Graduate Certificate in Participatory Arts and Media Professional Practice

    "I have found the Participatory Arts and Media Professional Practice course to be extremely interesting and stimulating, and the commitment, energy and achievements of the course lecturers to be inspiring."
    Sophie Bristol - current student and recent Art History Graduate, Courtauld Institute, London

    "I am more focussed and inspired as a direct result of the course and have found a good balance between my participatory and my own work."
    Toni Dickinson, No Added Sugar - current student & participatory artist

    "The course, for me, is important - it is precious time to network with other professionals; to have a dialogue with the benefit of the experience from a variety of participatory arts workers and to hear about quality practice and time to reflect on previous experience."
    Faith Bennett, Fast Forward - current student and Community Artist
UWE launch a new accredited course for Participatory Arts and Media Practitioners on our Bower Ashton campus. We have been working with the Community Arts/Media and Arts & Health sectors to develop a flexible training course leading to a NEW qualification in Participatory Arts & Media - the first of its kind in the UK!

The Graduate Certificate in Participatory Arts and Media Professional Practice is aimed at arts graduates (People not currently working in the sector/recent graduates are required to have some relevant experience prior to application) or those working in any art form with groups in education, healthcare or the community sectors.

Each twelve week course is designed to fit around the practitioners’ lives and work, participants can take three modules in any order over the three years to obtain the Certificate, or take just one or two of the modules for their own personal development.

Graduate Certificate module information

Take any of the following modules as separate continuing professional development courses (CPD) to update your skills without UWE credits. Or link three modules together (with credits), in any order over three academic years, to gain the NEW Qualification: Graduate Certificate - Participatory Arts & Media Professional Practice.

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Participatory Arts: Practice & Context
Day Schools: 20 Sep, 18 Oct, 15 Nov, 13 Dec 2010
Open for applications 26 Jul, closing date 20 Aug 2010

Participatory Arts: Methods & Approaches**
Day Schools: 10 Jan, 7 Feb, 7 Mar, 4 Apr 2011
Open for applications 15 Nov, closing date 10 Dec 2010

Participatory Arts in Healthcare Settings: Methods & Approaches**
Dates: Winter 2010/2011 dates to be confirmed
Day Schools: to be confirmed
Please contact School of Health & Social Care directly to make a booking or for further information relating to this module
  HSC.CPD@uwe.ac.uk

Participatory Arts Project Management: Professional Practice 
Day Schools: 26 Apr, 23 May, 20 Jun, 18 July 2011
Open for applications 21 Feb, closing date 18 March 2011

** Students need to choose between the Facilitation modules, according to their interest
Applications will not be accepted before opening dates or after closing dates

Each module is twelve weeks long, with only one day per month spent on campus, limiting your need to travel and allowing you to choose when and how to study whilst carrying on working. The course uses a specially designed e-learning website for students to learn and interact with each other throughout their modules and after, creating a networking hub for practitioners.

Fees: £596 accredited, £485 unaccredited per module (this course is not eligible for a 20% discount)

Exposed Stills Day - Image courtesy of Suited and Booted Studios CIC Dave Hamill, Sound and Music Composition Mentor, with Club Flix members at work on 'Exposed' (A First Light Movie funded by the UK Film Council through the Lottery) Photographer: Morven Hughes   " Vinny the Juggler - Image courtesy of nesa (North East Somerset Arts) 'Vinny the interactive Juggler' at Radstock art|works community arts festival 2008 Photographer: Jill Carter"

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Please send completed applications along with a current CV to:

Marketing and External Relations
School of Creative Arts
UWE
Bower Ashton Campus
Kennel Lodge Road
BristolBS3 2JT

  0117 328 4810
  sca.cpd@uwe.ac.uk .

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