This course includes the following core modules that all students complete:
Level 4 Year 1
Fine Art and Craft Materials and Processes
Developing a Studio Practice
Visual Research Practice
Level 5 Year 2
Studio Practice: Project Development
Studio Practice: Project Realisation
Critical and Professional Contexts
Level 6 Year 3
Negotiated Project
Exhibition Presentation
Critical and Professional Intent
Occasional changes to modules and course content may take place. Students will be notified when applicable.
The primary way of delivering this programme is on campus with our workshops and studio spaces providing essential creative environments for face-to-face interaction with teaching staff and likeminded students; this studio practice is supported by tutorials and peer group activities to provide ongoing feedback. Contextual studies blend presentations with research activities and external visits, and we use a Virtual Learning Environment to provide online programme materials.
As a studio-based learning programme, assessment is by course work, including practical portfolios of artworks with visual notebooks showing the development of ideas. Other assessment methods include written, verbal and exhibition presentations.
Delivery is over an equivalent of 2.5 days per week. Students will receive 13 hours of teaching per week throughout this course. Additional one-to-one meetings with tutors will provide further support.
Entry requirements would usually be one of the following:
- 48 UCAS Tariff Points – Level 3 qualifications, these may include: A Level or BTEC National Diploma (PPP) or a Foundation Diploma, in a relevant subject area. Access to HE Diploma in an art related programme with at least 45 credits at Level 3. Recognition of Prior Certificated Learning (RPCL). Recognition of Prior Experience (RPEL).
As part of the application process, a portfolio of art and design-related work must be presented that evidence creative ability and suitability for the programme.
We are committed to creating educational opportunities for people from a variety of backgrounds and situations. If you have been out of formal education for some time, and/or you do not have the qualifications stated, we might still be able to consider your application and offer you a range of support. We are here to help. Please get in touch to find out more.
This course is particularly relevant to people looking to develop themselves as professional artists and makers within independent or group studios, continuing to exhibit, engage with community art groups and projects, and promote and sell their own work.
This course provides a range of creative skills relevant across a variety of different professions. People who have completed this course have gone on to work in areas including Art and Design Secondary Teacher, Teaching Assistant, Art Technician, Gallery Manager, Community Arts Worker.
If you wish to continue studying beyond this course, it will provide you with a strong academic basis to do so. Course progression routes could include Initial Teacher Training programmes to qualify as Secondary School teachers in Art and Design, Masters in the Fine Art and Craft disciplines or Art Therapy.
