Project
Dissertation (60 credits)
Option modules
Choose 3 please see the course webpage for the full list.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 9
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 9
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MA ARCHITECTURE
(THINKING BUILDING)
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgarchthink
The MA Thinking Building focuses on the history and
philosophy of architecture and offers the unique opportunity
to complete the research component either through writing or
through making. Although it can be taken as an entirely textbased course culminating in a written dissertation, the MA
Thinking Building offers you the option to conduct your final
thesis through the making of original artefacts in the Facultys
extensive workshop facilities, accompanied by the relevant
critical texts and supporting material.
The course aims to situate architecture in the broader
historical and cultural framework necessary for its full
understanding, and to reconcile the tension between practice
and theoretical investigations. It also aims to be a forum for
debating contemporary architectural issues and rethinking the
nature of architectural research.
The MA Thinking Building is addressed to all those with a
sustained interest in architecture. Prospective candidates
from a wide variety of backgrounds should be able to
demonstrate the necessary range of skills and commitment
for the successful pursuit of an intellectually and creatively
demanding course. Graduates will pursue careers equally in
the realm of thinking as in the realm of making architecture.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

This is a taught programme with a strong research
component. The full-time version extends over one
calendar year starting in late September. Formal teaching
is concentrated in the period between October and
May. Some guided research also takes place during that
period, while the period between June and late August is
entirely devoted to self-directed study and research. The
part-time version of the course extends over two calendar
years, with formal teaching on one day per week. Parttime students share the respective taught and research
modules with full-time students, spread over 24 months.
The main taught core of the course is divided into two
parts. The first aims to provide an intellectual mapping
of architecture from antiquity to modernity, identifying
its relevance to the contemporary situation through the
discussion of major turning points. The second offers
the opportunity to engage with philosophical discourses
of the past hundred years in the attempt to better
understand the role of architecture in contemporary
culture. There are also smaller modules on academic
writing and research methods, as well as two option
modules sourced from the Facultys other MA degrees.
The main research component of the course takes place
in the Thesis Proposal and Thesis modules. The thesis
can be either a 20,000-word masters dissertation or (an)
original 2D or 3D artefact(s) of masters-level complexity
and skill, accompanied by a critical essay and portfolio.
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ASSESSMENT
Essays, reviews, seminar presentations and thesis project
The main research component of the course consists of a
20,000-word dissertation, submitted at the end of the course.
FUTURE PROSPECTS
The course is aimed at those who would like to enhance
their understanding of architecture beyond the basics of
qualification. It is of immediate relevance to all architects from
post-Part 1 to mature practitioners who realise the necessity
of situating their practice in a rigorous and meaningful
intellectual framework. At the same time it provides an essential
basis for all those architects or not who would like to
pursue work in architectural publishing, teaching and research.
Successful graduates of the MA Thinking Building could be
offered the opportunity to continue their work at MPhil- or PhDlevel at Kingston.
SPECIAL FEATURES
The course offers the unique option of completing an
intensive years theoretical work through the making of
original artefacts in the Facultys extensive workshop facilities.
Students who do not choose this option can complete the
course through a written dissertation.
The teaching team consists of staff who teach both design
and history/theory. All members of staff are accomplished
researchers and practitioners. Support is provided by
specialist staff from across the Faculty.
MODULES
Core modules
History
Philosophy and Critique
Research Contexts in Architecture
Seminar Presentation
Thesis Proposal
Thesis
Option modules
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 9
MArch ARCHITECTURE
(DESIGN)
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgarchdesign
Architects agree that design is the core skill of the architect.
Yet, too often, the pressures of professional practice pull the
architect away from thoughtful and productive engagement
with design and design research. This course seeks to
redress this. Drawing on the strengths of the School and
Faculty in teaching and learning design through making,
this course offers architects, and others of equivalent
educational and/or professional standing, an opportunity to
re-engage with design, paying particular attention to careful
considerations of site, materiality and sustainability.
The course will provide you with a creative experience
embedded in Kingstons rich postgraduate design learning
community. You can tailor your study to gain knowledge and
skills in areas of particular interest. Internationally educated
students will be introduced to UK professional registration
criteria and supported in pursuing qualification, offering the
possibility of progression into the final year of the Graduate
Diploma in Architecture (Part 2).
If you are a practitioner looking to reinvigorate your design
practice and/or prepare for pursuing qualification in the UK,
this course is ideal.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

You will focus on the relationship between architecture and
its physical, cultural and temporal context. You will be given
the space and time to delve deeply into the investigation of
site in all its manifestations and meanings. You will have the
opportunity to re-ground your design research skills through
precedent and theoretical studies that are embedded into the
design studio and through supporting seminars and lectures.
Making use of our excellent workshop facilities, you will be
invited to expand your design research skills through physically
engaging with materials, exploring and testing design
strategies, and crafting and presenting design propositions.
ASSESSMENT
Continuous assessment of your design work and design thesis
SPECIAL FEATURES
This course is ideally suited for international students seeking
the experience of studying design in the UK.
The course is delivered by practising architects, visiting critics
and members of the School and Faculty staff.
MODULES
Core modules
Design Research: Context
Design Research: Process
Material Research
Research Contexts in Architecture
MArch Thesis: Design Resolution
MArch Thesis: Environmental Integration
MArch Thesis Project

Option modules
Choose 3 please see the course webpage for the full list.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 9
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FASTFACTS
PgDip LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
PT: 12 days/eves per week
Entry requirements Completion of an undergraduate
landscape architecture or related course; normally a minimum
of a years related practice experience.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pglandarchdip
MA LANDSCAPE & URBANISM

Entry requirements Good honours degree or professional
experience and qualification in architecture, landscape design
or other relevant design discipline.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pglandurban

LOCATION
Knights Park campus
APPLY
See page 68

Kingston University
Knights Park
Surrey KT1 2QJ
T +44 (0)20 8417 4646
NEW COURSE
MFA LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE URBANISM
(subject to validation)
The MFA Landscape Architecture Urbanism is designed to
provide an intensive two-year professional conversion course
that targets applicants with creativity, knowledge and skills
in relevant and related disciplines, including architecture,
engineering and/or spatial design, to become effective
practitioners and researchers in landscape architecture/
landscape urbanism.
We welcome suitably qualified and experienced candidates
both from the UK and overseas.
See www.kingston.ac.uk/fada for more information
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CONTACT
PgDip LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
MA LANDSCAPE & URBANISM
ACCREDITED BY THE LANDSCAPE INSTITUTE AND

LEADING TO ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP LI AND THE
PATHWAY TO CHARTERSHIP
www.kingston.ac.uk/pglandarchdip
www.kingston.ac.uk/pglandurban
This course, which is accredited by the Landscape Institute,

explores spatial design and programme in relation to landbased issues and initiatives at the strategic, regional and
local detail design scales. It will prepare you for effective
and proactive landscape practice by encouraging you to
develop your ideas and clarity of expression through projects
that address live and competitive briefs. There is a special
commitment to sustainability and regeneration.
If you are an architect, designer and/or strategic planner (with

theory and practice, education and experience), and would
like to learn the skills to become proactive in the design of
cities of the future, this course is ideal. It takes a new look at
the potentials of the landscape in the context of contemporary
urbanism, with considerations of spatial form and programme
central to the course.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

You will look at considerations of scale, speed, time
and change, material qualities and experience. The
Communication and Making module provides key elements
of the course and reflects the demands of contemporary
practice for compelling landscape representation and design.
The module is underpinned by theoretical and professional
practice studies. You will develop live design projects,
which will be reviewed by clients and may be the subject
of community consultation. In addition, you will build an
individual portfolio of design work throughout the course and
exhibit work at the end-of-year show.
FOLLOW-ON MASTERS
Successful diploma graduates are encouraged to extend the
scope and depth of their work through a masters project to
be developed with tutor guidance. This can be carried out
over one or two semesters and will enable you to explore your
individual research and practice ambitions.
The course team has a commitment to sustainability, and the

course develops interdisciplinary and team collaboration in
the growing fields of urban and landscape design.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

You will study landscape materials and technique, and
landscape and urbanism theory and practice precedent. You
will also develop your design and built environment research
skills and have the opportunity to choose two option modules
from a range across the School of Architecture & Landscape.
The landscape and urbanism design projects will address
contemporary and live briefs at a range of scales, from
the strategic to detailed site-specific intervention; while the
masters project will develop a personal agenda and critical
proposition, and enables you to develop an individual interest
to support future practice, career and research ambitions.
ASSESSMENT
Collaborative projects, group tutorials, seminars, workshops,
critical reflection, individual design research project
ASSESSMENT
SPECIAL FEATURES
Collaborative projects, group tutorials, seminars, workshops,

critical reflection, design projects, seminar presentations,
critical reviews, essays
Our staff have extensive teaching and practice experience

and are active in EU-funded research and consultancy.
SPECIAL FEATURES
Core modules
Landscape Architecture Materials and Techniques
Landscape andUrbanism Theory
Landscape and Urbanism Project
Research Skills
Masters Project (quadruple module)
This diploma is accredited by the Landscape Institute (LI).

The School of Architecture & Landscape has an excellent
network of expert contacts and alumni that help inform the
teaching of the course.
You will have the opportunity to undertake study visits and
collaborations within the University and more widely.
Our Landscape Interface Studio brings dynamic project
and client contact to the student experience. Currently
the Landscape Interface Studio is consultant to the EU
Interregional Development programme and is working with
partners in Netherlands, France and Italy.
MODULES
Option modules
Two to be chosen from a range across the School.
MODULES include
Landscape Architecture Project
Professional Practice
Communication and Making
Landscape and Urbanism Theory
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ART & DESIGN

HISTORY
OUR COURSES
Programmes offered by the School of Art & Design
History represent two broad thematic streams of critical
and creative inquiry: art and design history and museum
and gallery studies, with considerable interdisciplinary
engagement between the streams. These programmes
are designed to develop your understanding of the
main critical and methodological debates that have
shaped the histories of art and design and approaches
to museum and gallery studies. Our courses offer a
discursive environment in which teaching is rooted in
in-depth and current research.
You can explore a range of subjects, including modern
and contemporary paintings, design and everyday
objects, installation, photography, film and new media,
as well as the changing contexts for their production
and consumption. Museum and gallery study ranges
across history, theory and practice, and debates
contemporary issues.
OUR STAFF
Our staff are practising art and design historians and
museologists with extensive knowledge and expertise.
Staff participate in international events at institutions
such as the Yale Center for British Art, the Clark Art
Institute, Hangyang University Korea, University of
Lisbon, TU Delft, University of Queensland, and the
Universit Franois Rabelais.
OUR RESEARCH
Emphasis is placed upon criticalcreative approaches
to academic research within the art and design history
and museum and gallery studies curricula.
Our staff contribute to a number of research centres
within the Faculty, including the Modern Interiors
Research Centre and the Visual and Material Culture
Research Centre.
Teaching and research encompasses both the traditional
modes of historicising and analysing museums and
galleries, the fine and decorative arts, design and
architecture, as well as more critically orientated studies
of contemporary visual and material cultures.
To find out more about research within the Faculty, see
pages 6265 or visit www.kingston.ac.uk/fada/
research
INDUSTRY CONTACTS
We enjoy formal and informal working relationships
with academics at a variety of other institutions and
organisations, including the Design Museum, Historic
Royal Palaces at Hampton Court, London Remade,
The Architecture Foundation and the Geffrye Museum,
the V&A Museum, the Tate Galleries, Dulwich Picture
Gallery, The Womens Library, the Whitechapel Gallery,
the Museum of London, the Museum of Domestic
Architecture and Kingston Museum, which houses the
world-class Eadweard Muybridge collection.
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FASTFACTS
MA ART & DESIGN HISTORY
Attendance F T: 2 days per week (Tues and Weds)
PT: 1 day per week (Tues or Weds)
Entry requirements A good honours degree, or equivalent,
in art history, design history or a humanities subject such
as English literature, film and media studies, sociology, or a
practice-based degree in fine art with some art history.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgarthistory
MA ARTS MARKET APPRAISAL

Entry requirements A good first degree or equivalent.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgartsmarket
MA PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE (DESIGN)

Duration Flexible: 13 years
Attendance 2-day induction at the start of each stage,
followed by study at your own pace
Entry requirements A good BA(Hons) degree or equivalent
qualification in any design discipline.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgprofpracticedesign
MA FILM STUDIES
Attendance See the course webpage or contact the
postgraduate administrator for details.
Entry requirements Good honours degree or equivalent in
a humanities subject or in the history of art, fine art or any
other studio-based subjects that include an art historical
or contextual studies component, or another relevant area.
Consideration is also given to non-standard candidates with
relevant work experience.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgfilmstudies
LOCATION
Knights Park campus; Penrhyn Road campus for MA Film
Studies
CONTACT for MA Film Studies

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Kingston University, Penrhyn Road
Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2EE
T +44 (0)20 8417 2361
E fasspostgrad-info@kingston.ac.uk

For contact details for other courses, see overleaf.

APPLY
See page 68
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MA HERITAGE
qualification in a relevant subject area. See the course
webpage for full details.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgheritage
MA MUSEUM & GALLERY STUDIES

Entry requirements A good honours degree or equivalent in
a relevant subject.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgmuseumgallerystudies
LOCATION
Knights Park campus
CONTACT
Kingston University, Knights Park
Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2QJ
T +44 (0)20 8417 4646
MA ART & DESIGN HISTORY

www.kingston.ac.uk/pgarthistory
If you are interested in pursuing an interdisciplinary study of
the history of both art and design, this course is ideal. As well
as advancing your knowledge of developments that have
occurred in these vibrant areas of practice over the past two
centuries, the course will also provide you with transferable
skills in history, theory and research.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

You will study a series of dedicated taught modules that are
concerned with issues of research methodology, critical
theory and analysis, and subject-specific case studies.
You will be expected to conduct research around the broad
themes and subjects addressed by each module. This
research will allow you to tailor your own path of study
according to your particular interests and future aspirations.
ASSESSMENT
Seminar presentations, essays, dissertation (12,00015,000
words)
SPECIAL FEATURES

You will have the opportunity to take part in activities and

study trips organised by the School of Art and Design History.
Destinations include New York, Barcelona, Venice and Paris.
APPLY
You will study alongside practising artists and designers.
See page 68
RESEARCH AREAS
Research interest and activity include psychoanalysis,
modernism and the avant-garde; mass media and digital
culture, design and technologies; the history of interior
design; postcolonial studies, gender and identity; fashion
and material cultures; curating, museums and galleries;
sculpture, performance and public culture; art, design and
the body; 19th-century painting and orientalism. See pages
6265 or visit www.kingston.ac.uk/fada/research for more
information,
MODULES
Core modules
Materialising Histories 1&2: Images, Objects & Environments
Critical Issues in Research
Special Study Subject
Dissertation
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 17
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PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
(DESIGN)
If you are interested in developing a career in the arts market,

particularly in the appraisal of both fine and decorative arts
and other artefacts, this exciting course is ideal. It offers a
unique mix of academic tuition and exposure to Londons
huge and dynamic arts market. Accredited by the Royal
Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the course leads
to entry to the RICS as a probationary member.
The MA Professional Practice (Design) is a work-based

learning qualification for those employed in the design
industry, with which the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture
has extensive links. There are three phases to the
programme: Reflection and Planning; Research and
Investigation; and Project.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY
The course builds on the established reputation of the

Faculty in the professional field of design whether fashion,
interior, product, furniture or graphics and the experience of
offering the MA Creative Economy courses (from the School
of Business). Study will take place flexibly, through tutorials,
action learning sets and distance learning, meeting the goals
agreed in your individual learning agreement.
With an emphasis on understanding how the arts market

functions, you will be introduced to a wide range of
businesses, collections and professionals. You will also study
the economic and legal context within which professional
practice is grounded, and gain the ability to apply techniques
related to the evaluation of objects in a practice environment.
You will have the opportunity to develop your knowledge
of a particular specialist area of the arts market, which
may include anything from antiquities to cutting-edge
contemporary art.
ASSESSMENT
Essays, seminar papers and presentations, case studies,
major research-based project or dissertation, and a
conference paper that you will present at the Annual Masters
Conference.
SPECIAL FEATURES
This course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered
Surveyors (RICS).
It is unique in the field and the only course enabling students
to gain a postgraduate qualification leading to entry into the
profession of arts market appraiser.
You will have the opportunity to take part in a European field trip.
You will be taught by leading practitioners as well as academics.
MODULES
Core modules
Art and Law
History of the Arts Market
Materialising Histories: Images, Objects and Environments
Option modules
Research modules
Conference Paper
Dissertation Proposal
Dissertation
Research Concepts for the Arts Appraiser
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 17
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY
You will undertake an interdisciplinary study of the history of

both art and design.
The dissertation or final project allows you to develop your
own interests and gain valuable research skills.
ASSESSMENT
Projects, learning diary, portfolio
SPECIAL FEATURES
This course provides flexible, work-based learning for the
experienced professional working in the field of design.
You can tailor your studies to meet your needs, and those
of your employer, through individually designed learning
agreements. Accreditation can be given for prior design work
and for ongoing, in-company training.
RESEARCH AREAS
Research is carried out by the Sustainable Design Research
Centre, which provides a creative environment for researchers
engaging with the cultural, environmental and presentational
contexts of design practice in its widest sense. For more
information, see www.kingston.ac.uk/fada/SDRC
MODULES
Please note that this module list is indicative and is not
intended to be definitive.
Phase One: Reflection and Planning
Reflection and Response
Project Planning
Phase Two: Research and Investigation
Personal Development Plan
Design Research Methods for Work-Based Learning
Phase Three: Project
Professional Project (Design)

