Masters Degree in Transformative Learning

MA in Transformative Learning (MA TL) with Ruskin Mill Centre for Practice (RMCP) and validated by Arts University Bournemouth.

Applications will open in September 2025 for the course starting in October 2026. For full details please see the RMCP prospectus.

The Master’s in Transformative Learning (MA TL) offers a distinctive approach to postgraduate study, drawing on the tradition of holistic science to reimagine ways of knowing and being through an integration of artistic practice, scientific observation and philosophical inquiry.

On this course you’ll experience transformation firsthand through an immersive exploration of diverse subjects, developing a deep understanding of how learning itself can become transformative. In a rich curriculum that includes hands-on investigations of light, colour, projective geometry, plant morphology, animal ecology, poetic language and musical traditions, the programme will provide you with an opportunity to:

• develop multiple ways of seeing – learning to observe and understand the world from multiple perspectives

• integrate artistic, scientific and philosophical approaches into a holistic understanding

• nurture an ecological awareness – developing deeper connections with the natural world

• explore the evolution of consciousness – how human experience has changed throughout history

• apply transformative approaches in diverse contexts – from educational settings to environmental organisations, healthcare, social enterprises, cultural institutions, and organisational change

• develop research skills that advance transformative practice – creating new knowledge through your own investigations

The immersive dialogue between diverse ways of knowing will equip you with skills to challenge dominant narratives, prevailing worldviews and established frameworks of understanding, providing a basis to develop innovative approaches that respond to our changing world.

The MA in Transformative Learning is an award of the Arts University Bournemouth.