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THE FEELING HORSE PEEP SHOW “Constructed in the traditional Peep Show format, the performance is strictly between the performer and the punter. The performance options are listed on a menu for you, the customer, to choose. As in any 'top of the range' restaurant, the dish you require may not always be available...“ Marega Palser BA Fine Art, CSAD maregapalser @yahoo.co.uk

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Other Technology Programmes

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Undergraduate Programmes Fine Arts BA (Hons) Fine Art

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Material Arts & Foundation Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art & Design) BA (Hons) Ceramics BA (Hons) Contemporary Textile Practice

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Masters Programmes MA Ceramics MA Fine Art MSc Product Development Management MSc Advanced Product Design

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Creative Communication BA (Hons) Graphic Communication BA (Hons) Media Studies with Visual Cultures BA (Hons) Mobile, Web & Game Design BA (Hons) Illustration

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Research Degrees Research Degree Programmes CSAD Research Specialisms Certificate in Research Skills: Art & Design MPhils at CSAD

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Architectural Studies HND Architectural Design Technology BSc (Hons) Architectural Design Technology BSc (Hons) Building Maintenance & Management BA (Hons) Interior Architecture

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...WELCOME

WELCOME FROM THE DEAN Welcome to Cardiff School of Art & Design. We hope you will find this prospectus and our website useful introductions to the programmes we offer and the creative and stimulating environment we provide. Cardiff School of Art & Design is a very special place. We are a research active School, involved in a whole range of knowledge-based activities, but with a primary passion for providing excellence in our programmes.

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We are proud to be a leading school of art and design in one of Europe’s progressive capital cities. Cardiff is a vibrant capital of a country where culture lies at the heart of things. We believe that CSAD programmes will enable you to take a journey of a lifetime. It’s the kind of place where it’s possible for your creative potential and enquiring mind to lead you to extraordinary discoveries, not least about yourself. In particular, Cardiff School of Art & Design will help prepare you for your creative future.

Come to our open days, speak to our admission tutors and programme teams, ask whatever you need to know. You won’t be disappointed.

Our stimulating and challenging environment is possible because of the extraordinary people who work here, people who bring their inspiration, skills and knowledge to your learning.

Professor Gaynor Kavanagh DPhil MPhil FMA Dean Cardiff School of Art & Design

I look forward to welcoming you to Cardiff School of Art & Design.

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“I’ve absolutely loved it – I wouldn’t change it for the world and I don’t want to leave.” Kelly Boyland,

OUR VISION Cardiff School of Art & Design aims to be a visible force in the arts and creative industries, with a reputation for programmes, research and enterprise that befits a European capital city.

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We believe in the innate creativity of the individual and seek to provide opportunities for students and staff to develop their best talents. CSAD graduates are distinguished as being makers and thinkers, capable of originality and inventiveness. our vision

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...INSPIRATIONAL inspirational

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WHY CHOOSE CARDIFF? Making a decision to apply for a place at university isn’t just a question of choosing an appropriate course. You’ll also need to decide where you want to spend the next few years of your life… If you are looking for a place where you will feel welcome; somewhere that’s lively, inexpensive and easy to get around Cardiff is your answer. Cardiff is young, prosperous and vibrant; a city full of character and atmosphere with a range of first-class opportunities for sport, nightlife, shopping and sightseeing. ARTS CITY Cardiff caters well for the arts within the famous St. David’s Hall hosting events including ballet, opera and concerts. The fantastic Wales Millennium Centre offers every type of performance from West End Shows to contemporary dance. The New Theatre and the Sherman Theatre host a variety of productions. The Chapter Arts Centre is one of the largest complexes of its kind in Europe. It houses

two cinemas, a gallery and performance spaces and offers a programme of theatre, dance and art films, as well as blockbusters and exhibitions.The city also has the National Museum and Gallery housing important collections including ceramics and nineteenth-century French Art - Realists, Impressionists and Post-Impressionists. Cardiff Bay, as well as offering the Millennium Centre, has the Bay Art Centre which showcases the work of new and established Welsh Artists. Students from the CSAD have also exhibited work there. Cardiff is rich with contemporary art galleries, for example Garej in Pontcanna, close to the UWIC Llandaff Campus and the Tinney Gallery in central Cardiff. Cardiff also has a rich heritage of public art that has developed with the city over the past century. This forms part of the fabric of its public spaces; from the monuments and statues that represent the history of Cardiff and the importance of past events and people through to the more recent sculptures and integrated artworks that provide a sense of identity and make a valuable contribution to the quality of public spaces.

NIGHTLIFE CITY

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...INSPIRATIONAL Cardiff is packed full of cheerful and welcoming pubs and few students graduate from here without having sampled a pint of the city’s very own beer, Brains SA, brewed in the heart of the city. For those who enjoy less boisterous surroundings, there are several wine bars where you can sit back and enjoy waiter service.

WATERFRONT CIT Y What used to be the old docks area of the city has been totally transformed and majestic old Victorian buildings, which once served the world’s biggest coal-exporting port, now blend elegantly with shiny modern architecture. Cardiff Bay is home to Wales’ National Assembly, the country’s political headquarters, and many businesses. They have been attracted to set up in Cardiff’s newest quarter. The most exciting news on the waterfront, however, is the Wales Millennium Centre. Cardiff Bay houses one of the Welsh nation’s most stunning icons, a vast home for the arts in Wales, which aims to rival Sydney Opera House in stature and reputation.

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COAST AND COUNTRYSIDE Cardiff is surrounded by some of the most attractive countryside and coastal scenery in Britain - and it is all easily accessible. Vale of Glamorgan is an area of coastal and rural beauty with steep cliff faces and secluded bays. The best way to discover the Vale is to explore one of the country lanes, which cross its hills and wooded valleys. Gower Peninsula is the UK’s first designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The beaches on the Gower are particularly popular with surfers and the area also attracts walkers, rock climbers and hang-gliding enthusiasts - as well as those who just want a lazy day on the beach!

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Brecon Beacons National Park offers thousands of miles of public footpath including bridleways and cycle routes. As well as walking, cycling and horse riding, visitors to the Brecon Beacons can take part in other popular activities such as climbing, gliding, sailing, windsurfing and fishing. Taff Trail is a 55 mile waymarked route that joins Cardiff Bay with Brecon. The route runs along old railway lines, canals, forestry paths and minor roads. Pembrokeshire Coast National Park if you want to travel further afield, to the West is Pembrokeshire and Britain’s only coastal based national park, which runs 180 miles from Amroth near Tenby in the south, to St Dogmael’s (near Cardigan) in the north. It is no exaggeration to say that the Park has some of the most spectacular stretches of coast in Europe.

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“I came expecting just to do my course, but found that there are a hundred sports to do too! So I’ve ended up playing ice-hockey and travelled to Belfast and all around the UK - we’ve been champions for the last 3 years! it’s been fantastic and a change from just playing rugby” Nathan Wise, Product Design inspirational

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We are passionate about our teaching and firmly believe in putting you, the student, at the centre of the learning experience. You will learn through your practice and experimentation, gradually taking responsibility for your own learning. As you progress, you will be offered more and more choices. By the time you reach your third year of study, you will largely be deciding what you want to explore in your degree, and the direction you want to take your learning... Studying for a degree is a demanding experience, but we believe you will make the most of it, getting as much out of it as you put in. It’s a journey that will take you to amazing discoveries through your own creativity and application. You will also have a lot of fun and make friends who will last a lifetime. At the end, you will be on the way to the professional career of which you have dreamed. The majority of our staff are practicing artists and designers working at the leading edge of our disciplines and many have extensive experience of working in industry. We are a passionate lot and strongly believe in what we are doing. You may notice that this has a habit of rubbing off on our students! It is little wonder that our retention rates are high: once here, people chose to stay. To match the excellence of our staff, we have a very wide range of resources and facilities. There are many specialist workshops and studios including

those for painting, sculpture, ceramics, print, textiles, graphics, architecture, and product design. We also have a foundry for casting non ferrous metals, a well equipped CNC model making workshop, lots of specialist IT suites, and of course lecture theatres and seminar rooms. All our programmes offer a balance of taught workshops, practical sessions and self-directed study, together with lecture programmes that provide vital underlying theory and contextual understanding.

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the University Chaplaincy. Moreover there is Tommy’s bar on the Howard Gardens Campus that holds regular events, including live bands. We look forward to meeting you and joining in the great experience that is Cardiff School of Art & Design! Paul Wilgeroth Director of Learning & Teaching, Deputy to the Dean And general all round good egg!

We genuinely care about our students and so offer excellent support structures and activities. You will have your own personal tutor to steer you through your studies. We have first- rate learning and teaching support, as well as counselling for those who might need a little extra help. In addition you have a wide range of student clubs and associations to choose from, terrific sports facilities at Cyncoed and effective student services through, for example, being a csad student

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...UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES ...INSPIRATIONAL undergraduate programmes

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Our ambition is very simple - to make Cardiff School of Art & Design one of the best places in the country to study Fine Art. We do this by offering a challenging curriculum founded on principles British art schools have fostered over decades: imaginative thinking, critical awareness, sound technical knowledge, and a deep understanding of art history. We strongly encourage students to develop their drawing skills, working from life and the model, to gain lasting proficiency with tools, materials and processes, and study significant artworks as a source of inspiration and guide to excellence. Working in our city-centre studios and having access to a superb historical collection at the National Museum, our students are not only immersed in a rich contemporary art scene but have intimate contact with great artists of the past.

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We embrace new creative opportunities - new technologies, new media hybrids and interdisciplinary practices. We are aware that the art of the future, whatever it looks like, will be different from the art of the present or the past. Our students are the artists of the future, and we encourage them to break moulds, to look afresh at what is possible, at what art can do or say. Using technologies like robotics, the internet, or interventionist practices like walking or social engagement, by combining painting with performance or sculpture with sound, new artists will continue to surprise, excite and confound their audiences. All our tutors are practicing artists, theorists or writers who use their knowledge and experience to nurture new talent and promote the next generation of creative practitioners. Our technical staff are closely involved in helping students with practical issues of process, craft and material manipulation. We have generously appointed studio spaces, and technical resources covering a huge range of media. All this helps provide an art education of the highest quality and to best prepare students for success in whatever career they pursue. If you are hard working, ambitious and determined we would like to develop your talents and help fulfil your aspirations. There are few things more rewarding than seeing our former students succeed, and we hope you will be one of them. Robert Pepperell Reader in Fine Art Head of Fine Arts fine arts

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CAREER POTENTIAL: On completion of the course, many of our graduates develop their professional practice by renting studio space and pursuing their careers as independent artists. Many find work in art-related occupations. Our former students are currently employed as teachers or lecturers, in journalism or art writing, as gallery curators or exhibition organisers and assistants, as researchers for publishing houses or in television production. film or digital media. Many will undertake postgraduate study, entering teaching through attaining a PGCE or continue the development of their work and ideas by undertaking an MA or MPhil in the UK or abroad. COURSE CONTENT: This is an exciting, stimulating and flexible course that will give you a broad-ranging introduction to Fine Art in year one and then enable you to specialise in your chosen medium in years two and three, or to work across disciplinary areas. The course offers four specialist areas of study: Painting. Sculpture, Printmaking and Media Arts & Performance, each led by tutors who are also practicing artists and eminent in their fields. We offer additional support in photography (including digital and traditional), electronics, animation and ceramics. The course allows you to explore the relationships between the different disciplines and

media while giving you an opportunity to develop your talents to the full in areas that interest you most. Regular visits from significant contemporary artists allow for direct contact with the wider art world and help to build your understanding of the professional context in which artists work. You will also be introduced to a range of histories and theories of art, which will help to inform your own ideas and place your work in a wider context.