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 17
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MA FILM STUDIES
WITH FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgfilmstudies
This course focuses on a range of current approaches to
film studies and provides an in-depth study of specific areas
of cinema such as American Independent, contemporary
European, British and Far-Eastern cinema. You will look
at developments in film history and theory by focusing on
specific countries and their emerging cinemas.
The course is run jointly by the Faculty of Arts and Social
Sciences and the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

You will study all that is new, vital and innovative in
contemporary and emergent cinemas. You will evaluate and
critically analyse a range of perspectives on cinema in light of
contemporary developments, shifting cultural alliances and
patterns of cross-fertilisations. You will be introduced to the
main areas of debate in the history of film criticism. You will
also learn the research skills required to conduct independent
study such as your dissertation project.
ASSESSMENT
Essays, presentations, dissertation
SPECIAL FEATURES
Building upon the specialist expertise and experience of
our staff, this programme is informed by research into a
wide variety of areas, including gender and ethnicity, film
narratology, digital media, political cinema, the grotesque,
cinema audiences and film reception.
Many members of staff are active researchers, so you can be
sure the teaching is cutting edge.
Plugging Beirut Politics by Samiya Azar, MA Design: Product + Space.
You have the chance to take part in study visits organised by

the School of Art & Design History. These annual trips enable
you to experience a city such as New York, Barcelona or
Paris and its cultural institutions first-hand.
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This course will also equip you with the relevant research skills
to prepare you for further study or for work within education,
journalism, film archives and other related areas.
RESEARCH AREAS
Research in film is wide-ranging, with particular expertise
in British, French, German and Spanish cinema, in religion
and film, in new developments in American film, and in the
representation and spaces of cities in cinema.
MODULES
British Cinema 19601990
Gender and Sexuality in European Cinema
Place and Identity in European Cinema
New Hollywood: from the Mainstream to the Margins
Europeanised American Cinema
Mapping World Cinema
Film Analysis and Theory
Film Research Methods
Dissertation
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 17
MA HERITAGE
MA MUSEUM & GALLERY STUDIES
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgheritage
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgmuseumgallerystudies
Heritage is a growing area of multi- and interdisciplinary

academic research and is becoming an increasingly
significant element of wider debates in several fields,
including sustainability, identity, belonging, human rights,
urban planning and design, community, place, tourism and
economic development, and the creative arts.
If you would like to pursue an imaginative, interdisciplinary

study of contemporary museums and galleries that enables
you to question and challenge the conventions of the
institution and the field, this postgraduate programme of
academic study is ideal. As well as advancing your knowledge
of contemporary developments that have occurred in this
vibrant, contested and complex area, the course will also
provide you with transferable skills in critical-theoretical
enquiry and academic research practice. In addition, it aims
to engage across artistic, urban planning, architectural and
design practice to offer alternative creative approaches,
developing an ecological approach to the sustainability of the
museum and museum practice.
The course builds on the recent establishment of the MA

Museum & Gallery Studies and develops a critical mass of
activity around these closely related fields.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

New modules will interrogate critical and philosophical ideas
of heritage in the contemporary world, exploring materiality
and temporality, site, landscape, building, community and
place, the tangible and the intangible heritage, all within an
international context. Students will also have the opportunity
of exploring the performance of heritage to a visiting public
through heritage interpretation, communication and narrative.
ASSESSMENT
Essays, seminar presentations, creative project work,
portfolio, dissertation (12,00015,000 words)
SPECIAL FEATURES
The Heritage MA is a critical and creative practice-based
postgraduate programme of academic study. It is ambitious
in its aim to:
re-imagine the relationships between academy and
profession; and
explore the implications and applications of this approach to
accepted ideas of academic heritage studies and heritage
practice.
Ideas of, and approaches to, practice are central to the
course, as are opportunities for engaging directly in
experimental and creative practice-based research in both
institutional and more-than-institutional contexts.
MODULES
Interrogating Heritage
Collaboration and Craft
Performing Heritage
Dissertation

WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

You will study a series of dedicated taught modules that are
concerned with issues of critical theory and analysis, research
methodologies and practice. You will be expected to conduct
research around the broad themes and subjects addressed
by each module. This research will allow you to tailor your
own path of study according to your particular interests and
future aspirations.
ASSESSMENT
Essays, seminar presentations, creative project work,
portfolio, dissertation (12,00015,000 words)
SPECIAL FEATURES
This course offers a critical-creative vision of and approach to
museum and gallery studies that questions and challenges
the conventions of the field.
Ideas and approaches to practice are central to the course,
as are opportunities for engaging directly in experimental
practice-based research.
MODULES
Ideas and Institutions
Invention and Experimentation: Museums as Transformative
Media
Collaboration and Craft: Future Museum Making
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 18
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 18
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CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
& THE CREATIVE
ECONOMY
From advertising to film, fashion to architecture, music
to publishing, and digital media to software and gaming,
the creative industries are fast outpacing traditional
industries both in the UK and the rest of the world.
Kingstons innovative and unique Creative Industries &
the Creative Economy Programme (MACE) has been
developed to provide you with the unusual mix of
creative skills and keen business and leadership acumen
necessary to succeed in these thriving industries.
By drawing on our proven expertise, teaching and
research excellence in the creative arts, as well as our
excellent links with business and industry, we have
developed a unique portfolio of courses grouped within
five specialist industry sectors: the built environment,
the design industries, heritage and the visual arts, the
media, and the performing arts.
We are seeking highly motivated and independent
individuals who have the potential to become thoughtleaders in their chosen creative industry context. If you
are open to new ideas, new people and new experiences,
and you want to drive innovation in your field, then
Kingstons Creative Economy Programme is for you.
The term creative economy has been coined to reflect
the extraordinary growth in the importance of peoples
ideas and creativity in todays economy. This new
economy is founded on creativity and the creative
process. Crucially, it depends upon the relationship
between those who generate new ideas and those
who can help to build value from creativity. Whether
you are a creative or a manager, whether you work for
an established organisation or plan to set up your own
entrepreneurial venture, the MACE Programme offers
you a new perspective from which to study and develop
the skills necessary to achieve success.
The courses encourage high levels of creativity,
networking and learning by doing. You will engage
fully in collaborative and multidisciplinary teamwork
and should also be prepared to respond to industrygenerated projects. At the end of the degree you will have
the option of taking a dissertation or a practice-based
research project, which may lead on to the development
of your own entrepreneurial creative venture.
As a practitioner or a manager within a creative
enterprise, you will find that our courses have direct
relevance through encouraging a greater awareness
and understanding of the creative value chain and its
associated practices. By undertaking a course within
the MACE Programme you will develop your creative,
leadership, entrepreneurial and management skills to
a level where you really can make a difference in the
creative industries and across the creative economy
as a whole.
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COURSE OVERVIEW
The courses are delivered under Learning Agreements,
each comprising three phases of 60 credits.
PHASE 1: THE CREATIVE ECONOMY IN PRACTICE

CORE MODULES (60 CREDITS)
The Creative Economy
This cornerstone module provides you with handson experience of life in the creative economy through
working together to create, design and manage a viable
creative enterprise project. This creative project will
form the context for subsequent learning throughout
the course.
Contemporary Issues in the Creative Economy
In this module you will develop an understanding of
contemporary issues in the creative economy, with
particular reference to issues of sustainability, the
relationship between production and consumption
and critical analysis.
Managing Creativity and Innovation
This module aims to develop your entrepreneurial
management behaviours, encouraging an approach to
learning that copes with and enjoys uncertainty, risks
and complexity. The core curriculum of this module
will explore the tensions between creativity and
management and how these can be reconciled.
ASSESSMENT
A mixture of project work and formal assessments,
including management reports, essays, case studies
and presentations, plus the personal project (approx.
15,000 words)
RESEARCH AREAS
Staff teaching on these courses are actively involved in
researching the creative economy and their specialist
creative area. For more information about research in
the Business School, visit:
www.kingston.ac.uk/business/research
APPLY
To register on a Creative Economy course, you should
contact the Faculty of Business and Law (see details on
page 24), which will be your host faculty. You will study
among students from across all the specialist sectors
as well as alongside fellow students who have opted
to work towards the same specialist discipline as you.
Leadership in the Creative Economy

This module encourages you to learn experientially
about leadership through performance, and develop
conceptual understanding of creative leadership and
how it differs from more traditional approaches. Where
appropriate, you will apply your learning to leadership
roles in the creative project developed within The
Creative Economy module.
Specific learning outcomes for each student will be
agreed with the course director, and may involve taught
sessions, work-based learning or a mixture of both.
PHASE 2: THE CREATIVE ECONOMY IN FOCUS

SPECIALIST MODULES (60 CREDITS)
You will follow 60 credits worth of modules that relate
to the creative industry specialism of your choice. See
pages 24 to 27 for details of the degrees and modules
available within the programme.
PHASE 3: THE CREATIVE ECONOMY CREATING VALUE

PERSONAL PROJECT (60 CREDITS)
Your 60-credit personal project, which will result in a
dissertation or practice-based project, as appropriate,
will focus directly on your specialist sector and will
be relevant to your own career needs. Under the
supervision of Kingstons qualified staff, your personal
project will be designed to connect you directly with
current practice and will develop skills to enhance your
employability.
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FASTFACTS
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES & THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
Attendance FT/PT: attendance varies
Entry requirements A degree in a relevant area and/or
evidence of at least 2 years work experience in the creative
industries. International students must have an IELTS score of
6.5 or equivalent for most courses. Advertising & the Creative
Economy requires a score of 7.0 and Journalism & the
Creative Economy requires 7.5. All applicants are required to
submit a written personal statement that demonstrates their
understanding of the context of the creative economy plus
how the course will be of benefit to them personally.
www.kingston.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses and click on
your chosen course.
LOCATION
Penrhyn Road, Knights Park and Kingston Hill campuses
APPLY
See page 68
CONTACT
MACE Co-ordinator
Faculty of Business and Law
Kingston University
Kingston Hill
Surrey KT2 7LB
T +44 (0)20 8417 5493
E businesspgenquiry@kingston.ac.uk
FURTHER DETAILS
See www.ourcreativeeconomy.com
THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

& THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
MA ARCHITECTURE & THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
MA LANDSCAPE URBANISM & THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
MA SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES & THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
MA MANAGING IN THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
The way our built environment is designed is of great
importance as it can radically affect commercial productivity,
public service delivery and how people feel about their quality
of life. Good design can revitalise neighbourhoods and
cities, reduce crime, illness and truancy, and can help public
services perform better.
If you are currently employed in, or would like to develop a
career in, the fields of architecture, landscape or urban or
rural regeneration, and would like to develop your creative
skills while also gaining an overview of how to manage these
industries effectively within the creative economy, these
courses are ideal.
By the end of your chosen course you will be better equipped
with the leading-edge knowledge and entrepreneurial
management skills necessary to succeed in these particularly
current areas of the creative economy.
MODULES
Core modules
Personal Project
Subject-specific modules
These modules are indicative and for guidance purposes only.
Architecture & the Creative Economy
The Context of Practice
Design Control and Management
Design Context 2
Landscape Urbanism & the Creative Economy
Landscape and Urbanism: Context
Landscape and Urbanism: Project Strategy
Communication and Making
Landscape and Urbanism: Theory
Sustainable Communities & the Creative Economy
Economic Sustainability
Environmental Sustainability
Social Sustainability
Sustainable Cities
Managing in the Creative Economy
Financial Resource Management
Managing Operations
Managing People and Organisations
Marketing
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THE DESIGN INDUSTRIES

HERITAGE AND THE VISUAL ARTS

MA COMMUNICATION DESIGN & THE CREATIVE ECONOMY

MA DESIGN: PRODUCT AND SPACE & THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
MA FASHION & THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
MA ART & THE CREATIVE ECONOMY

MA CONTEMPORARY ART PRACTICES & THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
MA MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES & THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
The Cox Review of Creativity in Business (2005), commissioned

by the UK government of the time, cites design as: what links
creativity and innovation; it shapes ideas to become practical
and attractive propositions for users or customers.
The UK is home to the worlds second largest art and

antiques market, as well as world-class museums, visual art
and cultural attractions.
In these design industry courses you will develop your

understanding and ability to link creativity and innovation
through awareness of the industry context and by
undertaking (interdisciplinary) design projects. You will be
encouraged to extend your thinking and critically reflect
on what your chosen design specialism entails (whether
communication design, fashion, spatial or product design).
You should expect to work with students from other
design disciplines, and you will be encouraged to push the
boundaries of design for the 21st century in individual and
exciting ways.
with the leading-edge design thinking and entrepreneurial
management skills necessary to succeed in one of the most
varied areas of the creative economy.
MODULES
Core modules
Personal Project
Communication Design & the Creative Economy
Exploration & Innovation
Visualising Ideas
Fashion & the Creative Economy
Fashion Design: Process
Fashion Design: Focus
Design: Product and Space & the Creative Economy
Spatial Design: Process
Spatial Design: Focus
Product Design: Process
Product Design: Focus
If you are currently employed in, or would like to develop a

career in the fields of arts appraisal, arts curating, cultural
leisure or museums and galleries, and would like to develop
your creative skills while also gaining an overview of how
to manage these industries effectively within the creative
economy, these courses are ideal.
prestigious areas within the creative economy.
MODULES
Core modules
Personal Project
Art & the Creative Economy
Theory of the Object
Art and Law
Contemporary Art Practices & the Creative Economy
Cities, Scenes and Events
Off-site Learning
Museums and Galleries & the Creative Economy
Ideas and Institutions
Invention and Experimentation
Collaboration and Craft: Future Museum Making
Managing Operations
Marketing

Managing Operations
Marketing
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THE MEDIA & THE CREATIVE ECONOMY

MA ADVERTISING & THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
MA PUBLISHING & THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
MA JOURNALISM & THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
MA film making & THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
MA CREATIVE WRITING & THE CREATIVE ECONOMY

MA FILM AND TELEVISION MOTION GRAPHICS & THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
MA FILM AND TELEVISION DESIGN & THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
MA MEDIA PRACTICE & THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
The UKs media sector is extremely successful worldwide;
for example, its advertising market is rated as the fourth
largest in the world, producing world-class TV formats
and output, and the publishing industry covers a complete
range of printed and leading-edge digital applications.
If you are currently employed in, or would like to
develop a career in, the exciting and creative world
of modern media, and would like to develop your
creative skills while also gaining an overview of
how to manage these industries effectively within
the creative economy, these courses are ideal.
By the end of your chosen course you will be better
equipped with the latest knowledge and entrepreneurial
management skills necessary to succeed in one of
the most vibrant areas of the creative economy.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 24
MODULES
Core modules
Personal Project
Advertising & the Creative Economy
Integrated Marketing Communications
Global Marketing Management
Advertising Strategy and Planning
Strategic Brand Management
Creative Writing & the Creative Economy
The Writers Workshop
Elements of Professional Writing
Publishing & the Creative Economy
Editorial and Production Processes
Publishing: The Structure of an Industry
Elements of Professional Writing 1&2
Journalism & the Creative Economy
Journalism Practice
Feature Writing
Newswriting
Business of Magazines
Film and Television Motion Graphics
& the Creative Economy
Motion Graphics
Screen Design
Film and Television Design & the Creative Economy
Fundamentals of Studio Design
Contemporary Film Drama
film making & the Creative Economy
Making Films
The Sound System
Visions of Light
The Film Script
Media Practice & the Creative Economy
Experience Design 1&2
Creative Digital Photography
Intermedia Art Practice
Advertising Practice
New Documentary
Managing Operations
Marketing
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THE PERFORMING ARTS &

