Creative Media MA

Thomas Jack Brown

Thomas Jack Brown is a video artist, video installation artist and freelance media producer based in Worcestershire, United Kingdom. Thomas joined the Creative Media MA for the 2018/19 programme after spending several years in the media industry and in the Further Education sector.

He says of the course: “If I could use one word to sum up my experience of the MA course it would be ‘transformative’. The core of my creative practice, how I conduct my creative business and how I identify myself as a creative practitioner has changed for the absolute better”.

‘I decided to conduct my Master’s Education at the University of Worcester because of the high quality of teaching in my immediate local area. Being able to stay local and receive a quality post-graduate education was a big factor in deciding to attend the University of Worcester. The high quality facilities and incredibly supportive staff helped to push my practice-based and theoretical research skills and processes to a new level to enable me to bid for commissions, residencies and bursaries for new video work. A Master’s Degree is something I have wanted since completing my undergraduate. I am so thankful that I chose the University of Worcester for it’.

Since graduating in 2019, Thomas has received commissions, gallery residencies and had work selected for exhibition from arts organisations in The Black Country, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Central London, Northumberland, The Netherlands and is in discussion for screening work in San Francisco, USA. Thomas has also received direct funding from Arts Council England for producing video work for online/social media distribution.

Sharon Dhesi

Sharon Dhesi graduated with a BA in Fine Art at the University of Worcester, in 2019 and went on to graduate with an MA in Creative Media in 2020. During her MA she developed her interests in the link between Fine Art and Graphics, a pathway that has led her to the career she is now on.

Sharon Dhesi says, “I am currently working within the marketing and graphics team for the JD Company. I commute to the head office for two days organizing photo-shoots and collect briefs of what needs to be done for future events and offers and then either work remotely at home or commute to other cities to be involved in the shoots. I’ve also continued with my freelance work along with this.”

Tania March

Tania March is a figurative painter and photographer. She joined the Masters course after graduating from Worcester with a First Class BA Honours degree in Fine Art Practice.

She says of her course: “I enjoyed my time here as an undergraduate and found staff to be extremely friendly and helpful. I generally like the atmosphere at the University of Worcester and staff go out of their way to help. The facilities are very good. I have been able to undertake many different creative projects and learn how to use a variety of media. Technical support and teaching are brilliant."

After finishing her Masters, Tania went on to peruse a career as an independent portrait painter. She was awarded a Residency at Worcester Cathedral, which culminated in a very successful exhibition at the Cathedral. She was then commissioned to paint a portrait of the Dean, which was very well received at the unveiling in September 2018.

Andrew Robinson

After working in the computer graphics field for many years without relevant qualifications, Andrew Robinson came to Worcester University as a mature student studying Creative Digital Media at BA level. In his time on that course he gained a reputation for producing highly polished commercial work, and graduated with a first class honours degree.

Choosing to continue his studies at Worcester University was, he says, a natural choice. “I had been consistently impressed with the staff and facilities at Worcester University, and the unique combination of a one-year Masters course with wide flexibility offered within the modules made the Creative Digital Media MA the ideal course for me.”

Andrew Robinson now teaches Creative Computing, Web Design, Applied Drone Technology to Undergraduates at the University of Worcester and supervises students graduate and undergraduate projects as well as providing support to students in the Business School Media Lab.