SPECIALIST AREAS PA I N T I N G : The painting area in Fine Art offers a challenging and rewarding environment in which core technical skills, such as the handling of paint, drawing and colour, are combined with thought provoking contemporary ideas. We use a range of teaching methods, such as skills workshops, face to face tutorials, studio seminars, lectures, master-classes and diagnostic reviews - all designed to improve your skills, confidence and understanding of this ancient and complex craft. We offer regular access to taught drawing workshops, including figure, stilllife, and experimental sessions, to strengthen your drawing and observational skills, underpin your visual practice and improve your expressive fluency.

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The development of high-level skills and the creative expression of personal ideas is the central aim of the study in the Printmaking area. The range of crafts and media taught includes stone lithography, etching and other intaglio processes, screen-printing, relief printing and digital media, bookmaking and print installation. The printmaking area is supported by an art history and theory programme of lectures, seminars and presentations. In the studio, tutorials, seminars and critiques help develop further your judgment, awareness of context and personal research skills. MEDIA ARTS & PERFORMANCE: The area offers a dynamic and experimental element of the course that encourages a multidisciplinary approach to contemporary art practice. Performance art, photography, animation, video, sonic, interactive and installation art, and digital media are explored to enable you to reflect your own ideas and research. Staff members work with you to deliver lectures on the history and development of performance art, video and media arts. You are encouraged to contribute to weekly shows and are supported through tutorials and technical workshops covering photomedia (digital and traditional), image manipulation (Photoshop, etc.), video shooting and editing, Web design and DVD authoring. fine art

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SCULPTURE: In the Sculpture area, students begin their study learning a variety of process and skills – including metalwork, woodwork, plaster, casting, wax and clay – which are taught in relation to ideas and contexts. As you move through years two and three, you will develop research skills by visiting museums and galleries and discussions with artists. Alongside the process of making in the studio, you will explore current and emerging debates within art and learn how art institutions such as galleries and museums function, the role artists choose to take in relation to them. What defines Sculpture is up for grabs – the world of ideas, matter and things is open for consideration for those who make art. STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME: Year one: You will be introduced to the full potential of the Cardiff School of Art & Design, its teaching philosophy, facilities, teaching areas, technical services, and the general ambiance of the city and its surrounding areas. In the first module you are able to select from a rich palette of media and skills to start to build your own artistic identity, at the end of which you will make an initial choice of specialist study. You are then based in one of the four disciplinary areas for the duration of the course but are given plenty of opportunity and support to work across areas if appropriate.

Year two: The second year is a time for greater speculation and experimentation. It is also a period when you can start to focus your personal interests and specialist skills. You will take part in discussions, seminars, skills workshops as a compliment to your studio-based practice. Overall, it will be a period of self-evaluation aimed at providing a deeper understanding of your unique concerns and creative personality.

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Year three: This year is often seen as the time for consolidation of ideas and techniques, which have matured throughout the second year. However, it is important that this does not inhibit your experimentation or curtail your willingness to take risks. In the final module you will mount a major exhibition that will be open to the public, and is an opportunity to launch your future ambitions as a creative practitioner.

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You will be assessed throughout the course through practical studio-based projects and written assignments. UCAS CODE(S): W100 (Route A), E100 (Route B)

Foundation course in Art & Design, A Levels considered, dependent on portfolio. We have a very open mind to the qualifications you bring with you. We simply look to be convinced that you have the commitment to pursue this degree and the skills to make it worthwhile. We may ask you to bring a portfolio of your work to show us. We will undertake to offer an interview to all applicants. FURTHER INFORMATION:

HISTORY AND THEORY OF ART: The history and theory of art component of the course is a vital source of ideas and references that will enrich your understanding of the discipline of Fine Art. It is taught through lectures, seminars and workshops designed to engage your intellect and imagination and support your understanding of the context within which artists work.

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The Department of Material Arts & Foundation will be delighted to receive your application, and meet with you, if you can show your potential in three areas:

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• An open, inquisitive and experimental nature, • The potential to demonstrate strong practical dexterity, • A passion and commitment to develop and engage in a course that will determine your future career paths. Our department consists of three dynamic programme areas where students demonstrate these qualities on a daily basis. Our staff teams are passionate about their teaching and about providing you with fantastic opportunities to engage in this, the very start of your professional career. The first of our three programme areas is the highly successful pre-degree Diploma in Foundation Studies in Art & Design. This course is your springboard into undergraduate, Art & Design education preparing you for entry into anyone of a huge range of higher level courses either here in the CSAD, across the UK or further afield. We are very fortunate in having a dedicated staff team who are experts in the areas of Fine Art, Graphics, Fashion & Textiles, Media, 3D Design and Craft. As with the Foundation Diploma, both the Ceramics and Contemporary Textiles programmes are run in a ‘real Art School’ environment, a setting with flexible and adaptable studio spaces which cater for the highly tactile nature of material arts, embracing both traditional and innovative methods, always adapting to new technologies and constantly evolving and responding to change. Both the Ceramics and Textiles programmes focus on the experimentation and exploration of materials, examining working processes and their underpinning technologies. Both rely heavily on visual enquiry and research as the start to the creative process. The attraction of our city location within the capital of Wales, a cosmopolitan vibrant and one of the fastest growing cities in the UK, means that resources, facilities and really useful contacts are never more than a short distance away. If you believe you have the necessary drive, commitment and enthusiasm to follow one of our courses, then we’d be delighted to hear from you ! Richard Morris Head of Material Arts & Foundation material arts and foundation

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CAREER POTENTIAL: This course has an excellent reputation and a strong tradition of preparing students for further study in Higher Education in Art & Design throughout the UK. Many of our students choose to progress to one of the degree courses available within the School and eventually progress into professional positions in all areas of Art and Design, including: Fine Art, Graphic Design, Media, 3D Design and Crafts, Fashion/Textiles and Teaching. If you are bright, creative, and enthusiastic and are thinking seriously about becoming a professional artist or designer; if you want to work and study alongside others who are as keen and talented as yourself, and can show us a strong portfolio of work, then you should take the first step in your training as a professional artist or designer by making an application to this course. COURSE CONTENT: The course provides the first step in the training of creative artists and designers in all fields. It will enable you to make the transition from school, college or other backgrounds to the highly competitive and specialised demands of Higher Education within art and design.

Term one: You will begin the first term with an investigation of the fundamentals of visual language, through an intensive examination of drawing, colour, and a range of basic 2D and3D visual languages and processes. Term two: In the second term, you will be able to choose an area of specialisation from the following: Fine Art (which covers painting, sculpture and printmaking), Graphic Design (which covers illustration), Fashion/Textiles, and 3D (which covers ceramics, product, interior, theatre and furniture design). There will also be workshops in a number of technical areas. Written work and a lecture programme will support your studies. Term three: In the third term, you will on a major personal project based on your chosen area specialisation in term two, leading to an individual exhibition at the end of the course. On passing the course you will be awarded the WJEC Level Three Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art & Design). ASSESSMENT:

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DIPLOMA IN FOUNDATION STUDIES (ART & DESIGN) Campus: Howard Gardens Course Length: One year full-time, Two years part-time

These are conducted once each term, where interim grades and advice about your work are given. The end of year Foundation Diploma is offered on the basis of a combination of your performance through the year, and your end of year exhibition. VA L I DAT E D BY: WJEC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: A good portfolio of practical art & design work, especially drawing from observation, and you should have one of the following: • Five passes at GCSE level at grade C or above (or equivalent) • Three passes at GCSE level at grade C or above (or equivalent) and one at A level/AS level or equivalent • Other degree, diplomas, overseas or equivalent qualifications FURTHER INFORMATION: csad.uwic.ac.uk/artfoundation/ Programme Director: Richard Waring Administrator: Debbie Alsop - [email protected]

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CAREER POTENTIAL: The main aim of the course is to develop artists and makers who are well informed and have the potential to express their ideas through the medium of ceramics with clarity, imagination and confidence. Graduates can follow a wide range of careers related to art practice, including establishing their own studios, working in community arts, art therapy and modelling for animation. A significant number of our graduates go on to take masters programmes before practising, or secure a PGCE, enabling them to teach as a career.

workshops, delivered by eminent artists, makers and theorists from across the UK, Europe and other key centres in the world.

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Year one: You will undertake a series of studio and workshopbased courses, introducing you to a range of methods of working with clay and other materials related to ceramics practice. Ceramic technology, including firing and glazing, is taught in ways that will enable you to understand the principals and use the technology, practically and with confidence. Practical work is supported by historical and theoretical studies including visits to museums and workshops across the UK.

This is a vital, exciting and challenging course that encourages a wide innovative approach to clay based art practice. Central to the philosophy of the course is the emphasis we place upon fostering your creativity, through the evolution of visual and practical skills and technical understandings. History and theory forms an integral part of the course, enabling you to understand the ways in which your practice is informed by the work of artists, designers and makers in the past and influenced by the theories and debates of today.

Year two: You will build on your understanding and experiences of first year and undertake more openended projects. Individual direction and interpretation is encouraged along with a selfdirected study approach, through negotiation and close tutorial guidance. Historical and theoretical studies focus increasingly on ceramics practice and you have the opportunity to specialise in your studies, according to your individual interests.

You will be taught by a team of highly experienced academic and technical staff, dedicated to ceramics. Their input is complimented by lectures and

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body of creative work for a public exhibition at the end of the course. Emphasis will be placed on professional practice, not only on the standard of work produced, but also in identifying markets and opportunities available for pursuing your chosen career route. ASSESSMENT: You are assessed through completed studio project work, essays and seminars throughout the course. The degree classification is principally based on performance in year three of the course. UCAS CODE(S): W232 (Route A), E232 (Route B) ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: Foundation Course in Art & Design or equivalent, A levels accepted. FURTHER INFORMATION: csad.uwic.ac.uk/baceramics/ www.cardiffceramics.com Course Director: Ingrid Murphy [email protected] ceramics

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CAREER POTENTIAL: Graduates follow a wide range of careers relating to textile - as studio designers or makers/artists, or in associated areas where transferable skills are utilised. COURSE CONTENT: This course will provide you with a rich educational and professional experience. It offers a broad education that challenges the individual, nurturing visual literacy, manual dexterity, theoretical and contextual understanding of design and making, together with a thorough and relevant professional training. In the second and third year, you will be encouraged to undertake relevant work experience during vacations. Year one: The first year is diverse and will introduce you to an imaginative programme of themes through a variety of creative workshops. You will cover printed textiles, fabric manipulation, stitch, mixed media, papermaking and digital imagery. Year two: You are given the opportunity to identify one of two specialist routes - either the Studio Designer or the Maker/Artist.

The Studio Designer route considers the role of the contemporary designer, particularly the freelance designer working within fashion or fabrics, and with surface pattern for hard surfaces and paper, using both traditional and digital formats. The Maker/ Artist route explores materials, processes and the potency of objects, considering the possibilities of making limited editions for sale, commission installation pieces for exterior and interior environments, or works for galleries.

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A Core Studies Programme includes visual studies, contextual and historical practice and professional practice, providing a diverse but relevant supporting structure to underpin Studio Practice. This is further supported by a lively programme of lectures and seminars delivered by an exciting range of specialist practitioners and theoreticians.

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Year three: In the final year, you will be focused on a professional approach, developing your own personal language of textiles and research. External consultants contribute and professional practices placements are encouraged. There are opportunities for real exhibitions and taking part in national competition. Selected students are sponsored, in full by Laura Ashley Foundation to show their portfolio of designs at New Designers, London.

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BA (HONS) CONTEMPORARY TEXTILE PRACTICE Campus: Llandaff Course Length: Three years full-time Course Sponsors: Laura Ashley Foundation

You will be continuously assessed through a modular programme of practical and written projects. UCAS CODE(S): W230 (Route A), E230 (Route B)

Foundation course in Art & Design; A levels accepted. We have a very open mind to the qualifications you bring with you. We simply look to be convinced that you have the commitment to pursue this degree and the skills to make it worthwhile. We may ask you bring a portfolio of work to show us. FURTHER INFORMATION: www. csad.uwic.ac.uk/textiles Programme Director: Keireine Canavan - [email protected] Admissions Tutor: Helen Long - [email protected]

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The Department of Creative Communications is a community of people who delight in the unexpected and solve problems with imagination and creativity. The future ecology in which designers will operate is taking shape and it does not look like a world we have been used to. For some time our Department has been at the centre of this revolution.

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Today, our graduates are helping to shape the future by changing what it means to work with design and media technologies. We passionately believe that we must continue to accept this shift, to shape to understand its nuances. And so we have put together a careful combination of courses in order to allow students to do just that. Our students embrace both new and traditional technologies and approaches and mix techniques without prejudice. We do not separate our students by the technologies they utilise. That is why we offer a curriculum that combines the techniques and skills which have been at the core of our culture for thousands of years, with the teaching of the craft of designing for and with the most exciting and dynamic new and emerging technologies. This combination of edgy forward thinking and a deep love of our history is what makes Creative Communication at Cardiff School of Art and Design such a unique, exciting and relevant place to study in preparation for a career in the 21st Century. I am lucky that my job is so easy, the staff in my department are expert, enthusiastic teachers and practicing artists and designers, who transmit their enthusiasm to the excellent students we recruit. Cardiff is of course a great place to be a student, but it is fantastic to work in a vibrant and optimistic European capital city with a strong culture of creativity too. Our studios at Llandaff are spacious and the architecture of our department encourages an intense and creative, community atmosphere. Where you decide to go with your practice is in your hands, the opportunities are here for you to invent the future of the media world. Our aim is always to help students to develop the skills they need to be active employed and self-employed creative practitioners. The shape of that future is very much up to you, this is not a factory, every one of our graduates is an independent and creative thinker. Our graduates tell us that they are pleased they came to Cardiff School of Art and Design and the positive community culture that supported them. If you want to be really good at what you do we‘d like to invite you to join our community ambitious and open minded community and to work alongside the other motivated and ambitious students that typify our community. Steve Thompson Head of Department of Creative Communication creative communication

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CAREER POTENTIAL: New technologies mean that communication is undergoing an exciting evolution. If you are creative, curious, articulate and passionate about graphic communication, our programme allows you to develop your imagination with unrestricted creativity in order to prepare you for this ever changing landscape. We have strong links with international design companies such as Enterprise IG, Together, Carter Wong Tomlin and The Partners. Graduates pursue high level design and research careers in print, digital screen-based media and the moving image. COURSE CONTENT: The experienced team of tutor designers and technical demonstrators share a passion for innovative original and experimental work across a fantastic range of media and processes. Students learn how to use traditional and electronic media, how to approach a brief, how to research and think more creatively and to analyse design. Experimental and commercially oriented briefs allow the development of real professional skills. Through out the course visiting speakers with a range of expertise within graphic communication help students to prepare for the transition from study to employment.

Year one: The first year provides the basic principles of visual communication and the technical skills to help you communicate your ideas with originality and impact. Students are encouraged to create their own words and images and to interpret content provided by others: poetic, lyrical, informational, formal, informal, dramatic or political. Year two: Year Two provides an opportunity for specialisation in either word-based, image-based or digital screenbased communication. Professional skills are developed following briefings from real clients with real communication problems to solve. Year Two ends with a formal Exhibition from which a number of local and national design companies select students for summer work-experience. Year three: The third year focuses on the professional and creative challenge of live briefs and competitions and to create their own projects. Professional studies prepares the students for life after the programme.

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BA (HONS) GR APHIC COMMUNICATION Campus: Llandaff Campus Course Length: Three years full-time

UCAS CODE(S): W210 (Route A), E210 (Route B) ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: Entry is via portfolio interview. International students can apply via an electronic portfolio submission. Your portfolio should show creative experimentation, communication and problemsolving abilities. Your interview should reveal your enthusiasm and aptitude for your chosen profession. We have an open mind regarding the qualifications you bring with you but we do need to be convinced that you have the commitment to pursue this degree and the skills to make it worthwhile. FURTHER INFORMATION: csad.uwic.ac.uk/graphics Admissions Tutor: Ruth Dineen - [email protected] Programme Director: Ian Weir - [email protected]

ASSESSMENT: Students are continually assessed throughout the course through practice based studio projects and written assignments.

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CAREER POTENTIAL: On completion of the programme, graduates will typically be employed in careers in film, medial and advertising, picture edition, curatorship, research, teaching, publishing, journalism, and much more! The degree delivers an excellent range of transferable skills required for most employment, specialist training or postgraduate study. COURSE CONTENT: This course combines a specific understanding of contemporary visual media with the ways in which we attempt to make sense of ourselves with an increasingly image-saturated society. It will provide students with knowledge and understanding of media studies, its history, genres and forms in relation to broader social, cultural, political and theoretical contexts. This course will enable you to explore a number of texts/mediums such as art, architecture, print media, television, the internet, films even fashion. This degree will introduce students to the major thinkers and theoretical debates about the way that contemporary culture is dominated by the visual.

Year one: This is an introductory year in which study skills, theoretical concepts around media studies and visual analysis are introduced and will act as a foundation to the degree as a whole. In this year, we help students to learn the skills of studentship in addition to beginning to identifying academic language and concepts. Year two: This year will have the specific focus of social and cultural representations which is broken down into a number of definite areas such as: Reality, Subcultures, Gender and Sexuality and Consumerism. Students will be expected to apply knowledge gained from Year One and will develop a more sophisticated understanding and articulation of the visual cultures and practices which surround us. Year three: The final year allows students to build their confidence and experience gained in Years One and Two by engaging in two dissertations which will reflect interested developed over the degree and possible career interests. Students will be able to take their knowledge of professional verbal and visual presentation techniques introduced in Year One, and present research to an audience which will constitute part of the final assessment.

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BA (HONS) MEDIA STUDIES WITH VISUAL CULTURES Campus: Llandaff Campus Course Length: Three years full-time

ASSESSMENT: There is continuous assessment throughout this modular degree. However only year two and three contribute to the final degree classification. UCAS CODE(S): WP23 MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: 160-280 points on the UCAS tariff (or equivalent) preferably, but not limited to media studies, film studies, sociology, or psychology, mainly from A level or equivalent qualification or experience. All applications are to be made through UCAS and we may also invite you for an interview. FURTHER INFORMATION: csad.uwic.ac.uk/mediastudies/ Admissions Information: Ashley Morgan - [email protected]

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CAREER POTENTIAL: It isn't just about the technology any more. The opportunities and problems that come along with the changes we are seeing in interactive TV, web products and systems, music production, interactive and networked art, content for wireless mobile platforms, architecture and games design industry for example, provide many opportunities for graduates. Aside from their technical abilities, the world is looking for creative graduates who can bring their imagination and strategic skills to understand the wider social and creative potentials of this new world. This programme is also offered as a top-up third year. Please contact the Programme Director for further information. COURSE CONTENT: The course is relevant, intuitive technical and creative. By working alongside other students and with our tutor designers, technicians and researchers students develop a rich and speculative understanding of design, interactivity and new media that prepares them to lead and create within a changing economic, social and cultural environment. Studio practice is supported by seminars and lectures which explore a diverse range of philosophical and contextual ideas.

Students work together making the most of the projects and workshops as well as our fully equipped laboratory and studio spaces. Wired and Wireless internet connectivity for all students, as well as the opportunity to use sound studios, art and performance spaces, editing facilities and most important of all - the inspiration of others. Year one: We introduce students to the key skills that are needed for the media age. These include, visual communication, human technology interaction, radical thinking, game play as well as the means to develop technical solutions. Year two: The second year builds on these skills with an emphasis on communication design, narrative strategies and production essentials. There is also more emphasis on more focused design methodologies and professional practice as students develop their evaluative and critical abilities.

