Masters by Research in Creative Arts

A one year research master in creative practice, in which original creative work forms the research output, supported by critical writing and supervised research training.

Masters by Research in Creative Arts sits on the higher IELTS 6.5 band shared by all BCU research masters, since a research degree is sustained written work.

Masters by Research in Creative Arts is taught at the Birmingham City University, a UK university with degree awarding powers. Because Masters by Research in Creative Arts is a degree, it supports an application under the UK Graduate Route, which gives two years of unsponsored work in Britain after Masters by Research in Creative Arts ends, or three years for a doctorate. To claim it after Masters by Research in Creative Arts you must be inside the UK on a valid student visa when you apply. One limit applies to Masters by Research in Creative Arts as to every taught course in Britain: the rules introduced in January 2024 stop taught students bringing a spouse or children as dependants, so Masters by Research in Creative Arts cannot support a family move.

Candidates for Masters by Research in Creative Arts present a bachelor degree at 70 percent. The English requirement is IELTS 6.5 with no band below 6.0, and tuition for Masters by Research in Creative Arts is recorded at GBP 18,970 a year. BCU charges no application fee, so applying for Masters by Research in Creative Arts costs you nothing, and no scholarship is recorded against it. Masters by Research in Creative Arts lists five entry windows a cycle, across September and January. Apply Study Visa manages the Masters by Research in Creative Arts application, the deposit, the offer, the CAS and the UK student visa as one process.