MA Learning & Teaching in Creative Industries

The MA in Learning & Teaching in Creative Industries is perfect if you’re looking to enter into a teaching career for the first time. It’s also the ideal choice if you’re an experienced educator wanting to broaden your knowledge and skills within the field of creative arts education at Further Education and Higher Education levels.

You’ll engage in critical and collaborative development as a creative educator and improve your skills and agency as a teacher, as well as literacy in educational research.

The MA program will take a person-centered programof and approach and include a balance of expert tuition, experiential workshops, and self-guided study. You will examine & challenge your own beliefs and values in teaching, expanding key knowledge & skills in areas such as:

• Teaching and supporting learning
• Assessment and feedback
• Learning theory and psychology
• Inclusivity and accommodation for learning need
• Creative and experiential approaches to learning
• Educational and practitioner-led research
• Course design
• Critical and social theories of education
• Coaching and mentoring in 1:1 settings
• Leadership and innovation in education

This MA is offered in two distinct pathways:

The ‘Initial Teacher Education’ pathway: designed for early and pre-career teachers

The ‘Initial Teacher Education’ pathway focuses on developing your own practical and reflective skills within the classroom. It includes the introductory module, ‘Teaching, Learning and Assessment’, for which no prior teaching experience is required.

You will also undertake a practicum of teaching experience and lesson observation, which is recognized in forming the ITE requirements for professional formation (QTLS) through the Education & Training Foundation. Teaching placements are offered for those not currently working within education.

This pathway is offered both full-time over one calendar year (three semesters) and part-time over two calendar years.

The ‘Continuing Professional Development’ pathway: designed for qualified teachers or those with over three years teaching experience

You’ll expand upon what you already know and complete the program with deeper theoretical and pedagogic knowledge. You’ll also explore new practices in innovation, curriculum-making, nd leadership.

Because our flexible MA courses provide an educational experience that works around you, this pathway is offered part-time over two calendar years so that you can continue with your day-to-day profession.

Key Facts

• Mode of attendance:  Our flexible MA courses offer both full-time and part-time options to provide an educational experience that works around you.
• Length of course : 1 year (full-time) or 2 years (part-time)
• Awarding institution:  BIMM University
• Campus delivery: BIMM Institute Brighton, Bristol
• Language of study:  English
• Final award:  MA Learning & Teaching in Creative Industries

BIMM University is a creative arts educational institution that offers English-taught Bachelor’s, CertHE and Master’s degree programmes in the worlds of modern music, film, performing arts and video games development. We aim to prepare students for successful, sustainable and international creative industry careers. BIMM University consists of 14 schools in the UK, Ireland and Germany with a diverse and international student community of 8,000 students from over 60 countries.

For 40 years, BIMM University has equipped our students with the knowledge and skills they need to meet the demands of the creative industries.

As a BIMM University student, you’ll benefit from a range of unique collaborative opportunities across music, film and performing arts, developing skills you will take into your future creative careers.

BIMM University comprises the acclaimed BIMM Music Institute (UK and Dublin, Ireland), Screen and Film School , Performers College , Institute for Contemporary Theatre in the UK . Additionally, BIMM University has a branch in Germany: BIMM University Berlin. Wherever you choose to study, your school will be fitted out with industry-standard facilities, and you’ll be supported by expert lecturers with the knowledge and experience to take your talent further.

BIMM inspires the next generation of industry professionals through the creation of inclusive and creative learning environments that remove barriers and create opportunities for equal participation in the creative industries. As a BIMM student, you’ll be part of a unique creative community with access to unrivalled connections and real-world industry experiences. You’ll have the opportunity to be yourself and study in an environment that works closely with the very industries you’ll find your place in.