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BA (HONS) MOBILE, WEB & GAME DESIGN Campus: Llandaff Campus Course Length: Three years full-time

graduation. At every stage of the programme, we encourage students to work within a professional environment on 'live' projects. ASSESSMENT: You are continually assessed throughout the programme through practical and written projects. UCAS CODE(S): BA: GW42 MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: A levels considered dependent on portfolio. We have a very open mind to the qualifications you bring with you. We simply look to be convinced that you have the commitment to pursue this degree and the skills to make it worthwhile. We may ask you to bring a portfolio of your work to show us. FURTHER INFORMATION:

Year three: Students define their own expertise and locate themselves within a creative research and professional context. This self-¬directed learning allows students to make full use of their creativity, strategic abilities and flexibility. Transition from study to work is often sorted out long before

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CAREER POTENTIAL: Illustration is currently enjoying a renaissance, while the demand for innovative and multi-skilled illustrators remains constant. Illustrators can pursue careers within the expanding world of animation, web and game design, conceptual design for film and television, advertising scientific and product visualisation. Markets for fine art and authorial illustration have grown, alongside traditional clientled practice. Graduates may find career pathways in other areas where a high level of communication and creative skills are required. COURSE CONTENT: Activities are centred around helping each student find their creative voice and informing the future direction and purpose of their work. To engage with new opportunities and rapid technological shifts, the successful illustrator needs a range of practical abilities and the willingness to adapt their work to different contexts and purposes. The course content is therefore designed to students to operate in multi-tasking situations where digital and handcrafted processes interconnect. Students are encouraged to develop their own portfolios and skill-base by taking part in self-authored as well as collaborative projects.

From first to final year, there will be a progression from tutor-led to negotiated projects. You will develop awareness of the demands of professional and commercial practice, a process enhanced in year three by live projects. This aspect of your development will be supported by wider-ranging modules exploring illustration’s contemporary and historical contexts. The programme is taught by staff with extensive experience in commercial and educational illustration, graphic and web design, animation, nonfiction illustration, fine art, exhibitions and bookmaking. A range of visiting speakers with niche expertise in illustration and creative business also support the course. The principal aspects of the programme are: • Illustration studies: the development of the practice of visual communication, with some emphasis on the relationship between words and images • Drawings and visual experiment: establishing the foundation and structure for illustration and visual communication. • Critical and cultural; studies: providing a background of visual culture, and the contextual and theoretical means to reflect and understand how and why illustrations communicate with their audiences

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BA (HONS) ILLUSTR ATION Campus: Llandaff Campus Course Length: Three years full-time

• Professional studies: reparation for the realities of the areas of the visual communication industry in which illustrators practice. ASSESSMENT: Through this course you will be assessed through a combination of practical based work and written projects. UCAS CODES: W220 (Route A), E220 (Route B) ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: Foundation course in Art & Design, A levels considered, dependant on portfolio. We have a very open mind about the qualifications you bring with you. We simply look to be convinced that you have the commitment to pursue this degree and the skills to make it worthwhile. We may ask you to bring a portfolio of your work to show us. FURTHER INFORMATION: csad.uwic.ac.uk/illustration Programme Director: Chris Glynn - [email protected] illustration

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This is such an exciting time to get involved in the creation of our built environment; as environmental pressures continue to mount, there will be significant changes to the way in which buildings are designed and constructed in the next decade or so.

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ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES

The courses offered by the Department of Architectural Studies encompass a wide range of disciplines ranging from conceptual architectural design processes and technical detailing through to project planning and property maintenance and repair. Courses are centred around design studios which provide wonderfully vibrant environments for stimulating creative activity and discussion. You will find that our staff are extraordinarily passionate about what they do and are committed to providing a first-class learning experience. Many staff are also involved in research which informs teaching across the department ensuring that our graduates are well prepared to engage with the challenges faced by the construction industry in the 21st century. We are keenly aware of the significant responsibility placed upon all those involved in the design, construction and maintenance of the built environment to protect the natural environment, and so you will find that sustainability is a key theme which permeates through all our courses. This is no mere lip service to this most vital of issues, but a genuine commitment to empower our students to design and build with integrity and sensitivity. The truth is that there is much in our built environment which is, at best, mediocre; our goal is to equip our students with the knowledge, skills and passion to aim for, and achieve, excellence. Employment prospects across all areas remain excellent with many final year students receiving offers of employment before they have even completed their courses. Former students of the department can be found working all around the world, and we are delighted, although frankly not surprised, to receive many glowing reports from employers concerning the quality of our graduates. Make no mistake about it, we expect a lot from our students, but the benefits to be reaped are great, and we can guarantee that your time in UWIC will be fulfilling, enriching and thoroughly enjoyable.

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CAREER POTENTIAL: Graduates can expect to follow rewarding careers as architectural technologists in a range of organisations that require the specialist technical design skills this course provides. Most graduates find employment with architectural practices, although opportunities exist with building contractors or any large corporate company that has its own in-house design team. Careers can also be pursued in more specialist areas such as project management or architectural conservation. The course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists and graduates will be eligible, after a period of relevant experience, for full membership at Technician grade. Many of our graduates will be offered the opportunity to progress to the final year of the BSc (Hons) Architectural Design & Technology degree upon successful completion of the HND. COURSE CONTENT: The course aims to provide you with the necessary skills to become effective and integral members of design teams and to assist architects in the detailed design and construction of a range of building types.

Working in a studio environment, you will study building techniques, materials and services and will learn to apply your knowledge through project work. A range of different graphic techniques will be employed, including manual draughting, concentrating on the use of computer aided design techniques. Year one: You are introduced to core subjects of building technology, materials and environmental science and supporting subjects such as architectural draughting and Computer Aided Design (CAD). Year two: You will cover further building technology and be introduced to other subjects such as building contract law and economics. There is also a major project that allows you to integrate theory with practice.

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HND ARCHITECTUR AL DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY Campus: Llandaff Course Length: Two years full-time

ACCREDITED BY: Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists UCAS CODE(S): 12KW (Route A), 12KE (Route B) ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: 120 UCAS Tariff Points from at least one A Level, or equivalent. FURTHER INFORMATION: casd.uwic.ac.uk/architecture Programme Director: Anthony Whyman - [email protected]

ASSESSMENT: You will be continually assessed throughout the course and undertake a number of assignments and design projects. There will also be examinations in some areas.

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CAREER POTENTIAL: Graduates can expect to follow rewarding careers as architectural technologists in a range of organisations that require the specialist technical design skills this course of study provides. Most graduates follow careers in architectural practice, although opportunities exist in other organisations that have their own design teams such as building contractors or large corporate companies. Careers can also be pursued in related areas such as project management and architectural conservation. Graduates will be eligible, after a period of relevant experience, to apply for full membership of the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists to become a Chartered Architectural Technologist. COURSE CONTENT: Course activity is centred on our well-equipped studios- lively and stimulating spaces where students and tutors interact in a variety of different ways; some formal others more relaxed, but all designed to encourage creative and analytical thinking. You will learn about different building techniques, materials and other factors that impact on the technical design of buildings. The course enables students to develop key presentational skills, including the use of computer-aided design (CAD) and apply a creative attitude to the detailed

design of projects. You will also develop an appreciation of the historical context of architectural design; will learn the values of environmentally responsive building design and study innovative building techniques. Year one: You will be introduced to core subjects of building technology, materials and environmental science and supporting subjects such as architectural draughting and CAD.

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BSc (HONS) ARCHITECTUR AL DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY Campus: Llandaff Course Length: Three years full-time

ASSESSMENT: You will be continually assessed throughout the course and undertake a number of assignments and design projects. There will also be examinations in some areas. ACCREDITED BY: The Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists

Year two: You will cover further building technology and other subjects such as building contract law and economics. There is a greater emphasis on integrating acquired knowledge through design project modules where students can connect theory with practice.

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Year three: The focus of the final year is around two major design-based projects and a dissertation. You will also cover specialist subjects in architectural conservation, management and professional studies.

FURTHER INFORMATION:

W290 ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: 240 UCAS Tariff Points from at least two A Levels (or equivalent).

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(also available part-time)

CAREER POTENTIAL:

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Graduates will be eligible for employment with a wide range of organisations. All buildings require maintenance and the ability to effectively manage this process is valued by local authorities, housing associations, the owners of commercial property, surveying practices, contractors and others. There are also good prospects for starting new businesses in this area of activity.

• The construction of buildings, maintenance technology and techniques • The management of building maintenance works • Business organisation and management • Property and contract law • Surveying buildings • Finance and economics related to property maintenance.

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The built environment is all around us. It is houses, factories, offices, shops, roads, car parks and underground services. Many will take this infrastructure for granted but it is not permanent; if it is not regularly maintained it will quickly deteriorate. This course aims to prepare you to manage that maintenance process - safely, effectively and economically. There are many elements to the course to reflect the diversity of skills that the maintenance manager must possess, from managing a business to organising the repair of a dangerous structure. It is never less than an exciting and demanding job.

You are continuously assessed by projects and examinations. Where appropriate, projects are practical in nature and include visiting and surveying a range of properties. ACCREDITED BY: The Institute of Maintenance & Building Management

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BSc (HONS) BUILDING MAINTENANCE & MANAGEMENT Campus: Llandaff Course Length: Three years full-time

MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: 180 UCAS Tariff Points from at least two A levels or equivalent. We have a very open mind to the qualifications you bring with you. We simply look to be convinced that you have the commitment to pursue this degree and the skills to make it worthwhile. We may ask you to bring a portfolio of your work to show us. FURTHER INFORMATION: casd.uwic.ac.uk/construction Programme Director: Simon Cousins - [email protected] Part-time HNC and HND in Building Technology & Management also available. Please visit our website for further information on these courses.

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CAREER POTENTIAL: The world of designing for the built environment is at a critical tipping point. After centuries of obsessing with the singular focus of ‘the new’, the shift is at last to the remodelling of what exists, and to the ecological recycling of existing buildings. This has always been part of the realm of Interior Architecture. The majority of our students find excellent work in interiors and architectural firms and also in the worlds of exhibition and museum design, furniture, product and theatre design. A few follow the pathways to design journalism, project management, environmental research, design teaching and post grads in design history and theory. The scope is wide; the level of transferable skill, high. A small percentage of our students have always gone into architectural post-grad qualifications (after a period in practice). COURSE CONTENT: We regard design as a creative but analytical process developed through a critical response to any challenge set. A passion for poetic assembly is encouraged and our focus is on creating distinctive moods for distinctive cultures - we look at the remodelling of every aspect of existing buildings, not simply the surface decoration and domestic ‘makeovers’ of ‘ Changing Rooms’.

