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		<dc:description>We've created the perfect conditions for your lightbulb moments.

We've developed an art, craft, design and media laboratory at the heart of a vibrant, ambitious seaboard city - somewhere adventures can begin and ideas can be realised and tested.

It means that as soon as you walk inside the College, you'll sense how central the arts are to society. We'll begin to equip you for your career in the arts the moment you start your course. And this isn't so much a promise about what the College can do for you as an expression of our confidence about its place in the world.

Communities everywhere are relying more and more on the curiosity and problem-solving creative insights of artists and designers. Concerns about sustainability, the connections between the arts and the natural sciences, the potential for crossover between the new media and the handmade are combining to give everything we do here exciting urgency and relevance.

There's a strong relationship between the moments of revelation we want you to experience here and the mastery of visual thinking that we will help you to achieve. Of course, everybody thinks! But great ideas emerge from a kind of thinking that belongs to the senses and overleaps ordinary academic categories and boundaries.

So we're keen on visual thinking and just as keen on its natural servant and partner - drawing. We'll help you to develop the quicksilver thread between eye and hand, and between observation, mark making and invention.</dc:description> <!-- this is description of who we are and what we do - index page text perhaps? -->

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									<dc:description>If you want to pursue a specialist degree programme, and have the required AS or equivalent A-level qualifications, but you lack experience of hands-on making, the Level 0 Extended Degree programme will prepare you for entry to our Foundation Degree or BA programmes.

The course is intended for students who have finished their school or college education, or have been out of education for a while, or are an overseas/non-UK applicant. It does not lead to a qualification in its own right, but by providing you with a grounding across a range of art design and media skills, it will guarantee your progress to the first year of your chosen Plymouth College degree.

You will soon become more confident in your use of drawing, visual research, contextual studies, digital imaging and design methods and you will learn how to use a range of materials, equipment and software. As the year goes by you will increasingly specialise in your chosen subject discipline. The aim is that you should quickly become creative, confident and independent.

Extended Degree students have access to all of the College&amp;rsquo;s facilities by negotiation, including its 3D studios, north light drawing spaces, photographic darkrooms and to the region&amp;rsquo;s most extensive and comprehensively stocked moving image production resources.</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

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									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;p&gt;We offer places to students who have a GCSE profile of at least 5 A*-C grades and a combination of AS and A-Level qualifications (with one in a creative subject).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We also welcome applications from mature students who may not have the qualification profile &amp;ndash; but who have other experience and knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;As this programme forms part of a degree programme, all applications need to be made through UCAS. Please visit www.ucas.com for further information.&lt;/p&gt;

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										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

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												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

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							<!--  END OF Level 0 Extended Degree  --><!--  FD Commercial Photography -->

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									<dc:description>Whether it&amp;rsquo;s capturing the news in pictures or framing a dramatic fashion shot, commercial photography has the power to move people. This course has been designed for the next generation of visually expressive commercial photographers.



You&amp;rsquo;ll learn about fundamental photographic theory and practice as we guide you towards your career.

You will be working with and alongside the staff team and members of the photographic industry. They will help you to develop the skills and the gain the confidence you will need to respond to client needs, while demonstrating excellent technical and professional competence.

Our photographic resources, darkrooms, studios and digital suite give you access to industrial-standard specialist resources. You will work with real clients to build a strong, professional portfolio and develop the business acumen to survive in a fastpaced competitive industry.</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">PCFH1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>Photography</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>FD Commercial Photography</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

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&lt;p&gt;Minimum 5 GCSEs, grade C or above, from a general range of educational GCSE subjects, preferably including at least one from Art, Design, Textiles or Media.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div&gt;

&lt;p&gt;200 UCAS Points&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; BTEC National Diploma - MMP grade&lt;br /&gt; VDA: AGNVQ, AVCE, AVS&lt;br /&gt; Access to HE Art and Design&lt;br /&gt; Irish/Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers&lt;br /&gt; International Baccalaureate&lt;br /&gt; Other International Qualifications&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Applications welcome from candidates without formal qualifications who can provide evidence of their creativity.&lt;/p&gt;

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										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">PCFH1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

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												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

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													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

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							<!--  END OF FD Commercial Photography  --><!--  FD Contemporary Crafts -->

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									<dc:description>Plymouth College of Art has a great history of teaching Applied Arts and Craft based subjects. The Foundation Degree in Contemporary Crafts* is building on this history, with a contemporary and challenging programme. We have a 2-year full time route and we also welcome applicants to the 3 or 4-year part time options.



The programme enables extensive exploration and investigation into glass, ceramics and metals in their many variations. We have splendidly equipped and accessible workshops. A team of excellent academic staff endeavours to help you develop your design and conceptual skills as well as the practical, technical skills that can be gained from experimenting and practicing in the workshops. A talented &amp;amp; dedicated team of technicians supports practical work.  The programme is designed to enable you to develop your own creative identity.  In the first year you will be introduced to materials and techniques, design and conceptual issues. You can explore a wide range of approaches. You will follow the path that suits you best whether it is as a specialist designer/maker in jewellery, ceramics, glass or metals or you could take a broader Applied Arts approach and develop skills to enable you to design and create objects in different materials. The second year gives students an opportunity to develop their direction &amp;amp; skills, but with further opportunities &amp;amp; challenges such as designing and making for external design competitions and other live projects that come from outside the college. These could be for a large-scale sculpture, working with community or schools projects or designing and making awards.  If you are taking the part time route these experiences will of course be spread over a longer period.  The vocational nature of a Foundation Degree means that your creative skills are complemented by practical work experience and professional studies teaching supported by members of the academic team with experience of working in the Applied Arts Creative Industries.&amp;nbsp;The South West region is a centre for craft based businesses, so there is a rich resource of opportunities to work with practitioners and galleries or related industries.

We also encourage cross-disciplinary &amp;lsquo;dialogue&amp;rsquo; with other subjects throughout the college so that students have an enriched and broad experience.

You will have plenty of opportunities to develop related IT skills both within the course and the college as a whole.  You will also gain a thorough understanding of contemporary, historical, critical and contextual issues that surround the subject and influence where it is today. Our Making Futures Conference on Sustainability within the &amp;lsquo;crafts&amp;rsquo; illustrates that the college is actively involved in current debates and that students are encouraged to work in a responsible, sustainable and ethical way.  Students are encouraged to become aware of and part of external organisations, to participate in and arrange external exhibitions so that by the time they complete the FD and later the BA, they are ready for working in the &amp;lsquo;outside world&amp;rsquo;. Many of our students and graduates are very proactive in this respect.  At the end of the Foundation Degree students can leave to pursue their chosen career path, but most of our students choose to progress onto our challenging and exciting BA year, to strengthen their skills and deepen their knowledge.

All the College's Higher Education provision is validated by the Open University. New programmes are required to go through an extensive approval process conducted by The Open University. The College is&amp;nbsp;required to advertise any new programme as 'subject to validation' until this process has been completed.</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

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									<dc:title>FD Contemporary Crafts</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

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									<learningOutcome>BCOP100: Practice in Context 1

This Level 4 module will introduce you to key ideas and theories and will provide a range of critical approaches supporting the investigation, interpretation and analysis of art, design and media. You will study a range of ideas and concepts that have sha

FDCC101: Drawing Development

In this module, you will develop your existing drawing skills by experiencing a wide variety of different materials and techniques (both traditional and contemporary). You will learn ways of depicting complex 3 dimensional objects in two dimensions and e

FDCC102: Introduction to Materials and Processes

In this module, you will be taught how to work safely and responsibly in the various workshops. You will have an opportunity to experience working with a range of materials. You will be presented with design problems through a series of short projects in

FDCC103: Design for Industry

In this module you will undertake project(s) that will introduce you to the complexities of designing for industry. You will study historical and contemporary designers, design movements and relevant industrial models. You will learn all the different par

FDCC104: Artist/Designer Maker

This module will give students the opportunity to operate as an Artist/Designer-Maker working within the Creative Industries. You will be asked to generate and develop a project leading to the design and creation of a product(s) or artifact(s). You will 

FDCC201: Sustainable Practice

During this module you will have the opportunity to critically explore Sustainable Practice within the current economic, ecological and ethical landscape. You will consider current debates on sustainable practices, ecological timescales, and what is imper

FDCC202: Public Realm

This module will introduce you to an understanding of how artists / designers operate within the many different spheres which constitute the &amp;lsquo;Public Realm&amp;rsquo;. In this module you will develop awareness of scope for engagement as an artist/designer/maker in t

FDCC203: Enterprise and Professional Practice

You will learn basic organisational techniques, costings, the basics of marketing and will be introduced to appropriate legal issues such as Intellectual property. There will be an emphasis on the development of appropriate presentation skills in an emplo

FDCC204: Personal Project

You will design and make work in your own material specialism/s with emphasis on a particular area of personal interest. This module will allow you to pursue research and develop personal design ideas and also extend practical knowledge. With greater indi

FDCC205: External Design

You will identify and respond to the requirements of at least one external brief, competition or commission in a professional manner. You will be expected to research thoroughly and produce designs appropriate to the brief you have chosen. You will either

GCOP200: Practice in Context 2

This Level 5 module extends and consolidates the Level 4 introduction to the investigation, interpretation and analysis of art, design and media. Through a series of themed lectures and seminars this module encourages you to make appropriate links between

PCAD100: Work Based Learning: Investigation and Preparation

PCAD 100 is an investigation and preparation module, designed to increase your self-awareness and understanding of the vocational context of your academic study. This is supported through developing a greater insight of self, investigations into the relev

PCAD200: Work Based Learning: Experience and Evaluation

You are required to undertake and evaluate a period of work-based / work-place learning activities, converting earlier investigations into real opportunities and experiences. The module focuses on the application of your investigations into employment and

PCAD300: Complementary Studies

This module provides an opportunity to expand and develop skills and knowledge in fields beyond the immediate programme environment, in subject areas which are nonetheless relevant to your personal career aspirations, and which have the potential to devel</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;div id=&quot;HE_content&quot;&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Minimum 5, GCSEs, grade C or above, from a general range of educational GCSE subjects, preferably including at least one from Art, Design, Textiles or Media.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div&gt;

&lt;p&gt;200 UCAS Points&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; BTEC National Diploma - MMP grade&lt;br /&gt; VDA: AGNVQ, AVCE, AVS&lt;br /&gt; Access to HE Art and Design&lt;br /&gt; Irish/Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers&lt;br /&gt; International Baccalaureate&lt;br /&gt; Other International Qualifications&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Applications welcome from candidates without formal qualifications who can provide evidence of their creativity.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;

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										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">CCFH1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>FD Contemporary Crafts</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

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										<credit:level>4</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

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										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">CCFH1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

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													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

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							<!--  END OF FD Contemporary Crafts  --><!--  FD Design for Games -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>Games design at Plymouth is about a lot more than just making yet-another first person shooter! The Foundation Degree in Design for Games course takes the wider view, recognizing that contemporary games technology is used for a huge range of purposes: Education, marketing, military or medical simulation, architecture &amp;ndash; games technology is used for them all (and for stunning, cutting-edge games, too!)



Firmly based on helping students to find work in games design, this foundation degree course has been built from the bottom-up &amp;ndash; what jobs can we equip our students to do? We structured the course modules around the skills the industry needs, covering every aspect of game design from the theory of game-play to 3D animation and using game engines.&amp;nbsp;You will develop an understanding of gaming technology, learning environments, psychology, project and business planning.

As you progress through the Design for Games course, the modules interlink: What you draw, you create as a 3D model, and that model is then imported into a game level of your own design. In the second year your animations can be controlled in a game environment.

Tuition for the Foundation Degree in Design for Games is provided in a variety of ways: Lectures, through studio-based activities and online through a virtual learning environment. You will be encouraged to attend lectures given by practising designers and participate in study visits, external commissions, national competitions and exhibitions. Work-based learning is an important aspect of the course and the reality of the games producing world is built into everything we do.

Career possibilities

Game Designer, Game Content Creator, 3D Artist, Technical Artist, Animator, Character Designer/Animator, Facial Animator/Rigger, Motion Editor,&amp;nbsp;Visual Effects Artists, 3D Modeler/Texturer, Cinematic Animator, Environment Artist, Level Designer.

&amp;nbsp;

Validated by The Open University</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">DFFH1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>Design for Games</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>FD Design for Games</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D57%26courseID%3D5%26misCourseCode%3DDFFH1A1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

									<abstract></abstract> <!-- 1234 a one sentence description for use in a course list -->

									<applicationProcedure href="http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/"/>

									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>BCOP100: Contexts of Practice 1

This Level 4 module will introduce you to key ideas and theories and will provide a range of critical approaches supporting the investigation, interpretation and analysis of art, design and media. You will study a range of ideas and concepts that have sha

FDGD101: Game Play, Theory and Practice

This module focuses upon the key characteristics of games and game-play to provide an understanding of the fundamental features that make an interesting and successful game. You will be introduced to a range of genres, historical and contemporary, and wil

FDGD102: Drawing for Games 1

Beginning with basic mark-making on paper, this module will provide an introduction to all aspects of drawing, from life drawing through colour theory &amp;amp; typography to storyboarding as well as implying character and atmosphere. The module is designed to in

FDGD103: 3D Models for Games

This module will provide an introduction to 3D Computer Generated modelling within a gaming context. World creation &amp;amp; representation, architectural modelling, texturing and lighting will all be covered. You will then be required to use these skills to gen

FDGD105: Audio for Games

This module is designed to provide an introduction to all aspects of sound production and post-production for use in game environments. Location and studio sound recording, sequencing and multi-track layering will all be covered as will the use of audio i

FDGD201: Professional Team Brief

To further develop and consolidate the awareness and critical understanding of the capabilities of games design and its supporting infrastructure. This module is built around a team production assignment emphasising the creation of an innovative and groun

FDGD202: 3D Animation for Games

This module will provide an in-depth introduction to all aspects of organic and inorganic animation for inclusion in game environments. Fundamentals of character design, performance and creation techniques will be major features of this module as will th

FDGD205: Narrative Structures

This module will introduce you to narrative theories and practices with a specific reference to writing for games. This will include an exploration of genres, structuralism, psychoanalysis, gender, ethnicity, age and politics in relation to developing cha

FDGD207: Drawing for Games 2

This module is designed to ensure that you continue to develop your drawing skills regardless of your specific area of interest. Through a series of short, sharp drawing exercises the module with underscore the skills developed in Drawing for Games 1 and 

FDGD208: Final Major Project

As this is the final practical module of your foundation degree you should use this assignment to consolidate your design for games skills through the utilisation of your creative design and or production processes and further enhance your unique style wi

GCOP200: Contexts of Practice 2

This Level 5 module extends and consolidates the Level 4 introduction to the investigation, interpretation and analysis of art, design and media. Through a series of themed lectures and seminars this module encourages you to make appropriate links between

PCAD100: Work Based Learning: Investigation and Preparation

PCAD 100 is an investigation and preparation module, designed to increase your self-awareness and understanding of the vocational context of your academic study. This is supported through developing a greater insight of self, investigations into the relev

PCAD200: Work Based Learning: Experience and Evaluation

You are required to undertake and evaluate a period of work-based / work-place learning activities, converting earlier investigations into real opportunities and experiences. The module focuses on the application of your investigations into employment and

PCAD300: Complementary Studies

This module provides an opportunity to expand and develop skills and knowledge in fields beyond the immediate programme environment, in subject areas which are nonetheless relevant to your personal career aspirations, and which have the potential to devel</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;div id=&quot;DFFH1A1213&quot;&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Minimum 5, GCSEs, grade C or above, from a general range of educational GCSE subjects, preferably including at least one from Art, Design, Textiles or Media.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div&gt;

&lt;p&gt;200 UCAS Points&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; BTEC National Diploma - MMP grade&lt;br /&gt; VDA: AGNVQ, AVCE, AVS&lt;br /&gt; Access to HE Art and Design&lt;br /&gt; Irish/Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers&lt;br /&gt; International Baccalaureate&lt;br /&gt; Other International Qualifications&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Applications welcome from candidates without formal qualifications who can provide evidence of their creativity.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">DFFH1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>FD Design for Games</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

										<awardedBy>The Open University</awardedBy> <!-- awarding body -->

									</mlo:qualification>

									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>4</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

									</mlo:credit>

									<presentation>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">DFFH1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

										<attendanceMode identifier="CM">Campus</attendanceMode>

										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

										<venue>

											<provider>

												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

													<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

												</mlo:location>

											</provider>

										</venue>

									</presentation>

								</course>

							<!--  END OF FD Design for Games  --><!--  FD Fashion -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>The Fashion industry needs technically expert students who are ready to progress into pattern drafting, garment technology and manufacturing and retail management roles.



On this exciting &amp;ndash; and exacting &amp;ndash; course, you will develop skills in machine sampling, pattern drafting and CAM/CAD, extending your awareness of fabric weights and the processes that enable designers to create their collections. As you gain experience in using traditional and digital illustration tools, you will continue to work on live external briefs and to develop them into your year two collection. By that time, you will be ready to showcase your awareness of quality control, surface textile applications, manufacturing skills and contemporary fashion market trends. You will have assembled a portfolio of professional designs and specification packs for a range of consumer groups to enable you to progress into employment or into the BA top-up.

Alongside these modules, you will be taught how global economic and consumer preferences can affect the industry at macro and micro levels. You will develop blogs and external global links, and your research will extend from methods used to promote brand awareness to analytical company reporting, encompassing your cultural, economic and consumer knowledge.</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">FSFH1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>Fashion</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>FD Fashion</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D57%26courseID%3D6%26misCourseCode%3DFSFH1A1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

									<abstract></abstract> <!-- 1234 a one sentence description for use in a course list -->

									<applicationProcedure href="http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/"/>

									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>BCOP100: Contexts of Practice 1

This Level 4 module will introduce you to key ideas and theories and will provide a range of critical approaches supporting the investigation, interpretation and analysis of art, design and media. You will study a range of ideas and concepts that have sha

FDFS101: Fashion Fundamentals: Concept and Design

This module will introduce you to the creative research methodologies relevant to design development, from initial concepts through to final designs. Extending your visual language skills which will enable you to effectively communicate ideas in the field

FDFS102: Fashion Fundamentals: Realisation and Technology

Learning the principles of construction and production techniques you will extend your practical skills from which you will be able to realize their future designs. Whilst gaining confidence and knowledge of the industrial machinery you will further devel

FDFS103: Surface Textiles for Fashion

Surface textile designs are a valuable asset to garment design and throughout this module you will learn how to complete a variety of traditional and contemporary techniques. Whilst developing your awareness of ethical and sustainable issues within the fa

FDFS104: Sustainability and Ethics

Following the development of your individual designs, in module 103, you will be encouraged to combine the theories of pattern making with the creative construction techniques required to realise your designs. Moving between 2D and 3D formats you will ind

FDFS105: Fashion Marketing and Promotion

Encouraging you to look at a range of contributing factors which identify consumers across the market levels in the fashion industry this module will help you to understand the relationship between marketing, promotion and design. Raising awareness of met

FDFS201: Practice-Based Research Proposal

During the second year Foundation Fashion Degree you will establish the parameters for your final project in fashion. Working from a trend predicted brief you will begin your primary and secondary research to further your design developments. Applying and

FDFS202: Supporting Skills and Specialist Techniques for Fashion

This integrated programme of study will encourage you to extend your technical skills, gaining further understanding of garment construction and pattern cutting techniques which will support your entry into the industry. You will be encouraged to be crea

FDFS203: Final Project in Fashion

This module enables students to develop their individual fashion &amp;lsquo;signature&amp;rsquo; and to consolidate all they have learned. Their Practice Based Research Proposal will be presented at the start of the module with supporting evidence created through FDFS201 and

FDFS204: Business Studies and Promotion for Fashion

This module provides you with the opportunity to investigate and explore the various processes utilised in the fashion industry for good business practice. Gaining further understanding of how economic and cultural aspects may determine change in a busine

PCAD100: Work Based Learning: Investigation and Preparation

PCAD 100 is an investigation and preparation module, designed to increase your self-awareness and understanding of the vocational context of your academic study. This is supported through developing a greater insight of self, investigations into the relev

PCAD200: Work Based Learning: Experience and Evaluation

You are required to undertake and evaluate a period of work-based / work-place learning activities, converting earlier investigations into real opportunities and experiences. The module focuses on the application of your investigations into employment and

PCAD300: Complementary Studies

This module provides an opportunity to expand and develop skills and knowledge in fields beyond the immediate programme environment, in subject areas which are nonetheless relevant to your personal career aspirations, and which have the potential to devel

GCOP200: Contexts of Practice 2

This Level 5 module extends and consolidates the Level 4 introduction to the investigation, interpretation and analysis of art, design and media. Through a series of themed lectures and seminars this module encourages you to make appropriate links between</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;p&gt;Minimum 5, GCSEs, grade C or above, from a general range of educational GCSE subjects, preferably including at least one from Art, Design, Textiles or Media.&lt;br /&gt; 200 UCAS Points&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; BTEC National Diploma - MMP grade&lt;br /&gt; VDA: AGNVQ, AVCE, AVS&lt;br /&gt; Access to HE Art and Design&lt;br /&gt; Irish/Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers&lt;br /&gt; International Baccalaureate&lt;br /&gt; Other International Qualifications&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Applications welcome from candidates without formal qualifications who can provide evidence of their creativity.&lt;/p&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">FSFH1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>FD Fashion</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

										<awardedBy>The Open University</awardedBy> <!-- awarding body -->

									</mlo:qualification>

									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>4</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

									</mlo:credit>

									<presentation>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">FSFH1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

										<attendanceMode identifier="CM">Campus</attendanceMode>

										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

										<venue>

											<provider>

												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

													<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

												</mlo:location>

											</provider>

										</venue>

									</presentation>

								</course>

							<!--  END OF FD Fashion  --><!--  FD Film and Media Production -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>Film and Media Production is a dynamic, vocationally focused programme based on learning by doing. It immerses students in a range of creative practices and technical processes, and in a variety of professional roles and contexts, whilst providing a thorough grounding in the history and theoretical study of film and media production.



You will become highly skilled, innovative and versatile film and video practitioners equipped to work in appropriate professional filmmaking contexts. You will develop a portfolio of technical skills and knowledge, to undertake diverse external projects, work placements and live briefs, and to contextualise the aesthetics and technologies of film and media practice &amp;ndash; all with the aim of contributing new ideas and talent to contemporary moving image industries. Students will have hands-on experience of key production roles, will become involved in critical debates to develop their own production activities, and will be supported to develop self-promotion, marketing, exhibition and distribution activities.

PCA has a comprehensively stocked film production resource, offering students the opportunity to experiment with technologies including, Super16mm and High Definition cinematography, Industry Standard Audio and Lighting equipment, 5.1 Surround Sound, Professional Post-Production facilities, and underwater film and video technologies.</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">FMFH1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>Film</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>FD Film and Media Production</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D57%26courseID%3D7%26misCourseCode%3DFMFH1A1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

									<abstract></abstract> <!-- 1234 a one sentence description for use in a course list -->

									<applicationProcedure href="http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/"/>

									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>FDFI101: Digital Media Practices for Film Arts

This module will introduce you to a range of digital toolsets, applications, platforms and practices that are essential to contemporary film production. During this module you will develop and enhance your skills of planning, production and exhibition by 

FDFI102: Film Arts Fundamentals 1

This introductory module encourages you to investigate examples of historical and contemporary Film Arts practices in a series of exploratory production-based exercises. You will be introduced to a range of thought-provoking approaches to filmmaking in a 

FDFI103: Film Arts Fundamentals 2

Through a series of lectures and hand-on workshops you will be introduced to a range of professional production technologies and associated professional production roles and practices. You will build a portfolio of work in which you will employ various pr

FDFI104: Film Arts Fundamentals 3

This production-based module encourages you to adopt an eclectic approach to both the visual and audio elements of a film project and to adopt a highly organised and professional approach to film production. During this module you will consolidate and ext

FDFI201: Film Arts Practice

This module will challenge you to develop a highly focused, innovative and vocationally oriented approach to the research, pre-production design and planning aspects of a substantial film project to be undertaken in terms two &amp;amp; three.&amp;nbsp;You will al

FDFI202: Film Arts Specialism

This module encourages you to extend your knowledge, awareness and understanding of a specialist area of contemporary professional film arts practice. This module is built around a production assignment, in which a particular vocational specialism / role 

FDFI203: Film Arts Consolidation

This module encourages you to consolidate and apply your knowledge, awareness and understanding of contemporary professional film arts practices and processes. This module is built around a substantial self-initiated, negotiated production assignment, whi

FDFI204: Film Arts Projection

This module provides you with the opportunity to develop a considered and professional approach to the marketing and exhibition of your own film work and the promotion of yourself as a film arts practitioner. During this module you will be required to res

PCAD100: Work Based Learning: Investigation and Preparation

PCAD 100 is an investigation and preparation module, designed to increase your self-awareness and understanding of the vocational context of your academic study. This is supported through developing a greater insight of self, investigations into the relev

PCAD200: Work Based Learning: Experience and Evaluation

You are required to undertake and evaluate a period of work-based / work place learning activities, converting earlier investigations into real opportunities and experiences

PCAD300: Complementary Studies

This module provides an opportunity to expand and develop skills and knowledge in fields beyond the immediate programme environment, in subject areas which are nonetheless relevant to your personal career aspirations, and which have the potential to devel

PCAD400: Practice in Context 1

This Level 1 module will introduce you to the basic critical tools supporting the investigation, interpretation and analysis of art, design and media. As such, it will present key generic social, theoretical, economic and political issues concerning the 

PCAD500: Practice in Context 2

This Level 2 module will both consolidate and extend the Level 1 introduction to the investigation and analysis of art, design and media. However, this module places more emphasis on encouraging and enabling you to make appropriate theoretical and contex</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;p&gt;Minimum 5, GCSEs, grade C or above, from a general range of educational GCSE subjects, preferably including at least one from Art, Design, Textiles or Media.&lt;br /&gt; 200 UCAS Points&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; BTEC National Diploma - MMP grade&lt;br /&gt; VDA: AGNVQ, AVCE, AVS&lt;br /&gt; Access to HE Art and Design&lt;br /&gt; Irish/Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers&lt;br /&gt; International Baccalaureate&lt;br /&gt; Other International Qualifications&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Applications welcome from candidates without formal qualifications who can provide evidence of their creativity.&lt;/p&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">FMFH1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>FD Film and Media Production</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

										<awardedBy>The Open University</awardedBy> <!-- awarding body -->

									</mlo:qualification>

									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>4</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

									</mlo:credit>

									<presentation>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">FMFH1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

										<attendanceMode identifier="CM">Campus</attendanceMode>

										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

										<venue>

											<provider>

												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

													<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

												</mlo:location>

											</provider>

										</venue>

									</presentation>

								</course>

							<!--  END OF FD Film and Media Production  --><!--  FD Graphic Design -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>

The Foundation Degree in Graphic Design engages you in all the key skills and roles of contemporary graphic design practice. Developing confidence and competence to communicate design solutions through print based and new media graphic disciplines are seen as fundamental attributes of a graduate of this programme of study.

&amp;nbsp;Throughout the Graphic Design course you will be encouraged to develop your individual style and identity through experimentation with media, materials, and processes.&amp;nbsp;You will investigate and practise communicating your concepts through a broad range of design disciplines from brand identity to magazine design, illustration to multimedia and web based digital graphics.

Design research is seen to be of paramount importance and is the creative catalyst to inform all problem-solving strategies. The ability to record the entire design process from initial information gathering to the successful resolution of a communication problem is the key to becoming a successful graphic designer.

