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Course code
V001
Attendance
Full time
Duration
1 year
Intake
September only
The UAL Foundation Diploma in Art & Design course is designed to confidently prepare you for a full creative degree as your future direction. You will be encouraged to experiment and take risks in order to develop your creative skills and critical independence in Art and Design supporting direct progression on to higher education.
The course provides you with an exciting opportunity to devlop innovative, ambitious and experimental outcomes through a series of creative workshops and independent exploration. Learnt skills will be applied to investigate a fusion of personal ideas and the ethical considerations that shape current creative practices.
As the course and your personal development evolve you will have the opportunity to increasingly focus on one or a combination of these specialist fields/creative industries:
- Fine Art
- 3D Design
- Fashion and Textiles
- Graphic Design
- Photography
- Digital Design
The course is split into three stages with an additional progression module running alongside the main units:
- Creative futures (progression module)
- Stage one: diagnostic investigation
- Stage two: developing a specialist practice
- Stage three: final major project
Creative Futures is a module which runs alongside the initial units, where you explore and research progression choices such as higher education or employment.
There
are no exams on this course, assessment is 100% based on a coursework portfolio.
The final project is internally assessed and externally moderated by the
awarding body UAL and offers UCAS points.
Career opportunities may include:
- Graphic Designer
- Photographer
- Fashion/Costume Designer
- Ceramic Designer
- Games Designer
- Merchandiser
- Interior Designer
- Video/Digital Editor
- Website Designer
- Art Director
- Illustrator
- Fine Artist
- Advertising
- Curator
The UAL Foundation Diploma in Art and Design is free for eligible
learners. Those under 19 are able to access tuition under the current funding
guidelines.
For those over the age of 19 on the day the course starts, you are eligible to apply for an Advanced Learner Loan, which means you won’t pay any up-front costs for tuition. Please contact admissions on 0161 280 8200 for further information.
Positive Futures is a set of essential qualities, embedded throughout your study programme, that we seek to develop in all students:
- Commitment
- Collaboration
- Confidence
- Resilience
You will also engage in the Positive Futures Careers Programme, developing key employability skills through a diverse range of activities including work placements, volunteering, employer talks, industry study visits and employment and university fairs.
For Level 3 Diploma: 4 GCSEs at grade 9-4 OR 1 A Level pass or an equivalent Level 3 qualification. If Art/Design not studied at GCSE, need to present a portfolio of work.
As a Bury College student you will have access to a wide range of enrichment opportunities which will contribute to your personal growth and development and support your academic studies.
These may include:
- Art Club
- Chess Club
- Dance, Drama and Singing Workshops
- Duke of Edinburgh Award
- Gaming Hub
- Music Club
- Pride Club
- Student Ambassador Scheme
- A wide range of sport including Badminton, Cricket, Football, Fitness Training, Nerf, Netball, Volleyball and Table Tennis.
Please Note: We attempt to ensure that all information contained within this website is correct and up-to-date. However, some details may change as we review and update our provision. Although every effort is made to provide the teaching, examination, assessment and other services detailed on this website and in our other publications, Bury College cannot guarantee the provision of such programmes, services, facilities and fees. Bury College reserves the right to amend, withdraw, alter or amalgamate any of the courses, locations and facilities detailed within at any time. Should circumstances require such amendments, Bury College undertakes to use all reasonable steps to minimise the resultant disruption to those services and most importantly to students.
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