Many innovative creative studios now define themselves as interdisciplinary, a word which we define as the fluid movement across the fields of art, design and technology. Rather than specialising in a particular creative discipline, our cutting-edge course reflects how these studios practice by exploring the intersection between art and design, with the implementation of new creative digital technologies.
Birmingham City University
ART AND DESIGN WITH CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES - BA (HONS)
Entry Requirements
Essential Requirements:Â
112Â UCAS tariff points from A/AS Level with a minimum of 2 A Levels.
IELTS:
6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in each band.
Career Prospects
The course offers strong employability potential for students as the Digital Creative sector is the largest growth sector of the creative industries. All skills and capabilities developed on the course are highly transferable and will support you to develop a range of knowledge, skills, behaviors attributes, and attitudes which will enable you to be successful not just in employment but in life. The breadth and fluidity of the course will enable you to build awareness and development of the following transferable skills: adaptability; creativity; collaboration; problem-solving; communication; listening; analytical reasoning; critical thinking; attention to detail; and, writing.
Key employability skills will also be acquired through:
- Working on live briefs with real clients in an employment context, enabling you to collaborate, communicate effectively, build social skills and develop a global perspective.
- The option of a work placement module, professional placement year, and multiple live briefs will be offered with potential employers as real partners in learning.
- A Personal Tutor will help you reflect on your employability.
- School Employability Leads, Academic Supervisors, Careers Advisors and Graduate Plus Teams will be able to provide support and advice.
Placements:
You will have the option to take a year-long professional work placement sandwich year to spend time directly working in industry through our BA (Hons) Art and Design with Creative Technologies with Professional Placement Year. This presents a fantastic opportunity to gain confidence, build experience and develop workplace skills before graduating through a work-based learning opportunity
Course Details
Our course will prepare you to be ready for employment within the creative industries by providing you with long-term creative skills to map out your creative future. With you at the centre, we will explore the intersections of art and design, providing a space where you can understand, develop and create a career in the evolving creative industries. You will develop the necessary self-awareness to question, make, play and create with others.
Professional Placement Year:
This course offers a professional placement year. This allows you to spend a whole year with an employer, between the second and third years of your degree, and is a great way to find out more about your chosen career. Some students even return to the same employers after completing their studies.
Please note that fees are payable during your placement year, equivalent to 20% of the total full-time course fee for that year (£1,850 for UK students).
Year One
In order to complete this course you must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 120 credits)
Thought Lab 20 credits
Materials Lab 20 credits
Digital Lab 20 credits
Performance Lab 20 credits
Nature Lab 20 credits
Speculative Lab
Year Two
In order to complete this course you must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 100 credits)
Live Project: Local 20 credits
Live Project: National 40 credits
Live Project: Global 40 credits
In order to complete this course you must successfully complete at least 20 credits from the following list of OPTIONAL modules:
Collaborative Practice 20 credits
Work Placement
Final Year
In order to complete this course you must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 120 credits)
Major Project: Research Lab 40 credits
Futures Lab 20 credits
Creation Lab: Creative Technologies
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