If you have any questions about MFA Computational Arts at Goldsmiths, you can meet with the programme convenor online.
Book time with Rachel Falconer.
Study a degree that develops your arts practice through the expressive world of creative computation. This Masters provides you with the historical foundations, frameworks and critical skills to produce a series of projects for public exhibition.
We welcome applications from candidates with a wide range of educational and professional backgrounds. See 'Entry requirements' section for more information.
You'll usually need a degree in a relevant subject or equivalent experience.
We welcome applications from anyone drawn to a rigorous, practice-led programme that cultivates an active, critical, and historically informed approach to creative practice, design, technology and computer science.
Whether applying for the one-year MA or the two-year MFA, we are looking for candidates who are curious, ambitious, and ready to push their practice into new territory. Do I need to know how to program in order to join this course?
Having a creative/art background is what we require and not necessarily a technical one. We want to work with people that have some arts practice and want to introduce computation in their work.
In the past, we have had performers, film-makers, architects, musicians, painters and some computer scientists join the course. The majority of people on the course don't know how to program when they join us.
When people join us we try to assess their level of skill in order to offer them a challenging learning environment. People that have previous coding experience are encouraged to take more advanced modules and are given assignments in lab and to take home that push their technical and creative skills further.
We feel that this diversity of skills and backgrounds contributes to the course’s great success over the years.
No prior coding experience is required. The programme accommodates a wide spectrum of technical backgrounds, with classes offered at all levels to ensure everyone can develop at pace.
We welcome applications from candidates with a wide range of educational and professional backgrounds.
While many applicants hold an undergraduate degree in a creative or technical discipline – such as art, design, music, architecture, computer science, psychology or cultural studies – we equally value substantial professional or life experience as a pathway onto the programme.
Apply directly to Goldsmiths using our online application system
Before submitting your application you’ll need to have: