Surface Pattern and Textiles (BA, MDes)
The Surface Pattern and Textiles portfolio gives a practice rich experience, focussed around creating exciting and innovative surfaces and structures for a breadth of contemporary design contexts. This is done through a sustained and staged induction of a professional design process across the 3 or 4 years. This is a blend of ideas, research, drawing & making, reflective practice and a wide variety of presentation formats.
The programme is structured, so our learners experience a breadth of processes and practices that are applied to their chosen specialism (Maker, Fashion or Interiors) whilst maintaining an approach relevant to contemporary design practice.
From the outset you will participate in a range of working methods and learning environments supported by a dedicated team: study visits, research, drawing, designing, making, digital and analogue printing methods, dyeing and colouration, tutorials, contextual practice, live projects, competitions, industry experience, exhibitions, self-promotion and portfolio preparation. When you leave us, you are workplace ready!
Year 1 is teaching intensive, introducing you to a variety of new ways of learning, a breadth of material processes, visual studies practice, and forward looking design thinking. These are addressed through pathway and programme specific projects, and also through wider, Swansea College of Art cohort experiences in contextual studies and our graduate attribute modules. Elements of contextual studies and the graduate attribute modules are in a blended learning style enhancing your digital skills in parallel to your practice based modules.
You will experience a rich and varied programme, designed around the three pathways, enabling you to gain and develop skills in surface treatment and construction methods. Printed textiles, colouration and Adobe creative cloud workshops deliver the skills for the Majors. Whilst workshops designed for making give you the opportunity to explore materials in a broad sense, enabling you to work both two and three-dimensionally.
Contextual studies and the graduate attribute modules are designed to underpin your studio practice.
Year 2 builds on year 1, echoing the ‘shape’ of the module structure. The design project work at this level encourages you to take risks, to analyse, to challenge conventions and to evaluate your individual approach. You are supported in the development of your ideas with an emphasis on pushing towards innovation and expansion of your own creative voice.
You will continue to advance your practice through live projects, competitions, workshop activities and advanced methods in a wide range of digital and material processes. Contextual studies develops your understanding of historical and contemporary art and design theories and prepares you for the Independent Project module in level 6.
The Graduate Attribute module introduces you to the employment context that you are working towards and offers practical workshops in teamwork, problem solving, and building a professional online presence. External liaison projects are targeted between levels 5 and 6 giving you the opportunity to make contacts, build networks take research trips or go on a placement, giving you a flavour of future possibilities.
Year 3 asks you to contextualise your studio practice in response to your personal preferences, your skillset, your strengths and ambitions, your scope for innovation, and your external and live project experiences to date. This is done through a significant personal major project and another live project. The Independent Project module contextualises your studio practice through an extended piece of writing and offers you the opportunity to delve more deeply into the ideas and concepts that you are investigating. The year culminates in a body of work or design collection that fully expresses your creative journey as a designer or maker, and is exhibited in a public or virtual space; the Degree Show.
Campus Information
Swansea Campuses
Our Swansea campuses have a reputation for innovative industry-led and career-driven programmes. Founded in 1853, the Swansea campus is spread across a number of dedicated centres – all within easy reach of the city centre. Each subject area has its own facilities with access to specialist equipment, learning resources, workshops and IT suites. Our new SA1 Swansea Waterfront development offers an exciting new location by the sea.
Intakes
- Sep
Application Processing Time in Days: 25
Application Process
Minimum English Language Requirements
English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
Job Opportunity Potential
Your University Careers Service is the one place where you can get all the information, advice and personal 1-2-1 guidance you’ll need to get the most out of your time at UWTSD.
We are a team of experienced and professionally qualified University Careers guidance practitioners and we exist to help you understand your career options and develop your Employability.
- We can also help with queries about:
- Getting started & generating Careers ideas
- Understanding your options and making sound decisions
- Finding and getting quality work experience
- Understanding your Postgraduate options
- Starting your own Business
- Effective Job-searching
- CV’s, Applications and Personal Statements
- Interviews & Assessment centres
PSW Opportunity
- 2 Years PWS Available
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
- Typically a minimum of two A-Levels and/ or other Level 3 qualifications or equivalent. There may be some specific course requirements to be taken into account.
Academic Qualifications
An overall average of 70% or above in Indian Standard XII
English Qualifications
An overall English Language level equivalent to an IELTS score of 6.0 (or equivalent) with no lower than 5.5 in reading writing, listening and speaking
or
Indian Standard XII - 70% or above in English Language component, awarded within two years of applying to the University.
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Bachelors/UG Degree
- Duration: 04 Year
-
Total Tuition Fee:
54000 GBP
Annual Cost of Living: 9207 GBP
Application Fee: N/A
Similar Programs
- Sinology (BA) at University of Wales (Trinity Saint David)
- Set Design and Production (BA) at University of Wales (Trinity Saint David)
- Product & Furniture Design (BSc, BA) at University of Wales (Trinity Saint David)
- Vocal Performance (BMus) at University of Wales (Trinity Saint David)
- Creative Writing (BA) at University of Wales (Trinity Saint David)
- Commercial Dance (BA) at University of Wales (Trinity Saint David)