Creative Arts and Design Practice BA (Hons) (Top up)
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This programme provides a progression route for students who successfully complete the Foundation Degree in Creative Arts and Design Practice awarded by Oxford Brookes University. It is equally suitable for students that have completed specialist HNDs such as Graphic Design, Photography, Textiles, Fine Art and Media.
This programme allows students to extend and consolidate their studies and to further develop individual interests and specialisms supported by our broad range of specialist staff. Students will develop their own practice whilst working collaboratively with other disciplines in college. Students will develop skills that will equip them to respond to changing economic condition…
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This programme provides a progression route for students who
successfully complete the Foundation Degree in Creative Arts and
Design Practice awarded by Oxford Brookes University. It is equally
suitable for students that have completed specialist HNDs such as
Graphic Design, Photography, Textiles, Fine Art and Media.
This programme allows students to extend and consolidate their
studies and to further develop individual interests and specialisms
supported by our broad range of specialist staff. Students will
develop their own practice whilst working collaboratively with
other disciplines in college. Students will develop skills that
will equip them to respond to changing economic conditions, to
develop an ability to work in different environments and to seek
out diverse opportunities within the creative industries.
Students are encouraged to be adaptable, flexible and able to work
with a broad range of people in different contexts. We also promote
entrepreneurial activities supporting students in seeking out
opportunities for themselves and others.
Learning is supported through close contact with a range of
creative specialists with access to specialist workshops and
studios. This allows us to promote individuality and tailor the
programme to suit individual needs.
Please note that as programmes are reviewed regularly, the module
list may vary from that shown here:
• Critical and Contextual Writing – 30 credits
• Negotiated Studies – 45 credits
• Collaborative and Creative Practices – 30 credits
• Portfolio and Promotion – 15 credits
Throughout the programme, teaching and learning strategies adopted
by tutors will acknowledge and encourage a range of learning
styles. The programme aims to provide a academic knowledge and
research literacy preparing a student for a specialist area and/or
cross-disciplinary practices and importantly a wide range of career
opportunities. There are opportunities to assimilate actively,
apply, question, debate and reflect critically developing critical
awareness and personal literacy.
Opportunities to asses individual qualities and capabilities. We
use a range of teaching and learning strategies. The strategies aim
to help you think, make, take risks, play, utilise and source
materials, reflect, evaluate and consider the impact of yourself
and others in a broader context. Throughout the programme, teaching
and learning strategies adopted by tutors will acknowledge and
encourage a range of learning styles.
The programme aims to provide a balance between provision of
information and opportunities to assimilate actively, apply,
question, debate and reflect critically. Students will be
encouraged to develop an awareness of current research and practice
through lectures, seminars and tutorials, and access to
international research in the field of Creative Arts through
library resources at the College and Oxford Brookes University.
Case study examples and lecturers’ own research will also be used,
as appropriate, throughout the programme. Students will become part
of a community of creative people studying at Oxford Brookes
University, Banbury and Reading Colleges.
The modules are delivered through a variety of techniques to
suit all learning styles. The teaching and learning strategies will
include: practical sessions, workshop programmes, presentations,
student-led seminars and peer criticisms. The assessment you
undergo will be both formative and summative: Formative - designed
to provide you with feedback on your progress and inform you of
your ongoing development.
Formative assessments, such as in-class discussions, presentations,
activities, do not form part of your grade. You will receive verbal
and/or written feedback after the formative assessments and it is
very important that you reflect on both the feedback and your
performance at the formative stage.
Summative - designed to provide a measure of your achievement in
respect of your performance in relation to the intended learning
outcomes of your programme of study. Summative marks help to
indicate your performance for the whole module and will determine
your progression on the course. Resources You will be provided with
a suitably equipped place to work when attending College that will
include access to specialist staff, IT facilities and other
learning resources which will be appropriate for the nature of work
you will be required to undertake. Additionally, the College offers
a wide range of other resources and facilities including additional
learning support, which will be available to you, further details
of which can found in the Higher Education Student Handbook.
As well as being enrolled at Banbury and Bicester College and
Reading College you will also be enrolled with Oxford Brookes
University and so will benefit from the same facilities and
services as on-campus students. These include: use of Brookes’
libraries, Centre for Sport and Students’ Union, study support and
mentoring and professional advice and information from Brookes’
Career and Employment Centre.
Typical offers include:
• A Foundation Degree in Creative Arts and Design Practice awarded
by Oxford Brookes University, achieving 240 credits and normally a
55% grade average achieved at Level 5.
• A Foundation Degree in Creative Arts and Design Practice or
related disciplines in Art and Design, achieving 240 credits and
normally a 55% grade average achieved at Level 5, subject to
individual credit rating by Oxford Brookes University.
• A Higher National Diploma delivered by Banbury and Bicester
College, achieving 240 credits with normally a Merit profile at
level 5 under Art and Design QAA Subject Benchmark.
• A Higher National Diploma from another institution, achieving 240
credits with normally a Merit profile at level 5 under Art and
Design QAA Subject Benchmark.
• Applications are welcomed from candidates with appropriate
alternative qualifications and from mature students. Typically we
transfer credit for part of a British degree course, a university
degree from another country or Open University courses.
All prospective students on the BA (Hons) Creative Arts and Design
Practice are required to attend an interview either in-person or on
Skype video conferencing and/ or on the phone. An art and design
portfolio is required at interview and this should include evidence
of an appropriate standard of visual literacy as well as a sample
of written work that demonstrates an ability to study at Level 6.
An electronic portfolio will be accepted in cases where an in-
person interview is not possible.
English Language Requirements
Applicants whose first language is not English must demonstrate
that their English language skills are high enough to succeed in
their studies by meeting the University Standard English Language
requirements. Applicants requiring a student visa to enter the UK
will need to meet the UK Border Agency’s (UKBA) minimum language
requirements as well as the University Standard English Language
requirements.
Expected career destinations for graduates includes being employed/ self-employed as graphic designers, textile designers, makers, illustrators or photographers, gallery and museum-related employment, and community-based project work. In addition, it is expected that some graduates will wish to pursue further study at postgraduate level either in a specific discipline or to pursue a career in teaching.
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