COURSE INFORMATION

In order to develop a vision for the future, we first need to understand the past. Visual Communication encourages a critical engagement with historic and contemporary practice, relating social cultural and political contexts.

With and eye to meeting the demands of an ever changing, visual world, this course adopts a broad definition of illustration within the 21st Century, providing a dynamic environment for the devlopment of visual ideas, authorial practice, experimentation within a multi faceted curriculum.

The course addresses the demand for visual communicators who demonstrate a point of view, can contribute and inspire the industries they serve and the communities they belong to. The curriculum
is designed to offer a wide range of opportunities for employment, graphics, publishing, books, childrens narrative, printmaking, moving image, theatre design, animation and film. Opportunities are only limIted by a lack of curiosity and imagination, the rest is up to you.

The course reflects the diversity of contemporary practice allowing no demarkation between subject disciplines whilst maintaining an individual authorial practice specialist interest. Embracing traditional and experimental processes the course offers a unique industry related placement to complement personal pathways and negotiated study. Drawing in all its forms underpins all aspects of the course with a view to developing a strong personal vision.

OUTLINE

Year 1
Methods and Process

Studio and location based assignments
Introduction to technical processes
Introduction to digital technologies
Introduction to drawing/painting/printmaking
Creative research methodology
Critical studies
Cultural and study visits

Year 2
Risk and Creativity

Personal programmes of study
Strategic experimentation
Research and development
Drawing/painting/printmaking
Cultural experiences
Critical studies

Year 3
Personal vision for the future

Personal negotiated pathways
Authorial practice
Competition participation/national international
Dissertation
Degree show curatorship-Industry show

Why choose this course:

Do you want to develop your voice