Energy conservation and ecological services design has been a long-standing part of the second year curriculum, balanced by socio-political issues and debates throughout the whole three years. Year one: An intensive series of conceptual and analytical design exercises in the Autumn term is followed by two/three five-week design projects to rattle the cage of what is possible. 19th and 20th century design philosophies are explored along with the fundamentals of materials and making. Foundation skills in CAD visualisation, technical hand-drawing and verbal presentation are delivered. Weekly ‘Issues in Contemporary Design’ theory seminars are held in group seminar formats with 3 essays delivered in the year. Year two: Two or three major projects are addressed – the first exhibition related, the others allowing students to invent their own programmes for a selected series of real urban buildings. The weekly Theory series of video seminars wraps around the delivery of a 3500 word seminar paper and leads to the development of the dissertation outline for Year 3. Intense detailing and fabrication knowledge is developed alongside graphic document layout skills.

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BA (HONS) INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE Campus: Howard Gardens Course Length: Three years full-time

Year three: A 10,000 word dissertation is completed with support through one-to-one tutorials; there is a professional practice exam and two studio projects, the latter being the majority of the Degree award, on the final major self-choice project. ASSESSMENT: Progress through the course is based on continuous assessment. Only third year work counts towards the final degree classification. UCAS CODES(S): W250 ( Route A), E250 ( Route B) ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: 160-280 points, dependant on portfolio and interview. Advice on portfolio and interview will be provided on application. FURTHER INFORMATION: csad.uwic.ac.uk/intarchitecture Programme Director: Patrick Hannay - [email protected] interior architecture

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Our commitment is to produce designers and technologists who will play an important part in shaping all our futures.

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DESIGN TECHNOLOGIES

The courses foreground the relationship between people, products and the environment and centre the student as a learner. We aim to provide you with the design skills, contextual understanding and analytical approaches that will mark you out as an employable graduate. Our equipment is first rate. Indeed, our resources are such that we can help you move easily from design concepts to manufacturing solutions. We especially benefit from proximity to UWIC’s nationally recognised Product Design Research Institute. Importantly we offer two masters programmes in product design, enabling the best of our graduates to extend their studies with us. In choosing one of our courses, you will have plenty of opportunities to explore and experiment with the design possibilities that interest you. Research and student project work within design technologies have included interests in: sustainable products; furniture design; medical and surgical products; sports goods; consumer electronics products; lighting; interactive products; garden products; music products; children's toys and edutainment products; transport related products (airplanes, trains, cars, trucks, motorcycles, bicycles); design for disability; design against crime; design for developing countries. We have a number of significant research projects that are attracting national and international interest, and of course you will benefit from these in your studies. I look forward to meeting with you and wish you well with your studies.

Paul Wilgeroth Director of Learning and Teaching

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CAREER POTENTIAL: Product designers are highly innovative problem solvers who apply their knowledge and skill to create desirable products. The professional nature of our courses prepares you for the creative demands made of the practicing designer. Upon completion of this course, graduates will be extremely creative, motivated and above all versatile individuals, capable of working in a design role, management role, running their own company, involved in research, design education, marketing, sales, model making and much more. COURSE CONTENT: During year one, the BA and BSc route have approximately an 80% commonality. This course has an emphasis on how the product works and the technical issues involved in the design process. Our first class computer and workshop facilities enable you to develop state of the art CAD/CAMM skills and with these to develop working prototypes to prove a design concept. We are keen to interact with industry and run 'live' projects with national and international organisations such as Dyson, Linpac, GUL International, Herman Miller, BBC Dr Who. Product design at UWIC has also won prestigious competitions such as the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), Corus, Liverpool Design Awards etc.

Year one: • Effective Communication of Design • The Design Process & User Needs • Computer Aided Technical Design • IT & Research Studies • Design in Context • Engineering Science. Year two: • Design for Manufacture • CAD-CAMM • Marketing & Conceptual Development • Information Ergonomics • Project Selection & Management • Design & Society in the 19th/20th Centuries • Dissertation Preparation. Year three: • Business management & professional practice • Design for a Competitions • Dissertation • Major Project, product related • Major Project, system related. ASSESSMENT:

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BA (HONS) PRODUCT DESIGN Campus: Llandaff Campus Course Length: Three years full-time

ACCREDITED BY: Institution of Engineering Designers UCAS CODE(S): W240 (Route A), E240 (Route B) ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: Entry onto the course will be subject to a Portfolio Review. A minimum of grade B in Design Technology or Art, and a C in one other subject at A level or equivalent; or a Foundation Diploma in Art & Design. Points not accepted. We have a very open mind to the qualifications you bring with you. We simply look to be convinced that you have the commitment to pursue this degree and the skills to make it worthwhile. FURTHER INFORMATION: csad.uwic.ac.uk/productdesign Admissions Tutor: Glyn Stockton - [email protected]

You will be assessed throughout the course through practical and written work.

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CAREER POTENTIAL: Product designers are highly innovative problem solvers who apply their knowledge and skill to create desirable products. The professional nature of our courses prepares you for the creative demands made of the practicing designer. Upon completion of this course, graduates will be extremely creative, motivated and above all versatile individuals, capable of working in a design role, management role, running their own company, involved in research, design education, marketing, sales, model making and much more. COURSE CONTENT: During year one, the BA and BSc route have approximately an 80% commonality. This course has an emphasis on how the product works and the technical issues involved in the design process. Our first class computer and workshop facilities enable you to develop state of the art CAD/CAMM skills and with these to develop working prototypes to prove a design concept. We are keen to interact with industry and run 'live' projects with national and international organisations such as Dyson, Linpac, GUL International, BBC Dr Who. Product design at UWIC has also won prestigious competitions such as the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), Corus etc.

Year one: • Effective Communication of Design • The Design Process & User Needs • Computer Aided Technical Design • IT & Research Studies • Engineering Science for Product Designers • Electronics for Product Designers. Year two: • Design for Manufacture • CAD-CAM • Marketing & Conceptual Development • Information Ergonomics • Project Selection & Management • Mechanical Engineering (inc FEA) • Design in Context. Year three: • Business Management & Professional Practise • Design for a Competition • Advanced Design Option • Major Project. ASSESSMENT:

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BSc (HONS) PRODUCT DESIGN Campus: Llandaff Campus Course Length: Three years full-time

ACCREDITED BY: Institution of Engineering Designers UCAS CODE(S): W2H1 (Route A), E2H1 (Route B) ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: A minimum grade B in Design Technology or Art, and a C in one other subject at A Level or equivalent; or a Foundation Diploma in Art & Design. Points not accepted. We have a very open mind to the qualifications you bring with you. We simply look to be convinced that you have the commitment to pursue this degree and the skills to make it worthwhile. FURTHER INFORMATION: csad.uwic.ac.uk/productdesign Admissions Tutor: Glyn Stockton - [email protected]

You will be assessed throughout the course through practical and written work.

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CAREER POTENTIAL: The course has been designed specifically to address the needs of prospective candidates that plan to pursue a career in the fields of both music production and studio technology, in such diverse fields as studio design, installation and servicing, music recording and post production. Employment can be found in TV and music production studios, live sound reinforcement industries as well as the audio- and multimedia-engineering service sectors. COURSE CONTENT: The intention of this multidisciplinary offering is to integrate the fields of electronic engineering, acoustical engineering, and music production, together with their associated technologies, in order to enable the student to fully integrate into both music production and electronics design environments. The course will equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills to design, utilise and maintain various equipment and systems with the music production industry. Existing, as well as new techniques and apparatus will be presented, so that the student will be well equipped to face the challenges that are typically found in these contemporary, media-based environments. You will have access to our design and production facilities, as well as engineering laboratories and practical facilities.

Year one: • Mathematics • Electrical Principles • Analogue Electronics • Digital Electronics • Studio Craft. Year two: • Systems Project • Signal Processing • Mathematics II • Audio Electronics, Principles & Practice. • Music Technology & Composing • Acoustics • Production Project • Microcomputers for Audio Applications. Year three: • Individual Project • Project Management & Entrepreneurship • Digital Signal Processing • Music & Audio Installations • Music Technology & Composing II • Advanced Audio Production Techniques. ASSESSMENT: The students are assessed on a continual basis by a range of methods that include assignments, projects, case studies, practical exercises and written examinations.

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BSc (HONS) MUSIC PRODUCTION & TECHNOLOGY Campus: Llandaff Campus Course Length: Three years full-time

SELECTION PROCEDURE: Via UCAS applications. UCAS CODE(S): J930 ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: Five GCSE passes at grade C or above, to include English, Mathematics and a Science, plus one of the following: • 180 points from at least 2 A Levels • Four C” grades from the Irish Leaving Certificate at Highers to include Electronics, Physics or Science. • 180 points from at least 2 A Levels in appropriate science or technical subjects or equivalent. Plus a developed interest in music and/or music production and technology. FURTHER INFORMATION: csad.uwic.ac.uk/music/BSc_Hons_Music_ ProductionandTechnology.htm Admissions Tutor: Matt Erichsen - [email protected]

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OTHER PROGRAMMES The school also offers the following engineering based courses on a full and part-time basis. Many of these courses are professionally accredited by the Incorporated Institute of Engineers, meaning our students graduate with the right skills and knowledge to enter the industry at the highest level. FOUNDATION DEGREE Foundation Leading to BSc Engineering Systems

“The lecturers are down to earth and have time for you here.” David Rosser, Electrical Systems, CSAD

ENGINEERING HND/BSc (Hons) Electronic Communication Systems HND/BSc (Hons) Electronic Control Systems HND/BSc (Hons) Electronic Microcomputer Systems HND Engineering (Electrical)/ BSc (Hons) Electrical Systems Engineering HND Engineering (Mechanical)/ BSc (Hons) Mechanical Systems Engineering For further information about any of these courses please visit our website at: csad.uwic.ac.uk/engineeringsystemsdesign

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Foundation Degree in Contemporary Furniture Design Full-time and Part-time

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UWIC PROGRAMMES IN BRIDGEND FE COLLEGE

Contact: Huw Williams (Course Director) 01656 302370 [email protected] BA (Hons) Degree in Photographic Practices Full-time and Part-time Contact: David Lewis (Course Director) 01656 302370 [email protected] Website: www.bridgend.ac.uk

“I went to San Diego for 6 months in my second year at CSAD which was a great chance to live abroad and to get new idea and experiences.” Kate Livesey, BA Ceramics, CSAD

UWIC PROGRAMMES IN BARRY FE COLLEGE Foundation Degree in Contemporary Textiles Practice Full-time and Part-time Foundation Degree in Graphic Communication Full-time and Part-time Foundation Degree in Ceramics Full-time and Part-time To Apply: Student Services: 01446 25007 www.barry.ac.uk/apply Website: www.barry.ac.uk UWIC programmes in local welsh colleges

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GETTING A PL ACE AT CARDIFF SCHOOL OF ART & DESIGN APPLICATION PROCESS Applications for all full-time undergraduate programmes are made through UCAS. Information on how to apply and copies of their forms are available on-line (www.ucas.ac.uk) and through schools, colleges and careers offices. In broad terms, UCAS has two ways to apply for art and design programmes - Route A and Route B. Route B is specifically to allow students from Foundation programmes the time they need to prepare and present their portfolio. Route A is the route for people applying with alternative qualifications and experiences. WELCOMING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES We welcome applications from students with disabilities. Please contact UWIC’s Disability Adviser for an informal chat if you are thinking about applying to Cardiff School of Art & Design - 029 2041 6170 www.uwic.ac.uk/disability. SELECTION Once your application form has been received at UCAS, it will be sent to Cardiff School of Art & Design for consideration.