THE CREATIVE ECONOMY MAs
MA DRAMA & THE CREATIVE ECONOMY*
MA MUSIC & THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
The variety of performance venues, production companies
and festivals related to the performing arts is a particular
strength of the UKs creative economy. World-class
performance standards in theatre, opera and dance are
supported by technical and managerial skills, while the music
industry ranges from classical to pop, with creative talent
selling consistently across the world.
If you are currently employed in, or would like to develop
a career in, the fields of drama or music, and would like to
develop your creative skills while also gaining an overview of
how to manage these industries effectively within the creative
economy, these courses are ideal.
high-profile areas of the creative economy.
MODULES
Image courtesy of Anna Himiona, MA Production Design for Film and Television, see www.kiwianna.co.uk
Core modules
Personal Project
Drama & the Creative Economy*
Modules to be confirmed
Music & the Creative Economy
Composing for Film and TV
Sound Diffusion
Sound Design
Marketing of Popular Music
Recording Techniques
Music Education 1
Composition minor
Researching Music
Music in Context
Ensemble Performance
Managing Operations
Marketing
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 24
* Planned for launch in 2011/12. This course is subject to
validation.
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COMMUNICATION
DESIGN
OUR COURSES
The School of Communication Design believes that,
as new modes and methods of visual communication
continue to emerge and evolve, working practices will
merge and mutate; that todays artists and designers
are crucial in aiding our understanding of the deep
complexities of modern life, and that tomorrows artists
and designers must be equipped with the mindsets and
skillsets that have a capacity to evolve.
The School enjoys national and international
recognition and reputation across the broad spectrum
of communication design, with courses in graphic
design and photography, illustration and animation,
digital media, filmmaking, curating contemporary
design, screen design for film and TV, and in design for
sustainable development.
The School provides a challenging and stimulating
environment where diversity, individuality, inventive
and creative thinking is explored and encouraged.
Studies are broadly based to encourage the creative
flexibility required by ever-widening creative industries.
Our courses also provide an excellent grounding for
professional life we offer many opportunities for work
placements and live project commissions.
Our students are taught by active academics and
professionals with a wealth of international experience
in their various fields; and high-level practitioners are
involved in the development of our programmes.
EXCITING COURSE DEVELOPMENTS

We are continually updating our portfolio of courses to
keep them relevant to todays world. For example, we
have recently introduced the MA/MFA Communication
Design Programme. Communication design is one of
the fastest-changing sectors of the creative economy
and, in response to this, we have introduced a suite of
MFA courses complemented by a reviewed portfolio
of MAs. The MA courses are studied over one year full
time, while the MFA courses are studied over two years.
We are also developing MA/MFA in Experimental
Filmmaking, which explores film and video in its most
creative, cutting-edge form. See page 35 for more
information.
RESEARCH AREAS
Research carried out within the School of
Communication Design is varied. For information about
research within the Faculty, see pages 6265 or visit
www.kingston.ac.uk/fada/research
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MA/MFA COMMUNICATION DESIGN

PROGRAMME
With communication design becoming one of the fastestchanging sectors of the creative economy, Kingston
University has introduced a suite of MFA (Master of
Fine Arts) courses to complement its reviewed portfolio
of MAs in communication design.
The programme aims to respond to the new demands of
social need and advancing technology, and to educate
ambitious communication artists and designers who are
independent creators originators of unique concepts that
create products of social value.
The MA/MFA Communication Design Programme comprises
the following courses:
MA/MFA Graphic Design

MA Illustration & Animation

MFA Illustration
MFA Animation
MA/MFA Motion Graphics
MA/MFA Drawing for Creative Process
We are also currently developing an MA/MFA in Experimental
Filmmaking (see page 35).
MA OR MFA?
The MA is studied over one year (two years part time) while
the MFA is studied over two years (four years part time).
The MFA allows for a more in-depth study of your specialism,
giving you the opportunity to take on the challenge of a
live brief, which will be customised and developed with a
professional industry organisation or partner. This project
will equip you to address future-facing problems in the
creative industries, giving you vital, real-world experience
that will stand you in good stead for the development of
your future career.
Students on the MA courses may transfer to the MFA after
successful completion of 180 credits. Conversely, if MFA
students are only able to complete one year of the two-year
study period, they will be awarded with an MA (subject to
satisfactory academic achievement).
MA ILLUSTRATION & ANIMATION

Entry requirements A good honours degree or equivalent
in illustration and/or animation or a related subject such as
fine art, graphic design, photography, printmaking, fashion
or textiles. A portfolio of work, preferably on CD, must
accompany your application.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgillustration
MA MOTION GRAPHICS
communication design, graphic design and/or professional
experience in a related field. A portfolio of work, preferably on
CD, must accompany your application.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgmotiongraphics
COMMUNICATION DESIGN PROGRAMME MFA s

Attendance FT: 1 day per week PT: tbc (see web for details)
qualifications or experience, including those of a professional
or vocational nature, in a related subject. Students on the MA
Communication Design who wish to transfer to the MFA may
do so after successful completion of 180 credits.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL

STUDENTS
LOCATION
All courses at Knights Park campus.
APPLY
See page 68
FASTFACTS
MA DRAWING FOR CREATIVE PROCESSES
communication design, graphic design, fine art, printmaking,
textile design, fashion design and/or professional experience
in a related field. A portfolio of work, preferably on CD, must
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgdrawing
CONTACT
Kingston University
Knights Park
Surrey KT1 2QJ
T +44 (0)20 8417 4646
MA GRAPHIC DESIGN
in graphic design or related subject and/or relevant work
experience. A portfolio of work, preferably on CD, must
www.kingston.ac.uk/pggraphicdesign
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MA DRAWING FOR CREATIVE

PROCESS
MA GRAPHIC DESIGN
COMMUNICATION DESIGN PROGRAMME
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgdrawing
www.kingston.ac.uk/pggraphicdesign
At major exhibitions and conferences, artists, designers and

architects have shown drawing to be not only fundamental
to their practice, but also an activity where fresh approaches
seem possible. If you would like to extend your experience
of drawing, this course is ideal. It will introduce you to new
technologies and their impacts, and explores the evolution of
painting and drawing within design.
The role of the graphic designer is expanding constantly as

visual communication needs become increasingly demanding.
This course will enable you to meet these demands by helping
you to develop your ability to think strategically and create
clear, meaningful and appropriate work. It will encourage you
to become open and sensitive to changing cultural, social and
political climates, and, while seeing the big picture, demand
perfection in the detail.
This course is also available as an MFA. For more

details see page 29 or visit www.kingston.ac.uk/
pgcommunicationdesignmfa
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

You will explore and experiment with a range of approaches
to drawing, generating new ideas and expanding creative
opportunities. Other areas of the course involve drawing
from observation and adopting different kinds of controls and
structures. The emphasis on practice and processes will help
you to transpose your drawing ideas into digital methods. You
will also study the theoretical and cultural contexts of drawing,
including visits to galleries, museums and special collections.
ASSESSMENT
Series of drawings, log/sketch books, major project
SPECIAL FEATURES
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

You will work on a number of challenging, experimental
projects using a wide range of media to develop your
intellectual aesthetic considerations and technical
understanding. Projects are often run with other students
and professionals, such as musicians, scientists, product
designers and architects, as a way of offering an opportunity
to explore and develop dynamic and innovative communication.
The business and social context of communication design
is covered in two series of six-week seminars. Your masters
project will culminate in a gallery assessment show, which will
include your professional portfolio of supporting work.
Tuition is provided by practising staff who teach regularly

on the course, and is supplemented by a broad range of
experienced and respected practitioners such as fine artists,
illustrators and graphic designers.
ASSESSMENT
Kingstons location makes access to major and leading new

galleries, museums, studios and collections easy, and group
visits and debate are encouraged.
The School of Design has an established reputation within

the international design community, and graduates go on to
successful careers in all areas of the industry, from television
and film through multimedia to publishing, advertising and
graphic design.
RESEARCH AREAS
The Drawing Research Groups activities range from projects
with local primary schools and outreach events to the
collaborative research group Triptych, which was launched
with the Dublin Institute of Technology and Loughborough
University at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin in 2006.
MODULES
Visualising Ideas
Building Interdisciplinary Practice
Practice Research Project
Major Practice Research Projects
Future Facing: Creative Industry Brief (MFA only)
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 29
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This course is also available as an MFA. For more

details see page 29 or visit www.kingston.ac.uk/
pgcommunicationdesignmfa
Portfolio, exhibition, masters project
SPECIAL FEATURES
Many members of staff are professional designers, which

keeps your learning at the cutting-edge.
MODULES
Visualising Ideas
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 29
MA ILLUSTRATION & ANIMATION
MA MOTION GRAPHICS
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgillustration
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgmotiongraphics
This course is aimed at ambitious and determined

practitioners with the talent, motivation and desire to
create new work, form new directions and realise their
career aspirations as an illustrator or animator. It has a
unique teaching and learning framework, providing you
with the creative opportunity to develop a singular vision
as an illustrator or animator, and will enable you to engage
successfully in commercial practice after graduation.
Specialisms include moving image, printmaking, digital
imaging, book and editorial illustration.
Motion graphics is the art of conceptualising, designing

and producing innovative visual communication solutions
for moving image. It is a powerful and expressive form of
communication with a range of applications: film, television
titles; branding themes; advertising commercials; screen
displays for theatre, performance, corporate events and
launches. It is about developing a dynamic visual vocabulary
to explore mood and movement supported by innovative use
of sound, music and language.
This course is also available as an MFA specialising either in

illustration or animation. For more details see page 29 or visit
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgcommunicationdesignmfa
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

Taught by highly experienced professional illustrators or
animators, you will learn how to write your own individual
project brief within the guiding framework of the modules
that form the course. You will learn how to understand and
interpret language, written or spoken, into an imaginative
visual form. You will consider the traditions of British and
European illustration, as well as animation, and will discuss
the significance of how changes in the creative industry have
mirrored the technological changes of the day. You will also
explore the range of contemporary illustration and animation
and current approaches to design problems. In addition,
you will develop an entrepreneurial sense in marketing and
promoting your work. Your major project provides the space
and time for you to produce a sustained body of original work.
ASSESSMENT
Individual projects, major project
SPECIAL FEATURES
The Faculty has an extensive range of facilities to help you
with your studies, including a wood and metal workshop,
printmaking and photography facilities, a film/animation studio,
digital media workshops and a variety of state-of-the-art
software programmes.
You will be taught by highly experienced professional
illustrators or animators.
MODULES
Visualising Ideas
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 29
This course aims to stimulate new thinking in motion graphics

and its uses, create opportunities for its application, and nurture
your entrepreneurial skills. The course is also available as an
MFA. For more details see page 29 or visit www.kingston.
ac.uk/pgcommunicationdesignmfa
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

You will develop research, conceptual, design and presentation
skills, and experiment in live-action shooting on location and in
the studio. You will explore storyboarding, camera use, lighting
and blue-screen techniques, methods of animation, digital
editing and effects, and rostrum camera use, which will be
compiled into a showreel of work. Your projects will be set and
tutored by industry practitioners and visiting guest speakers,
and complemented by research-based modules.
ASSESSMENT
Critiques, tutorials, practical work, written work, major project
SPECIAL FEATURES
Guest practitioners and visits to broadcast, design and postproduction companies will provide you with additional insight.
We have links with industry contacts including broadcast
organisations (BBC, Sky and ITV); independent screen design
and post-production companies (Kemistry, Lambie-Nairn
& Co, The Mill, Framestore); and the experimental motion
graphics and film organisation, onedotzero.
You will have the opportunity to participate in competitions
such as D&AD, Royal Television Society Awards, Adobe
Design Awards, onedotzero festival, Promax and many others.
Our graduates work for high-profile broadcast and design
operations; some have set up their own companies.
RESEARCH AREAS
Research carried out by the Screen Arts Research
Group covers innovation in the design of feature films,
contributions to large-scale mainstream TV productions, and
experimentation within dance, film, theatre and animation.
MODULES
Visualising Ideas
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 29
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As well as the suite of MA/MFA Communication Design

programmes, the School also offers a range of other
highly successful specialist MA programmes in the
communication design creative industries.
FASTFACTS
MA CURATING CONTEMPORARY DESIGN

Attendance F T: 2 days per week (Mon/Tues)
PT: 1 day per week
a relevant academic subject or creative practice field and/or
work experience.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgcurating

MA DESIGN FOR DEVELOPMENT

PT: 1 day per week (equivalent)
and/or work experience. We welcome applicants with no
design training as well as design professionals. A portfolio of
work, preferably on CD, may accompany your application, if
applicable.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgdesigndevelopment
MA DESIGN with Learning & Teaching in Higher Education

in design or history of design, and professional experience.
For international students: a portfolio of work, preferably on
CD, should accompany your application.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgdesignhe
MA PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE (DESIGN)

Duration Flexible: 13 years
Attendance 2-day induction at the start of each stage,
followed by study at your own pace
qualification in any design discipline.
MA FILM MAKING
Attendance See the course webpage or contact the
postgraduate administrator for details.
Entry requirements A good honours degree in a relevant
subject, a passion for film making and/or relevant personal
or work experience.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgfilmmaking
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LOCATION
All courses at Knights Park campus, except:
MA Curating Contemporary Design, which is also taught at
the Design Museum, London;
MA film making, which is taught at the Penrhyn Road
campus; and
the PgCert in HE (part of the MA Design with Learning
& Teaching in Higher Education), which is taught at the
Academic Development Centre at Millennium House in
Kingston.
APPLY
See page 68
CONTACT
For all courses, except MA film making
Kingston University
Knights Park
Surrey KT1 2QJ
T +44 (0)20 8417 4646
MA film making
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Kingston University
Penrhyn Road
Surrey KT1 2EE
T +44 (0)20 8417 2361
E fasspostgrad-info@kingston.ac.uk
MA CURATING
CONTEMPORARY DESIGN
MA DESIGN FOR DEVELOPMENT
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgcurating
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgdesigndevelopment
There is a growing demand for creative people who can

curate, interpret and explain design culture. This course, which
has established an international reputation, is taught jointly
by Kingston University and the Design Museum by leading
curators and designers within the field. It explores the collecting
and curating of contemporary design and will provide you with
a vision for the 21st century that is underpinned by the history
and theory of design curating, and in the practice of organising,
interpreting and promoting design exhibitions.
Socially and ecologically considered design urges

innovation, an understanding of the user and an anticipation
of the consequences of communications, products and
services. This approach requires new knowledge, skills and
collaborative partnerships.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DESIGN MUSEUM
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

You will gain a grounding in the professional aspects of
museum practice as well as first-hand experience in planning
and organising exhibitions. This practical experience will
be supported by modules in history and theory, ensuring
you have a thorough knowledge of the ideas and context
underpinning the display and curating of contemporary
designed objects. There is a strong emphasis on research
skills and presentation, ensuring a high level of professional
development.
We work closely with the British Council, Crafts Council and
V&A Museum.
ASSESSMENT
Live projects, seminar presentations, essays, dissertation
SPECIAL FEATURES
You will be involved in live projects run with leading partners.
International contacts and professional development are
supported by international visiting professors Pablo Helguera
(MOMA New York) and Marylin Martin (formerly Iziko Museum,
Cape Town).
Students have won scholarships from AHRC, including the
prestigious Chevening Award Scholarship. There is an annual
scholarship from the Sino-British Fellowship Trust to support
a Chinese curator, a programme to support the training of
African curators (see the Visiting curating residencies section
on the course webpage), and, in 2009, a course project was
developed for 20 of Chinas leading universities see
www.britishcouncil.org/china-dreamlab.htm
RESEARCH AREAS
Curating Contemporary Design organises a series of
research seminars. In November 2008, two conferences
were organised in partnership with Middlesbrough Institute
of Modern Art (mima) and the Crafts Council. In June 2010,
the theme of the conferences were Collecting/Collectors and
Contemporary Design.
MODULES
Interpreting Contemporary Design
Theory of the Object
Making of the Modern World
Dissertation
The MA Design for Development focuses on the value of

design as a vehicle for addressing social and ecological
concerns in both the developed and developing worlds.
It will equip you with the knowledge and skills required to
create and lead the required design projects, businesses
and organisations, whether as a trained designer or not.
The course is taught by leading academics, design thinkers
and organisations in sustainable design and public service
design. We work closely with organisations such as the
Design Council and Audi Design Foundation. There is also the
opportunity to participate in Greengaged activities and events.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

You will explore innovative, practical ways to help realise
sustainability visions through design thinking and interventions.
You will learn how to lead and bring about successful change
and share it through effective communications. You will also
explore ways of initiating, developing, project managing,
designing and communicating a solution.
ASSESSMENT
Design project, written assignments, project presentations,
major design research project
SPECIAL FEATURES
There is the opportunity to be involved in live projects with
leading partners.
Facilities include metalwork, ceramic and 3D imaging
workshops, sound production facilities, and a large computer
lab. Spaces for large-scale construction work are also available.
You will benefit from workshops, site visits and visiting
speakers. You may also carry out a collaborative project with
an external partner or your own employer, driven by you.
RESEARCH AREAS
The Sustainable Design Research Centre enables researchers
to engage with the cultural, environmental and presentational
MODULES
Core modules
Visioning a Sustainable World
Entrepreneurship in Context
Sustainable Design Principles, Perspectives and Practices
Managing Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable
Development
Major Design Research Project
Option modules
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MA DESIGN with
LEARNING & TEACHING IN HE
(DESIGN)
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgdesignhe
This innovative course offers design and architecture

graduates and professionals the opportunity to study masterslevel studio-based design modules alongside modules
delivered by the Academic Development Centre as part of
the Universitys PgCert in Learning and Teaching in Higher
Education. Successful completion of the 60 credits of learning
and teaching modules leads to accreditation by the Higher
Education Academy, which is increasingly a requirement for
new teachers in further and higher design education.
The MA Professional Practice (Design) is a work-based

learning qualification for those employed in the design
industry, with which the Faculty of Art, Design &
Architecture has extensive links. There are three phases
to the programme: Reflection and Planning; Research and
Investigation; and Project.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

