MA Visual Communication

Visual Communication MA at the RCA provides the opportunity to challenge, transform and situate one's creative practice in relevance to global audiences. It expands the contribution of visual communication through an approach that values agency, experimentation and critical making. The MA programme has a long history of critically examining the place and importance of visual communication in relation to culture and society within an interdisciplinary environment.As noted by our students, critical discourse around what it means to be a 'visual communicator' today opens up possibilities about the process and contexts of communication; and in doing so shows that the designer and artist's skill set is transferable beyond the sole confines of the visual and also includes sound, code, text, space, event and experience.Situating practice within a global context is a guiding principle of our programme across the three pathways of Experimental Communication, Graphic Design and Illustration. We expect our students to draw upon a wide range of material from the fields of art and design culture to support, develop and advance their practice.These include the histories and theories of art and design, artists' and designers' writings, cultural, literary and social theory, film, literature, philosophy, politics and technology.