Professional Development

This module equips students with the knowledge and skills to develop professional strategies appropriate to their practice and their aspirations for future careers within the creative industries. The student will develop project proposals that include marketing, business and public engagement strategies that are informed by the demands of a competitive creative sector. They will also develop a professional public platform for their creative practice that adequately articulates the depth and breadth of their project research through the development of a social media platform,website or publication. The module will also help the student to optimise the opportunity of the MA show and use it as a launch for a professional career as artist, designer, filmmaker or other creative practitioner.

1. Engage in group discussion and learning in relation to different forms of public presentation/ engagement - e.g. exhibition, websites, social media platforms, public art projects, film screenings and art publications

2. Develop and maintain an online public profile through a social media platform or website  along with a marketing and engagement  strategy for career development

3. Manage projects, prepare and assess costings, develop business/project plans including budget, timeline, risk assessments, plan and implement marketing and promotion of an individual or group project or business

4. Apply in-depth knowledge and understanding of cultural and strategic policies/plans and sustainability and apply knowledge and understanding of these policies and concerns to the development of applications and proposals 

5. Identify, interact and engage constructively with potential audience/clients, industry professionals and cultural institutions through research, developing mailing lists ,via social media and web- based engagement and interaction and general profession practice