BA Art and Design

Year 1

(Award available for year: Certificate of Higher Educ)

Learning outcomes

1. Use a range of generated ideas in response to creative contemporary Art and Design challenges.
2. Apply skills and knowledge to create Art and Design outcomes in response to a project brief.
3. Express concepts, arguments, and outcomes in a variety of forms informed by contemporary Art and Design theory and practice.
4. Identify relevant research resources in the context of contemporary Art and Design challenges.

Skills Learning Outcomes

1. Apply effective written/visual/other communication skills to present ideas
2. Apply technical skills in creating and formatting art and design outcomes
3.Demonstrate the ability to critically reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of their own work.

Transferable (key) skills

1. Demonstrate effective self-directed learning (with appropriate support if required) in compiling and reviewing research in response to a project brief
2. Demonstrate a process of reflection upon research findings and use this to express concepts, arguments, and
art & design decision making

Assessment

Students will be assessed through an experimental portfolio which may include visual 2D and 3D responses, portfolios of text and image, blogs, short videos, presentations as well as more traditional essays, reports and occasional exams. Some of the assessments may be based upon collaboration with peers. This collaboration could be in the development of artefacts, proposals and/or various forms of visual and textual communication in response to problem-based issues.

In Year 1 assessments focus on the understanding and acquisition of new knowledge and practical, digital, academic and professional skills

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