Higher Professional Diploma In Creative Arts City & Guilds 4440

The course involves personal and professional development in ceramics including an understanding of the workings of the craft within the context of the current market.

The aim of the course is to provide a degree of professionalism and bridge the gap between 'student' and 'artisan'.

Students will use their advanced visual research and design study to develop their area of special interest.

They will explore their design, research, prepare and make ceramic pieces to a high standard. This includes personal expression to private commission and exhibitions of their work, which is often successfully sold. They will learn about marketing themselves and their products using creative computing techniques and business planning to guide their creative practice.

Visits to studios, museums and galleries form an important part of the course. Each year optional visits are offered in the UK and/or abroad.

Demonstrations by visiting potters add to the learning experience. In the past these included visits by the internationally known potters Will Levi Marshall, Jack Doherty, Ashley Howard and Dennis Farrell.

When will I receive my results?

Results will be forwarded on as soon as they are received at the college. Please note that certificates, where awarded, can take up to 4 months to be received at the college before forwarding on to learners.

Much of the course is student-directed with individual guidance by the tutor. Expert advice is at hand in our well-equipped studios together with technical information and Health and Safety guidelines relating to working within a ceramics studio environment.

12 units, each assessed individually and a final show at the end of the course

120 UCAS points = entry to second year of a degree course

To the workplace, ceramics studio pottery, running workshops or other related businesses