Mariam Dawood School of Visual Arts and Design (SVAD) at Beaconhouse National University has taken the lead in implementing an innovative interdisciplinary approach to art, design, their expanded fields and their pedagogy. Graduate and Interdisciplinary Studies at SVAD offers three-degree programmes: BA (Hons), Interdisciplinary Expanded Design & Art (IEDA), Master of Art & Design Studies (MA ADS) and a low-residency Master of Art Education (MA AE). The degrees aim to foster curiosity, adaptability and a rigorous sense of inquiry.
Apply NowA unique programme in South Asia, MA ADS recognizes the potential of creative practices beyond the realm of art and design. Therefore, it is open to creative minds both from within and outside the disciplines of art and design. MA ADS attempts to foster new forms of knowledge in conversation with fields of visual studies, critical theory, creative technologies and scientific inquiry under the premise of art and design. Students devise a self-directed trajectory in studio, writing or a combination of both.
The Master of Art Education is a low residency MS/MPhil level graduate studies programme especially designed for education professionals and in-service teachers. It addresses teachers, administrators and educators in art, design and related disciplines in schools, higher education, and informal education settings who wish to pursue a Master’s degree while maintaining their regular (full-time) jobs.