Decorative Arts - BA (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In Nottingham
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Nottingham
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Duration
3 Years
On this contemporary design crafts degree we'll provide you with the tools and skills to become a successful designer-maker, exploring ceramics, textiles, metals, wood, print and glass.
Develop your design and making skills, learning techniques in drawing, mould making, kiln forming, and jewellery making. Embrace new digital technologies in 2D and 3D, as well as more traditional methods of making for products in the interior, home and fashion sectors, or for the gallery or luxury giftware market.
This course is ideal:
if you have a love of fine art, hands-on making and / or product design
if you’re aspiring to launch a career within retail, buying, design, marketing, merchandising, art direction and consultancy
if you want to become designer-maker. You’ll gain the commercial knowledge required to start your own enterprise
if you want to get into teaching art and design at all levels.
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About this course
Many have gone on to set up their own businesses as designer-makers, with recent success stories including:
Brittany Delaney (Brittany Delany Ceramics)
Esther Patterson (Curiousa & Curiousa)
Anna Collette Hunt (Anna Collette Hunt Contemporary Fine Crafts)
Rosie Norman (Rosie Olivia Millinery).
Other recent graduates work as designers, studio practitioners
and stylists for companies such as:
Burberry
Paul Smith
Vivienne Westwood
Emma Bridgewater
Heals
Hugo Boss
Dunelm
Alessi
Joules
Harrods
Fired Earth
Habitat
Ikea
Adidas
Next.
What are we looking for?
A-levels – BBC; or
BTEC Extended Diploma – DMM; or
112 UCAS Tariff points from three A-levels or equivalent qualifications; and
GCSEs – English and Maths or Science grade C / 4.
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Subjects
- Credit
- Teaching
- Design
- Drawing
- Art
- Business
- Professional
- Practical
- Technical
- Presentation
Course programme
- Form, Structure and Surface Decoration (100 credit points)
- Decorative Arts in Context (20 credit points)
- Innovation: Creative Design (100 credit points)
- Business and Professional Practice (20 credit points)
- Creative Practice and Theory (120 credit points)
You’ll spend most of your time in a creative studio environment. Teaching and learning experiences will include:
- drawing classes
- practical workshops
- lectures
- briefings
- study trips
- interim evaluations
- technical surgeries
- presentations.
Assessment is 100% through coursework. You will receive feedback throughout each module and will be awarded a grade.
Depending on the module, you may be assessed through:
- presentations of your practical work
- essays
- reports
- presentations
- research portfolio
- business plans
- dissertation.
Decorative Arts - BA (Hons)