Program description
BA (Hons) Ceramic Design
BA Ceramic Design embraces and challenges the versatility of clay as a creative and functional material. On this course, teaching focuses on design through making and haptic engagement with the material. You will apply clay to a diverse range of contexts and design opportunities. The course promotes the idea that working with the material forms research within the curriculum. Students are often drawn to the wide range of possible design applications. These range from the handmade bespoke object to public sculpture, performance and installation.
Admission requirements
English Language Requirements
IELTS score of 6.0 or above, with at least 5.5 in reading, writing, listening and speaking.
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Course units
Stage 1
- Unit 1: Ways and Means: Introduction to Study in Ceramic Design Contexts
- Unit 2: Making through Design by Practice
- Unit 3: Personal Language in Ceramic Design
- Unit 4: Modus Operandi
Stage 2
- Unit 5: Manufacturing and Materiality
- Unit 6: Bigger Picture
- Unit 7: Design Contexts
- Unit 8: Design Reflections
Stage 3
- Unit 9: Integrating Theory and Practice: Dissertation
- Unit 10: Research into Practice
- Unit 11: Synthesis
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Scholarships & funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the institute website for more information.
Tuition fees
The tuition price for the Home/EU fee is 9250 GBP
The tuition price for the International fee is 22920 GBP.
Continuing studies
BA Ceramic Design graduates take their knowledge of materiality into an ever increasing range of careers from ceramic practice, design practice and art practice, critical writing, commercial and broader design and cultural trend-spotting and also working with both bespoke, batch and volume production.
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About this institute
University of the Arts London
University of the Arts London (UAL) is ranked 2nd in the world for Art and Design according to the 2021 QS World University Rankings®, for the third year in a row. It is Europe’s largest specialist art and design university,...
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