Academic and theoretical concepts are integrated into the Foundation Degree in Graphic Design to give greater articulation to your graphic design practice. Design theory and vocational realism in all programme assignments is further enhanced by provision of a work placement module taken in the first and second years of study. Placements and programmed specialist discipline pathways will be determined by your personal career direction.

The Foundation Degree in Graphic Design encourages students to take ownership of their own learning through the acquisition of time management, scheduling and budgeting skills. 

The presentation of project work will place equal emphasis on design and the ability to support creative thinking through written and verbal communication skills.



During the first year of the Foundation Degree in Graphic Design you will be introduced to the following practical and theoretical studies -



Word as Image * Design Principles * Graphic design for Print / Multi/New/Emerging media graphic design Production * Complementary Studies * Contextual Studies * 



Work Based Learning

&amp;nbsp;

During the second year of the Foundation Degree in Graphic Design



Specialist Design Practices * Typographic Skills and Applications * 



Self Initiated Major Production * Self Promotion * Contextual Studies

Work Placement



Career opportunities



Graphic Designer * Digital Artist * Art Director * Publishing Designer * 

Website Designer * Multimedia Designer * Brand Identity Designer &amp;hellip;

&amp;nbsp;

&amp;nbsp;

Validated by The Open University</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">GPFH1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>Graphic Design</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>FD Graphic Design</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D57%26courseID%3D8%26misCourseCode%3DGPFH1A1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

									<abstract></abstract> <!-- 1234 a one sentence description for use in a course list -->

									<applicationProcedure href="http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/"/>

									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>BCOP100: Contexts of Practice 1

This Level 4 module will introduce you to key ideas and theories and will provide a range of critical approaches supporting the investigation, interpretation and analysis of art, design and media. You will study a range of ideas and concepts that have sha

FDGP101: Art and Language

This module will take an innovative look at the relationship of images to texts, and texts to images, exploring images as narrative vehicles, and typography as images. This module provides you with opportunities to explore the integration of typography an

FDGP102: Visual Communication

This introductory module is intended to expose you to a wide range of visual cultures and their fields of communication. The material will be cross-cultural and will operate across art, design and media disciplines. Research methodologies and creative pro

FDGP103: Print Processes and Outputs

Within this module, you will focus on problem solving and creative play with a range of print processes. Exploring both experimental hand drawn practises and the production of artwork through digital processes and software ready for final print production

FDGP104: Inter Disciplinary Experimentation

In this module you will work to briefs that require you to respond imaginatively to communication problems associated with 2D and 3D environments, and with the dimension of time. A range of media and materials will be used, from flip-books to physical dis

Example Work

http://swilliams8.blogspot.com/ http://naomigirdlerdesign.tumblr.com/ http://myresearchdesignjourney.blogspot.com/

&amp;nbsp;

FDGP201: Brand Identity

This module of study will further investigate the relationship between contemporary Graphic Design practices and Print processes. Combining processes to inform style and distinctiveness of communication will be positively encouraged. Project assignments w

Example Work:

Selection of Images Branding Guide

FDGP202: Interactive Graphics

The module is designed to build on and apply digital interactive video/animation/sound primarily for web application. Based on the development and creation of story boarding techniques from preliminary rough visuals, through a combination of software and

Examples of Work

Nick Martin Project  www.jonahandthewhale.co.uk/ www.fuggartdesign.com www.plaguedbyimages.co.uk

&amp;nbsp;

FDGP204: Motion Graphics

Time and space are the key dimensions of the dynamic graphic information spaces depicted in moving image media, from non-interactive film and TV to interactive video and web-based applications. Through a series of lectures and hands-on workshops this modu

FDGP205: Typographics

This module will consolidate the learning you have experienced during the programme of study through preparation and planning for the self initiated major production elements. It is intended to develop the ability to research and plan appropriate project

FDGP207: Self Promotion: Digital Portfolio

Within this module you will begin to explore the possibilities in developing an interactive digital portfolio. In line with your intended trajectory (i.e., FD or BA), you will be able to explore content that can take the form of images, text and short bas

FDGP208: Self Promotion: Print Support

This module provides you with the opportunity to develop formal or informal creative self-promotion marketing material in line with your intended trajectory (i.e., FD or BA) and pertinent to your career aspirations. Having researched a range of self-promo

FDGP209: Self Promotion: Portfolio and Presentation

Throughout the programme you will have explored many different areas of practice and investigated various career options in line with your PDP and Work Based Learning. Your progression route may involve continuing your education, employment in the industr

FDGP211: Final Major Project

As this is the final practical module of your foundation degree you should use this assignment to consolidate your illustration experience through the utilisation of your conceptual, technical and design skills, further enhancing your unique style within 

GCOP200: Contexts of Practice 2

This Level 5 module extends and consolidates the Level 4 introduction to the investigation, interpretation and analysis of art, design and media. Through a series of themed lectures and seminars this module encourages you to make appropriate links between

PCAD100: Work Based Learning: Investigation and Preparation

PCAD 100 is an investigation and preparation module, designed to increase your self-awareness and understanding of the vocational context of your academic study. This is supported through developing a greater insight of self, investigations into the relev

PCAD200: Work Based Learning: Experience and Evaluation

You are required to undertake and evaluate a period of work-based / work-place learning activities, converting earlier investigations into real opportunities and experiences. The module focuses on the application of your investigations into employment and

PCAD300: Complementary Studies

This module provides an opportunity to expand and develop skills and knowledge in fields beyond the immediate programme environment, in subject areas which are nonetheless relevant to your personal career aspirations, and which have the potential to devel</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;p&gt;Minimum 5, GCSEs, grade C or above, from a general range of educational GCSE subjects, preferably including at least one from Art, Design, Textiles or Media.&lt;br /&gt; 200 UCAS Points&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; BTEC National Diploma - MMP grade&lt;br /&gt; VDA: AGNVQ, AVCE, AVS&lt;br /&gt; Access to HE Art and Design&lt;br /&gt; Irish/Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers&lt;br /&gt; International Baccalaureate&lt;br /&gt; Other International Qualifications&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Applications welcome from candidates without formal qualifications who can provide evidence of their creativity.&lt;/p&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">GPFH1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>FD Graphic Design</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

										<awardedBy>The Open University</awardedBy> <!-- awarding body -->

									</mlo:qualification>

									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>4</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

									</mlo:credit>

									<presentation>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">GPFH1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

										<attendanceMode identifier="CM">Campus</attendanceMode>

										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

										<venue>

											<provider>

												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

													<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

												</mlo:location>

											</provider>

										</venue>

									</presentation>

								</course>

							<!--  END OF FD Graphic Design  --><!--  FD Illustration -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>The Foundation Degree programme engages you in the key roles of a contemporary designer/illustrator developing career opportunities within graphic design, advertising, fine art, artists books, publishing, environmental design practices and the vast array of emerging and new media practices.



The Foundation in Degree in Illustration offers a diverse visually rich image making experience. Students will be encouraged to develop their individual style and identity through diverse experimentation with media, materials and techniques and through an intensely hands on and practical ideas development process. 

Image makers on this programme will investigate the possibilities of working with traditional tools and techniques, and their methods will vary widely: some working with pen, pencil and paint; others will create images using textiles, 3D construction, autographic/industrial reprographics and many will incorporate digital elements into hand-made art. 

Academic and theoretical concepts are integrated into the Illustration programme to give greater articulation to illustrative practice.

Design theory and vocational realism in all programme assignments is further enhanced by provision of a work placement taken in the first and second years of study. Placements and specialist discipline pathways will be in response to, and help to determine, personal career direction.

During the Foundation Degree in Illustration, design research, drawing and image making experimentation are seen to be of paramount importance and are the creative catalyst to inform all problem-solving strategies. The ability to communicate information through illustration is the key to becoming a successful designer/illustrator. The Illustration programme positively endorses the contemporary practice of creating illustrative solutions to graphic communication problems through exploration, evaluation and application of appropriate visual language.

The programme encourages students to take ownership of their learning through the acquisition of time management, scheduling and budgeting skills.

Further opportunities on completion of the Degree in Illustration include progression to aBA hons &amp;lsquo;top up&amp;rsquo; year and potentially, post-graduate study.

&amp;nbsp;

&amp;nbsp;

Validated by The Open University</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">ILFH1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>Illustration</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>FD Illustration</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D57%26courseID%3D9%26misCourseCode%3DILFH1A1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

									<abstract></abstract> <!-- 1234 a one sentence description for use in a course list -->

									<applicationProcedure href="http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/"/>

									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>BCOP100: Contexts of Practice 1

This Level 4 module will introduce you to key ideas and theories and will provide a range of critical approaches supporting the investigation, interpretation and analysis of art, design and media. You will study a range of ideas and concepts that have sha

FDIP101: Art and Language

This module will take an innovative look at the relationship of images to texts, and texts to images, exploring images as narrative vehicles, and typography as images. Examples will be taken from a range of sources &amp;ndash; from contemporary fine arts, to intera

FDIP102: Visual Communication

This introductory module is intended to expose you to a wide range of visual traditions and their graphical and illustrative fields of communication. The material will be cross-cultural, historical and contemporary, and will operate across art and design.