We will endeavour to process your application as soon as possible.

It therefore helps a lot if you have qualifications in Art, Design or Media Studies.

This will be especially so where we do not necessarily need to call you for interview, or for overseas students who find it difficult to come to an interview. The academic staff responsible for your chosen programme will consider carefully the information provided by you on your UCAS form and by your referees.

For the design, construction and engineering programmes, at least two relevant A levels or their equivalent is required with courses having different points requirements. Please access the website and follow the links to the programmes you are interested in to find out the exact requirements (www.uwic.ac.uk/courses/).

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Work and other relevant experiences can also be taken into account as equivalent to academic qualifications. What we will be looking for is sufficient evidence of your ability to sustain study at degree level.

YOUR APPLICATION When we read your application form we are looking for evidence that you would be able to make the most of studying here. Your range of qualifications or experience and your enthusiasm for your subject need to be clear when we read your form. Programmes such as BA Ceramics, BA Contemporary Textile Practice and BA Fine Art are keen to take students who have already undertaken a Foundation Programme in Art & Design. It is important to recognise though that Foundation Studies are not the sole requirement for access to the art programmes. Other qualifications, for example, a good range of GCSEs and A levels or their equivalent, at a suitably high standard in appropriate subjects, will be viewed positively.

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We are also keen that you should demonstrate a good standard of English, either through a GCSE in English or through competence in written communication. For some programmes GCSE Maths or the equivalent is also necessary. If you are in any doubt about the relevance of your qualifications or experience please contact us. International students who do not have English as their first language need to provide evidence that they are able to study in the language by submitting a minimum score in either an IELTS test of 6.0 or a TOEFL test of 230 (computer) or 570 (paper). how to apply

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In some cases, we will be able to make you an offer without needing you to come to an interview. However, where it is especially important that we see evidence of your work, we will invite you to bring a portfolio to an interview. Where this isn’t possible, for example because of distance, we will ask to see digital or other images of your work and can interview you on the telephone. The interview is a chance for you to show your enthusiasm for your chosen subject and to explain to us something about our motivation. It is also a great opportunity to visit Cardiff, meet our staff and students, soak up the atmosphere here and ask questions that you did not raise on your Open Day visits. PORTFOLIOS Where you need to present a portfolio it should contain a body of unaided art or design work. It is helpful if at least some of it relates to the area in which would like to study. INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMME Want to study at BA level in art and design in the UK? The idea of moving to a new country and studying there can be a challenge and so this 10 week course has been designed especially to help you build your confidence and make the most of studying in the UK. Between July and September, you will be introduced to a variety of lively approaches and activities that will enable you to be fully prepared to

take on the demands of a BA programme. Through a series of practical projects, presentations, group and individual tutorials and culture visits, you will be introduced to the unique approaches to learning and teaching that we value so much at Cardiff School of Art & Design. You will be able to develop technical and conceptual skills that will provide a firm basis for further study. Alongside this, you will have a chance to discover something of the thriving artistic and cultural life of Cardiff - the capital of Wales.

study at BA level. The programme requires students to undertake the IELTS tests to reach level 6 in order to study at BA level. C O N S I D E R I N G A P P LY I N G ?

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We welcome applications from students who already have some experience in the broad field of art and design whether it be a relevant diploma, degree or work experience. WHAT TO DO NEXT

Progression to study as CSAD Successful completion of the 10 week programme provides progression onto one of the following programmes: • Art & Design Foundation • BA (Hons) Ceramics • BA (Hons) Contemporary Textile Practice • BA (Hons) Fine Art (Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking, Media Arts & Performance) • BA (Hons) Media Studies & Visual Cultures • BA/BSc (Hons) Product Design • BA (Hons) Graphic Communication • BA (Hons) Illustration • MSc Advanced Product Design • MA Ceramics • MA Fine Art

To apply for the 10 week International Programme in Art & Design, complete the application form available at www.uwic.ac.uk and follow the links to International Students/Prospective Students/How to Apply. You also need to submit a digital portfolio to demonstrate your ability in art and design. Please e-mail your digital portfolio to international@uwic. ac.uk with your name, contact details and course title that you wish to study. On receipt of your application and portfolio, we will contact you. FEES £2200*. The cost of accommodation is not included. CSAD will help find accommodation for you with host families.*subject to change, please contact us for full details

LANGUAGE SUPPORT For students wishing to improve their English or already have an IELTS (International English Language Testing Service) score of 5, we provide professional English support so that you can be familiar with the specialist vocabulary necessary for

CONTACT Gareth Barham +44 (0)29 2041 6902 [email protected] uwic.ac.uk/international/ international summer school programme

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CAREER POTENTIAL: The programme is one of the longest established Masters programmes in Ceramics in the UK. Over 400 graduates (with nearly a third from countries outside the UK) have successfully completed the programme, many of whom are now today’s leading practitioners, researchers and academics in the field of ceramics. The MA programme aims to enable each student to identify their true interests and concerns as artists, designers, or makers. From this, students develop appropriate methods through which to explore ideas and articulate them effectively in imaginative or innovative ways through the medium of ceramics. Students are engaged with key theories and contemporary debates, thus fostering their understandings of the ways in which these can influence the development of their artworks, and their their future practice as artists, makers or academics. Students pursing this programme normally have a BA Hons degree in the visual arts. Many graduates who undertake the programme come to us with a number of years professional experience as practitioners or enter from related areas such as teaching, occasionally post-career. All will be seeking to extend and develop significantly their

practice and deepen their knowledge and understanding of ceramics. COURSE CONTENT: A key part of the process is the development of methods and strategies for the conceptualisation and expression of ideas, while exploiting the unique material and visual properties of the medium of ceramics. Within the taught programme, an overarching series of lectures and seminars will provide you with grounding in research methods and engage you with key contemporary debates. Workshops introduce you to new materials and processes, as well as strengthen existing knowledge and experience, and are run throughout the year. As the programme progresses, your practice is supported by individual and group tutorials. At key stages in the development of a project, visual presentations are employed to identify main concerns, to document progress and enhance your overall student experience. The balance of study time is normally 75% practice, and 25% theory.

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MA CERAMICS Campus: Howard Gardens Course Length: one year full-time (three semesters, 45 weeks), two years part-time (six semesters, 20 weeks)

ASSESSMENT: You are assessed through completed projects of studio practical work and research, based upon visual and written text and a final exhibition. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: Applicants should have one of the following: • A good Honours degree (in an appropriate discipline) • appropriate professional experience within the subject • Strong portfolio of work.

FURTHER INFORMATION: csad.uwic.ac.uk/maceramics/ Programme Director: Peter Castle - [email protected]

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CAREER POTENTIAL: After a sustained period of study, graduates from this programme are well placed to pursue their career as practising artists in a contemporary context. Others may also develop their careers in arts administration, teaching or the wider creative industries. COURSE CONTENT: Now celebrating its 21st anniversary, this programme continues to evolve in keeping with the contemporary art world and developments in education whilst still maintaining its traditions of excellence. All MA Fine Art staff are actively involved in making or writing about art. They bring this knowledge and experience to the programme, entering into an ongoing dialogue with you in order to strengthen your own art practice. At the beginning of the programme you will define a personal project and are encouraged to develop the necessary practical, organizational and technical skills. Studio space is available to Full-Time students throughout the year with Part-Time students having access during vacation periods. Technical resources and support are available to all students by negotiation.

You will also develop a theoretical basis for your practice through knowledge of contemporary art, as well as its historical underpinnings and theoretical tools for its analysis. This is set in the context of the economic social and political forces that inevitably come to bear on our activities as artists. These practical and theoretical strands are combined as complementary parts of the programme with the aim of helping you to understand the role of artist as doer and thinker, as a member of a community and as part of society at large. In addition to studio practice, the modular programme is structured around formal lectures and seminars, as well as tutorials and study visits to locations in the UK and abroad. On leaving the programme, you will not only have a better understanding of your art practice, but will also be able to contribute to the wider art world, by making a living as an artist or within the cultural industries.

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MA FINE ART Campus: Howard Gardens Course Length: One year full-time, two years part-time

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: Applicants should have a good BA (HONS) degree (or equivalent). FURTHER INFORMATION: www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/mafineart/ Programme Director: Simon Pope - [email protected]

“The MA programme is now celebrating its 20th anniversary. Over the years, it has proven itself to be one of the leading postgraduate Fine Art Programmes in the UK.” Professor Gaynor Kavanagh DPhl MPhil FMA Dean of Cardiff School

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CAREER POTENTIAL: The course is principally aimed at enabling graduates to develop their careers in the manufacturing sector. On completion of the course, graduates could expect to develop their careers towards middle and senior management in the area of product development where their strategic thinking skills, commercial understanding, project management experience and deeper technological knowledge would be beneficial. COURSE CONTENT: Cardiff School of Art & Design and the National Centre for Product Design & Development Research have pooled their substantial expertise to produce this unique course. State-of-the-art knowledge and technology is central to this programme. Cardiff School of Art & Design has substantial expertise in the delivery of courses at the interface of engineering and product design, while UWIC’s National Centre for Product Design & Development Research (PDR) is one of the UK’s leading centres for Rapid Product Development. The key focus of PDR is product development and its expertise covers the whole process from design management, concept and detailed design, ergonomics and CAD to prototyping, tooling, and batch manufacture.

