Postgraduate centre for DJCAD

Breaking down barriers between disciplines and encouraging a more creative and flexible environment - that was the thinking behind the creation of the newly opened postgraduate centre at DJCAD. Around £200,000 has been invested in the centre, which provides studio space and new computers for all DJCAD postgraduate students.

Elaine Shemilt, Faculty Coordinator for Taught Masters was responsible for setting up the Graduate Centre. She explained, "Some students at postgraduate level have work which is discipline specific, and others have work which is interdisciplinary in character. The previous postgraduate provision within the faculty was from separate schools with little culture of collaboration or connectivity. The new centre will improve and enrich the student experience by encouraging interaction between the disciplines."

DJCAD's taught masters programmes are designed to prepare the student for either a commercial career within the creative arts, or to continue their research to doctorate and post-doctorate level.

In September a new interdisciplinary programme will be launched. The MSc or M.Des in Regeneration, Conservation and Sustainable Design is a collaborative venture between the Schools of Architecture and Town and Regional Planning.