Programme objective

The MAS Creative Practice is aimed at people who are looking for as much flexibility as possible from a continuing education programme. The MAS Creative Practice offers a platform for individual artistic, professional and personal continuing education in different fields; it is thus designed to be interdisciplinary.

Participants will have completed continuing education degree programmes at a university of applied sciences or a university and will now be keen to extend and deepen the skills they have already acquired with a more advanced qualification. They will have a specific programme objective in mind.

Information on the MAS concept

A Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) such as the continuing education Master’s course presented here is a part-time degree programme. It usually takes at least one and a half years to complete and comprises 60 ECTS points. This corresponds to a workload of around 1,800 hours. The Master of Advanced Studies programme differs from the so-called postgraduate Master’s degree, which follows on from a Bachelor’s degree.

Flexible MAS “Creative Practice” – examples

The following two examples demonstrate the high degree of flexibility that this Master of Advanced Studies offers: Participants are given tailor-made profiles based on the learning objectives they set for themselves.

Case studies:

Programme objective: To work as a design mediator

The interested party would like to receive further training with regard to working as a design mediator. She originally graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in design and has worked at an agency for a long time. Since she wants to forge a new career path for herself in the long term, she attended the CAS Teaching Artist at the Bern University of the Arts HKB. As she would like to work on giving a more professional impression in front of groups, she then attended the CAS Speaking/Voice Training at ZHdK. In her assessment, she states that she would like to bolster her skills in both areas. She attends various modules on the topics of presentation skills and communication. She chooses to write her MAS thesis on the issue of communication at design fairs.

Programme objective: To deepen and expand individual artistic expression in the field of music theatre/performance

The interested party has studied classical violin and he teaches and plays it on a freelance basis in various orchestras and ensembles. He has continued his education throughout his career and most recently attended the CAS Creation & Scenario in Music at ZHdK. He would like to enhance his artistic profile in order to be able to carry out more solo projects, but also to be able to stage more attractive concerts with his students. He attends modules in the field of sound technology/computer music and can get individual advice in two mentoring sessions. The core of his MAS thesis is a theatrical solo concert with film documentation.