W1FY Art & Design with Foundation Year BA (Hons)

Skills and experience gained Working alongside other visual art courses, you will be introduced to traditional practices such as photographic darkroom techniques, screen-printing and new technologies and media. You will also gain a solid understanding of design and visual communication, which will help you explore creative ideas in a unique and effective way. The broad nature of the course allows you to develop your skills and focus on the media that best suit your creativity and interests. Careers development is integrated into the course and the course seeks to provide you with an awareness of the real world context of the creative industries in general and Art and Design in particular. You will be helped to develop a strategy for obtaining appropriate employment at the end of your course. Professional practice will be emphasised as part of all learning units but a work-related learning unit especially will help you to become more focused on managing your career. You will be helped with the preparation of a professional portfolio as well as a CV (curriculum vitae) and material so that you can market yourself. After the course After graduating from the course you may embark on a career as a practising artist or designer. However, the skills you gain are highly transferable within the creative industry and can lead to roles in visual communication, the galleries and museums sector, public and community arts or arts education. The course can also lead to postgraduate study in art and design, photography, film making, critical theory or education.