You will be tutored and managed by the course director, who
has many years experience of professional practice and
pedagogy in art and design higher education. You will have the
opportunity to study with other design and fine art students
across the Faculty and will develop your design practice or
design theory through individual and teamwork projects. You
will also carry out teaching practice alongside experienced
academic design staff.
ASSESSMENT
Design and history of design modules are assessed by a mix of
project work and other forms of assessment, including seminar
presentations, written assignments, live projects and a major
design research project or dissertation. The PgCert is assessed
through text portfolio, poster presentations, action research
blogs and reflective logs.
SPECIAL FEATURES
This course utilises staff expertise both from the Faculty of Art,
Design & Architecture and the Academic Development Centre.
The course is ideal if you would like to develop your design
practice through modules interwoven with the development
of practice, principles, policy and implications on the student
experience of learning and teaching pedagogy.
You will benefit from the opportunity of undertaking live projects
with outside organisations, from site visits, visiting speakers,
and will have the option of carrying out a collaborative project
with an external partner or with your own employer.
RESEARCH AREAS
Research areas across the School of Communication Design
are many and varied. See pages 6265 for more details.
MODULES
Design Group Project (in either MA Communication Design or
MA Design)
Individual Design Project, or equivalent module (in either MA
Communication Design or MA Design)
Design and HE Masters Project OR, for design historians,
Interdisciplinary Research Methods: The Proposal and Analysis
Interdisciplinary Research Methods: The Synthesis
Introduction to Teaching and Learning in HE
Developing Teaching Practice and Supporting Students in HE
Assessment and Feedback in HE
Curriculum Development and Evaluation of Practice in HE
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 32
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WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

The course builds on the established reputation of the
Faculty in the professional field of design whether fashion,
interior, product, furniture or graphics and the experience of
offering the MA Creative Economy courses (from the School
of Business). Study will take place flexibly, through tutorials,
action learning sets and distance learning, meeting the goals
agreed in your individual learning agreement.
You will undertake an interdisciplinary study of the history of
both art and design.
The dissertation or final project allows you to develop your
own interests and gain valuable research skills.
ASSESSMENT
Projects, learning diary, portfolio
SPECIAL FEATURES
This course provides flexible, work-based learning for the
experienced professional working in the field of design.
You can tailor your studies to meet your needs, and those
of your employer, through individually designed learning
agreements. Accreditation can be given for prior design work
and for ongoing, in-company training.
RESEARCH AREAS
Research is carried out by the Sustainable Design Research
Centre, which provides a creative environment for researchers
engaging with the cultural, environmental and presentational
MODULES
Phase One: Reflection and Planning
Reflection and Response
Project Planning
Phase Two: Research and Investigation
Personal Development Plan
Design Research Methods for Work-Based Learning
Phase Three: Project
Professional Project (Design)

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 32
MA FILM MAKING
WITH FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgfilmmaking
This MA will provide you with professional film production
skills in both digital and analogue equipment, and knowledge
of contemporary cinema theories. Its inspiration comes
from cultural productions that have challenged the official
versions, including the work of artists, musicians, painters
and performers and the movements of Italian neo-realism and
the new cinemas of Africa, Latin America and Iran. The focus
is placed firmly on developing clear and simple storytelling
techniques that may transcend formal categorisations of
drama, documentary or genre.
NEW COURSE
MA/MFA EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKING
(subject to validation)
We are in the process of developing a new MA/MFA in
Experimental Filmmaking, which will look at the current
and future potential for film experimentation and explore
film and video in its most creative, cutting-edge form.
MA/MFA Experimental Filmmaking will offer four distinct
areas of critical and practical enquiry supported by
specialised seminar/lectures series: Independent
Film; Film as Installation; The Materiality of Film; and
3D Cinematography. See our website for the latest
information.
See page 29 to find out more about our MA/MFA
Communication Design Programme.
You will need an external hard drive (of more than 250Gb) to
store your film projects.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

You will study the basic principles of filmmaking, develop an
understanding of the nature and potential of visual storytelling,
and discover the importance of sound, lighting and screenplay.
You will produce a portfolio of moving-image projects to illustrate
your technical ability in cinematography, sound recording,
editing and writing/direction. You will also gain knowledge of the
theories of contemporary cinema and the history of film criticism.
ASSESSMENT
Film production projects, critical journal, essays, presentations
SPECIAL FEATURES
This course provides a good foundation for employment in the
industry or for becoming an independent filmmaker.
Drawing upon the expertise of staff within the faculties of Art,
Design & Architecture and Arts and Social Sciences, this MA
is informed by practice and research in a wide variety of areas.
Staff are practising filmmakers and committed to research.
RESEARCH AREAS
Research and practice within the filmmaking team is wide
ranging, with particular expertise in storytelling, participative
filmmaking, realist and experimental cinema, Spaghetti
Westerns, Sonic Art, film editing, Black British image making,
cinemas of diaspora, and life narratives. Work is also ongoing
in partnership with filmmaking groups in southeast London,
northwest Italy, Cameroon, Columbia, the Natural History
Museum and the Black Country.
MODULES
Core modules
Making Films
Action, Camera, Light
The Sound System
Film Script
Visions of Light
Quiet Pictures
Reflecting Reality: Documentary Film Making
The Film
Option modules

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 32
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DIGITAL MEDIA
KINGSTON
Digital Media Kingston aims to fill the UK digital media
skills gap by breaking down the barriers between
the arts and sciences, education and industry, and
research, teaching and enterprise. This ensures a
synergy between our digital media teaching, research
and enterprise that provides an industry-focused
learning experience.
The programme includes:
MA/MSc User Experience Design;
MA/MSc Games Development; and
MA/MSc 3D Computer Generated Imagery.
INTERDISCIPLINARY EXPERTISE
All of the courses have been specifically designed
to foster collaborative innovation, utilising the best
digital media expertise and resources from across
the University.
REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE
The courses have a project-based curriculum where
collaborative interdisciplinary teamwork is encouraged.
This industry-focused learning experience enables
you to hone your own specialist skills in a professional
context. Work placements, real projects, internships
and an industry mentoring scheme mean these courses
will arm you for entry into the fast-growing and highly
competitive digital media arena.
INDUSTRY CONTACTS
All courses have been developed in consultation with
our industry panel, which includes representatives of
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, DreamWorks
and Samsung Design Europe.
Image courtesy of Darren Perianen, BSc Media Technology
www.digitalmediakingston.com
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FASTFACTS
MA/MSc GAMES DEVELOPMENT
MA/MSc GAMES DEVELOPMENT

Attendance tbc (see web for details)
qualification in a related subject (for example, moving image,
graphic communication or computer-related design for the
MA; mathematics, physics, computer science or games
technology for the MSc)
www.kingston.ac.uk/pggamesdevelopmentma
www.kingston.ac.uk/pggamesdevelopmentmsc
MA/MSc USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN

Attendance Mixed, including block and day/evening
sessions
Entry requirements Please see the course webpage for full
details.
MA: Good BA(Hons) degree, or equivalent, in a field relevant
to creative production; or relevant work experience
MSc: Good BSc(Hons) degree, or equivalent, in a field
relevant to systems design and development; or relevant work
experience
www.kingston.ac.uk/pguserexperiencedesignma
www.kingston.ac.uk/pguserexperiencedesignmsc
MA/MSc 3D COMPUTER GENERATED IMAGERY

Attendance tbc (see web for details)
qualification in a related subject (for example, moving image,
graphic communication or computer-related design for the
MA; mathematics, physics, computer science or games
technology for the MSc)
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgcomputergeneratedimageryma
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgcomputergeneratedimagerymsc

STUDENTS
LOCATION
Knights Park and Penrhyn Road campus
APPLY
The introductory part of the course is common across the suite

of courses and provides the opportunity for students from
diverse academic, creative and technical backgrounds to come
together and experience the commonalities in professional
digital media practice. The remainder of the course focuses
on games development, including the craft of modelling,
computer animation and visual effects. Depending on whether
you choose to study an MA or MSc, the course content will
vary to specialise either in the design skills or programming
skills necessary for the field of game development. The course
concludes with a project typically carried out in collaboration
with students from across the suite of courses.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

Following the introductory collaborative modules, you will
develop a thorough understanding of the core 3D graphics of
modelling, shading, lighting, rendering, animation and rigging
and associated skills, such as rotoscoping and match-moving.
The MA covers the development of experiential interfaces and
games design principles. Option modules enable you to develop
an individual design project and/or specialise in narrative,
audio or experience design. The MSc covers 3D graphics
programming and the underpinning mathematics, physics
and coding skills. Option modules enable you to develop an
individual design project and/or specialise in development
methods, multimedia and/or networked communications.
In the final project you will take a professional role such as
programmer, level designer, art director, etc, and collaborate with
other digital media students to produce a professional piece of
work. Alternatively, you may undertake an industry-based project.
ASSESSMENT
Essays, presentations, research projects, software
implementations, dissertation
SPECIAL FEATURES
You will have access to first-class technical facilities, including
editing suites, moving-image studios, 3D workshops and
other specialist resources.
Input from industry practitioners and experts will add a
valuable dimension to your studies.
See page 68
MODULES
CONTACT
Core modules may include:

Digital Interdisciplinary Practice
Digital Content Production Processes
Fundamentals of CGI
Application of CGI
Experience Design 1 (MA)
Games Design (MA)
High Level Games Programming (MSc)
Programming Low-Level Architecture
Low Level Games Programming (MSc)

Kingston University
Knights Park
Kingston upon Thames KT1 2QJ
T +44 (0)20 8417 4646
FURTHER DETAILS
See www.digitalmediakingston.com
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www.kingston.ac.uk/pggamesdevelopmentma
www.kingston.ac.uk/pggamesdevelopmentmsc
Option modules
MA/MSc USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
MA/MSc 3D COMPUTER GENERATED

IMAGERY
www.kingston.ac.uk/pguserexperiencedesignma
www.kingston.ac.uk/pguserexperiencedesignmsc
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgcomputergeneratedimageryma
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgcomputergeneratedimagerymsc
The introductory part of the course is common across the

suite of digital media courses and provides the opportunity
for students from diverse academic, creative and technical
backgrounds to come together and experience the
commonalities in professional digital media practice. The
remainder of the course focuses on user-experience
design, including the core skills that underpin user-centred
development. Depending on whether you choose to study an
MA or MSc, the course content will vary to specialise either
in the design skills or prototyping skills necessary for the
field of user-experience design. The course concludes with a
project carried out in collaboration with staff, industrial hosts
or students from across the suite of courses.
The introductory part of the course is common across the

suite of digital media courses and provides the opportunity
for students from diverse academic, creative and technical
backgrounds to come together and experience the
commonalities in professional digital media practice. The
remainder of the course focuses on 3D CGI, including the
craft of computer animation and visual effects. Depending
on whether you choose to study an MA or MSc, the course
content will vary to specialise either in the design skills or
programming skills necessary for the field of 3D CGI. The
course concludes with a project carried out in collaboration
with students from across the suite of courses.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY
The introduction focuses on developing a specialised and

reflexive practice of your own, while participating in digital
media team production processes such as interactive design
and agile development. You will also develop a thorough
understanding of modelling, shading, lighting, rendering,
animation and rigging and associated skills, such as
rotoscoping and match-moving.
The introduction focuses on teamwork, reflexive practice

and digital media production processes. You will focus on
the analysis and design of multimodal, multimedia user
interfaces that are easy to use and support compelling user
experiences, and also discover a range of relevant user
theories (psychological, social, etc) and their relevance to
experience design.
If you choose to study the MA, your choice of option modules
will enable you to carry out a design project and/or study the
principles for game design. The MSc option modules include
a design project, web front-ends or e-business.
The final project encourages you to work in a team, taking
a professional role such as user-interface designer, userexperience designer or information architect, collaborating
with students from the other digital media courses, staff and
industrial hosts to produce a professional piece of work.
ASSESSMENT
Essays, presentations, research dissertations, interaction
designs, user interfaces
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY
The MA route of the course emphasises digital modelling and

texturing, with the option of character rigging. The MSc route
emphasise high-level 3D graphics programming for games
and character rigging. Project work for both the MA and MSc
provides the opportunity to contextualise and apply these
individual skills in collaboration with other students.
The final project encourages you to work in a team, taking a
professional role such as shading/texture supervisor, digital
painter, shading TD, texture artist/painter, etc, collaborating
with students from the other digital media courses to produce
a professional piece of work.
ASSESSMENT
Essays, presentations, research projects, dissertation
SPECIAL FEATURES
SPECIAL FEATURES
You will have access to first-class technical facilities, including a

user studies laboratory, a Tobii eye tracker, and Morae usability
testing software editing suites, moving-image studios and 3D
workshops. Please see the course webpage for more details.
You will have access to first-class technical facilities, including

editing suites, moving-image studios, 3D workshops and
other specialist resources. Please see the course webpage
for more details.


MODULES
MODULES

Experience Design 1&2
User Factors
Usability Engineering

Fundamentals of CGI
Application of CGI
Experience Design 1
Digital Modelling and Texturing
Character Rigging
Option modules
Option modules
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3D DESIGN
OUR COURSES
Design is thinking, drawing, making, communication,
persuasion, celebrating materials, innovation, exploring
and using technology, manufacture, meeting needs,
inventing desire... It is about clothes, furniture, spaces,
objects, devices, machines, images.
The School of 3D Design its courses, staff and
facilities is dedicated to developing creative
professionals as individuals equipped with the range
of skills necessary to negotiate the complex world of
the design industries. Our teaching team comprises
experienced design practitioners, visiting tutors from
industry and many specialist support staff.
POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN HIGHER EDUCATION

All 3D Design courses can include a PgCert in HE,
which will enable you to develop your design practice
while giving the qualifications and experience to
establish a career in higher education.
RESOURCES
Within the Faculty there is a number of newly rebuilt
workshops facilitating activities from the most
straightforward piece of woodworking to the latest lasercutting and rapid prototyping.
We have digital media workshops, photography and
moving-image studios, and an excellent library and
Learning Resources Centre (to find out more, see page
66). The School is also host to Creative Resource, a
world-leading library of recycled and sustainable materials.
RESEARCH AREAS
Staff within the School of 3D Design are engaged in
researching many areas of design practice and design
history. Topics include transportation, prefabrication,
colour in environments, recycled and sustainable
materials, digital media and clothing, curating, exhibition
design, fashion design and production, and many other
areas. For information about research in the Faculty, see
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Ryan Sorrells piece Clamped was shown at the Salone Satellite exhibition Designing the World where
it received a lot of attention from the design world. Ryan studied BA(Hons) Product & Furniture Design.

