21 February 2013

Masters Open Day at DJCAD

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) will open its doors to the public next week to showcase the range of innovative and exciting postgraduate courses taking place there.

Ten Masters programmes offered at DJCAD, part of the University of Dundee, will be promoted at the Open Day on Tuesday, 26th February. A series of talks, studio tours and informal chats with current students showing how a Masters degree from DJCAD can enhance ability and career prospects will take place during the course of the day

Jeanette Paul, Head of Learning & Teaching at DJCAD, said, "This is a fantastic chance for anyone thinking of undertaking a Masters degree to see first hand the diverse and innovative range of courses on offer at DJCAD.

"Being the creative hub at the heart of a world class university means we can work with colleagues in other areas to create unique interdisciplinary programmes that significantly improve the skill set of students, develop their creativity in new directions and respond to the needs of industry."

DJCAD is one of the top art schools in the UK, offering first-class undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in art and media, communication design and craft. Teaching and learning are led by research, and many faculty members are current practitioners in art and design engaged in world class research.

The programmes being showcased during the Masters Open Day, and the relevant times for each are:

• 10am - 11am MSc Animation & Visualisation.
• 11am - 12pm MFA Art & Humanities.
• 12pm - 1pm Master of Fine Art.
• 1pm - 2pm MSc Forensic Art & MSc Medical Art.
• 2pm - 3pm Master of Design for Service.
• 3pm - 4pm MSc Design Ethnography.
• 4pm - 5pm MSc Product Design

In addition to studio tours for the courses listed above, there will also be representatives available at the front entrance of DJCAD to speak about new and proposed courses:

• 1pm - 3pm MLitt Theatre Studies.
• 1pm - 2pm MSc Design Management
• 1pm - 2pm MSc (Re) Making Material Culture

Booking is not required, but more information is available by contacting Marketing manager Mhari MacDonald on m.s.macdonald@dundee.ac.uk.

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