About Applied Arts And Social Practice - MA/pgdip in Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

The course will appeal to a range of individuals. It may interest those who already – or wish to – work within social practice context and want to broaden their understanding of their professional social practice. It may interest those with significant workplace experience who want to gain a formal qualification. It is also particularly suitable for recent graduates of fine, contemporary or performing arts courses -  especially those who have developed a set of artistic skills and want to learn how to apply them to projects in a social context.

This course aims to help students develop their own freelance career and will explore the practical and enterprise skills that you need to develop a sustainable career in your chosen field. It also meet the growing needs of organisations with community-based outreach departments. 

The course is delivered both full and part-time with start dates in September and January and offers the flexibility to develop your skills and knowledge whilst in employment. 

This course aims to help students develop their own freelance career, but will also meet the growing needs of organisations with community-based outreach departments. Even though the course is relatively new, our current graduates have already gained work with, for example, the Lyceum Theatre, or have set up their own organisations, or are working in the field as successful freelance artists.