Last year we introduced a new MA Fashion, which
explores the relationships between and the edges of
conventional understandings of clothing design and
technology, and the links between these elements
and the body. This year we have added MA Fashion
Journalism and are in the process of developing an MA
Fashion Photography. We are also working with other
schools and faculties on exciting joint programmes.
Details of these course developments will be available
soon on www.kingston.ac.uk/fada
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FASTFACTS
MA DESIGN: HEALTH AND WELLBEING
MA PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR FILM & TELEVISION
Duration FT: 1 year

Entry requirements Good honours degree or equivalent in a
related arts or science subject and/or appropriate professional
experience. Applications must be supported by a presentation
portfolio.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgdesignhealth
Duration FT: 1 year

a related arts subject such as architecture, fine art, interior
design or theatre design and/or professional experience in an
appropriate subject. A portfolio is necessary at interview.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgfilmtvproduction
MA DESIGN: PRODUCT + SPACE

STUDENTS

in a related arts or science subject and/or appropriate
professional experience. Applications must be supported by
an edited portfolio to communicate your individual profile and
course suitability.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgdesign
MA FASHION
Entry requirements A good first degree in fashion design
or related subject, such as Body Media or Wearable
Technologies, Product Design or Fine Art, with a focus on the
body or human interactions. A portfolio will be required for
interview. Interviews can take place locally or via the internet.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgfashion
MA FASHION JOURNALISM
Duration FT: 1 year
Entry requirements A good honours degree (2:1 or above)
or equivalent, demonstrating high standards of literacy;
and evidence of substantial and demonstrable professional
commitment to journalism and/or fashion, including a portfolio
of work. International students must have an IELTS score of
7.5 or equivalent in the written section of the test.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgfashionjournalism
MA FILM DESIGN AND 3D VISUAL EFFECTS

Duration FT: 1 year
a related arts or science subject such as architecture, fine art,
interior design, graphic design or computer technology and/or
appropriate professional experience; a good working knowledge
of XSI or 3D Studio Max or equivalent 2D software packages
(Maya is used on the course). A portfolio or showreel of work is
necessary at interview.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgfilmdesignvisualeffects
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of 6.5, or equivalent, unless otherwise specified.
LOCATION
Knights Park campus
APPLY
See page 68
CONTACT
Kingston University
Knights Park
T +44 (0)20 8417 4646
MA DESIGN: HEALTH
AND WELLBEING
MA DESIGN: PRODUCT + SPACE
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgdesignhealth
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgdesign
This innovative and rewarding design course embraces an

expanded role for designers within the broad spectrum
of healthcare provision and concern; for example, in
hospitals, home care, rehabilitation, workplace, disability
and inclusion. It places social responsibility and contribution,
user experience and human-centred need at its heart.
Strategic design thinking is recognised as having a growing
influence on problem-framing and solving within complex
multidisciplinary contexts, and is fully utilised to implement
design innovation and change.
In a climate of rapidly developing technology and changing

cultural, political and economic attitudes, this MA provides
the freedom to speculate on the spaces we inhabit and the
products they contain. Designers from diverse backgrounds,
with the desire to share and expand their individual
understanding of product and space, inhabit a single studio.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

Workshops will enhance design thinking skills and their
application within health and wellbeing contexts, facilitating
fully integrated, human-centred need solutions to complex
multidisciplinary projects. Research techniques are also
introduced, including scenario and opportunity definition,
experience flow and meaning mapping, social networking and
community interviews, user testing and feedback. Research
is moved into practice by undertaking design briefs related to
real-life scenarios involving key stakeholders.
Interdisciplinary practice is explored through more design skills
workshops and consideration of interdisciplinary design themes
(eg light and colour, materials, sustainability, inclusive design).
The masters project is the most extensive piece of individual
work undertaken and is the culmination of your masters
experience. It is conceived with a view to public exhibition.
ASSESSMENT
Design thinking skills workshops, practical design projects
and investigations, masters project report documents,
masters project and exhibition
SPECIAL FEATURES
The course facilitates collaboration with industry specialists
and stakeholders promoting industry relevance and topicality.
Similarly there is cross-faculty co-operation between Art,
Design & Architecture and Health and Social Care Sciences to
potentially provide students with a unique, controlled access
and insight into a broad range of health and wellbeing contexts.
A diversity of visiting lecturers and guest speakers help
support current topical interest and discussion.
RESEARCH AREAS
Research areas include design for health and social care;
accessibility; assistive technology; spatial design in healthcare
environments; technology in healthcare; sensory design;
design for an ageing population; community engagement
in designed environments; design and ethics in health and
wellbeing; product design.
MODULES
Process
Focus
Context 1: Health & Wellbeing
Context 2: Health & Wellbeing
Masters Project and Exhibition
The course adopts the position that increased consciousness

of discipline overlap, and this approach broadens creative
outlook and opens new possibilities. You will respond within
this context to demonstrate your own evolving masters
interest. Discussion and debate with staff and guest lecturers
encourage reflection and self-development; independent
thinking and intelligent risk-taking are expected. Industry
contact is encouraged and facilitated throughout.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

Study is centred on practical studio- and workshop-based
design projects. You will explore your interests in product and
space through a number of design briefs and workshops.
These include group-work engagement with design processes,
consideration of interdisciplinary design themes (eg light
and colour, materials, sustainability, inclusive design), and
individual project work within specific product and space
contexts. A lecture series with guest lecturers runs in parallel.
The masters project is an extensive piece of individual work
and is conceived with a view to public exhibition.
ASSESSMENT
Practical design projects and investigations, masters project
and exhibition
SPECIAL FEATURES
The course is led by staff from both product and space
backgrounds, with broader interdisciplinary modules also
involving staff from fashion and communication.
Visiting lecturers help support current topical interest and
discussion, and have included Frank Duffy, Land Design
Studio, Colin Davies, Daniel Hirschmann (Jason Bruges Studio),
Mischer Traxler, WGSN, iGuzzini and the Vassall Centre. Simon
Hasan and Committee lend regular tutorial support.
Graduate work has been published in Icon, Design Week and
featured on Dezeen.
RESEARCH AREAS
Research into spatial design is carried out by the Modern
Interiors Research Centre, which researches the disciplines
of design history, architectural history and visual, material and
spatial culture with respect to the design of interiors of the
modern period (1870 to 1970). See pages 6265 for more
details.
MODULES
Process
Focus
Context 1: Product and Space
Context 2: Product and Space
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MA FASHION
MA FASHION JOURNALISM*
*SUBJECT TO VALIDATION
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgfashion
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgfashionjournalism
This innovative course is aimed at dynamic designers with

a thirst for fashion innovation. Its unique focus encourages
designers to question the body as architecture, as language
and as landscape.
This MA is designed to equip you with the practical and

critical skills you will need to succeed in fashion journalism.
It is unique in offering immersion within the professional
and creative contexts of both the fashion and media
industries, and brings together two of the Universitys
most flourishing and well-respected areas of study.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

Fashion acts as a barometer of our times. You will observe
and respond to contemporary rituals of dress, identifying
new codes and modalities in the creation of future silhouettes
within our Fashion Lab. Taught to identify creative narratives
to produce and inspire future fashioning for the body, you will
address the nuances that will drive and establish you as a
leading fashion thinker.
We encourage our students to address the role that fashion
plays in the 21st century and to engage with important areas
of development. As the leading ateliers embrace the area of
hybrid design, we too will explore new mediums to create
fashion, through digital design, rapid manufacture, soft
technology, high-tech product processes, bio-textiles and
nano-technology.
ASSESSMENT
Design projects, written submissions, presentations, major
project
SPECIAL FEATURES
Thought leaders and practitioners in the ever-expanding field
of ethical, sustainable or slow fashion will also participate in
the course programme to broaden and inspire your attitude to
humanitarian design issues.
You will work in our Fashion Lab as a collective. With our
well-established industry links and partnerships, the craft
and skill of fashion is paramount at Kingston University and is
developed through pioneering projects.
During the course you will also participate in interdisciplinary
modules established across the schools of 3D Design and
Communication Design. In this way you are invited to expand
your current design thinking and methodology, to experiment
and transform your medium, and to work in dynamic teams to
exchange and create ideas.
On completion of the course, you will have achieved an
unmistakable personal identity through your major project
and portfolio, and will have gained the potential to establish
yourself in fashion design practice.
MODULES
Process
Expression Fashion Context module
Focus
Meaning Fashion Context module
Resolution Design
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 42
The course aims to develop and produce highly articulate and

aware fashion reporters and commentators who have sound
research ability and strong written and visual communication
skills. It will provide you with the opportunity to develop your
knowledge, understanding and practice of fashion journalism
within a context of technological diversity and change.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

Delivered by practitioners and experts from the fields of
journalism and fashion, the course covers key journalistic
skills including news and feature writing, researching,
interviewing and sub-editing. You will also be engaged in
discussion and debate about the state and future of fashion
journalism and the industry, and the legal, ethical and
commercial contexts in which fashion journalists operate. The
contextual fashion part of the course engages you in individual
and collaborative practical projects in the Faculty. This will
enable you to develop your knowledge of fashion, and explore,
develop and critique your own creative process related to
methods of producing fashion journalism.
You can work toward realising an ambitious masters project
or, alternatively, undertake a 12,00015,000-word dissertation
or a practical journalism work-based learning project.
ASSESSMENT
Coursework, both written and visual
SPECIAL FEATURES
This course brings together experts from the Faculty of Art,
Design & Architecture and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
All lecturing staff are experienced, practising journalists and/
or fashion experts. Guest speakers from national magazines,
newspapers and websites also contribute to the course.
You will have access to a newsroom and magazine production
office equipped with telephones, professional newswires,
24-hour news channels and industry-standard software.
The Journalism department has a successful partnership with
Haymarket Media Group, which runs an annual project with
the chance to compete for Haymarket Fellowships.
MODULES
Fashion Context 1&2
Journalism Practice
Feature Writing
Newswriting
The Business of Magazines
Practical Journalism Project
Dissertation
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 42
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MA FILM DESIGN AND 3D VISUAL

EFFECTS
MA PRODUCTION DESIGN
FOR FILM & TELEVISION
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgfilmdesignvisualeffects
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgfilmtvproduction
Increasingly, what you see on the TV screen or at the cinema

is not real many elements are produced digitally using a
computer as the main creative tool. This course deals with
the design of computer-generated environments for film and
television drama productions.
If you would like to develop the traditional and technological

skills needed for entry into an art department in the film and
television industry, this course is ideal. It offers one of the few
opportunities internationally to focus on scenic art direction
in postgraduate study. The course has been designed to
utilise your existing areas of expertise in a related discipline
which can range from fine art to architecture and add those
required for professional practice.
Linked directly to our long-running MA Production Design

for Film and TV, this course connects the physically built
environment with the area traditionally seen as post-production.
You will look at computer-generated sets as both independent
pre-visualisation tools and as an integral part of the
production design/post-production process.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

You will develop skills through a series of projects of
increasing complexity, but will initially be guided through
the necessary software packages in the first semester.
Taught modules include period/sci-fi design and design for
contemporary drama and, in addition to dealing with the
digital arena, include workshops on important skills such as
storyboarding. Industry visits are arranged where possible
and can range from Shepperton and Pinewood studios to
Soho-based post-production houses.
ASSESSMENT
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

You will develop skills in production design for either a studio
environment particular to television or script-driven drama
intended for television or cinema. In the former you will deal
with the creation of a purely televisual world, designing built
scenic elements and using lighting and technology such as
LED screens to create a particular environment. For drama
productions you will learn how to enhance the script through
the visual elements, dealing with the architectural structure
of the set, the practical lighting, locations and the choice of
colour and texture in the form of props and fabrics, as well as
the practical management of the process.
ASSESSMENT
Design projects, presentations, written submissions
Design projects, presentations, written submissions
SPECIAL FEATURES
SPECIAL FEATURES
Staff are involved in all levels of professional practice

throughout the film and television industry, many having
worked on major TV programmes and films.
Staff are actively engaged in evolving course content with

established designers and post-production houses.
The MA Production Design for Film and Television course,
with which this course shares most modules, has longestablished links with the film and TV industry. The course
is industry-led and is intended to provide students with a
showreel and/or portfolio.
MODULES include
Fundamentals of 3D CGI
Applications of CGI
Contemporary Drama
Period Sci-fi Drama
Major Project Proposal
Major Project
Personal Project
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 42
Our students have gone on to work on a range of productions

including Ridley Scotts Robin Hood; Law and Order: UK;
Foyles War; Freefall (BBC film); Jonathan Creek; and The
Whole 19 Yards. See the course webpage for more details of
graduate destinations.
Where possible, you will have the opportunity to attend
industry-related visits.
MODULES
Fundamentals of Studio Design
Abstract Studio Design
Contemporary Drama
Period Sci-fi Drama
Major Project Proposal
Major Project
Personal Project
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 42
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FINE ART
OUR COURSES
Fine Art at Kingston reflects exciting, new, convergent
practices and encourages dialogue between traditional
and emerging genres. Priority is given to individual artistic
practice, the making of works and the understanding of
this within the context of contemporary art. Committed
and enthusiastic teaching staff, innovative courses and
excellent student support ensure that you will receive a
high-quality educational experience.

We regularly review our portfolio of courses to keep
them up to date and relevant. Recently we have
introduced the MA Fine Art with Learning and Teaching
in Higher Education, which offers fine art graduates the
opportunity to develop their practice while gaining a
teaching qualification.
POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN HIGHER EDUCATION

All 3D Design courses can be studied to include a
PgCert in HE, which will enable you to develop your
design practice while giving you the qualifications and
experience to establish a career in higher education.
OUR STAFF
Leading practitioners are involved in the development
of our courses.
Youll be taught by specialists whose collective
experience offers a broad teaching platform and a
range of practical and conceptual inputs.
We are host to many visiting professionals from the
fields of fine art, architecture, curation and design,
bringing additional expertise to our teaching team.
OUR RESEARCH
Art and design practice research is developing quickly,
and you can play a part in shaping work and ideas in
this area.
The most recent Research Assessment Exercise (2008)
recognised the Facultys research as of international
standard in Art and Design.
For information about research within the Faculty, see
pages 6265 or visit www.kingston.ac.uk/fada/
research
INDUSTRY CONTACTS
We run successful collaborations with a number of
organisations, including, among others, the Design
Museum, the V&A Museum, DEMOS, the British
Council, the Wellcome Trust, the Museum of London,
the BBC, Sky and ITV.
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FASTFACTS
MA ART & SPACE
MA PHOTOGRAPHY

Entry requirements A good honours degree in fine art,
architecture, landscape architecture, spatial design, or
equivalent, and/or relevant work experience. A portfolio of
work, preferably on CD, must accompany your application.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgartspace

Attendance Access to the production studio and technical
resources are available throughout the week and at
weekends, with 2 days per week minimum attendance.
work, preferably on CD, can accompany your application.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgphotography
MA EUROPEAN ARTS PRACTICE

PT: 13 days/eves per week
equivalent, and/or relevant work experience.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgeuroart
MA FINE ART
WITH LEARNING & TEACHING IN HIGHER EDUCATION
work, preferably on CD, can accompany your application.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgfinearthe

STUDENTS
LOCATION
Knights Park campus
APPLY
See page 68
CONTACT
Kingston University
Knights Park
T +44 (0)20 8417 4646
MFA FINE ART

Entry requirements A 2:2 or preferably a 2:1 BA(Hons)
degree (or equivalent) in a related or appropriate subject.
Each application is considered on its own merits and
all candidates are interviewed with a portfolio of work.
International and mature students with relevant experience,
interests, motivation and commitment are welcomed.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgfineart
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MA ART & SPACE
MA EUROPEAN ARTS PRACTICE
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgartspace
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgeuroart
If you have a fine art, architecture or design background and

would like to develop your professional practice within the
public realm, this dynamic, production-based course is ideal.
It allows you to identify and locate spaces in which to make
and test your work in the public domain through site-specific
work, performance and sound installation, photography,
sculpture, internet activity or print-based publication.
This is an innovative course that provides you with the

technical and critical means and the experience to work in the
field of fine art. Based at Kingston but including a week-long
off-site learning experience in a major European city, you
will work and learn within a growing Europe-wide network of
artists, curators, galleries and museums.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY
Through a combination of studio project and theoretical study

at Kingston University, together with a one-week intensive
course in Zurich, Switzerland, you will have the opportunity to
develop and apply your chosen art practices.
You will have the opportunity to develop and apply critical

frameworks, debate a range of theoretical, cultural and
social issues, and consider a variety of approaches to
communicating and publishing your own research. You
will focus on individual and collaborative practices, new
technology, exhibition production and design, and a
theoretical and critical programme to challenge and
contextualise individual research and the placement of work
in the public domain.
In addition, you will become familiar with the processes
necessary to initiate and realise projects, developing and
presenting proposals and collaborative working structures.
You will also practise, develop and research the relationship
between art, architecture, design and public space by
working alongside fine artists, architects and designers.
ASSESSMENT
Seminar presentations, individual and collaborative exhibition
production and documentation
SPECIAL FEATURES
This course has excellent facilities, including a dedicated
production studio.
Further facilities include metalwork, woodwork, photographic
studios, ceramic and 3D-imaging workshops, soundproduction facilities, as well as a large Faculty computer lab
supporting PCs and Macs.
Bookable project spaces for the construction of large-scale
work are available on site.
RESEARCH AREAS
Research areas in this subject include collaborative arts
practice, new technologies, sculpture and spatial practice,
curation, critical theory, film video and performance.
MODULES
Project 1: Individual
Project 2: Collaborative
Project 3: Digital Arts/New Technology
Project 4: Theory/Seminar
Major Project
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 47
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY
You will also focus on the concept of transdisciplinarity,

with an emphasis on learning from practice and through
discursivity and topicality. Within this, there is a further
emphasis on making findings public by means of exhibitions,
websites, publications and events.
Through the programme of practical projects that you will
undertake, you will investigate and research the artistic ideas
and cultural policies that are currently being pursued in
different cities in Europe.
ASSESSMENT
Seminar presentations, individual and collaborative exhibition
SPECIAL FEATURES
The course is specifically designed for fine art and curation
practitioners who would like to gain the practical, theoretical
and organisational resources to work as a professional artist
within a European context.
Although the course is based in Kingston, you will also
undertake a placement and exhibition project at a leading
contemporary artists institution in Rotterdam.
You will combine practical projects with theoretical study,
artworking and networking, and making/thinking with
disseminating.
RESEARCH AREAS
Research in this area is carried out by the Collaborative Arts
Practice group and the Sculpture and Spatial Practice unit.
See www.kingston.ac.uk/fada/research for more details.
MODULES
Project 2: Off-site Learning
Project 3: Digital Arts/New Technology
Project 4: Theory: European Arts Practice
Masters Project
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 47
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MA FINE ART with

LEARNING & TEACHING IN HE
MFA FINE ART
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgfinearthe
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgfineart
This innovative MA course offers fine art graduates the

opportunity to study fine art alongside a Postgraduate
Certificate in Higher Education, which is increasingly required
for new teachers working in further and higher education.
On successful completion of the course, you will be awarded
an MA in Fine Art inclusive of a Postgraduate Certificate
in Higher Education validated by the Higher Education
Academy.
The MFA in Fine Art is a studio-based, research-centred

programme for those who wish to explore the subtle and
complex relationships between production and display
of contemporary art within the context of professional
excellence. It will challenge you to develop your personal
vision and create clear, meaningful and appropriate work to
consolidate and strengthen your position as an artist. You
will be encouraged to think about your future methods of
practice, explore changes in the field, and place your work
within specific professional contexts.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

