Art and Design with a Foundation Year - BA (Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Birmingham

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Birmingham

  • Duration

    4 Years

This four-year Art and Design degree course with a Foundation Year has been specifically designed to allow you to undertake an additional year of study which will build stronger creative footings to ensure successful progression through your chosen degree course.

Working in a lively and energetic environment, you will be given the freedom to expand your knowledge of practical skills, creative exploration and conceptual development, underpinned by broad critical understanding, academic writing and emerging theoretical principles.

There will be a range of opportunities to work on collaborative projects aimed to develop employability partnerships and to identify the role of developing practitioner. Teaching staff from across both schools will work closely with you throughout the course to prepare you for progression.

The course concludes in a public professional exhibition of your practical work supported by individual websites.

After successful completion of the foundation year, you will have the flexibility to change direction onto a related undergraduate degree programme within Birmingham School of Art or the School of Visual Communication.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Birmingham (West Midlands)
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B3 3BX

Start date

On request

About this course

You will learn of range of skills which will be key to enhancing your future employability.

Specifically you will learn to:

Develop your own practice and how to analyse this in relation to future employment options.
Identify the relationship of theory to practice and how this can be used to develop your own individual identity.
Negotiate, plan exhibit and present to a professional standard.
Work independently and collaboratively.
Be a self-motivated, organised, effective learner.
You will also learn skills in a range of workshop practices in relation to individual development, including photography, casting, woodwork, metalwork, silk screen, etching, 3D printing, laser cutting, and printed and constructed textiles.

OpportUNIty: Student Jobs on Campus ensures that our students are given a first opportunity to fill many part-time temporary positions within the University. This allows you to work while you study with us, fitting the job around your course commitments. By taking part in the scheme, you will gain valuable experiences and employability skills, enhancing your prospects in the job market.

Minimum overall score of 6.0, with 6.0 in writing and no less than 5.5 in the remaining three skills.
CDD / 80 UCAS points
A maximum of 4 subjects are considered. These can be other A/S Levels (as long in a different subject) A-Levels or Level 3 equivalents.

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Subjects

  • Design
  • Art design
  • School
  • Art
  • Conjunction
  • Potential
  • Future
  • Developing
  • Modules
  • Relationship

Course programme

Foundation year

The two first semester modules will run in conjunction with each other to enable understanding of the relationship between developing work and potential contexts.

These modules will form the building blocks for future work and will focus on developing confidences with techniques, learning skills and productivity. The two final semester modules will run in conjunction with each other to enable a positive integration between Perspectives on Practice and Creative Realisation.

In order to complete this course you must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 120 credits)
  • Understanding Context
  • Creative Development & Production
  • Perspectives on Practice
  • Creative Realisation
Year one

In order to complete this course you must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 120 credits)
  • Introduction to Art and Design Practice 1: The Workshop
  • Introduction to Art and Design Practice 2: The Studio
  • Introduction to Art and Design Practice 3: The World
  • Introduction to Contemporary and Historical Contexts
  • Collaborative Project
Year two

In order to complete this course you must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 80 credits)
  • Establishing Art and Design Practice 1
  • Establishing Contemporary and Historical Contexts
  • Work Placement20 credits
In order to complete this course you must successfully complete at least 40 credits from the following list of OPTIONAL modules:
  • Collaborative Practice20 credits
  • Establishing Art and Design Practice 2
  • Establishing Art and Design Practice 2
  • Live Project20 credits
Core modules are guaranteed to run. Optional modules will vary from year to year and the published list is indicative only.

Year three

In order to complete this course you must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 120 credits)
  • Major Project
  • Research in Practice
  • Professional Practice

Additional information

UCAS Code: W19F

Art and Design with a Foundation Year - BA (Hons)

Price on request