Art & Design (Foundation Year for Specialist Degrees) - BA (Hons)

Campus- Belfast
This course will enable you to explore a wide range of disciplines through a practical and diagnostic experience in art and design. This course is full-time for one academic year from September to June and is delivered through a combination of lectures, practical demonstrations, workshop practice, studio critiques, seminars and individual tutorials. These are further supported with guest lectures and workshops, 'live' briefs with outside organisations, field trips and online materials to enhance your learning experience.
In Semester 1 you will have a diagnostic experience of a range of two-dimensional and three-dimensional disciplines, which address some of the fundamentals of theory and practice. An experimental drawing programme will develop your observational skills, your ability to draw and employ a range of media, to explore alternative means of drawing and to record visual information from a variety of sources. In addition a series of workshops will introduce you to the contexts of art, digital media, 2D and 3D design.
In Semester 2 students select from the array of specialisms in art, design and digital media which are representative of undergraduate degree courses in art and design. At this point specialist members of staff tutor your interests and ability with independent learning, critical thinking and resolutions actively encouraged. Experimentation and development in your chosen discipline, with theory, history and contextual studies, are extended with particular emphasis on your chosen discipline area.