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Develop new ways of experiencing, interacting and communicating.
The Communication MFA addresses the complexities, pluralities and challenges of contemporary communication. A practice-led interdisciplinary programme that explores the potential of contemporary communication as a radical and experimental creative practice.
Through critical and creative experimentation, the programme has developed a studio-based culture of critical thinking through making. With a global student body, MFA students come from a wide range of creative, cultural and philosophical backgrounds and together challenge and expand the notion of what communication is and can be. With a strong ethos of professional collaboration, this year’s cohort has engaged with international partners, including Save the Children, Friends of the Earth and Fosters Architects.
Students work with anything from digital media, to food, fashion to film, painting to installation as they push boundaries and redefine not just their own practice but the very idea of what a practice can be.
Decide your direction
The MFA combines the choice of college wide electives with the structure of focused core units, so every student has a unique journey. You’ll be able to combine electives that reflect your particular interests, drawing on both theory and practice as you consider the social, political, environmental and philosophical implications of contemporary communication and how these might be used to transform your practice.
Units
Communication and Interdisciplinarity
Cultures and Contexts
Methods & Methodologies
Consolidating your Practice
Worldbuilding
Digital Storytelling
Independent Research Project
Programme overview
Main Subject
Art and Design
Degree
MFA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Develop new ways of experiencing, interacting and communicating.
The Communication MFA addresses the complexities, pluralities and challenges of contemporary communication. A practice-led interdisciplinary programme that explores the potential of contemporary communication as a radical and experimental creative practice.
Through critical and creative experimentation, the programme has developed a studio-based culture of critical thinking through making. With a global student body, MFA students come from a wide range of creative, cultural and philosophical backgrounds and together challenge and expand the notion of what communication is and can be. With a strong ethos of professional collaboration, this year’s cohort has engaged with international partners, including Save the Children, Friends of the Earth and Fosters Architects.
Students work with anything from digital media, to food, fashion to film, painting to installation as they push boundaries and redefine not just their own practice but the very idea of what a practice can be.
Decide your direction
The MFA combines the choice of college wide electives with the structure of focused core units, so every student has a unique journey. You’ll be able to combine electives that reflect your particular interests, drawing on both theory and practice as you consider the social, political, environmental and philosophical implications of contemporary communication and how these might be used to transform your practice.
Units
Communication and Interdisciplinarity
Cultures and Contexts
Methods & Methodologies
Consolidating your Practice
Worldbuilding
Digital Storytelling
Independent Research Project
Admission Requirements
6.5+
Candidates are selected entirely on merit. We welcome applications from all over the world, as well as from mid-career artists and career changers. The selection criteria will consider creativity, imagination and innovation as demonstrated in your portfolio or equivalent professional experience, as well as your potential to benefit from the programme and achieve high MFA standards. You will need to demonstrate that you have the ability to engage in the study of Communication at Master's level, including existing technical skills to produce work at Master's level within a creative arts discipline.
05 Dec 2025
1 Year
Jan
Domestic
15,449 GBP
International
38,650 GBP
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Communication MFA (January 2026 intake)
White City, London, United Kingdom
# 1QS Subject Rankings
12 monthsProgramme duration
38,650 GBPTuition Fee/year
05 Dec, 2025Application Deadline
Programme overview
Main Subject
Art and Design
Degree
MFA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Develop new ways of experiencing, interacting and communicating.
The Communication MFA addresses the complexities, pluralities and challenges of contemporary communication. A practice-led interdisciplinary programme that explores the potential of contemporary communication as a radical and experimental creative practice.
Through critical and creative experimentation, the programme has developed a studio-based culture of critical thinking through making. With a global student body, MFA students come from a wide range of creative, cultural and philosophical backgrounds and together challenge and expand the notion of what communication is and can be. With a strong ethos of professional collaboration, this year’s cohort has engaged with international partners, including Save the Children, Friends of the Earth and Fosters Architects.
Students work with anything from digital media, to food, fashion to film, painting to installation as they push boundaries and redefine not just their own practice but the very idea of what a practice can be.
Decide your direction
The MFA combines the choice of college wide electives with the structure of focused core units, so every student has a unique journey. You’ll be able to combine electives that reflect your particular interests, drawing on both theory and practice as you consider the social, political, environmental and philosophical implications of contemporary communication and how these might be used to transform your practice.
Units
Programme overview
Main Subject
Art and Design
Degree
MFA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Develop new ways of experiencing, interacting and communicating.
The Communication MFA addresses the complexities, pluralities and challenges of contemporary communication. A practice-led interdisciplinary programme that explores the potential of contemporary communication as a radical and experimental creative practice.
Through critical and creative experimentation, the programme has developed a studio-based culture of critical thinking through making. With a global student body, MFA students come from a wide range of creative, cultural and philosophical backgrounds and together challenge and expand the notion of what communication is and can be. With a strong ethos of professional collaboration, this year’s cohort has engaged with international partners, including Save the Children, Friends of the Earth and Fosters Architects.
Students work with anything from digital media, to food, fashion to film, painting to installation as they push boundaries and redefine not just their own practice but the very idea of what a practice can be.
Decide your direction
The MFA combines the choice of college wide electives with the structure of focused core units, so every student has a unique journey. You’ll be able to combine electives that reflect your particular interests, drawing on both theory and practice as you consider the social, political, environmental and philosophical implications of contemporary communication and how these might be used to transform your practice.
Units
Admission Requirements
You will need to demonstrate that you have the ability to engage in the study of Communication at Master's level, including existing technical skills to produce work at Master's level within a creative arts discipline.
Domestic
International
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