Through a combination of studio project and theoretical
study, you will have the opportunity to develop and apply
critical frameworks; debate a range of theoretical, cultural
and social issues; and consider a variety of approaches
to communicating and publishing your own research.
You will focus on individual and collaborative practices,
new technology, exhibition production and design, and
a theoretical and critical programme to challenge and
contextualise individual research.
You will be tutored and managed by the course director, who
has many years experience of professional practice and
pedagogy in art and design higher education.
You will have the opportunity to study with other design and
fine art students across the Faculty and will develop your fine
art practice through individual and teamwork projects. You
will also have the chance to carry out your teaching practice
alongside experienced academic fine art staff.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

The MFA Fine Art incorporates a taught programme that
primarily demands a considerable degree of investigation and
experimentation. You will focus on practical and theoretical
issues surrounding the development of fine art practice
in relation to specific contexts, and will be required to
interrogate the positioning of your practice through curatorial
intervention and collaboration, providing preparation for
professional practice and/or further research. You will also
be encouraged to create interdisciplinary alliances and will
have the opportunity to work in a variety of environments both
individually and collaboratively. You will develop a self-initiated
project to both challenge and explore current fine art principles
and extend the concept of exhibition and its dialogue.
ASSESSMENT
ASSESSMENT
Seminar presentations; portfolio/documentation; exhibitions

and events; seminars, workshops and interdisciplinary work;
module and peer reviews
Seminar presentations/individual and collaborative exhibition

SPECIAL FEATURES
SPECIAL FEATURES
This MA develops your fine art practice while giving you the
qualifications and experience you need to establish a career
in higher education.
The course is ideal for artists who have some professional
experience and would like to use their expertise within higher
education. It is also for those who may have already taught at
FE or HE level and wish to develop this further.
You will benefit from the opportunity of undertaking live
projects with outside organisations, as well as from site visits
and visiting speakers.
The course will support a broad base of research interests

and ensure that you are prepared for new and unforeseen
challenges throughout your career, and will equip you to take
advantage of opportunities in a range of related contexts.
You will gain a thorough critical understanding of
contemporary fine art through self-initiated research
supported by taught modules and an experienced group of
research-active staff.
This course has excellent facilities, including a dedicated
production studio.
RESEARCH AREAS
RESEARCH AREAS
Research areas across the Faculty are many and varied. See
pages 6265 for more details.
Research areas across the Faculty are many and varied. See
pages 6265 for more details.
MODULES
MODULES
Project 2&3: Learning & Teaching in HE
Project 4: Theory: European Arts Practice
Masters Project
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 47
Core modules
Project 1
Theory Seminar
Masters Project
Option modules
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 47
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MA PHOTOGRAPHY
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgphotography
This course offers a unique opportunity for photographers
to develop a major body of practical work that engages
with the photographic image within the context of a critical
understanding of contemporary photography and visual
culture. It is delivered alongside a highly successful and
distinctive range of postgraduate courses within the School
of Fine Art.
Based on principles that reflect the evolving nature of
current and emerging photographic practice, the course
encompasses a broad and developing range of approaches
to photography. It recognises that photographers increasingly
explore the potential of the medium in unexpected and
innovative ways, finding outlets for their work in a variety of
forms and organisations.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

You will gain a thorough critical understanding of
photography through self-initiated research supported by
taught modules and an experienced group of researchactive staff. This will enable you to play a positive role in the
fast-moving arena of image making, as well as equipping you
with a thorough understanding of the critical and historical
frameworks within which photography can be understood
and conceptualised.
Working alongside colleagues on other courses in Fine
Art, you will be encouraged to create interdisciplinary
alliances and will have the opportunity to work in a variety of
environments, both individually and collaboratively.
ASSESSMENT
Seminar and exhibition presentations, tutorials, individual and
group reviews
SPECIAL FEATURES
The course covers a broad range of photographic practices
and technologies.
You will have the opportunity to take part in off-site visits to
galleries, site-specific artworks, media venues and other
cultural spaces, as well as study tours.
RESEARCH AREAS
The course will support a broad base of research interests.
Within the School, the Contemporary Art Research Centre,
comprising both the Schools staff and research students,
provides an intellectual and creative milieu for innovation in
contemporary art and feeds into all the Schools taught and
research programmes.
MODULES
Photography: Philosophies and Ideologies
Theory/Seminar
Photo-publishing
Masters Project
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 47
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SURVEYING
& PLANNING
OUR COURSES
Courses within the School of Surveying & Planning
focus on the broad range of surveying specialisms,
such as real estate, building surveying and quantity
surveying, as well as property development. These
have been supplemented by spatial planning and
place-making programmes. Each course is tailored to
a particular aspect of both the surveying and planning
professions, providing a firm grounding in general property,
development and place-making issues. A commitment to
sustainability is at the heart of all our courses.
Most courses are accredited by professional bodies such
as the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS),
the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and the Royal
Town Planning Institute (RTPI), empowering you to make
the transition to professional practice, whatever your
market focus. We also run short courses geared toward
the RICS final Assessment of Professional Competence,
as well as a series of continuing professional
development lectures and seminars.
The School has achieved the status of Centre for
Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), one of only
74 in the country and the only one situated within a built
environment school.

New courses that are being developed within the School
include the MBA Real Estate and two new pathways for
the MSc Real Estate: Development and Investment, and
Sustainable Asset Management and Valuation. For more
details, see www.kingston.ac.uk/pgrealestate
OUR STAFF
Our staff have established reputations in industry and in
research and are eminent in their fields their diverse
areas of interest ensure a lively and stimulating learning
environment. Teaching is complemented by input from
visiting speakers who have significant contemporary
professional experience.
We are a partner institution of the RICS, and several
staff members are active within the CIOB. Links with the
RTPI are developing through staff membership, our PhD
programme and course accreditation.
OUR RESEARCH
Particular areas of interest relate primarily to sustainability,
as it affects our communities and the whole of the
building lifecycle. Most research is managed through
the Real Estate Research Centre, the Centre for
Sustainable Construction, and C-SCAIPE: Centre for
Sustainable Communities Achieved through Integrated
Professional Education. C-SCAIPE aims to promote a
holistic view of sustainable principles and to engender
change in industry and drive forward the ambitions for
a more sustainable society. For more information about
research within the Faculty, see pages 6265 or visit
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FASTFACTS
MA SUSTAINABLE PLACE MAKING & URBAN DESIGN

Entry requirements A good first degree or equivalent.

Attendance FT: At least 2 days per week plus up to 2 block
events, which may involve a full week of attendance
PT: 1 day per week plus the block events
Entry requirements Either a good honours degree, or
equivalent, in any discipline; and an aptitude for design work
and design appreciation demonstrated through previous
study or via practical experience.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgsustainableplacemaking
MSc BUILDING SURVEYING

PT: 1 day per week plus up to five 1-week block events
Entry requirements A good first degree in a semi-related
discipline or experience of working within the industry.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgbuildingsurveying
MA EUROPEAN REAL ESTATE (IMMOBILIA)

PT: 1 day per week plus up to five 1-week block events
any discipline. If taking the language option, you must have at
least A-level-standard skills in your chosen language.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgeurorealestate
MSc HISTORIC BUILDING CONSERVATION

in a construction-related degree. Because of the specialised
nature of the course, we envisage that most applicants will
possess a good first degree (or appropriate experience) in the
built environment.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgbuildingconservation
MA PLANNING & SUSTAINABILITY

Entry requirements A good honours degree in any discipline
or equivalent professional qualification.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgplansustain
MSc QUANTITY SURVEYING
PgCert/PgDip/MA/MSC SUSTAINABILITY FOR BUILT

ENVIRONMENT PRACTICE
Duration PgCert FT: 1 semester; PgCert PT: 2 semesters
PgDip/MSc/MA FT: September start 1 year; January start
20 months
Attendance FT: 2 days per week; PT: 1 day per week
a built environment discipline; or membership of a chartered
built environment discipline (such as RICS, RTPI, RIBA,
CIOB), etc; or a proven knowledge and understanding of
built environment practice and a good honours degree in any
subject.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgsustainabilitybuiltenvironment

LOCATION
Penrhyn Road, Kingston Hill and Knights Park campuses
APPLY
See page 68
CONTACT
Course Co-ordinator
School of Surveying & Planning
Kingston University
Penrhyn Road Campus
Kingston Upon Thames
Surrey KT1 2EE
T +44 (0)20 8417 7107

Attendance F T: 2 days per week PT: 1 day/eve per week
Entry requirements Normally a 2:1 or first-class degree
in any discipline, although a related degree would be an
advantage. Some experience of working within the industry
would also be useful.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgqs
MSc REAL ESTATE with pathways in Development &

Investment and Sustainable Asset Management & Valuation
Duration PT: 23 years
Attendance PT: 1 day per week
Entry requirements A good honours degree in any discipline
or equivalent professional qualification.
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgrealestate
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MSc BUILDING SURVEYING
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgbuildingsurveying
If you are interested in developing a career in the arts market,

particularly in the appraisal of both fine and decorative arts
and other artefacts, this exciting course is ideal. It offers a
unique mix of academic tuition and exposure to Londons
huge and dynamic arts market. Accredited by the Royal
Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the course leads to
entry to the RICS as a probationary member.
If you are interested in the construction and maintenance of

buildings and aspire to be the equivalent of a building doctor,
this course is ideal.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

With an emphasis on understanding how the arts market
functions, you will be introduced to a wide range of
businesses, collections and professionals. You will also study
the economic and legal context within which professional
practice is grounded, and gain the ability to apply techniques
related to the evaluation of objects in a practice environment.
There will be the opportunity for you to develop your
knowledge of particular specialist areas of the arts market,
which may include anything from antiquities to cutting-edge
contemporary art.
ASSESSMENT
major research-based project or dissertation, and a
Conference
SPECIAL FEATURES
This course is accredited by the RICS.
It is unique in the field and the only course enabling students
to gain a postgraduate qualification leading to entry into the
profession of arts market appraiser.
You will have the opportunity to take part in a European
field trip.
The role of the construction professional has changed over

recent years, particularly as the sustainability agenda has
emerged, bringing with it an increased recognition that
buildings are the single largest source of carbon within
our economy. The ways in which they are constructed,
maintained and used is of crucial significance in the drive
towards a low carbon economy.
This course is designed to allow graduates from a variety of
disciplines to gain the skills to enter into practice within the field
of building surveying. It is essentially for conversion purposes
but, due to its intensive and technical nature, it is anticipated
that most applicants will have a degree in a semi-related
discipline or work experience within the industry. Part-time
students are expected to be working within a related profession.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

You will gain knowledge of building materials, construction
technology and pathology; specialist legal and regulatory
issues; the design of simple structures; and the preparation of
schemes for the rehabilitation of buildings.
The course focuses on the core competencies of the building
surveyor and professional builder operating at local, regional
and national levels. It takes into account the developing
sustainability agenda with which construction professionals
must increasingly engage. It also focuses on UK requirements
and contains European and global perspectives appropriate
to the requirements of international consultancies.
ASSESSMENT
Exams, essays, projects, dissertation
You will be taught by leading practitioners as well as

academics.
SPECIAL FEATURES
MODULES
This course is accredited by the RICS. Accreditation is also

being sought from the Chartered Institute of Building.
Core modules
Art and Law
History of the Arts Market
Materialising Histories: Images, Objects and Environments
Option modules
Research modules
Conference Paper
Dissertation
Research Concepts for the Arts Appraiser
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 55
You can participate in a week-long European field trip.
MODULES
Core modules
Building Design and Specification
Building Defects and Pathology
Building Control and Contract Administration
CAD and Building Structures
European Built Environment Law
European Project
Strategic Project Management
Sustainable Construction Technology
Research modules
Conference Paper
Dissertation
Research Concepts
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 55
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MA EUROPEAN REAL ESTATE

IMMOBILIA
MSc HISTORIC BUILDING

CONSERVATION
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgeurorealestate
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgbuildingconservation
If you are interested in joining the property profession, either

in the UK or in continental Europe, this intensive course of
study is ideal. It will provide you with a challenging opportunity
to study how land and property work within a European
context. If you have a high-level knowledge of a second
European language, you will also have the chance to develop
your skills in the technical area of property.
The conservation agenda is growing in importance and the

role of the conservation surveyor has come sharply into focus
as the number of listed buildings grows, requiring surveying
professionals who possess a body of specialised knowledge.
Despite the current recession, the demand for conservation
specialists, both in the UK and in Europe, remains healthy.
The course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered

Surveyors (RICS).
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

You will study subjects related to the core surveying
curriculum and will gain an understanding of how land and
property work, including planning, investment, development
and valuations. You will also study property law and European
law, as well as looking at issues of sustainability and the
environment. If you are proficient in another European
language French, German, Italian or Spanish you have the
option of carrying out a study of and research into technical
property matters in a second language.
ASSESSMENT
Exams, essays, seminar papers and presentations, case
studies, a major research-based project or dissertation, and a
Conference
SPECIAL FEATURES
The student body (being non-cognate) comes from a diversity
of academic backgrounds, and you will often be working with
individuals from other countries and cultures.
This course has a strong employment record.
You can participate in a week-long European field trip.
MODULES
Core modules
Built Environment Law
European Development Economics
European Project
European Real Estate Investment and Appraisal Practice
Landlord and Tenant Law and Practice
Real Estate Investment and Appraisal Principles
Sustainable European Built Environment
Research modules
Conference Paper
Dissertation
Research Concepts
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 55
If you would like to become a surveying professional with the

specialised knowledge to ensure that the stock of historic
buildings is managed and maintained effectively, this intensive
course is ideal. Because of the specialist nature of the
course, ideally you will already possess a degree in a closely
related subject (such as building surveying), or have practical,
relevant experience.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

The course is designed to balance strategic analysis with
a good working knowledge of core techniques. You will
acquire the skills and knowledge to continue and extend your
practice base to include the specialist field of historic building
conservation. A week-long field trip to a major European
city in the second semester (or fourth for part-time students)
will provide you with the opportunity to further develop your
technical knowledge and embed it within a practice scenario.
A particular feature of the programme is the closing Masters
Student Conference, in which all completing students present
their dissertation findings in a formal conference at a major
London venue attended by colleagues and practitioners.
ASSESSMENT
Essays, reports, seminars, laboratory exercises, group field
trip project, presentations, a dissertation and a conference
paper that you will present at the Annual Masters Conference
SPECIAL FEATURES
The course team works closely with organisations such as the
Institute for Historic Building Conservation, the Society for the
Protection of Ancient Buildings, Historic Royal Palaces, Civic
Trust and English Heritage.
On successful completion of this course, you will be able
to register for the final assessment programme of the Royal
Institution of Chartered Surveyors (subject to completion of
accreditation arrangements).
MODULES
Analysing and Recording Historic Buildings
Building Defects & Pathology
Conservation Economics
Conservation Legislation
Design and Historic Environments
Historic Building Materials
European Project
Regeneration
Conference Paper
Dissertation
Research Concepts for the Built Environment
Research Proposal for Dissertation
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 55
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MA PLANNING & SUSTAINABILITY
MSc QUANTITY SURVEYING
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgplansustain
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgqs
If you would like to specialise in planning and land

development but your interests extend beyond issues of
profitability, risk and return to include issues of sustainability,
this course is ideal. It is designed to integrate the theory
and practice of town and country planning with the growing
necessity for urban and rural developments to meet
sustainablility criteria.
Quantity surveyors play a key role in the construction industry,

ensuring that development costs are appropriately and
accurately managed. Kingston University is a long-established
RICS partnership university, and this course (which is
accredited in full by the RICS) will equip you with the skills
and knowledge to start you on a career that offers enormous
scope for teamworking, travel and financial rewards.
The course is fully accredited by both the Royal Town

Planning Institute (RTPI) and the Royal Institution of Chartered
Surveyors (RICS).
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

You will be introduced to the concepts of sustainability,
regeneration and urban design, and will gain an
understanding of the legal and institutional frameworks
governing land development. You will also discover how
urban environments can be planned and developed to meet
sustainable criteria. As part of the course you will be invited
to attend a week-long field trip to a major UK or European city,
where you will undertake a project with a sustainability theme.
ASSESSMENT
the major research-based project or dissertation, and a
Conference
SPECIAL FEATURES
ASSESSMENT
the major research-based project or dissertation, and a
Conference
This course is accredited by the RTPI and the RICS.
SPECIAL FEATURES
Teaching will be complemented by input from visiting

speakers who have significant contemporary work experience
in the field of surveying, planning or construction.
You may elect to study selected modules on a part-time

basis for career development, leading to the award of a
postgraduate certificate or diploma.
You will have the opportunity to participate in at least one
European field trip.
MODULES
Core modules
Social Sustainability
Development Strategy and Funding
Planning Law and Practice
Regeneration
Spatial Planning in Urban Design
Sustainable Cities
Spatial Planning
Research modules
Conference Paper
Dissertation
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 55
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WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

