Program Overview
The Contemporary Craft BA (Hons) program emphasizes material exploration and project design in ceramics, metal, and textiles. It fosters creativity, problem-solving, and a sense of identity, preparing graduates for diverse careers in craft practice, design, and related fields. The program features a combination of lectures, practical seminars, and independent study, with access to studios and facilities outside of taught contact time.
Program Outline
Contemporary Craft BA (Hons)
Degree Overview:
- Focus: Designing and making combined with the exploration of materials primarily in ceramics, metal and textiles.
- Approach: Celebrating tactility, materiality, and haptic technologies, seeking non-conventional notions of craft through material exploration and project design.
- Objectives:
- Develop confidence to take risks and solve problems.
- Build a sense of identity.
- Explore key research emerging within society, addressing challenging issues.
- Develop theoretical foundation through lectures and seminars.
- Focus on employability and real-world scenarios.
- Enable graduates to move confidently into diverse fields of practice and work opportunities.
- Connect with local industries and harness the creative energy of the North West.
- Provide professional expertise, digital exploration, and contextual studies.
Outline:
- Teaching format: Lectures, practical seminars, technical masterclasses, weekly group tutorials.
- Independent study: Students are expected to spend a number of hours each week studying independently, researching and practicing technical skills.
- Access to studios and facilities: Provided outside of taught contact time to enhance individual and flexible independent study.
Assessment:
- Formal assessments at the end of each year: Portfolio of creative work accompanied by contextual documentation.
- Research project/dissertation in final year.
- Regular individual tutorials for discussion and feedback.
Teaching:
- Faculty: Experienced professionals in the field of contemporary crafts.
- Teaching methods:
- Lectures
- Practical seminars
- Technical masterclasses
- Weekly group tutorials
- Individual tutorials
Careers:
- Possible careers:
- Craft practitioner
- Artist
- Designer
- Maker
- Educator
- Researcher
- Curator
- Arts administrator
Other:
- Emphasis on ethical craft practice and valuing materials.
- Live project experiences with local and national organizations, communities, and practitioners.
- Opportunities for students to define personal directions and include wider interests generated through their combined major subjects.
- Students are encouraged to engage and connect to real world scenarios for their final projects and curated presentations.
- Course duration: 3 years, full-time.
- Location: Hope Park Campus.
- International students can apply.
- Study Abroad opportunities available.
The tuition fees for the 2024/25 academic year are £9,250 for full-time undergraduate courses. If you are a student from the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands, your tuition fees will also be £9,250. The University reserves the right to increase Home and EU Undergraduate and PGCE tuition fees in line with any inflationary or other increase authorised by the Secretary of State for future years of study. The International Tuition fees for 2024/25 are £12,500.