FDIP103: Print Processes and Outputs

Within this module, you will focus on creative development and problem solving using a range of print processes. Exploring both experimental hand drawn practises as well as digital processes involved with the production of artwork ready for final print p

FDIP104: Inter Disciplinary Experimentation

In this module is about play. Play as research and experimentation that will enable you to respond imaginatively to communication problems associated with both 2D, 3D, and 4D (i.e., the dimension of time) communication environments. A range of media and m

FDIP201: Illustrative Practices

You will extend your experience of working in a commercial context, analysing the needs of clients and users as part of a live brief/competition. In order to support the development of ideas that suit the requirements of the brief, you will be expected t

FDIP202: Interactive Illustration

The module is designed to build on and apply digital interactive video/animation/sound primarily for web application. Based on the development and creation of story boarding techniques from preliminary rough visuals, through a combination of software and 

FDIP204: Motion Graphics/Animation

Illustration often lends itself to becoming moving image, through sequential illustration becoming animation, from non-interactive film and TV to interactive video and web-based applications. Through a series of lectures and hands-on workshops this module

FDIP205: Sequential Image Making

This module will consolidate the learning you have experienced during the programme of study through preparation and planning for the self initiated major production elements. You will develop the ability to research and plan appropriate project work and

FDIP207: Self Promotion: Digital Portfolio

Within this module you will begin to explore the possibilities in developing an interactive digital portfolio. In line with your intended trajectory (i.e., FD or BA), you will be able to explore content that can take the form of images, text and short bas

FDIP208: Self Promotion: Print Support

This module provides you with the opportunity to develop formal or informal creative self-promotion marketing material in line with your intended trajectory (i.e., FD or BA) and pertinent to your career aspirations. Having researched a range of self-promo

FDIP209: Self Promotion: Portfolio and Presentation

Throughout the programme you will have explored many different areas of practice and investigated various career options in line with your PDP and Work Based Learning. Your progression route may involve continuing your education, employment in the industr

FDIP211: Final Major Project

As this is the final practical module of your foundation degree you should use this assignment to consolidate your illustration experience through the utilisation of your conceptual, technical and design skills, further enhancing your unique style within 

GCOP200: Contexts of Practice 2

This Level 5 module extends and consolidates the Level 4 introduction to the investigation, interpretation and analysis of art, design and media. Through a series of themed lectures and seminars this module encourages you to make appropriate links between

PCAD100: Work Based Learning: Investigation and Preparation

PCAD 100 is an investigation and preparation module, designed to increase your self-awareness and understanding of the vocational context of your academic study. This is supported through developing a greater insight of self, investigations into the relev

PCAD200: Work Based Learning: Experience and Evaluation

You are required to undertake and evaluate a period of work-based / work-place learning activities, converting earlier investigations into real opportunities and experiences. The module focuses on the application of your investigations into employment and

PCAD300: Complementary Studies

This module provides an opportunity to expand and develop skills and knowledge in fields beyond the immediate programme environment, in subject areas which are nonetheless relevant to your personal career aspirations, and which have the potential to devel</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;p&gt;Minimum 5, GCSEs, grade C or above, from a general range of educational GCSE subjects, preferably including at least one from Art, Design, Textiles or Media.&lt;br /&gt; 200 UCAS Points&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; BTEC National Diploma - MMP grade&lt;br /&gt; VDA: AGNVQ, AVCE, AVS&lt;br /&gt; Access to HE Art and Design&lt;br /&gt; Irish/Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers&lt;br /&gt; International Baccalaureate&lt;br /&gt; Other International Qualifications&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Applications welcome from candidates without formal qualifications who can provide evidence of their creativity.&lt;/p&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">ILFH1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>FD Illustration</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

										<awardedBy>The Open University</awardedBy> <!-- awarding body -->

									</mlo:qualification>

									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>4</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

									</mlo:credit>

									<presentation>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">ILFH1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

										<attendanceMode identifier="CM">Campus</attendanceMode>

										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

										<venue>

											<provider>

												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

													<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

												</mlo:location>

											</provider>

										</venue>

									</presentation>

								</course>

							<!--  END OF FD Illustration  --><!--  BA (Hons) Ceramics (Top Up) -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>Some of the oldest surviving manmade artefacts are ceramic objects &amp;ndash; transformed by fire to make everything from cups, plates and amphorae to the tiled skin of the space shuttle, and from medical scalpels and musical instruments to bathoom showers and kitchen sinks. That something so fundamental can readily be turned into the finest decoration or the most functional sculptural form means that the art, craft and science of ceramics are enduringly relevant and increasingly experimental.



We encourage you to explore functional and sculptural ceramics and introduce you to a variety of handbuilding techniques as well as to small batch production methods such as mould making, wheel throwing and slip casting. We have excellent facilities including electric, gas and raku kilns. There is potential for cross-disciplinary inquiry and for experiment with digital design and 3D modelling software. The programme concentrates on the realities of workshop practice and makes connections with the community of professionals makers outside the College.</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">CEFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>Ceramics</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>BA (Hons) Ceramics (Top Up)</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D58%26courseID%3D10%26misCourseCode%3DCEFB1A1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

									<abstract></abstract> <!-- 1234 a one sentence description for use in a course list -->

									<applicationProcedure href="http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/"/>

									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>BACR301: External Project/Internship

You are required to undertake and evaluate a period of external learning activities, converting earlier investigations into real opportunities and experiences. The module focuses on the application of your investigations into employment and enterprise opp

BACR302: Research, Experimentation and Development

Starting from the evaluation of your previous work and your intentions for the year, this first module will require you to undertake a period of concentrated research, experimentation and development. The intention is to deconstruct pre-conceived ideas an

BACR303: Creative and Professional Development

Following on from the Research, Experimentation and Development module, this unit is intended to support the further development of ideas, processes and media, but with the purpose of developing these towards finished or presentable outcomes. At the start

BACR304: Contextualisation

This purpose of this module is to support the development of independent critical thinking and to assist students to understand and position themselves as practitioners by situating creative practice within a wider set of historical and theoretical contex

BACR305: Creative and Professional Conclusion

This module builds upon the students previous achievements to culminate in a final body of work for exhibition, and as a platform for further advanced study or entry into the world of professional practice. As such this corpus of work will demonstrate dep</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;p&gt;Foundation Degree&lt;br /&gt; DipHE&lt;br /&gt; The first 2 years of a degree&lt;br /&gt; HNC/D&lt;br /&gt; Equivalent Non UK qualification&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Students applying from a related PCA Foundation Degree will have an automatic right of progression providing they have passed. Entry from a similar level of programme at other institutions, direct to Stage 3 of the award, is subject to a successful interview including portfolio presentation and agreed transfer from the students&amp;rsquo; original institution.&lt;br /&gt; In all cases candidates will need to provide evidence of a minimum of 240 credits or equivalent at HE with at least 120 credits each at level 4 and 5&lt;/p&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">CEFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>BA (Hons) Ceramics (Top Up)</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

										<awardedBy>The Open University</awardedBy> <!-- awarding body -->

									</mlo:qualification>

									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>4</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

									</mlo:credit>

									<presentation>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">CEFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

										<attendanceMode identifier="CM">Campus</attendanceMode>

										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

										<venue>

											<provider>

												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

													<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

												</mlo:location>

											</provider>

										</venue>

									</presentation>

								</course>

							<!--  END OF BA (Hons) Ceramics (Top Up)  --><!--  BA (Hons) Contemporary Crafts (Top Up) -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>As well as our progressing Foundation Degree Applied Arts students, we welcome applicants who wish to top up their Foundation Degree or equivalent qualification from other institutions. Even if it is a while since you completed your HND/FD please come and see us. New students enrich all our experiences and give a different perspective to our existing student cohort.



We offer a one-year full time course and a two-year part time route.

You will ideally have a specialism in one or more of our subject areas (Ceramics, Glass, Large Scale Metals or Small scale metals/jewellery). New students often experience the choice of materials and processes in our splendidly equipped workshops exciting, but remember it is quite a short year so if you want to learn new material skills, you will have to put in extra hours to develop them. This is an intensive, challenging and exciting year. Be prepared for the unexpected!

This Programme is designed for students to develop into autonomous, skilled and knowledgeable practitioners. We have modules and assignment briefs that allow you to pursue your own direction, and design your own plan with the guidance of our academic team.

We look at the creative process in more depth and you will have the opportunity to develop a greater understanding of the world you will be entering.

We encourage cross-disciplinary dialogue with other subjects throughout the college so that students can enrich and broaden their experience.

Our Critical, Contextual and Historical studies team guide you through your dissertation, in the contextual module. This aspect of the course becomes an essential part of your experience and is often very influential on the development of your practical work and vice versa.

A talented team of skilled academic and technical staff (all practitioners in their own right) will give you a comprehensive &amp;amp; rounded education, supporting your material explorations and practical work.

Students will also gain a greater understanding of the professional skills you need to develop for when you leave College from our skilled academic team. There are opportunities towards the end of the year to exhibit at prestigious events such as the Bovey Tracey Craft Fair and New Designers, as well as at our Degree Show.

During the year, students are encouraged to be aware and part of external organisations to participate in and arrange exhibitions beyond the confines of the college. By the time they complete the BA, proactive students can already have begun to work professionally. Every student develops at a different rate and the programme is very supportive of all students in this respect, so that by the end of the Programme students should be ready for the outside world.