The programme will equip you with an advanced knowledge of the technologies, tools and techniques being used by today’s most successful product developers and manufactures. It is understood that applicants will come form diverse backgrounds; therefore graduates will initially undertake a negotiated study element to ensure that you have the appropriate pre-requisite knowledge. The body of the course will develop expertise in the area of Rapid Property Development (RPD) through the study of: • RPD Principals and Practice • Managing the RPD Process • Design Validation • Rapid Product Realisation • Implementing RPD. ASSESSMENT:

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MSc PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT Campus: Llandaff Course Length: One year full-time

“I have found the programme to be very useful and have been able to implement learning from the programme in my commercial practice immediately.” John Davies Research & Development Manager, Frontier Plastics

FURTHER INFORMATION: csad.uwic.ac.uk/rapidproductdevelopment/ Programme Director: Gareth Loudon - [email protected]

Coursework, exams, presentation and dissertation. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must have an Honours degree in engineering, applied science or product design, or equivalent. msc product development management

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CAREER POTENTIAL: Cardiff School or Art & Design and the National Centre for Product Design & Development Research (PDR) have pooled their substantial design and manufacturing expertise; consulting with employers, international students and undergraduates to produce this unique course. The programme will equip you with an advanced knowledge of the techniques, technologies and tools being used by today’s designers. It is principally aimed at enabling graduates to develop their careers in product design, design management and product development. Graduates are enabled to understand commercial realities and design’s role in business; appreciate the whole design development process and how the research and development phase inspires the final product. Graduates could expect to find employment in design consultancies, manufacturing, or companies dealing in the development of so called ‘information appliances’ such as mobile phones.

COURSE CONTENT: Working under pressure and to tight timescales, but supported by constructive criticism, you will develop your design for manufacture skills, gaining an understanding of sustainability, learning 3D CAD and CAM and developing traditional techniques

such as sketching, dealing with form, communication and developing presentation skills. Innovation is central to the course. Realising that innovation is aided by access to state-of-the-art knowledge and technology. The course taps into the cutting edge research and development work being carried out in the field of product design and rapid product manufacture with companies such as Sony-Ericsson and Samsung along with three of the UK's top five design consultancies. A key advantage of the course is its industrial placement. You will be offered assistance in gaining a placement either in industry or within PDR. You will also be in a position to draw on real-world case studies from PDR. In addition to the placement, the course will give you exposure to real commercial situations through industrial partners who will provide lecturing input and genuine "live" case studies for you to work on. For your placement and major project, you can choose to specialise in either Rapid Product Development (which focuses on the design and development of products through to manufacture using rapid product development techniques), or Computer Embedded Devices (which develops techniques for designing and prototyping information appliances such as mobile phones).

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M S c A DVA N C E D P R O D U C T D E S I G N Campus: Llandaff Course Length: One year full-time

All students studying for the MSc will undertake the following common modules: • Product Design Principles and Practice • Sustainability Issues in Design for Production • Research Techniques & Principles • User Testing & Evaluation • Form Shape & Colour A Professional Development Portfolio module is also included to enable you to focus the course on your individual career aspirations. ASSESSMENT: Assessment will be through coursework and presentations. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must have and Honours degree (normally at 2:1 or above) in engineering, applied science or product design or equivalent. FURTHER INFORMATION: http://csad.uwic.ac.uk/MscAPD/ Programme Director: Gareth [email protected] or call 029 2041 6661

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Cardiff School of Art and Design (CSAD) has a long history in the generation of art and design research. It has an active and supportive research environment, and its supervisors have significant expertise in the various ways in which art and design -both theory and practice - can contribute to knowledge. The School’s research is recognised as playing a key role in supporting economic, social and cultural development in Wales and the UK. Through its research, CSAD aims not only to generate new knowledge and understanding of art and design, but also to contribute to the creative industries, the cultural sector, manufacturing, the professions and the community. Furthermore, the School is a co-founding institution (with Newport School of Art Media and Design), of the Wales Institute of Research in Art and Design (WIRAD), allowing the research experience of its students and supervisors to be enhanced through cross-School collaboration and exchange. CSAD provides opportunities to undertake supervised research that lead to the awards of Master of Philosophy (MPhil; 1-2 years full-time, 2-5 years part-time) or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD; 3-4 years full-time, 4-7 years part time). The awards of MPhil and PhD are achieved through a sustained piece of original investigative research leading to a thesis which can be theoretical or practice-based.

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All research students are given research degree training. This occurs at University-level, covering generic topics such as defining aims and objectives, reflective practice, and preparing a critical contextual review. Research training also occurs at Schoollevel,covering topics directly relevant to art and design research, such as locating art and design practice within a research question, the role of aesthetic theory in research, and quantitative and qualitative research methods in art and design. CSAD provides all its research students with expert supervision and facilities relevant to their chosen area of research. Research projects are normally supervised by two members of academic staff, one of whom acts as the candidate's Director of Studies.

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APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS

CSAD has a range of research specialisms, and is particularly keen to foster graduate research in these areas. They include: Fine Art and Ceramics: • art history, philosophy and theory • ceramic history and theory • ceramic print • colour in ceramics • digital printmaking • figurative ceramics • material-based practice • media art and performance • painting • relation between art and science • sculpture • surface design.

Formal applications are made directly to UWIC. Forms and Guidance Notes are available at http://www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/researchdegrees/ apply.htm or from UWIC Admissions: [email protected] or telephone +44 (0)29 2041 6044. Once your application form has been received, it will be sent to Cardiff School of Art & Design for consideration. We will endeavour to process your application as quickly as possible. The academic staff responsible for your chosen programme will consider carefully the information provided by you on your form and any comments received from your referees. Criteria used in considering your application

Design-Enhanced Human Futures: • computer interaction design • cradle to-cradle thinking • creativity in digital textile technology • creativity in art and design education • interface design • information appliance development • information ergonomics • rapid prototyping. In addition, several staff have experience of the theory and practice of interdisciplinary research, and welcome applications which want to explore relationships between various art forms or between the arts and the sciences.

When we read your application form we are looking at four things: 1. The nature of your research proposal. It should (i) demonstrate to a non-specialist reader that there is a question to be addressed within a subject; (ii) show how the question draws or touches upon other people’s work within the subject; (iii) indicate how your question can be addressed, with a brief account of the methods to be used; and (iv) anticipate how the results will benefit or contribute to the general body of knowledge in the subject.

2. Qualifications. For a PhD this will normally mean a Masters qualification; for MPhil it will mean a good undergraduate degree or equivalent. Applicants who wish to study for a PhD but who do not have a Master’s degree may register for an MPhil, with the possibility of transfer to PhD, subject to satisfactory completion of a probationary period (usually one year full-time or two years part-time).

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3. Other relevant experience. Work or other experience can be taken into account as will we primarily be looking for sufficient evidence of your ability to sustain independent study at an advanced level. 4. English language. You should be able to demonstrate a good standard of English, either through a GCSE in English Language or through demonstrable competence in written work. If you are in any doubt about the relevance of your qualifications or experience, or for any other queries relating to studying for a research degree with us, please contact Dr. Clive Cazeaux, Graduate Studies Co-ordinator, on +44 (0)29 2041 6680 or [email protected].

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RESEARCH WITHIN CSAD John Hammersley Full-time PhD research student in Fine Art

“I never thought I’d learn so much, we’ve been taught a lot about understanding the context of art work; experimentation and play are encouraged.”

Nearly all twentieth-century artworks have been written as the product of the creative individual artist or genius. In contrast, recent social-activist and neo-conceptual artists have cited dialogue as a social mode of meaning-generation in contemporary art. For example, the Wochenklauser group offers a series of conversations as an artwork, a claim grounded in the conceptual and process-based traditions of art (Kester 2004). Dialogue has been John’s principal mode of practice as an artist for a number of years. This practice-based research investigates what contemporary artists understand of dialogue, and argues that dialogue is a critical model for developing a socially-focused and reflective art practice. The outcome of this research will be a body of art practice-as-dialogue, informed by qualitative methodologies, which demonstrates the capacity of dialogue to extend the meanings and boundaries of art.

Sara Moorhouse Full-time PhD research student in Ceramics My research examines and analyses the spatial activity created by colour combinations, drawn from landscape, when applied to three-dimensional form. Colours perform spatially upon a two-dimensional surface in a multitude of ways and these may be affected significantly by other formal qualities of three-dimensional works.

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My research has shown that bands of colour arranged upon the three-dimensional bowl, display spatial manoeuvres that are not found within identical alignments of hues upon a twodimensional surface. A key finding to date is the ‘tilt effect’, an illusion that bends form and creates tension between inner and outer surfaces. This phenomenon is so resolute and compelling, that not only can a dual tilt appear, but further unexpected spatial events can be produced. Such effects, once determined, may be used as an abstract language across the mediums of painting and ceramics. Through manipulation of hue, the colours and spirit of landscape can be represented; through hue and form, and so illusion, landscape can be further realised, to suggest its weight, movement, contours, scale and ambiguous nature.

Hattie Greinig, BA Fine Art, Sculpture, CSAD

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The Certificate in Research Skills: Art and Design, provides a thorough and comprehensive introduction to the range of methods, strategies and debates relevant to art and design research at research degree levels. It is built around the three key areas of research method, research design, and the criticality that are essential to the generation of new knowledge. The programme is devised for people thinking about undertaking a research degree at CSAD or in the early stages of registration with us. It will equip you with the critical apparatus and approaches needed to develop successful research within the criteria of an MPhil or Doctoral award. It will also help you build confidence in your research and develop your level of critical enquiry and practice. The programme has been informed throughout by the recommendations from the Arts and Humanities Research Council and by the precepts from the Quality Assurance Agency with regard to research skills training.

The programme is offered over one term for fulltime students (autumn; 12 weeks) or two terms for part-time students (autumn, spring; 24 weeks). External commitments permitting, part-time students may complete the programme in one term if they wish. The core modules cover research methods and research design. Beyond this students will specialise by taking either modules on contemporary critical debate in the theory and practice of art or contemporary critical debate in the theory and practice of design. Each module has a value of 20 credits and represents 200 hours of student effort. Students must pass three modules (and obtain 60 credits) to complete the programme.

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POSTGR ADUATE CERTIFICATE IN RESEARCH SKILLS: ART AND DESIGN* Campus: Howard Gardens and Llandaff

FURTHER INFORMATION: Please contact Dr Clive Cazeaux, Graduate Studies Co-ordinator, CSAD [email protected] * This programme will be validated in 2008/9 for delivery from 2009/10.