You will develop knowledge and skills in the core
competencies required of the Chartered Quantity
Surveyor. You will gain an understanding of the whole of
the construction process, especially the legal and financial
implementation and control of contracts. You will learn how
to ensure that, together with the rest of the professional team,
building projects are completed to budget, time and quality.
To prepare you for this challenge, you will study modules
covering technology and law as well as several aspects of
management, from contract administration to business and
financial planning and construction-related economics. In
addition to the core taught modules, you will receive research
methods training and undertake a research-based project.
This course develops the core competencies required of the

Chartered Quantity Surveyor and prepares you for a career in
this area.
You will have the opportunity to participate in a week-long
European field trip.
MODULES
Core modules
Business Consultancy
Construction Law
Economics of Construction
European Law
European Project
Procurement and Financial Management
Project Management
Sustainable Construction Technology
Research modules
Conference Paper
Dissertation or Project
Dissertation or Masters Project Proposal
Research Concepts
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 55
MSc REAL ESTATE WITH TWO NEW PATHWAYS

MSC REAL ESTATE (DEVELOPMENT & INVESTMENT)
MSC REAL ESTATE (SUSTAINABLE ASSET MANAGEMENT
& VALUATION)
MA SUSTAINABLE PLACE MAKING

& URBAN DESIGN
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgrealestate
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgsustainableplacemaking
This exciting and innovative part-time course is ideal if you are

seeking to enhance your understanding of a range of topical
issues in real estate. Two new pathways have been developed
to respond to a shortage of skills, in particular in the areas
of development and investment, and sustainable asset
management. Kingston staff have particular expertise in these
areas, therefore teaching will be at the cutting-edge.
This course is ideal if you would like to focus your planning

studies on spatial analysis and urban design within the
context of developing thriving sustainable communities and
vibrant public places. It will help you to become a spatial
planner and will prepare you to work with multidisciplinary
teams of professionals, offering a wide range of opportunities
in both public- and private-sector organisations.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY
You will extend and develop key research and analytical skills.
You will also carry out a number of work-based assessments
enabling you to develop your practical competencies and add
value to your firms operations.
Throughout the course you will strengthen your visualisation

of two- and three-dimensional forms. You will also develop
your understanding of spatial relationships to improve the
social and economic wellbeing of people and the environment.
Most modules are delivered through e-learning methods

complemented by face-to-face lectures and workshops,
normally in short, intensive blocks. Seminars, discussions and
academic support will take place both in person and online.
ASSESSMENT
MBA Real Estate

We are also offering an MBA qualification in real estate.
For more information, please see the Universitys website
or contact the Faculty.
ASSESSMENT
Essays, seminar papers and web-based discussion for case
studies, the major research-based critical practice project,
and a conference paper that you will present at the Annual
Masters Conference
SPECIAL FEATURES
This course may also be undertaken in part: you may opt
to complete selected modules for the purpose of career
development or as leading to the award of a postgraduate
certificate or diploma.
This course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered
Surveyors.
The School of Surveying & Planning has close links with
industry and a strong employment record.
You will have the opportunity to participate in a week-long
field trip; for example, to Dubai.
MODULES
Core modules
Corporate Strategy in Real Estate
IT Applications for Real Estate
International Project
Option modules
Essays, reports and seminar papers; development projects;

case studies and workshop presentations; and a major
research-based masters project or dissertation, which will
be developed into a conference paper for presentation at
the Annual Masters Conference. There are no formal written
examinations.
SPECIAL FEATURES
As part of the Sustainable Cities module, you will undertake a
field study in a major European city.
The dissertation or masters project allows you to focus on
an area of particular interest and gain valuable research
skills. You will then develop this into a conference paper for
presentation at the Annual Masters Conference.
MODULES
Core modules
Sustainable Cities
Regeneration
Design and Sustainable Place Making
Development Strategy and Funding
Spatial Planning
Spatial Planning for Urban Design
Design Skills and Studio 1
Design Skills and Studio 2
Research modules
Conference Paper
Dissertation/Project Proposal
Dissertation/Project
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 55
Research modules
Conference Paper
Critical Practice Project
Practice Case Study
Research Methods for the Built Environment
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 55
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PgCert/PgDip/MA/MSC SUSTAINABILITY
FOR BUILT ENVIRONMENT PRACTICE
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgsustainabilitybuiltenvironment
This course is one of a new suite of postgraduate courses

aimed at the next generation of sustainability-informed
professionals. Students work together on key issues
concerning the economy, society and the environment.
The programme is designed to be career-enhancing built
environment professionals with an understanding of how the
sustainability agenda interfaces with professional practice
have an increasingly competitive advantage.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

The course addresses a range of environmental, social and
economic concerns, exploring the potential impacts on society,
practical and policy responses, and regulatory mechanisms.
Practical learning is central to the course philosophy from
understanding scientific principles and procedures, to
learning about economic and social accountability and legal
frameworks. The research project provides an opportunity to
explore a particular area of interest in depth.
ASSESSMENT
Mainly individual or group-based exercises, reports, projects,
practical exercises, seminars, poster presentations, role-play
exercises and simulations, research project (MSc/MA only)
SPECIAL FEATURES
This is one of new suite of a postgraduate programmes
supported by the Kingston University Sustainability Hub.
The courses address current environmental, social and
economic sustainability challenges. Understanding the climate
change agenda, and how to respond, is central to all pathways.
Each course brings together experts and professionals from a
range of distinctive professional viewpoints.
Part-time options help you fit your studies around other
commitments. You may also take individual modules as an
associate student.
If you are unable to commit to the full masters programme,
intermediate qualifications (PgCert and PgDip) are available.
Option modules
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
See page 55
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Image by Gordon Kinloch
MODULES
Core modules
The Challenge of Climate Change
Environmental Law and Regulations
Sustainable Environmental Management
Sustainable Cities
Regeneration
Research Methods
Research Proposal
Dissertation/Critical Practice Project
Conference
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RESEARCH
RESEARCH FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
The Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture has a well-established and
internationally renowned research culture that encourages and supports
high-quality, innovative research through practice, history and theory. This
rich spectrum encompasses the critical practices of fine artists, curators
and cultural commentators and historians, alongside that of designers,
filmmakers, architects, town planners and surveyors, all of whom have extensive
professional, industrial and commercial links. Our aim is to foster a dynamic and
stimulating environment that realises and supports individual and collaborative
research projects. This is achieved through an exchange of ideas and practices
within and across the disciplines, directly benefitting the wider academic
community as well as industry, business and the public.
The Facultys research activities were recognised as being world-leading and
of international excellence in the 2008 national Research Assessment Exercise,
which rates the quality of all research in UK universities. This assessment has
meant that the Universitys research grant from the higher education funding
body for England has nearly tripled. Central to these achievements are our five
established research centres that provide a strong infrastructure and supportive
community for staff and student research. Our postgraduate students are an
important part of this community, which also includes tutors and supervisors,
visiting professors and research fellows.
The strength of the Facultys research has been recognised through the award
of a number of prestigious grants from national research councils, including the
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the Engineering and Physical
Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Significant funding has also been awarded
by both the private and the public sectors, including the former Department
of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Arts Council, Heritage Lottery funding, the
British Academy, the British Council and the Royal Institution of Chartered
Surveyors (RICS). These competitively won grants have enabled ambitious
research projects, such as the Creative Resources project on recycled materials
in design; research into colour, design and the environment; the Muybridge
in Kingston collaboration; Kingston Africa; the Dora Gordine project based at
Dorich House; and critical developments in individual and collaborative practice
in fine art, design and the built environment.
In 2008, Kingston University, in partnership with St Georges, University of
London, established a new centre for design and innovation with a particular
focus on benefitting the health and cultural sectors. Situated at Knights
Park, Innoversity brings together designers, researchers and engineers who
work together to come up with solutions to real-life business challenges. Our
postgraduate students participate in these projects and also benefit from
the opportunities to be involved in live projects through the well-established
industrial and business partnerships that have contributed to the continuing
success of research projects across the Faculty.
Further opportunities are provided through our research collaborations
established with, among others, the Architecture Foundation, the Design Council,
the National Maritime Museum, the Geffrye Museum, Historic Royal Palaces and
Tate Britain, as well as with international partners.
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RESEARCH DEGREES
We offer Masters by Research, MPhil and PhD degrees across the range of
research areas within the Faculty. These broadly include fine art, design and film;
art, architecture, design and film history; museum and gallery studies; landscape
architecture; sustainable and environmental design; curating contemporary
art and design; drawing; arts market appraisal; and surveying, real estate and
planning.
As a research student in the Faculty you will become part of a strong and
ambitious postgraduate community and will be fully supported by a rich
programme of research training, including research workshops, seminars,
guest lectures, symposia, exhibitions and related activities. You will also have a
School-based PhD director to co-ordinate subject-specific training.
Currently we have over 70 research students across the Faculty, several of
whom have secured prestigious Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
research studentships, Chevening Awards, overseas government awards,
industry sponsorship or University scholarships.
MA/MSC BY RESEARCH
This flexible learning programme allows students to pursue an individual
programme of research in any field, supported by research methods training
and taught modules as appropriate. The degree involves investigation and
evaluation of an approved research project and the presentation of a dissertation
of between 10,000 and 20,000 words or equivalent for studio-based subjects.
The award of MA or MSc by Research is at the same level as the MPhil, but
carries half the credits (180).
The programme lasts one year full time or two years part time. To be eligible you
will need a good honours degree in a related discipline. Applications will also be
considered if you have no formal qualifications but can satisfy the admissions
tutor of your motivation and ability to work at masters level.
MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY (MPHIL)

Typically an MPhil takes about two years full time or three/four years part time.
An MPhil thesis is 2040,000 words long, or its equivalent for studio-based
research, and is the subject of an oral examination in which you will show how
you have critically managed and investigated your area of research.
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PHD)

A PhD usually takes three to four years of full-time study or four to six years part
time. You will normally be expected to have a masters degree or a good honours
degree or equivalent in a subject relevant to your proposed research programme.
The PhD thesis is typically about 4080,000 words long, or its equivalent
for studio-based research. On completion it will be the subject of an oral
examination in which you will show both how you have critically investigated
your area of research and made an independent and original contribution to
knowledge.
FURTHER INFORMATION
To find out more about staff research and research opportunities, visit
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RESEARCH GROUPS AND CENTRES

Staff, post-doctoral researchers and student researchers in the Faculty are part of research centres and research
groups through which they engage both with collaborative and individual projects and with a range of local, national and
international research events, including workshops, seminars, visiting lecture series, conferences and symposia.
CONTEMPORARY ART RESEARCH CENTRE:

CENTRE FOR USELESS SPLENDOUR
The Contemporary Art Research Centre provides
an intellectual and creative milieu for innovation
in contemporary fine art. Taking its identity from
Andr Bretons articulation of the imagination, we
draw on that legacy of surrealism to conceptualise
our project of innovation. In this way, researchers
staff and students seek to imagine and enact
possibilities of contemporary art in contingency
with social politics, technology, models of
knowledge and modes of experience.
The Centre focuses on four interconnected
research spaces.
Foyer art and social context
Work in this area is concerned with propositions
for agency and the generation of expanded and
hybrid modes of socially sited artistic production,
which is explored through collaboration, curation,
writing, publishing, broadcasting and other modes
of dissemination.
Machine Room art and technology
Work in this area focuses on how technologies,
methods and processes might be understood,
employed, detourned and reinvented.
Hall of Records art and epistemology
Work in this area considers how histories and
bodies of knowledge might be generated,
re-imagined and re-inscribed through work with
archives and physical collections, found objects,
constitutions, laws and manifestos.
Lumber Room art and materiality
Work in this area explores the relationships
between experience, matter and noise. It
considers knowledge developed through
embodied temporal encounter. Attention is given
to possibilities of materiality and process unfolding
in the making of pictures and things, through
accident and event.
Director Louis Nixon
Co-Director Sarah Jones
E contemporaryart@kingston.ac.uk
www.kingston.ac.uk/fada/contemporaryart
DESIGN RESEARCH CENTRE

The Design Research Centre provides an environment for researchers to
engage with the cultural, environmental and presentational contexts of design
practice in its widest sense. Research is developed through interrelated
design thematics that inform and support our postgraduate courses.
Director Hilary Dalke
Associate Director Professor Catherine McDermott
E designresearch@kingston.ac.uk
www.kingston.ac.uk/fada/designresearch
Sustainable and Environmental Architecture brings together specialists
and expertise co-ordinated by ArchiLab in the School of Architecture and
Landscape. Current activities include research, teaching and enterprise.
E s.pretlove@kingston.ac.uk
Creative Resource is a research project focusing on the sustainable
development of materials and the design process. Case studies describe
the impact of material culture upon innovation and the market potential of
working with materials that are normally thrown away. The library in Knights
Park houses over 1,200 material samples from many unexpected sources,
often incorporating 100% recycled waste.
E j.dehn@kingston.ac.uk
Curating the Contemporary focuses on research in and around curatorial
practice, including interdisciplinary projects and partnerships with external
organisations such as the British Council, the Arts Council and Crafts Council.
E c.mcdermott@kingston.ac.uk
Fashioning Luxury is about making and communicating luxury fashion
garments and artefacts in a global economy currently exploring concepts
of New Luxury in the context of world recession. It includes the design-led
brand extensions of prominent fashion houses and issues of ethics and
politics in relation to materials, new technology and traditional human skills.
E a.creigh-tyte@kingston.ac.uk
Design for Environments is an interdisciplinary and intersensory area of
research that explores the theory and practice of design for wellbeing and
health. This research is user-focused, exploring the design and environmental
needs of different population groups, including the aged and infirm.
E h.dalke@kingston.ac.uk
Sustainable Design and Development Design thinking can be an effective
tool for addressing sustainable development issues, and aims to help,
rather than exploit, poorer economies (through minimising environmental
impact, increasing social inclusion, improving healthcare, and advancing
the quality of education). These design approaches include new working
methods such as co-designing. The small number of UK organisations
that use co-designing and the methods they employ will be investigated.
E a.chick@kingston.ac.uk
The City explores massive shifts in density and regulation that are having a
direct impact on the nature of domesticity and public life, both within urban
and suburban contexts. This research will involve collaboration with public
authorities in Croydon and with students and staff at all levels of the Faculty.
E d.rosbottom@kingston.ac.uk
Interrogating/Integrating Design Practice, Theory and Pedagogy
investigates the application and influence of design practice and theory
on design pedagogy, and vice versa. The application of the same design
problem-solving and thinking out of the box skills used by designers in
professional practice will be applied to the development and debate of
design learning and teaching.
E b.blair@kingston.ac.uk
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VISUAL AND MATERIAL CULTURE RESEARCH CENTRE
REAL ESTATE RESEARCH CENTRE (RERC)
Situated at Knights Park, our Visual and Material Culture Research Centre
(VAMCRC) provides the focus for energetic interdisciplinary research in
modern and contemporary visual and material culture and in the histories
of art, film, design and architecture. The Centre enables established
international researchers, emerging scholars and students to conduct
research within a stimulating and collegiate environment that seeks to
shape the future of these fields of inquiry. Researchers are engaged in both
individual and collaborative projects with a shared emphasis on modernity
and its futures, and, since 1997, have organised a series of conferences and
symposia in collaboration with major London museums and galleries.
Researchers within this Centre work across a

broad spread of interests relating to real estate
and sustainable planning. The research takes a
qualitative and reflective approach to the role of
appraisal and management and the regulation
of land and buildings. The work seeks to relate
professional activity to changing social and
political agendas.
Distinct, inter-animating areas of study are:

Historical and Critical Studies engaging with issues of patronage,
the art market, avant-gardes, and the history of the art school
Place, Space and Global Futures focusing on local, national and
international identity
Gender, Technology and the Human Image
Cultural Activism Research
A shared ambition of all researchers is to

lead the knowledge and understanding of the
relationship between the sustainability agenda
and the operation of real estate markets. They are
engaged in a range of exciting projects in highly
focused and specialist areas relating to place
making, investment-worth models, contaminated
and brownfield land, taxation and fiscal incentives
and the valuation of heritage assets.
Current research projects include:

The Art of Intervention, British Council PM 12 Research Collaboration:
Kingston University, London; Kyoto Seika University, Japan
Stanley Picker: Patron and Collector
Formations of the avant-garde in early 20th-century Paris and London
New perspectives on modern sculpture: Ernst Eisenmayer, Dora Gordine
and Ivor Roberts-Jones Richard Dadd and Art in the Victorian Asylum
The Independent Group
Contemporary Photography: Strange Places
Those interested in studying for research degrees

in real estate and who have a relevant first or
masters degree should contact the Director for an
informal conversation.
Director Professor Fran Lloyd

E vamcrc@kingston.ac.uk
www.kingston.ac.uk/fada/VAMCRC
Detailed information on current staff and student

research projects and knowledge-transfer
activities are available on the Facultys website.
MODERN INTERIORS RESEARCH CENTRE
If you are interested in becoming part of our

dynamic research community as a postgraduate
research student or research associate, please
contact the relevant research centre director.
Established in 2001 and based at Dorich House Museum, Kingstons

