Master of Arts - Applied Imagination
- 1 year
- Duration
- 29,990 GBP
- Price
- September
- Start
- June
- Deadline
- Master
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- London / United Kingdom
- Location
Program description
The MA Applied Imagination programme at Central Saint Martins is a non-disciplinary, student-centred course that develops confident and responsible creative practitioners capable of driving change. It encourages original, self-directed research that challenges traditional boundaries and addresses global issues from individual concerns.
Students form external networks and experiment with new forms of knowledge production, gaining agency over their creative and professional futures. The course is committed to embedding ethical practices through UAL's Principles for Climate, Social, and Racial Justice, fostering a proactive community engaged in applied imagination.
Program structure
- Unit 1: Imagination
Unit 1 immerses you in a series of short, individual and team-based projects that interrogate contemporary global agendas, such as building a time machine, to challenge conventional creativity. Working with peers and external experts, you explore changemaking through social justice, climate, health, identity, and technology, uncovering personal and collective resistances to change. The unit concludes with a draft research proposal for your personal project in later units.
- Unit 2: The Collaborative Unit
This unit, embedded within Unit One, focuses on collaboration by partnering with other UAL postgraduate courses. Through cooperative work with students from diverse disciplines, you will experience the value of cross-disciplinary thinking and problem-solving, which is central to the MA Applied Imagination learning journey.
- Unit 3: Application
In Unit 3, you will develop your research proposal into a viable project, establishing networks for stakeholder engagement and external verification. You will demonstrate understanding of action research and testing via intervention to embody your research question, planning and carrying out your work ethically and inclusively with a focus on social justice, supported by the course team in finding your own way forward.
- Unit 4: Applied Imagination
Unit 4 requires you to complete the external verification of your research question, finalise and reflect on your research outcomes, and present them for assessment.
Price
Tuition fee:
- 29,990 GBP per education*
*Tuition fees may increase in future years for new and continuing students on courses lasting more than one year. For this course, you can pay tuition fees in instalments.
You may need to cover additional costs which are not included in your tuition fees, such as materials and equipment specific to your course.
Requirements for applicants
The standard entry requirements for this course are as follows:
- An honours degree Or an equivalent EU/international qualification.
Exceptionally applicants who do not meet these course entry requirements may still be considered. The course team will consider each application that demonstrates additional strengths and alternative evidence. This might, for example, be demonstrated by:
- Related academic or work experience
- The quality of the personal statement
- A strong academic or other professional reference
- Or a combination of these factors.
Each application will be considered on its own merit but we cannot guarantee an offer in each case.
English language requirements
- IELTS level 6.5 with at least 5.5 in reading, writing, listening and speaking
About the university
The University of the Arts London (UAL) produces and encourages the creativity essential for a better future. Its colleges have been at the forefront of innovative education since 1842, creating work with a lasting impact on people and the planet, driven by curiosity, imagination, and purpose.
London is fundamental to UAL's identity, providing a vital context where the university connects and exchanges ideas with individuals from all walks of life. Globally, its creative network influences education, culture, business, and society.
Through innovative research and creative instruction, UAL's faculty and staff bring fresh perspectives to education. The university enables students to build the careers they desire by working with them at every level - from pre-degree to postgraduate, and from short courses to online learning.
UAL's colleges
Ranked second in the world for art and design, UAL comprises six distinct colleges:
- Camberwell College of Arts
- Central Saint Martins
- Chelsea College of Arts
- London College of Communication
- London College of Fashion
- Wimbledon College of Arts
Together, they form a community of creatives, innovators, trailblazers, and storytellers, united in their mission to reimagine the future.
Courses in the visual arts, animation, screen, communication, fashion, media, and performance are available at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