It is anticipated that these 60 credits, as well as forming a certificate programme for MPhil and PhD students, may also become part of CSAD’s taught postgraduate programmes

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The School welcomes applications from graduates for our MPhil programmes. These are courses of independent study on research projects at an advanced level, supported by the new postgraduate certificate in research skills: art and design and situated in areas of leading research development within the School. Communities of MPhil students are being developed in the following research areas: • Art, Design and the Human Body • Psychoanalysis and Art History • Spiritual Art in the early 20th Century • Walking as Research and Practice • Art and Science, philosophy or consciousness • Media as Research and Practice • Appropriation, Cubism and Painting • Landscape, Memory and Form • Painting and Performance • Graphic Communication • Communication Studies • Somatic Studies • Design Interaction

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MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY Campus: Howard Gardens and Llandaff

• Sustainability and the Built Environment • Architectural Design and Technology • Design IT for the Built Environment • Residential Development • Applied Sustainable Design and Construction • Creativity in Higher Education Proposals for research at MPhil and PhD level in any of these areas can be discussed informally in the first instance. Proposals that are interdisciplinary in nature are especially welcome. The research areas that can be undertaken as an MPhil (or as a PhD) are not confined to this list. Transfer from MPhil to PhD status is possible within research degree regulations, subject to standard.

FURTHER INFORMATION: For further information and for an informal chat, contact Dr Clive Cazeaux, Graduate Studies Co-ordinator, CSAD [email protected]

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Cardiff School of Art & Design is a centre for both research and knowledge generation. In the 2001 exercise, CSAD had an RAE score of 4. The outcome of the 2008 exercise will be announced in December 2008. Most of the School’s academic staff are research active, or directly involved with knowledge generation and exchange of value to the economy and cultural environment We particularly encourage engagement with research as it has very positive effects on the teaching programme, ensuring that the teaching is at the cutting edge of our disciplines. CSAD is a founding member of the Wales Institute of Research in Art & Design (WIRAD www.wirad.ac.uk) which is host to a wide variety of exciting research into Art & Design. Some of the Research Groups and Centres based in the School and which contribute to WIRAD are described: CENTRE FOR FINE ART RESEARCH (CFAR) The Centre for Fine Art Research provides a medium through which a number of groups with differing interests within the same generic field can interact and collaborate. The Centre’s groups include:

CFAR Group: Painting Research Members of the Group use journeys as inspiration for new workings. Along the way they are creating a ‘museum’ of materials that contextualise and examine their individual thinking in the context of the creative process. CFAR Group: Colloquium for the Study of Walking as a Visual Practice A peer network of international artists is being established by the Colloquium to develop the concept of walking as an art practice.

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RESEARCH AT CARDIFF CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN CERAMICS This Centre’s wide ranging research includes the preparation of Jeffrey Jones’ book The Studio Potter in Britain due for publication in 2007, the launch of Interpreting Ceramics, a refereed international journal: www.interpretingceramics.com and the Researching Ceramics Online Database: www.researchingceramics.net SENSORY DESIGN RESEARCH CFAR Group: History and Theory of Art, Design and Media Promotes original investigation in the fields of the history and theory of art, design and media. CFAR Group: Printmaking Research Group (PROOF) Creates print-based works of art in collaboration with artists such as Ivor Davies, Terry Setch and Mary Lloyd Jones. Mary has worked with the Group extensively over the past two years and recently had a major launch of her digital work at the National Library of Wales, the design and production of which was in collaboration with the PROOF members.

GROUP The Group’s aim is to design, develop and distribute a range of experiential, sensory and educational technologies. Its Reactive Colours project secured support funding from National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) and interest from many organisations including Smart Technologies Limited, Architects of Air, National Autistic Society UK and from Autism Cymru. Recently the group’s leader, Wendy Keay-Bright was presented with an honorary Autism Cymru S4C Charity of the Year Award in recognition of her work. research at cardiff

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The many possible ways in which textiles may interface with digital textile practice is being researched by this Group who wish to analyse technology’s impact on creativity and innovation. CONFERENCE: CREATIVIT Y OR CONFORMITY? In January 2007, CSAD hosted a very successful three day international conference called Creativity or Conformity: Building Cultures of Creativity in Higher Education. It focused on how the tensions of today’s audit-driven culture with its emphasis on target, is affecting Higher Education when it is widely agreed that students learn best when they are strongly motivated in an open, flexible and creative environment. The conference has provided the impetus for an in-depth study into how best to support this type of teaching. Further details of our research and our involvement with the Wales Institute for Research into Art & Design see: www.wirad.ac.uk http://www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/research.htm Steve Gill Director of Research Cardiff School of Art & Design

The Enterprising students and staff in Cardiff School of Art & Design engage in a variety of outward facing activities, creating knowledge and sharing ideas, contributing to the vibrant culture of Wales’s capital city and beyond. You’d expect an Art & Design school to exhibit work and we do - both at the heart of where we work and in the fabulous venues available throughout the city. We’re not shy of showing off internationally either, with exhibitions in Europe and even as far away as China. We share our expertise in other ways; working with businesses to maximise their research and development, supporting new initiatives within a company with a graduate knowledge transfer partnership or ensuring their existing staff have the skills needed to meet today’s challenges by offering tailor made continuous professional development programmes.

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We’re fiercely proud of our relationship with employers, working closely to ensure that our graduates have the skills that make them highly sought after. We run live briefs set by industry partners, involve practitioners in developing curriculum and play a leading role with the appropriate skills councils, making sure we play our part in creating a future designed for success. For further examples of the projects we enjoy visit: www.csad.ac.uk www.cardiffdesign festival.org

We share our skills and knowledge with everyone, offering accessible short courses through Cardiff Open Art School, providing an opportunity for everyone to taste the Art school experience. As one of the leading Art & Design Schools in the UK we take our role in the creative industries very seriously. For four years now we’ve championed the excellent Welsh design community by organising the internationally renowned Cardiff Design Festival. This annual event celebrates the successes with a showcase of the best work and a series of talks, events, exhibitions, parties and more that brings design fever to the City. enterprise

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Do you love the idea of studying art but don’t want to commit to doing a degree? Then Cardiff One Art School provides a wonderful opportunity for you to develop your art and design skills whether for personal enjoyment or to build a portfolio to help you apply for a job or course. It’s a great way too of getting the buzz from meeting up with like-minded creative people each week and to be a part of the university’s lively culture with our exciting programme of exhibitions and talks. Each term we run evening classes in painting, life drawing, inspirational drawing, printmaking, Adobe Photoshop, ceramics and digital photography and also organise Summer and Easter Schools, the perfect alternative to a more traditional holiday. Our courses are open to all ages and abilities, from absolute beginners to experienced artists. No qualifications are necessary, just enthusiasm and a desire to learn and experiment. All our tutors are practicing artists and designers and provide students with one to one mentoring and advice as well as whole class tuition.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

We also all run programmes for practicing artists such as our bronze casting course using our newly refurbished foundry facilities.

UWIC’s Centre for Personal & Professional Development offers a wide range of courses designed to improve skills.

For the latest information on the courses that we’re running visit www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/coas.htm or call 029 20201560.

Whether it’s pursuing an interest or gaining accredited qualifications to improve a Continuing Professional Development portfolio, we can help. We work with communities, employers, artists, designers, teachers and individuals to develop courses that are relevant to you.

For further information and for discussion of possible affiliations, please contact Angie Dutton, Enterprise Co-ordinator, [email protected]

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For more information or for a list of courses currently planned please contact: Centre for Personal & Professional Development University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC) Llandaff Campus, Western Avenue, Cardiff CF5 2YB Tel: 029 2020 1560 uwic.ac.uk

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The purpose of the non-academic Affiliate Programme is to enable participants to develop their skills, knowledge and practices at postgraduate level. Affiliation can help graduates develop their ability to pursue an independent creative career as a practising artist or designer. It can also be used as an opportunity to build up a portfolio of work, prior to applying for postgraduate degree opportunities within the School. Affiliates may join us for an agreed timescale, either in the term or vacation periods, subject to space and facilities being available. Each affiliate will have an agreed plan and formal agreement with us, before the placement can begin. Subject to the degree of need, affiliates could have arrangements for mentoring and technical support during the course of their placement.

The School will provide access to studio/workshop space and appropriate technical facilities for the span of the agreed Affiliate Programme. This will also include lighting, heating and access to the campus library and open access computers. The fee will not cover the cost of consumable materials. In addition, access to relevant lectures and seminars on masters and research seminars can be provided.

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It anticipated that placements will be for a minimum of 10 weeks or the maximum of a year. The weeks can be taken sequentially or in groups, subject to CSAD facilities and resources being available. Affiliates must abide by the access agreements undertaken. The fee per week is £120.00. Interest in affiliation to Fine Arts and Ceramics areas are especially encouraged. For further information and for discussion of possible affiliations, please contact Angie Dutton, Enterprise Co-ordinator, [email protected]

Affiliates will need to abide by the rules of conduct of the University and use the studio space or facilities provided for the sole purpose as identified in the agreement. They will hold responsibility for health and safety in the same ways as a member of staff or a student.

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We hope that you will now put in your application to Cardiff School of Art & Design and look forward to hearing from you. Please contact us directly if you need more information. Admission Tutors and Programme Directors will be happy to talk with you about the courses and the best choice for you. If you need a copy of the prospectus in an alternative format, please contact us and we will be happy to help. Cardiff School of Art & Design UWIC Howard Gardens Campus Cardiff CF24 0SP Tel: +44 (0)29 2041 6154

UWIC BURSARIES & SCHOLARSHIPS

UWIC offers non-repayable student cash bursaries and scholarships. For further information please visit: www.uwic.ac.uk/bursaries or contact UWIC’s Bursaries Officer for further details. James Brennan Bursaries Officer Tel: 029 2041 6143 email: [email protected]

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‘At the heart of Creativity in Cardiff for over 140 years…’ Cardiff School of Art & Design University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC), Howard Gardens, Cardiff, CF24 0SP Tel: +44 (0)29 2041 6154 Fax: +44 (0)29 2041 6944

The information given in this prospectus is intended as a general guide to UWIC, its courses and facilities, and does not form part of a contract. UWIC reserves the right to modify or withdraw without notice any of the courses or facilities described in this prospectus. All the information contained in this publication was correct at the time of writing.

University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC), Llandaff Campus, Western Avenue, Cardiff, CF5 2YB Tel: +44 (0)29 2041 6637/6696 Fax: +44 (0)29 2041 6640 csad.uwic.ac.uk

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‘At the heart of Creativity in Cardiff for over 140 years…’ Cardiff School of Art & Design University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC), Howard Gardens, Cardiff, CF24 0SP Tel: +44 (0)29 2041 6154 Fax: +44 (0)29 2041 6944 University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC), Llandaff Campus, Western Avenue, Cardiff, CF5 2YB Tel: +44 (0)29 2041 6637/6696 Fax: +44 (0)29 2041 6640 csad.uwic.ac.uk

All wood/pulp used in this publication was sourced from sustainable producers and responsibly managed forests that create minimal environmental impact. Please recycle this publication.