索里赫尔学院

Where will this course lead?

This degree course in Creative Arts and Design Practice is taught at Solihull College & University Centre and caters for those who have recently completed a Higher National Diploma under the subject area of Art and Design or Communication Media, Film & Cultural Studies. This can include Photography, Graphic Design and Creative Media Production (Moving Image).

The academic, practical and technical elements of this programme are balanced so that you can either develop your skills to sustain a career in the creative industries as a 'maker' or pursue further study.

Upon completion of the course you will be awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree from Oxford Brookes University.

What will I study?

The core themes linked to the programme include:
- Research and developing your practice to a professional standard.
- The historical contexts for art and design disciplines.
- Current theories and contexts for art and design disciplines.
- The contemporary creative industries.
- Sustaining commercial and non-profit activities through art and design practice.
- Promoting art and design practice.

The programme is designed to consist entirely of compulsory modules to enable deeper understanding of the conceptual, theoretical and practical skills relating to individual or collaborative art and design practice.

How will I be assessed?

Learning is assessed entirely through coursework. Assessment takes place after the completion of each practical, theoretical and professional practice module. Work will be assessed internally and then externally examined and moderated.

What can I do after this course?

After completion the course can lead to a career within the following areas:
- Graphic Design.
- Commercial Photography.
- Illustration.
- Advertising.
- Motion Graphics.
- Film Making.
- Creative Artist.
- Freelance and company based work in the creative arts.
- Teaching (Secondary, Further and Higher Education) - subject to Teaching qualifications.
- Postgraduate study - MA, PGCE and MPhil/PhD courses.