BA (Hons) Art & Design Practice Degree

BA (Hons) Art & Design Practice Degree

This programme has been developed as a progression to honours to make it possible for foundation degree graduates (and others where appropriate), to progress to achieve an honours degree in the interdisciplinary art and design area. This final year is unique to the South West and provides an exciting and vibrant Level 6 qualification with a continued emphasis on you, the learner and the development of your professional identity within the creative industries.

You will develop a focused innovative practice combining particular interdisciplinary art and design interests. In particular you will have the staff expertise and practical up to date facilities to enable you to explore, Print Making, Ceramics, Painting, Graphic Design, 3D Design, Mould Making & Fine Art Textiles. This is supported by an advanced skills and knowledge set reflecting your particular direction through the programme. You will be expected to develop an independent, autonomous practice, synthesise prior learning and present a public realisation of your work. The programme aims to facilitate within graduates an enthusiasm, curiosity and flexibility to equip you for a future in developing challenging art and design projects, whilst also operating across a range of arts careers and creative practices.

The programme aims to be a unique blend of traditional, contemporary and innovative approaches to learning. The curriculum is enquiry driven to provide you with a centred active education. Its design deliberately discourages the reductive question ‘What do I need to do to pass this module?’ by providing a framework which begs the question ‘Can I do this?’ and developing an enquiring attitude. This is consistent with the need for workers in the creative industries to be able to apply in-depth subject knowledge to a variety of circumstances.

For examples of student artwork please follow the link for our virtual summer show: https://bit.ly/CCShow2022  

Download BA (Hons) Art and Design Practice Programme Specification (2022-23) at https://www.cornwall.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/BA-Hons-Art-and-Design-Practice-Programme-Specification-2022-23.pdf  

What you will learn Entry requirements Progression Cornwall College Camborne

What you will learn

Indicative Module Year 1:

Concept Development & Practice
Dissertation
Negotiated Extended Practice
Professional Practice

Entry requirements

240 credits with 120 at level 5 from a relevant Foundation Degree, HND, or equivalent in an appropriate subject.

All qualifications and subject grades will be considered on an individual basis.

HND qualifications may require additional bridging modules.

Progression

Possible Progression (subject to availability)

- Masters-level programmes at other institutions
- CertEd or PGCE at Camborne, St Austell or Duchy Stoke
Possible Careers

Fine Artist
Ceramicist/Potter
Textile Artist/Designer
Fine Art Sculptor
Graphic Designer
Illustrator
Art Gallery/Museum Manager/Assistant
Teacher/Lecturer/Technician
Curator
Arts Administration
Community Project Work
Advertising Art/Creative Director
Tattoo Artist
Product Designer
Interior/Spatial/Window Designer

Cornwall College Camborne

Our Camborne campus has served as a vocational training hub for nearly a century. The iconic Tamar tower and the ‘big top’ that covers our construction and engineering provision, are landmarks known throughout the area. This legacy, combined with an exciting modernisation programme, has made Cornwall College Camborne the home of cutting edge facilities, dynamic learning experiences and fantastic student spaces. Open and modern learning areas, electric vehicle training labs, esports gaming facilities, chill out areas, an award-winning restaurant and plenty more besides, makes this the perfect place to have your #careercollege experience.

Read more on the exciting developments at St Austell & Camborne

What You Will Learn

Indicative Module Year 1:

Concept Development & Practice
Dissertation
Negotiated Extended Practice
Professional Practice

Entry Requirements

240 credits with 120 at level 5 from a relevant Foundation Degree, HND, or equivalent in an appropriate subject.

All qualifications and subject grades will be considered on an individual basis.

HND qualifications may require additional bridging modules.

Progression

Possible Progression (subject to availability) - Masters-level programmes at other institutions - CertEd or PGCE at Camborne, St Austell or Duchy Stoke Possible Careers Fine Artist Ceramicist/Potter Textile Artist/Designer Fine Art Sculptor Graphic Designer Illustrator Art Gallery/Museum Manager/Assistant Teacher/Lecturer/Technician Curator Arts Administration Community Project Work Advertising Art/Creative Director Tattoo Artist Product Designer Interior/Spatial/Window Designer

Cornwall College Camborne

Cornwall College Camborne

Our Camborne campus has served as a vocational training hub for nearly a century. The iconic Tamar tower and the ‘big top’ that covers our construction and engineering provision, are landmarks known throughout the area. This legacy, combined with an exciting modernisation programme, has made Cornwall College Camborne the home of cutting edge facilities, dynamic learning experiences and fantastic student spaces. Open and modern learning areas, electric vehicle training labs, esports gaming facilities, chill out areas, an award-winning restaurant and plenty more besides, makes this the perfect place to have your #careercollege experience.

Read more on the exciting developments at St Austell & Camborne

Case studies

Leah is now a self-employed artist creating unique ceramic pieces of art & one-off pieces for exhibitions, commissions and collectors. “I love designing and making a new collection of work for an exhibition. Commissions are also really fun, especially when they are for an organisation such as a museum.”

Whilst at Cornwall College I did three years of life drawing, I don’t believe there is anything that improves your artistic communicative skills more than drawing. I also had an amazing teacher that taught me how to work with clay, which is now the main part of my job!”

Leah’s ceramic designs are inspired by Renaissance ar, she prints out the paintings, places them on her clay pot & then uses dressmaking pins to map out the structure of each painting onto the unfired clay. This breaks down the painting into a series of geometric shapes and then she carves the clay with a scalpel following these markings.

Taran is now a 3rd year Press and editorial student at Falmouth University. “I love shooting on film, and digital. Film has made me slow down as every roll costs money. I now consider myself to be a photographer.”