Master of Research - Creative Practice

The Creative Practice MRes is an innovative research-focused Master’s course designed for aspiring creative practitioners, nurturing independent art and design practices as a distinctive form of practice-led inquiry.

The course welcomes creatives from diverse disciplines, including architecture, fashion, music, fine art, moving image, photography, ceramics, and digital media. It cultivates a vibrant research culture through seminars, workshops, site visits, and interactions with visiting practitioners and external organizations. Students will gain practical tools and critical knowledge to complete a major creative research project while developing transferable skills in problem-solving and technical expertise. They will also benefit from the creative expertise available at the world-leading Centre for Research in Education, Art, and Media (CREAM).

Based at Westminster School of Arts on the Harrow Campus, students will have access to state-of-the-art workshops in film, photography, music, print, fashion, and 3D. The In Situ core module extends learning to the Marylebone Campus, home to the School of Architecture, where students will explore how place and space shape creative research through cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Throughout the course, students will engage with contemporary debates and critical insights across the Schools of Arts, Architecture, and Visual Culture, joining an interdisciplinary community of Master’s students and enriching their practice through collaboration. They will choose an optional module aligned with their research focus, with selections curated from offerings across Arts, Media and Communication, Architecture, and Visual Culture.

The Creative Practice MRes opens avenues to future academic and professional careers in the chosen field of creative research, including opportunities to pursue practice-based PhD research.