About Mres Art And Design in Bath Spa University
MRes Art and Design is a natural first step towards a PhD, and can also be your route to creating a new product or body of work for the marketplace.
You'll have the opportunity to develop your bold ideas - from commercial products to fine art exhibitions - while earning a postgraduate degree.
Using knowledge at the forefront of the discipline, the Master's in Art and Design aims to enhance the skills you'll need to develop and maintain a successful career as an artist, designer, curator or cultural and creative industries practitioner.
This Master's in Art and Design offers you the flexibility to shape your learning in support of a major independent project that you have conceived and planned.
The course is intended to support you to become a practitioner, able to strategise and lead within a creative industries context.
The bi-weekly MRes forum brings together staff and students from across the School to hear from visiting practitioners and discuss themes pertinent to your research.
Careers
Further study towards a practice or theory-based doctorate in Art and Design presents a clear opportunity, but it's not the only path open to you as a student of MRes Art and Design.
Throughout the course, you'll be supported by colleagues from our Careers department with specific advice designed to help you develop your career aspirations in this field.
Graduates of the School have gone on to become designers within industry, brand developers, illustrators, fine artists, textiles designers, and curators, to name a few.
Academic qualification equivalents
- Normally a Bachelor's degree with honours and a good passing grade from an internationally recognised university or Higher Education institution
- Other international qualifications to an equivalent standard will also be considered.
English language requirements (one of the below):
- IELTS: Academic 6.5 or 7.0 This must include a minimum of 5.5 in Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.
- TOEFL iBT: This must include a total of 75, to include a minimum 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking, and 17 in Writing.
- PTE: This must include a minimum of 67 in Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.
Bath Spa University Highlights
| Type |
Public |
| Campus Setting |
Urban |
| Tuition Fees for International Students (full-time degrees in 2020-2021) |
13,700 GBP - 15,300 GBP (varies with the courses) |
| Campus Housing Capacity |
25% |
| Student Retention Rate |
89% |
| Scholarship Availability |
Yes |
| Applications Accepted |
Online |
| Work-Study |
Available |
| Intake Type |
Yearly |
| Mode of Program |
Full time and part-time |
Bath Spa University Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses
International students joining the Bath Spa University are required to pay 70% of the tuition fees on or before arrival and commencement of the course. All payments should be made in £ sterling and the easiest way to make a payment is via Flywire. However, the payment can also be made through credit/debit card.
International students should open a UK bank account as soon as possible after arrival.
The estimated cost of attendance depends on several factors like the program applied for, tuition, books, fees, housing, dining, and personal items.
| Expenses In GBP |
Undergraduate (per annum) |
Graduate (per annum) |
| Tuition Fee for International Students (full-time courses) |
13,700- 15,300 (varies with the field of study chosen) |
13,700- 15,300 (varies with the field of study chosen) |
| Career and Professional Development Fees |
145 |
145 |
| Housing and Rooms |
8,412 |
8,412 |
| Health Insurance |
150 |
150 |
| Books and Supplies |
500 |
500 |
| Meals |
3,225 |
3,225 |
| Personal Expenses |
792 |
792 |