We encourage students to be mindful of current debates and issues when developing their work. Sustainable and ethical practice is very important to us at Plymouth College of Art and was the focus for our prestigious Making Futures Conference in September 2009.

http://makingfutures.plymouthart.ac.uk</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">CCFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>Crafts</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>BA (Hons) Contemporary Crafts (Top Up)</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D58%26courseID%3D11%26misCourseCode%3DCCFB1A1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

									<abstract></abstract> <!-- 1234 a one sentence description for use in a course list -->

									<applicationProcedure href="http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/"/>

									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>BACC301: External Project/Internship

You are required to undertake and evaluate a period of external learning activities, converting earlier investigations into real opportunities and experiences. The module focuses on the application of your investigations into employment and enterprise opp

BACC302: Research, Experimentation and Development

Starting from the evaluation of your previous work and your intentions for the year, this first module will require you to undertake a period of concentrated research, experimentation and development. The intention is to deconstruct pre-conceived ideas an

BACC303: Creative and Professional Development

Following on from the Research, Experimentation and Development module, this unit is intended to support the further development of ideas, processes and media, but with the purpose of developing these towards finished or presentable outcomes. At the start

BACC304: Contextualisation

This purpose of this module is to support the development of independent critical thinking and to assist students to understand and position themselves as practitioners by situating creative practice within a wider set of historical and theoretical contex

BACC305: Creative and Professional Conclusion

This module builds upon the students previous achievements to culminate in a final body of work for exhibition, and as a platform for further advanced study or entry into the world of professional practice. As such this corpus of work will demonstrate dep</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;p&gt;Foundation Degree&lt;br /&gt; DipHE&lt;br /&gt; The first 2 years of a degree&lt;br /&gt; HNC/D&lt;br /&gt; Equivalent Non UK qualification&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Students applying from a related PCA Foundation Degree will have an automatic right of progression providing they have passed. Entry from a similar level of programme at other institutions, direct to Stage 3 of the award, is subject to a successful interview including portfolio presentation and agreed transfer from the students&amp;rsquo; original institution.&lt;br /&gt; In all cases candidates will need to provide evidence of a minimum of 240 credits or equivalent at HE with at least 120 credits each at level 4 and 5&lt;/p&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">CCFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>BA (Hons) Contemporary Crafts (Top Up)</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

										<awardedBy>The Open University</awardedBy> <!-- awarding body -->

									</mlo:qualification>

									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>5</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

									</mlo:credit>

									<presentation>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">CCFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

										<attendanceMode identifier="CM">Campus</attendanceMode>

										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

										<venue>

											<provider>

												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

													<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

												</mlo:location>

											</provider>

										</venue>

									</presentation>

								</course>

							<!--  END OF BA (Hons) Contemporary Crafts (Top Up)  --><!--  BA (Hons) Design for Games (Top Up) -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>Games design at Plymouth is about a lot more than just making yet-another first person shooter! This course takes the wider view, recognizing that contemporary games technology is used for a huge range of purposes: Education, marketing, military or medical simulation, architecture &amp;ndash; games technology is used for them all (and for stunning, cutting-edge games, too!)



Firmly based on helping students to find work in games design, the BA honours in Design for Games course has been built from the bottom-up &amp;ndash; what jobs can we equip our students to do? We structured the course modules around the skills the industry needs, covering every aspect of game design from the theory of game-play to 3D animation and using game engines. You will develop an understanding of gaming technology, learning environments, psychology, project and business planning. 

As you progress through the design for games course, the modules interlink: What you draw, you create as a 3D model, and that model is then imported into a game level of your own design. In the second year your animations can be controlled in a game environment.

Tuition for this BA degree is provided in a variety of ways: Lectures, through studio-based activities and online through a virtual learning environment. You will be encouraged to attend lectures given by practising designers and participate in study visits, external commissions, national competitions and exhibitions. Work-based learning is an important aspect of the course and the reality of the games producing world is built into everything we do.

B.A. Hons Progression

All successful FdA Games Design students have the right to progress to a third BA Hons year. This extra year is where you get the opportunity to specialise &amp;ndash; whatever area of the Games design field appeals to you the most, we can support you. 

In conjunction with tutors and industry professionals, you negotiate projects that allow you to grow in the direction you choose, whether level design, character development, modeling or the creation of education and training packages. Alongside negotiated projects, you will also explore contemporary cultural issues and debates from a variety of perspectives, and have the opportunity to be involved in seminars with specialists from sound, fine art, fashion, spatial design, film, animation, graphics etc. This broadened awareness strengthens your understanding of your own discipline and its relation to other areas of creative activity.

This year extends your skills ready for employment within the Games industry, and lets you create a unique, targeted portfolio in the process. it also gives you the opportunity to apply to Masters level Degrees

Career possibilities

Game Designer, Game Content Creator, 3D Artist, Technical Artist, Animator, Character Designer/Animator, Facial Animator/Rigger, Motion Editor,&amp;nbsp;Visual Effects Artists, 3D Modeler/Texturer, Cinematic Animator, Environment Artist, Level Designer.

&amp;nbsp;

Validated by the Open University</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">DFFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>Design for Games</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>BA (Hons) Design for Games (Top Up)</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D58%26courseID%3D12%26misCourseCode%3DDFFB1A1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

									<abstract></abstract> <!-- 1234 a one sentence description for use in a course list -->

									<applicationProcedure href="http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/"/>

									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>ADGD31: Research, Experimentation and Development

Starting from the evaluation of the students previous work and their intentions for the year, this first module will require each student to undertake a period of concentrated research, experimentation and development. The intention is to deconstruct pre-

ADGD32: Creative and Professional Development

Following on from the Research, Experimentation &amp;amp; Development module, this unit is intended to support the further development of ideas, processes and media, but with the purpose of developing these towards finished or presentable outcomes. At the sta

ADGD33: Creative and Professional Conclusion

This module builds upon the students previous achievements to culminate in a final body of work for exhibition, and as a platform for further advanced study or entry into the world of professional practice. As such this corpus of work will demonstrate dep

ADGD34: Contextualisation

This purpose of this module is to support the development of independent critical thinking and to assist students to understand and position themselves as practitioners by situating creative practice within a wider set of historical and theoretical contex</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;p&gt;Foundation Degree&lt;br /&gt; DipHE&lt;br /&gt; The first 2 years of a degree&lt;br /&gt; HNC/D&lt;br /&gt; Equivalent Non UK qualification&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Students applying from a related PCA Foundation Degree will have an automatic right of progression providing they have passed. Entry from a similar level of programme at other institutions, direct to Stage 3 of the award, is subject to a successful interview including portfolio presentation and agreed transfer from the students&amp;rsquo; original institution.&lt;br /&gt; In all cases candidates will need to provide evidence of a minimum of 240 credits or equivalent at HE with at least 120 credits each at level 4 and 5&lt;/p&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">DFFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>BA (Hons) Design for Games (Top Up)</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

										<awardedBy>The Open University</awardedBy> <!-- awarding body -->

									</mlo:qualification>

									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>4</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

									</mlo:credit>

									<presentation>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">DFFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

										<attendanceMode identifier="CM">Campus</attendanceMode>

										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

										<venue>

											<provider>

												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

													<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

												</mlo:location>

											</provider>

										</venue>

									</presentation>

								</course>

							<!--  END OF BA (Hons) Design for Games (Top Up)  --><!--  BA (Hons) Fashion (Top Up) -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>The BA (Hons) Fashion (Top-Up) programme positively encourages and endorses creativity and individuality. The joy of articulating our individual uniqueness and independence through fashion is paramount, together with the thrill of questioning and changing social and political attitudes.



 It has been developed to enable you to explore and experiment with personal design concepts whilst delivering a robust programme of supporting skills and techniques. Areas of focus include design skills, pattern cutting, garment production, CAD/CAM (computer aided design/computer aided manufacturing), marketing and business and relevant supporting IT skills. Students on the BA Fashion degree will also have the opportunity to investigate appropriate vocational and professional areas for future progression and develop the ability to plan and pursue their own career pathway.  Of prime importance is the development of an individual and independent creative identity, vital to a successful career in this challenging and diverse industry. There will be a direct correlation between your contextual theory and your designs which will be developed through a series of lectures and tutorials. This programme of study fosters and encourages the translation of your own research both conceptual and technological and is seen as a vital element within the creative process.  During the BA (Hons) top-up year you will be able to develop your specialist practice while taking advantage of opportunities for dialogue across multi -disciplinary boundaries. You will be able to participate in an environment where you are encouraged to utilise the skills you have previously learned, develop them further and to individually position your creative practice. Many students have found this an ideal course to update their skills in preparation to re-enter employment or as a method to consolidate their skills and obtain a professional qualification.  The course aims to keep abreast of the ever changing fast moving fashion industry and produce graduates who are independent and equipped with a range of intellectual, imaginative and enquiring skills that are appropriate to ever increasing demands by the industry, for the need to turn fashion design into reality and celebrate all skills related to the industry as important.  Recent graduates have gone on to work as designers, garment technologists, stylists, pattern cutters, fashion retail managers, illustrators, fashion magazine editors and self-employed designers makers.

