This is a course for high-level creative arts practitioners who wish to extend their practice within a scholarly context. It is for students whose work is at a standard beyond that required for the Pass Masters (MCA) but are not eligible for entry to the Doctoral program. The submission of creative work (research) will normally be by exhibition, performance or presentation in the area of the major, supported by written documentation (approximately 5,000 words) focusing on aspects such as origins of the work, structures and techniques used, and artistic theories underpinning the work. Visual Arts includes 2D and 3D studio practice [photography, printmaking, textiles, painting and sculpture]; art history and contemporary theory [focussing particularly on issues of creative practice]; curatorial theory and practice.