Master of Arts (Research)

Overview

• Conduct research in relation to creative and professional practice.
• Creative practice-led projects may include live performances, music compositions, scripts, or workplace-related projects.
• Creative Industries Faculty is a national leader in language, communication and supporting the advancement of practice-led research.

QUT course code	KK51
Attendance	Part-time or Full-time
Course duration	1.5 years full-time 3 years part-time
Start month	2013 February, July
Delivery	On campus Kelvin Grove
Faculty	Creative Industries Faculty
Course contact	Email: ci.hdr@qut.edu.au Telephone: 3138 8114
CRICOS code	046055E

Details

The Master of Arts (Research) provides an opportunity to conduct research in relation to creative and professional practice. The program is an important building block in the higher degree research domain.

The Master of Arts (Research) is comprised of coursework units and a research project.  Students with a 3 year qualified entry will need to complete two additional complementary study units.

Master of Arts (Research) candidates have completed projects drawn from commissioned research, industry placements and workplace-related research projects. The program is also suited to practice-led research initiatives.

Units

Course structure

For applicants with a three-year degree, the Master of Arts (Research) comprises 48 credit points of coursework and a 96-credit-point research project. For those with a four-year degree, the program normally comprises a 96-credit-point research project only.

Research component

Depending on the nature of your project, the research component may be undertaken either as a research thesis of 30 000 words, or as a creative practice-based project with a written component of 7000-10 000 words.

Creative practice-led projects may include:

• a significant creative work such as a live performance or music composition
• a work of fiction or non-fiction
• a script or production for film, television or live performance
• a multimedia script or production
• projects commissioned by industry, government and community organisations
• workplace-related projects.

Entry requirements

Three-year qualified entry requirement:

• A relevant three-year bachelor degree, normally with a minimum grade point average of 5.5 (on a 7-point scale).

Four-year qualified entry requirement:

• A relevant four-year bachelor degree with honours, or
• A relevant three-year bachelor degree plus a recent graduate diploma or equivalent.

Course fees

Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. All fees are based on current fixed fee prices. We review fees annually.

Scholarships and financial support

You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.

These scholarships are available for this course:

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