&amp;nbsp;

Validated by the Open University</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">FAFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>Fashion</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>BA (Hons) Fashion (Top Up)</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D58%26courseID%3D13%26misCourseCode%3DFAFB1A1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

									<abstract></abstract> <!-- 1234 a one sentence description for use in a course list -->

									<applicationProcedure href="http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/"/>

									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>BAFS301: Research, Experimentation and Development

Starting from the evaluation of your previous work and your career aspirations this final year module will require you to undertake a period of concentrated research, experimentation and development. Providing you with the time to explore and investigate

BAFS302: Creative and Professional Development

To successfully visual communicate your area of research practice to an external audience will be the focus of this module. Clarifying your position as a practitioner and using professional methodologies will be your priority. It is expected that your po

BAFS303: Creative and Professional Conclusion

This module concludes your journey to culminate in the final construction of a body of work for exhibition. An appropriate piece of work which is their platform for progression into further study or entry into the world of professional practice. As such t

BAFS304: Contextualisation

This purpose of this module is to support the development of independent critical thinking and to assist you to understand and position yourself as a practitioner by situating creative practice within a wider set of historical and theoretical contexts.</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;p&gt;Foundation Degree&lt;br /&gt; DipHE&lt;br /&gt; The first 2 years of a degree&lt;br /&gt; HNC/D&lt;br /&gt; Equivalent Non UK qualification&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Students applying from a related PCA Foundation Degree will have an automatic right of progression providing they have passed. Entry from a similar level of programme at other institutions, direct to Stage 6 of the award, is subject to a successful interview including portfolio presentation and agreed transfer from the students&amp;rsquo; original institution.&lt;br /&gt; In all cases candidates will need to provide evidence of a minimum of 240 credits or equivalent at HE with at least 120 credits each at level 4 and 5&lt;/p&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">FAFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>BA (Hons) Fashion (Top Up)</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

										<awardedBy>The Open University</awardedBy> <!-- awarding body -->

									</mlo:qualification>

									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>5</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

									</mlo:credit>

									<presentation>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">FAFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

										<attendanceMode identifier="CM">Campus</attendanceMode>

										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

										<venue>

											<provider>

												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

													<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

												</mlo:location>

											</provider>

										</venue>

									</presentation>

								</course>

							<!--  END OF BA (Hons) Fashion (Top Up)  --><!--  BA (Hons) Film (Top Up) -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>Film is a dynamic and responsive high-technology programme that will equip you with the practical and conceptual skills you need to develop new ideas in contemporary moving image. It will prepare you equally for a career in the moving image industries, for postgraduate study and for your own creative practice.



Film has always been inextricably linked with the other visual, narrative and performing arts. This programme explores the connections through practice and theoretical study and by making the most of the interdisciplinary dialogues that the College cultivates.

Our aim is to support the development of distinctive new voices, to introduce ambitious graduates to the creative industries &amp;ndash; and to support you in the realisation of your career aspirations.

The College has the most comprehensively stocked film arts production resource in the region, with everything from Super16mm Cinematography, through High Definition (HD) Videography and Surround Sound Design to facilities for underwater film and video. First year study of technologies, practices and contexts leads in the second year to supported specialisation, work placements and live briefs. Final year production-focused projects are directed towards developing professional careeer paths.</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">FMFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>Film</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>BA (Hons) Film (Top Up)</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D58%26courseID%3D14%26misCourseCode%3DFMFB1A1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

									<abstract></abstract> <!-- 1234 a one sentence description for use in a course list -->

									<applicationProcedure href="http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/"/>

									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>ADFI31: Research, Experimentation and Development

Starting from the evaluation of the students previous work and their intentions for the year, this first module will require each student to undertake a period of concentrated research, experimentation and development. The intention is to deconstruct pre-

ADFI32: Creative and Professional Development

Following on from the Research, Experimentation &amp;amp; Development module, this unit is intended to support the further development of ideas, processes and media, but with the purpose of developing these towards finished or presentable outcomes. At the sta

ADFI33: Creative and Professional Conclusion

This module builds upon the students previous achievements to culminate in a final body of work for exhibition, and as a platform for further advanced study or entry into the world of professional practice. As such this corpus of work will demonstrate dep

ADFI34: Contextualisation

This purpose of this module is to support the development of independent critical thinking and to assist students to understand and position themselves as practitioners by situating creative practice within a wider set of historical and theoretical contex</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;p&gt;Foundation Degree&lt;br /&gt; DipHE&lt;br /&gt; The first 2 years of a degree&lt;br /&gt; HNC/D&lt;br /&gt; Equivalent Non UK qualification&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Students applying from a related PCA Foundation Degree will have an automatic right of progression providing they have passed. Entry from a similar level of programme at other institutions, direct to Stage 6 of the award, is subject to a successful interview including portfolio presentation and agreed transfer from the students&amp;rsquo; original institution.&lt;br /&gt; In all cases candidates will need to provide evidence of a minimum of 240 credits or equivalent at HE with at least 120 credits each at level 4 and 5&lt;/p&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">FMFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>BA (Hons) Film (Top Up)</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

										<awardedBy>The Open University</awardedBy> <!-- awarding body -->

									</mlo:qualification>

									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>4</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

									</mlo:credit>

									<presentation>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">FMFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

										<attendanceMode identifier="CM">Campus</attendanceMode>

										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

										<venue>

											<provider>

												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

													<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

												</mlo:location>

											</provider>

										</venue>

									</presentation>

								</course>

							<!--  END OF BA (Hons) Film (Top Up)  --><!--  BA (Hons) Glass (Top Up) -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>Transparent, translucent, flowing, brittle, molten, reflective, refractive, flexible, Seductive. Glass is a material that has fascinated human beings for millennia.&amp;nbsp; Silica sand transformed by melting at 1000&amp;deg;+ into a material that flows when hot and is solid in its cold state.&amp;nbsp; It is used to create a myriad of objects that range from functional in architecture, furniture, lighting, scientific glassware, tableware containers and bottles to jewellery, and objects of art and self expression.



At Plymouth College of Art it is possible to become a specialist practitioner in this wonderful material whether it is in kiln forming, architectural processes, glass blowing, casting or combinations of different processes in our comprehensive specialist workshops.

The BA Honours Top-Up gives you the opportunity to review your practice, develop your skills, and further explore ideas and techniques, to demonstrate your professional identity as a Glass Practitioner. You have an opportunity to increase your critical and analytical skills, as well as your practical and professional skills. This is supported by our expert teaching and technical staff, with regular visiting lecturers. You will have the opportunity to show a body of work in the Degree show and national shows such as New Designers, the culmination of an amazing, intensive creative journey. The teaching team, are committed to supporting and guiding you towards developing and sustainingan inventive and individual approach to your creative practice.</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">GLFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>Glass</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>BA (Hons) Glass (Top Up)</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D58%26courseID%3D15%26misCourseCode%3DGLFB1A1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

									<abstract></abstract> <!-- 1234 a one sentence description for use in a course list -->

									<applicationProcedure href="http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/"/>

									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>BAGL301: External Project/Internship

You are required to undertake and evaluate a period of external learning activities, converting earlier investigations into real opportunities and experiences. The module focuses on the application of your investigations into employment and enterprise opp

BAGL302: Research, Experimentation and Development

Starting from the evaluation of your previous work and your intentions for the year, this first module will require you to undertake a period of concentrated research, experimentation and development. The intention is to deconstruct pre-conceived ideas an

BAGL303: Creative and Professional Development

Following on from the Research, Experimentation and Development module, this unit is intended to support the further development of ideas, processes and media, but with the purpose of developing these towards finished or presentable outcomes. At the start

BAGL304: Contextualisation

This purpose of this module is to support the development of independent critical thinking and to assist students to understand and position themselves as practitioners by situating creative practice within a wider set of historical and theoretical contex

BAGL305: Creative and Professional Conclusion

This module builds upon the students previous achievements to culminate in a final body of work for exhibition, and as a platform for further advanced study or entry into the world of professional practice. As such this corpus of work will demonstrate dep</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;p&gt;Foundation Degree&lt;br /&gt; DipHE&lt;br /&gt; The first 2 years of a degree&lt;br /&gt; HNC/D&lt;br /&gt; Equivalent Non UK qualification&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Students applying from a related PCA Foundation Degree will have an automatic right of progression providing they have passed. Entry from a similar level of programme at other institutions, direct to Stage 3 of the award, is subject to a successful interview including portfolio presentation and agreed transfer from the students&amp;rsquo; original institution.&lt;br /&gt; In all cases candidates will need to provide evidence of a minimum of 240 credits or equivalent at HE with at least 120 credits each at level 4 and 5&lt;/p&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">GLFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>BA (Hons) Glass (Top Up)</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

										<awardedBy>The Open University</awardedBy> <!-- awarding body -->

									</mlo:qualification>

									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>4</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

									</mlo:credit>

									<presentation>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">GLFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

										<attendanceMode identifier="CM">Campus</attendanceMode>

										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

										<venue>

											<provider>

												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

													<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

												</mlo:location>

											</provider>

										</venue>

									</presentation>

								</course>

							<!--  END OF BA (Hons) Glass (Top Up)  --><!--  BA (Hons) Graphic Design (Top Up) -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>The BA degree programme in Graphic Design engages you in all the key skills and roles of contemporary graphic design practice. Developing confidence and competence to communicate design solutions through print based and new media graphic disciplines are seen as fundamental attributes of a graduate of this programme of study.



Open publication - Free publishing - More art



During the BA Degree in Graphic Design you will be encouraged to develop your individual style and identity through experimentation with media, materials, and processes.&amp;nbsp;You will investigate and practise communicating your concepts through a broad range of design disciplines from brand identity to magazine design, illustration to multimedia and web based digital graphics.

Design research is seen to be of paramount importance and is the creative catalyst to inform all problem-solving strategies. The ability to record the entire design process from initial information gathering to the successful resolution of a communication problem is the key to becoming a successful graphic designer.

