BA (Hons) Applied Art and Design
About This Course
This programme will help you develop your passion for art into a successful career. If you are a little unsure of where you would like your creative skills to take you, then this degree is for you. At Level 4 you will learn the fundamental skills to cover a variety of applied art and design areas; you can experiment, learn and have fun trying new things. At Level 5, you will specialise in the area you are most interested in, based on what you have learnt about yourself and your talents at Level 4. You will research that area to find out how to break into your market and refine your skills in your chosen medium. Finally, Level 6 is all about you and your chosen career. You begin by researching and creating an academic piece that will showcase your knowledge and inform your Final Major Project. You will have the whole of the last year to create an outstanding piece of work to a professional standard. The Project will be your launchpad into the industry of your choice in design and staff will help you to decide what your real strengths are and how best to pursue them.
Course Person Specification Full Course SpecificationStandard Offer:
The successful applicant will require 80 UCAS Points in a media related subject, or 60 Access to Higher Education Credits (of which a minimum of 45 must be at Level 3). You are required to hold English and Maths GCSE (or equivalent) at Grade C/4. A portfolio/body of work will be required to evidence an informed interest in and appreciation of the subject area.
Non-Standard Offer:
The non-standard entry pathway is intended to support students who may not meet the standard academic entry requirements of a HE programme, normally Level 3 qualifications which attract UCAS points (for instance A-Levels or BTEC Level 3 courses). An applicant must be able to demonstrate recent work/experience in the relevant sector which would give them skills and knowledge comparable to applicants with Level 3 qualifications.
Level 4- A chance to experiment:Fundamentals of VisualisationFundamentals of Digital Design3D ExplorationStyles and SemioticsApplied Art TechniquesFirst Steps in Moving Image DesignLevel 5- Specialise in your chosen area:Industry ResearchContemporary Issues in Art and DesignIndustry PracticeFantasy ProjectCommercial ProjectLevel 6- All about you:Final Research ProjectFinal Major ProjectProfessional Practice
This course is comprised of 100% practical assessments over the three years of study – no exams whatsoever. The assessments will primarily be projects where students create a solution to a design and/or applied art brief and document the process in a journal or portfolio. There is the opportunity to practice presentation skills, talking with clients and peers to improve communication skills. *Subject to validation.
You are encouraged to develop both traditional and digital skills to enable you to compete in the creative world; to exhibit your work traditionally and digitally, locally, nationally and globally.Work related learning is across all levels. You are encouraged to develop contacts and industry links with support from staff. You can work with clients sourced by teaching staff; or you could source your own external placement or external brief.The degree is part of ECSoM and gives you the chance to work collaboratively with students on other degrees such as creative writing, film studies and photography. Using the open studio model, you have a home base where you are welcome to work at any time as well as during timetabled sessions. The timetable will remain unchanged across the year allowing you the chance to arrange work and family around your studies.The programme also benefits from the high pastoral care provided by the wider TEC Partnership and the dedicated HE Academic Coach.
Progression from the degree would be into creative roles such as in graphic design, surface pattern design, digital design, marketing, character design, book and comic publishing; or onto Masters courses in design, visual communications and art related subjects; or into teaching.