Modern Interiors Research Centre (MIRC) provides a dynamic focus
for interdisciplinary research on the design of the modern interior. Its
researchers work in the fields of design history, architectural history, art
history, cultural history, and visual, material and spatial culture. The focus is
on interiors in both domestic and non-domestic settings and an exploration
of the ways in which modern interiors have been created, disseminated and
consumed, with an emphasis on the influences of socio-cultural factors such
as class, gender and ethnicity.
Director Professor Penny Sparke
Co-Director Professor Anne Massey
Associate Director Dr Trevor Keeble
E mirc@kingston.ac.uk
www.kingston.ac.uk/fada/MIRC
Director Professor Sarah Sayce

E rerc@kingston.ac.uk
www.kingston.ac.uk/fada/RERC
FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information on research within the

Faculty, and to find out more about research
opportunities, contact our research and enterprise
support manager:
T +44 (0)20 8417 4295
E j.nobbs@kingston.ac.uk
CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN MODERN EUROPEAN PHILOSOPHY

The Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy is the leading
centre for postgraduate-level study and doctoral research in Continental
Philosophy in the London area. Since its inception in 1994 it has developed
a national and international reputation for teaching, research and publication
in the field of post-Kantian European philosophy, characterised by a strong
emphasis on broad cultural and intellectual contexts and a distinctive sense
of social and political engagement.
Director Professor Peter Osborne
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WHY KINGSTON?
A CUTTING-EDGE APPROACH
Our staff are active in professional practice and research and are academics
of international standing who share their specialised and in-depth
knowledge through teaching.
All of our art and design courses are closely linked with the creative industries,
while our surveying and planning courses have strong links to the surveying
industrys professional bodies (RICS, RTPI), and our architecture courses
have close links with the Royal Institute of British Architects. In addition,
industry experts often teach and even contribute to the design of our
courses, helping to enhance your studies, keep you in touch with the latest
developments and ensure that you graduate as a marketable industry
professional.
Our reputation ensures that industry leaders regularly visit our student
shows and events to see the best of the new talent before anybody else
does. Our proximity to London also enables us to offer you the opportunity
to gain work experience within a top organisation, museum or gallery,
helping you to gain first-hand industry knowledge and add essential new
skills to your CV.
The Facultys industry connections mean that:
we can ensure that your work is seen by eminent people in the profession;
we run live projects;
we can arrange work placements within prestigious companies or institutions;
we often organise site visits;
you will be able to carry out project work with visiting expert lecturers; and
you can attend workshops and talks with industry specialists.
DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT
Kingston University is committed to its postgraduate community and has
made, and continues to make, significant investments in modern facilities
and resources. The Faculty has an extensive range of well-equipped
workshops and learning environments designed to offer you a modern
learning experience that will enable you to gain cutting-edge skills and
knowledge.
New resources include:
A very large, open-access 3D materials workshop that has been the focus
of significant recent investment and includes new equipment and an
interdisciplinary construction area
A state-of-the-art filming environment and animation suite
A professional photography suite with two new digital darkrooms
A newly specified, open-access digital workshop
A new student gallery, reception area and art shop
A new PhD studio and post-doctoral research space
Innoversity and Enterprise Hub

To find out more about the Facultys facilities, see
www.kingston.ac.uk/fada/facilities
LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE

Each of Kingstons four campuses has its own Learning Resources Centre
(LRC), which holds learning resources relevant to the courses taught on that
campus. The LRC at Knights Park the home of the Faculty of Art, Design
& Architecture houses special collections to support the range of subjects
taught in the Faculty, including examples of art deco and 1930s interior
design publications, 19th-century architectural design pattern books, artists
books and private press books.
The LRCs also have zoned study areas to help you choose the best place
to work silent study, quiet study, group study, phone zones and food and
drink zones. There are clusters of PCs and wireless connectivity for laptop
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use, including free internet and email access. In

addition, the larger LRCs contain learning cafes.
For more information, including opening hours,
visit www.kingston.ac.uk/library
GRADUATE CENTRE
As a postgraduate student you have access
to the graduate centres, which are devoted
exclusively to postgraduates. The centres provide
space for private study, meetings and seminars,
computing facilities and a social area for relaxing.
Postgraduate students can also mix with staff in
dedicated restaurant areas at both the Penrhyn
Road campus (the Picton Room) and Kingston Hill
campus (the Centenary Room).
C-SCAIPE
The Centre for Sustainable Communities Achieved
through Integrated Professional Education
(C-Scaipe) enables students to develop a deeper
understanding of sustainability and its importance
in shaping the communities of the future. Founded
in part through a 3million grant from the UK
government in recognition of our School of
Surveying & Plannings excellence in teaching and
learning, this purpose-built teaching facility is the
only such centre in the UK that focuses on the
built environment.
To find out more, see www.c-scaipe.rroom.net
STANLEY PICKER GALLERY

Established in 1997, the Stanley Picker Gallery,
based at the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture,
holds a rolling programme of lectures and
exhibitions. It works with artists, designers and
musicians to facilitate and provide access to a
broad programme of exhibitions, collaborative
projects, mixed-media events and education
initiatives. The Stanley Picker Fellowship
Programme provides leading fine art and design
practitioners with the opportunity to develop an
innovative project of international standing, which
is then premiered at the Gallery. To find out more,
visit www.kingston.ac.uk/picker
DORICH HOUSE MUSEUM

Dorich House, which stands on the Kingston side
of Richmond Park, is a fascinating example of
1930s modernism. It was created by the unusual
and bohemian couple, sculptor Dora Gordine and
her husband Richard Hare, who designed and
lived in the property until 1991.
Since 1994, the Grade II listed building has been
renovated and restored by Kingston University,
which now cares for the house and the couples
extensive collections of sculpture and Russian
Imperial art. It has been developed as a resource
and study centre and was awarded Registered
Museum status in 2004.
SUPPORT
An archive comprising press cuttings, photographs, architectural drawings,
books and taped interviews can be found on the ground floor of the House.
The archive is open to researchers by appointment with the curator.
To ensure that you receive appropriate advice

regarding your academic development, we will
allocate you a personal tutor on your arrival.
Visit www.kingston.ac.uk/dorich for more information.
As a Kingston University student, you will

have access to the Universitys Careers and
Employability Service and health and counselling
services, as well as the Fitness Centre and
Students Union sports and social clubs. The
University also has a nursery, open 49 weeks a
year, with places for 24 children between the ages
of two and five years.
FLEXIBLE STUDY OPTIONS

We know that undertaking postgraduate study is a major commitment, and
we want you to succeed, whether you are hoping to use your qualification
to stand out from the crowd when applying for jobs, to help you gain that
all-important promotion, or simply to expand your knowledge of a subject
that interests you. We pride ourselves on offering you top-quality teaching,
support and resources, and are able to provide you with a programme that
suits you and takes into account your work and life commitments.
PART-TIME STUDY
The Faculty takes a student-centred approach to learning. Postgraduate
courses are designed to allow maximum flexibility by offering you part-time
options and the opportunity to complement and reinforce your study with
learning in the workplace. The study commitment varies depending on
which course you take, with part-time courses tending to include a day per
week for formal teaching. The structure of taught courses usually comprises
teaching with periods of guided and self-directed study and research.
WORK-BASED LEARNING
As a higher education award, Kingstons Architecture Professional
Practice MA can be credited as continuing professional development
(CPD) individual modules can also be taken as CPD. Your primary learning
environment is within practice, with support from seminar sessions and
scenario-based examples. See www.kingston.ac.uk/pgarchprofma
See www.kingston.ac.uk/pgsupport to find out

more, including information about accommodation
options.
OPEN DAYS
To find out more about how we can ensure your
success, why not pay us a visit? Alternatively you
can take part in one of our live online questionand-answer sessions ASK US which give you
the chance to chat to current students as well
as staff.
Contact our postgraduate administrator on
+44 (0)20 8417 4646 for the dates of the next
open days or visit our website to register for the
next ASK US event www.kingston.ac.uk/
askuspostgraduate
We also offer the Masters by Learning Agreement an innovative, workbased degree tailored to your requirements. It enables you to gain credits for
what you are learning at work and the contribution you are making to your
organisation. Each programme is individually designed and relevant to your
work the University liaises with you and your employer to define a strategic
problem and a personal development plan, with tasks undertaken under full
University supervision. See www.kingston.ac.uk/workbasedlearning
ONLINE LEARNING
You will have access to StudySpace, our online learning tool designed to
give you the flexibility to choose where and when you study as long as you
have access to an internet-enabled computer.
StudySpace provides access to course materials, such as lecture notes and
presentations, and allows you to interact with staff and other students using
online chatrooms and bulletin boards for each module. There are multimedia
features too, such as audio-visual lectures and tutorials.
FUNDING YOUR STUDIES

Your employer may offer to sponsor you through your course by providing
funding, day-release from work or guaranteed study leave. If your employer
has any questions, please ask them to contact the person detailed on the
relevant course page.
For information about money matters and funding, see www.kingston.
ac.uk/pgfunding or contact:
Student Funding Service
Kingston University
Cooper House
4046 Surbiton Road
Surrey KT1 2HX
T +44 (0)20 8417 3553
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APPLICATIONS AND FURTHER INFORMATION

FURTHER INFORMATION
INTERVIEW
Taught courses
Kingston University
Knights Park
Surrey KT1 2QJ
Home applicants will normally be invited to attend an

interview prior to selection. International applicants can
arrange for an interview by email or telephone, or may be
exempt from interview as long as they can demonstrate that
they meet the specified entry requirements.
T +44 (0)20 8417 4646

F +44 (0)20 8547 8272
Research degrees
For further information on research degrees, see page 63 or
contact:
Research Administrator
Kingston University
Knights Park
Surrey KT1 2QJ
T +44 (0)20 8417 4295
E j.nobbs@kingston.ac.uk
APPLICATIONS
You can now apply for most of our postgraduate courses
online. Just visit the course webpage or see www.kingston.
ac.uk/pgapply for more information, including how to apply
by post or email.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Please see the relevant course/web page for specific entry
requirements, or contact the appropriate person for further
information.
You will be expected to demonstrate the ability to study at an
advanced level and will normally have relevant professional
experience in a setting appropriate to the chosen specialism.
Overseas applicants must also have a good level of
competence in written and spoken English. All certified and
non-certified learning will require verification.
PORTFOLIO
Portfolios should be submitted digitally on a CD, opening
on Microsoft XP using PowerPoint. All images should be at
screen resolution 72 dpi minimum to 150 dpi maximum
image size. Please ensure that your CD is clearly labelled with
your name and the course for which you have applied. CDs
cannot be returned.
PRIOR LEARNING AP(E)L

Applicants with prior qualifications and learning may be
exempt from parts of a course in accordance with the
Universitys mechanisms and policy for the assessment of
prior learning/prior experiential learning.
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Faculty staff visit international education fairs, where you
can talk to them about our courses and programmes. For
details of the fairs and to find out what Kingston University
has to offer international students, see www.kingston.ac.uk/
international
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

The University welcomes applications from students with
disabilities and is working towards improving access, facilities
and services.
If you think you may require individual support or adaptations
to facilities, our Disability Advisor can give you information
on what is available. Once we have received your application
form with details of your disability, we may invite you to visit
the University so that we can talk to you about your needs in
advance.
The University Disability Statement gives detailed information
of the types of support available and of the accessibility of
each site. It is available in standard, large print or braille and
audiotape, and from our website.
For more information or a copy of the University Disability
Statement and Policy or to arrange a visit to assess the
Universitys facilities, please see our website or contact the
Disability Advisor at:
Kingston University
Penrhyn Road
Surrey KT1 2EE
T +44 (0)20 8417 4282
Minicom +44 (0)20 8417 4447
F +44 (0)20 8417 4443
www.kingston.ac.uk/disability
TUITION FEES
Tuition fees for your course can be found on the course
webpage. For information about payment options, please
contact Applicant Services. Please check our website for the
latest fee information: www.kingston.ac.uk/pgfunding
DISCLAIMER
HOW TO FIND US
This prospectus was issued in July 2010 and is primarily

intended for use by prospective students wishing to start
courses in 2011. It gives an outline of the courses and
services offered by Kingston University. The information was
correct at the time of going to press.
For information on travelling to Kingston and the University

sites, please see www.kingston.ac.uk/directions
The University makes every effort to ensure that the contents

of and statements made in this prospectus are fair and
accurate, but it cannot accept any responsibility for omissions,
errors or subsequent changes that may occur.
The statements made and the information provided is
a general guide, and there may be changes following
publication that affect the contents. Programmes or modules
may be revised, altered or withdrawn without notice, and
assessment arrangements may be changed. It should be noted
that information on entry requirements for courses and modules
is for guidance only. The conditions attached to offers may vary
from year to year and from applicant to applicant.
The University website contains the most up-to-date
information available and should be checked before applying.
Every effort is made to ensure that any changes referred to
above are updated on the website as soon as practicable;
however, the University cannot be held responsible for any
delays in doing so.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Designed, produced and published by:
Communications
Corporate Affairs
Kingston University
River House
5357 High Street
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Printers
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Photography
With thanks to Ezzidin Alwan, Geoff Onyett, Gordon Kinloch
A special thanks to all Kingston students and staff who let us
take their photos and who told us all about life and study at
Kingston.
GENERAL STUDENT REGULATIONS

Acceptance of an offer and enrolment at the University are
subject to the then current General Student Regulations
of the University, a copy of which can be viewed on the
University website at www.kingston.ac.uk/policies
Please note that nothing within the contents of this
prospectus or the University website is intended to constitute
a placement offer (or form part of an offer) to any prospective
student, nor should it be construed as such.
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USEFUL LINKS
COURSES
Kingston University offers a wide range of courses
across a variety of subject areas. We continually add
to and update our portfolio of courses. For the latest
details, including entry requirements and how to apply,
visit our website: www.kingston.ac.uk/courses
VISIT US
Why not come and visit the University to discover more
about us and our courses? To find out how to arrange a visit,
contact your faculty. See: www.kingston.ac.uk/faculties
VIRTUAL TOUR
If you arent able to come and visit us in person but youd still
like to see what the University is like, you can take a virtual
tour of the University campuses on our website:
www.kingston.ac.uk/tour
ACCOMMODATION
To find out about all the accommodation options youll have
as a Kingston student, with advice and guidance from our
specialist staff, see: www.kingston.ac.uk/pgaccommodation
MONEY MATTERS
Funding a postgraduate course can be a big financial
commitment. At Kingston well do everything we can to help
you keep your finances in order. See:
www.kingston.ac.uk/pgfunding
INTERNATIONAL
For guidance and advice for students from overseas, including
the opportunity to chat with virtual student advisors, watch
video clips of current international students and find out about
funding opportunities, see: www.kingston.ac.uk/international
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Research in the Faculty

Research groups and centres

SUBJECT AREAS AND COURSES

Architecture (part 2 ARB/RIBA) Graduate Diploma

Architecture Professional Practice

Architecture Professional Practice MA

Architecture (Thinking Building) MA

Architecture (Design) MArch

Landscape Architecture (Part 3 LI exemption) PgDip

Landscape & Urbanism MA

Art & Design History

Art & Design History MA

Arts Market Appraisal (Professional Practice) MA

Professional Practice (Design) MA

Museum & Gallery Studies MA

Creative Industries & the Creative Economy

The Built Environment & the Creative Economy MAs

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Heritage and the Visual Arts

The Media & the Creative Economy MAs

The Performing Arts & the Creative Economy MAs

Drawing for Creative Process:

Professional Practice (Design) MA

Games Development MA/MSc

User Experience Design MA/MSc

3D Computer-Generated Imagery MA/MSc

Design: Health and Wellbeing MA

Design: Product + Space MA

Film Design and 3D Visual Effects MA

Production Design for Film & Television MA

Art & Space MA

European Arts Practice MA

Fine Art with Learning and Teaching in HE MA

Fine Art MFA

Surveying & Planning

Arts Market Appraisal (Professional Practice) MA

Building Surveying MSc

European Real Estate (Immobilia) MA

Historic Building Conservation MSc

Planning & Sustainability MA

Quantity Surveying MSc

Real Estate MSc

Illustration & Animation:

Sustainable Place Making & Urban Design MA

Sustainability for Built Environment Practice

Curating Contemporary Design MA

Design for Development MA

Design with Learning and Teaching in HE MA

SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Kingston Universitys vision is for our students to think

Kingston University welcomes students from 151 countries

As a graduate of the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture at

We have a strong commitment to traditional skills, and

If you have any problems, our International Student Welfare

SHARING OUR EXPERTISE

WORKING IN THE UK AFTER YOUR STUDIES

PRE-MASTERS PREPARATION COURSES

MArch ARCHITECTURE (DESIGN)

Duration FT: 2 years PT: 3 years

Duration FT: 1 year

PgDip PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE (ARCHITECTURE)

Duration PT: 11 months (minimum)