BA Art and Design
Faculty of Performance, Visual Arts and Communications
- UCAS code
- WW12
- Qualification
- BA
- Entry requirements
- In accordance with the School of Design admissions policy: you will find details of this on the School website at http://www.design.leeds.ac.uk/undergraduate.htm
- Professional accreditations / details of any exemptions
- How to apply
- Applications should be made online through UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. Please go to their website at www.ucas.com, for details of how to apply.
- Selection principles
An offer of a place is based on careful consideration of the UCAS application. Pre-A level qualifications, including GCSEs, your personal statement, and academic reference are all of importance. Good performance at 'A' level (or equivalent) in creative and academic subjects is essential.
- Fees
Details of fees for 2012 and the University of Leeds' financial support arrangements are available at www.leeds.ac.uk/yourfinances
- Scholarships and bursaries
- The University offers a range of undergraduate scholarships to young, able students from less affluent backgrounds to support them in their studies. Please go to the University of Leeds' website at http://www.leeds.ac.uk/yourfinances/ for full details.
- Modes of study and duration of the course
- 3 Years Full Time
- Why study?
The University of Leeds is a top civic university in the heart of one of the UK's most fashionable and student friendly cities. This exciting three-year honours degree will enable you to study art and design in a stimulating and internationally renowned academic environment. Our unique course enables you to study art and design theory, alongside a wide range of media, which includes drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, digital media, video and installation. You will acquire professional skills through your academic studies and your practice, and be well prepared for your future career.
Studying Art and Design at Leeds
This exciting BA (Hons) course develops your creativity in art and design within an intellectually stimulating learning and research environment. A framework of academic studies, delivered by experts from a range of art and design disciplines, gives a dynamic context to your specialist art and design studies. You may also develop complementary skills and knowledge through a choice of optional subjects, and/or elective subjects offered by the School or other university departments. A wide range of 'electives' are available, in many different subjects, from across the University.- What you study
What you study
In Year 1, you will undertake core studies in the historic, cultural and technological aspects of art and design. Alongside your academic work, you will pursue a range of contemporary art and design practices. You will work across a range of art skills, exploring processes and ideas through your creative studio practice.In Year 2, you will develop your academic understanding of the core subjects and an awareness of professional standards in design. You will focus your studio practice and begin to produce a sustained body of work, which engages with the socio-historical, cultural, political, aesthetic, or other appropriate context of contemporary art and design.
In Year 3, you will make, and promote, a public presentation / exhibition of your work, together with accompanying publicity / critical material. You will also produce a written investigation into an art and design subject of your choice. By the end of your degree, you will be able to demonstrate detailed subject and contextual knowledge and a high degree of professionalism in your practice.
Professional skills for your career
You will actively develop a range of skills to prepare you for employment. You will develop your communication, presentation, research and analytical skills; and your visual and critical awareness; together with knowledge of the art and design world and related employment. You will arrange a public presentation of your work in your final year, and will be encouraged to engage with a defined public through your art.Subjects studied
Year 1: Contemporary Art and Design Practice; History and Theory of Art and Design; Patterns and Culture; Fundamentals of Imaging; optional/elective subject/s
Year 2: Contemporary Art and Design Practice; Design Theory; Digital Design; Marketing Creativity and Innovation; optional/elective subject/s
Year 3: Contemporary Art and Design Practice; dissertation; optional/elective subject/s; final exhibition.For more information about the course please visit the website http://www.design.leeds.ac.uk/
- Learning and assessment
The course encourages exchange in an open studio atmosphere, where students and tutors share ideas and experience in a spirit of collegiality and experimentation. It is a unique environment for making and talking about contemporary art and design.
You are encouraged to be an active learner, taking responsibility for what and how you study, and keeping a record of your progress. You are encouraged to think of art practice in terms of personal research using sketch or notebooks, and to develop appropriate technical, critical and analytical skills.
Learning and teaching takes place through lectures, and group seminars and tutorials, as well as one-to-one contact with tutors in studios and workshops. Studio work is assessed by visual presentations, portfolios or other appropriate documentation.
As you continue through the course, you are encouraged to develop your own ideas, strategies and ways of working. We do not impose a 'house style' upon our students, so the kind of art you will make will be the result of your own development informed by the history and traditions of art, past and present.
You will work with the support of staff who are engaged in the contemporary art world - making, exhibiting, writing, publishing, and broadcasting, nationally and internationally. You will have direct access to this pool of professional knowledge, expertise and experience to assist you with your own work and professional career.
The course runs a regular programme of international visiting speakers and artists, and a regular film programme. Visitors have come from Poland, London, Glasgow, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Malta, France and Italy, to talk and meet with students and give tutorials. Students have visited exhibitions in London, Oxford, Newcastle, New York, and the Cyprus College of Art.
- Current modules taught
- http://webprod1.leeds.ac.uk/catalogue/dynprogrammes.asp?Y=201213&P=BA-TEXT%2FA%26DN
- What facilities are available
The School is located in a number of specialised buildings at the heart of the Leeds campus. Its studios and workshops are amongst the best available, and its staff are highly qualified and enthusiastic. Students work in an architecturally beautiful and dynamic environment, where they will be constantly responding to challenges, both academic and creative.
Study abroad opportunities- Study abroad opportunities
If you wish to study abroad, and are suitably qualified, you may extend your course to study for a year at one of several overseas universities and academies in Europe, the USA and Canada. Overseas placements take place after year 2.- Work placement opportunities
- If you wish to further enhance your learning experience, and gain direct experience relating to your chosen career, the School will support you in seeking, and benefiting from, an industrial placement. Industrial placements take place after year 2.
- Career opportunities
You will actively develop a range of skills to prepare you for employment. You will develop your communication, presentation, research and analytical skills; and your visual and critical awareness; together with knowledge of the art and design world and related employment. You will arrange a public presentation of your work in your final year, and will be encouraged to engage with a defined public through your art and design.
On completion of this course, you will be equipped for a range of opportunities including art practice, or work in the cultural sector, such as marketing, the media, and education. You may also progress to postgraduate study or research.
- Who do I contact to visit the department?
- Please email texug@leeds.ac.uk; 'phone 44 (0)113 3433700
- Contact for further information
- Please email texug@leeds.ac.uk; 'phone 44 (0)113 3433700
- Other information
- Please email texug@leeds.ac.uk; 'phone 44 (0)113 3433700