In a world where environmental, social, political, religious, technological and professional issues and structures are changing kaleidoscopically, no area of cultural activity is more challenging than the field of communications. With traditional boundaries between disciplines dissolving, the ethos of this School, and of the College, is ideally equipped to enable students to follow a programme of pre-professional experimentation tailored to their individual needs and skills.
The School of Communication at the RCA, led by Neville Brody,
encourages – above all – a dynamic, cross-disciplinary approach to
study and practice that is rooted in exploration and invention through
the use of mixed studios and cross-electives. The broad spectrum of
skills we embrace extends from making things to making thought, and
carries us across an ever-shifting landscape of intertwined activity
that extends from print to film and time-based media; image-making
and sound design to game play; and social enquiry and digital
boundaries to physical installations.
Teaching staff are all recognised practitioners in their own fields,
bringing depth of experience to academic practice, and are joined
by visiting professors and guest lecturers who act as informants or
disruptors. School of Communication students work in collaboration
with other designers and artists across the College in concentrated workshops and college-wide initiatives, and can draw directly from
their expertise.
Our active approach to exhibiting student work and to seeking
creative projects through collaboration with our industry partners
leads to constant opportunities for exposure and engagement. Industry partnerships with Google, BlackBerry and the BBC continue
to bring pivotal projects and opportunities, while both students and
staff enjoy exposure through exhibitions, competitions, publications
and festivals.
Research is a vital part of our School, with MPhil and PhD
candidates working alongside practice-based students, informing
and challenging our curricula and being made visible through a
dynamic series of events and talks.
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Animation – Professor Joan Ashworth
Information Experience Design – Dr Kevin Walker
Visual Communication – Professor Neville Brody