About this program
BA (Hons) Creative Art and Design Practice
The BA (Hons) Creative Art & Design Practice ‘top-up’ year builds upon the unique entrepreneurial ethos and production of contemporary, professional quality work that is initially addressed in the FdA Program.
This course seeks to develop and facilitate your independent and experiential learning through a range of opportunities, both project-based and self-directed in a stimulating and exciting environment. There will be a continued emphasis on your development of a focused, innovative, individual specialist practice within the creative industries, for example; fine art, printmaking, illustration, photography, textiles, glass or ceramics.
The course is both academically challenging, developing theoretical awareness of contemporary and vocationally relevant practice with a good balance of creative and academic work, being roughly two-thirds practical and one-third theoretical.
There will be a public exhibition as a conclusion to the course and a specific module has been designed to encourage self-promotion in a current creative manner considering online opportunities and the development of entrepreneurial acumen.
You’ll study in Leek School of Art which is steeped in art and design history dating back to 1884. The new William Morris building has state-of-the-art facilities with studio and workshop spaces that are light and spacious and have all the latest equipment.
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Admission requirements
BA (Hons)
You need to have an HND or Foundation degree in a relevant subject.
When you apply, please send us a transcript of the modules you have already studied so that we can make sure that the HND or foundation degree is compatible with the top-up Program.
English language requirements
IELTS: 6.0 (with at least 5.5 in each skills area)
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There will be a continued emphasis on your development of a focused, innovative, individual specialist practice within the creative industries, for example; fine art, printmaking, illustration, photography, textiles, glass or ceramics.
Scholarships & funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Program delivery
You will learn and be assessed through a variety of methods including:
- Lectures and tutorials
- Coursework
- Assignments
- Reflective Learning Journals
- Seminars
- Workshops
Assessment is at the end of each module, with 4 modules in total.
Tuition
Tuition Fees
Part time
- UK - £1,155 per 20 credit module
Career paths
After you have completed this course, you could go into a variety of entry level roles in Creative Art and Design. You could also continue your study with a postgraduate Program related to Art and Design, such as the MA Arts (pathways in Fine Art or Photography) or progress into teaching.
MA Arts provides an exciting opportunity for you to deepen your specialist skills, while working collaboratively with students from other disciplines.
Past students have progressed to Masters in Curatorial Practice and Creative Futures as well as PGCE teaching qualifications.
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