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Full time, 1 year, Foundation Certificate courses. No prior qualifications needed, bursaries and accommodation available for eligible applicants. Next intake September 2010.

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Creative Arts and Design Technologies Full Time Course

Visual Arts Investigation and Presentation

This module will to be delivered to Creative Arts and Multimedia programmes. Each student will be encouraged to develop research and problem-solving skills to demonstrate critical and analytical abilities and understanding. This will be supported by other resources such as social networking and applications for digital editing and online presentation. During this module transferable skills are developed for all subsequent modules. This module undertakes to introduce approaches to the development of a workbook/practice file.

AIMS
1. Explore diverse approaches to problem solving.
2. Develop approaches to project design
3. To produce a portfolio that embodies suitable research and presentation techniques.

Other modules

  1. Visual Arts Investigation and Presentation (20 credits)
  2. Experimental Ceramics (10 credits)
  3. Visual Media part 1 (10 credits)
  4. The Human Form (20 credits)
  5. Project Planning (10 credits)
  6. New Media (10 credits across 2 terms)
  7. Colour and Landscape (10 credits across 2 terms)
  8. Visual Media part 2 (10 credits)
  9. Major Project (20 credits)

Note: these may be subject to change.

Additional studies

Support options are provided in the following areas:
Compulsory: Information Technology, Communication Skills, Main Course Tutorial Reviews
Voluntary: Literacy, Numeracy, GCSE Maths, Specific learning needs support tutorials, Careers Advice & Guidance and UCAS Application Workshops (for application to Universities), Information Technology Workshops

What you can do before the course starts:

Visit your local galleries
Reading of any related magazines i.e. ‘Craft’, ‘Creative Review’, ‘Aesthetica’, Art & News’, Welsh Art Now.
Review the current or previous news and pictures information

Attend a taster course