&amp;nbsp;

Academic and theoretical concepts are integrated into the BA Graphic Design programme to give greater articulation to your graphic design practice. Design theory and vocational realism in all programme assignments is further enhanced by provision of a work placement module taken in the first and second years of study. Placements and programmed specialist discipline pathways will be determined by your personal career direction.

The BA degree programme in Graphic Design encourages students to take ownership of their own learning through the acquisition of time management, scheduling and budgeting skills. 

The presentation of project work will place equal emphasis on design and the ability to support creative thinking through written and verbal communication skills.

During the BA (Hons) top-up year you will be responsible for &amp;ndash;

Self initiating a programme of theoretical and design production studies 

Engaging with subject specific research and the production of a dissertation 

Preparation of a self-promotional campaign to support career opportunities 



Career opportunities

Graphic Designer * Digital Artist * Art Director * Publishing Designer * 

Website Designer * Multimedia Designer * Brand Identity Designer &amp;hellip;

&amp;nbsp;

Validated by the Open University</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">GDFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>Graphic Design</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>BA (Hons) Graphic Design (Top Up)</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D58%26courseID%3D16%26misCourseCode%3DGDFB1A1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

									<abstract></abstract> <!-- 1234 a one sentence description for use in a course list -->

									<applicationProcedure href="http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/"/>

									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>ADGP31: Research, Experimentation and Development

Starting from the evaluation of the students previous work and their intentions for the year, this first module will require each student to undertake a period of concentrated research, experimentation and development. The intention is to deconstruct pre-

Example Work



Dannielle Perkins Mind Mapping

Marcus Parnell  Expressive Typographics    Surreal Advertising    Handmade Graphics 





Marcin Nowysz   Expressive Typographics 

Martin Watts Commemoration  Handmade Graphics 





Michael Sandiford Ambient Research Choice

Simon Neck   Commemoration   Expressive Typographics 





&amp;nbsp;

ADGP32: Creative and Professional Development

Following on from the Research, Experimentation &amp;amp; Development module, this unit is intended to support the further development of ideas, processes and media, but with the purpose of developing these towards finished or presentable outcomes. At the sta

ADGP33: Creative and Professional Conclusion

This module builds upon the students previous achievements to culminate in a final body of work for exhibition, and as a platform for further advanced study or entry into the world of professional practice. As such this corpus of work will demonstrate dep

ADGP34: Contextualisation

This purpose of this module is to support the development of independent critical thinking and to assist students to understand and position themselves as practitioners by situating creative practice within a wider set of historical and theoretical contex</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;p&gt;Foundation Degree&lt;br /&gt; DipHE&lt;br /&gt; The first 2 years of a degree&lt;br /&gt; HNC/D&lt;br /&gt; Equivalent Non UK qualification&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Students applying from a related PCA Foundation Degree will have an automatic right of progression providing they have passed. Entry from a similar level of programme at other institutions, direct to Stage 6 of the award, is subject to a successful interview including portfolio presentation and agreed transfer from the students original institution.&lt;br /&gt; In all cases candidates will need to provide evidence of a minimum of 240 credits or equivalent at HE with at least 120 credits each at level 4 and 5&lt;/p&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">GDFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>BA (Hons) Graphic Design (Top Up)</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

										<awardedBy>The Open University</awardedBy> <!-- awarding body -->

									</mlo:qualification>

									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>4</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

									</mlo:credit>

									<presentation>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">GDFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

										<attendanceMode identifier="CM">Campus</attendanceMode>

										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

										<venue>

											<provider>

												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

													<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

												</mlo:location>

											</provider>

										</venue>

									</presentation>

								</course>

							<!--  END OF BA (Hons) Graphic Design (Top Up)  --><!--  BA (Hons) Illustration (Top Up) -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>

The BA Degree in Illustrationprogramme engages you in the key roles of a contemporary designer/illustrator developing career opportunities within graphic design, advertising, fine art, artists books, publishing, environmental design practices and the vast array of emerging and new media practices.

Illustration offers a diverse visually rich image making experience. Students on the BA degree will be encouraged to develop their individual style and identity through diverse experimentation with media, materials and techniques and through an intensely hands on and practical ideas development process. 

Image makers on this illustration programme will investigate the possibilities of working with traditional tools and techniques, and their methods will vary widely: some working with pen, pencil and paint; others will create images using textiles, three dimensional construction, autographic / industrial reprographics and many will incorporate digital elements into hand-made art. 

Academic and theoretical concepts are integrated into the BA Degree programme to give greater articulation to illustrative practice.

Design theory and vocational realism in all programme assignments is further enhanced by provision of a work placement opportunity taken in the first and second years of study. Placements and specialist discipline pathways will be in response to, and help to determine, personal career direction.

Throughout the BA Degree in Illustration, design research, drawing and image making experimentation are seen to be of paramount importance and are the creative catalyst to inform all problem-solving strategies. The ability to communicate information through Illustration is the key to becoming a successful designer/Illustrator. The programme positively endorses the contemporary practice of creating Illustrative solutions to graphic communication problems through exploration, evaluation and application of appropriate visual language.

The BA degree programme encourages students to take ownership of their learning through the acquisition of time management, scheduling and budgeting skills.

&amp;nbsp;

Validated by the Open University

</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">ILFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>Illustration</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>BA (Hons) Illustration (Top Up)</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D58%26courseID%3D17%26misCourseCode%3DILFB1A1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

									<abstract></abstract> <!-- 1234 a one sentence description for use in a course list -->

									<applicationProcedure href="http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/"/>

									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>ADIP31: Research, Experimentation and Development

Starting from the evaluation of the students previous work and their intentions for the year, this first module will require each student to undertake a period of concentrated research, experimentation and development. The intention is to deconstruct pre-

ADIP32: Creative and Professional Development

Following on from the Research, Experimentation &amp;amp; Development module, this unit is intended to support the further development of ideas, processes and media, but with the purpose of developing these towards finished or presentable outcomes. At the start o

ADIP33: Creative and Professional Conclusion

This module builds upon the students previous achievements to culminate in a final body of work for exhibition, and as a platform for further advanced study or entry into the world of professional practice. As such this corpus of work will demonstrate dep

ADIP34: Contextualisation

This purpose of this module is to support the development of independent critical thinking and to assist students to understand and position themselves as practitioners by situating creative practice within a wider set of historical and theoretical contex</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;p&gt;Foundation Degree&lt;br /&gt; DipHE&lt;br /&gt; The first 2 years of a degree&lt;br /&gt; HNC/D&lt;br /&gt; Equivalent Non UK qualification&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Students applying from a related PCA Foundation Degree will have an automatic right of progression providing they have passed. Entry from a similar level of programme at other institutions, direct to Stage 6 of the award, is subject to a successful interview including portfolio presentation and agreed transfer from the students&amp;rsquo; original institution.&lt;br /&gt; In all cases candidates will need to provide evidence of a minimum of 240 credits or equivalent at HE with at least 120 credits each at level 4 and 5&lt;/p&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">ILFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>BA (Hons) Illustration (Top Up)</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

										<awardedBy>The Open University</awardedBy> <!-- awarding body -->

									</mlo:qualification>

									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>4</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

									</mlo:credit>

									<presentation>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">ILFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

										<attendanceMode identifier="CM">Campus</attendanceMode>

										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

										<venue>

											<provider>

												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

													<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

												</mlo:location>

											</provider>

										</venue>

									</presentation>

								</course>

							<!--  END OF BA (Hons) Illustration (Top Up)  --><!--  BA (Hons) Jewellery and Silversmithing (Top Up) -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>

The design and making of &amp;lsquo;objects of desire&amp;rsquo; using precious metals and precious or semi-precious stones is riding a tide of exciting experiment that relies on new ways of retrieving, recycling and reformulating traditional materials. Plymouth jewellery and silversmithing students are encouraged to be part of the new ethically aware trend in jewellery design. The College&amp;rsquo;s impressive studio facilities and the close connection between making and digital design media provide a highly stimulating environment for invention.

The BA course begins with an introduction to materials and techniques, and to design and conceptual issues, gradually leading you towards fully developed professional practice. Steps along the way include work placements or internships and taking part in exhibitions such as the annual New Designers exhibition.

</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">JSFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>Jewellery and Silversmithing</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>BA (Hons) Jewellery and Silversmithing (Top Up)</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D58%26courseID%3D18%26misCourseCode%3DJSFB1A1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

									<abstract></abstract> <!-- 1234 a one sentence description for use in a course list -->

									<applicationProcedure href="http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/"/>

									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>BAJS301: External Project/Internship

You are required to undertake and evaluate a period of external learning activities, converting earlier investigations into real opportunities and experiences. The module focuses on the application of your investigations into employment and enterprise opp

BAJS302: Research, Experimentation and Development

Starting from the evaluation of your previous work and your intentions for the year, this first module will require you to undertake a period of concentrated research, experimentation and development. The intention is to deconstruct pre-conceived ideas an

BAJS303: Creative and Professional Development

Following on from the Research, Experimentation and Development module, this unit is intended to support the further development of ideas, processes and media, but with the purpose of developing these towards finished or presentable outcomes. At the start

BAJS304: Contextualisation

This purpose of this module is to support the development of independent critical thinking and to assist students to understand and position themselves as practitioners by situating creative practice within a wider set of historical and theoretical contex

BAJS305: Creative and Professional Conclusion

This module builds upon the students previous achievements to culminate in a final body of work for exhibition, and as a platform for further advanced study or entry into the world of professional practice. As such this corpus of work will demonstrate dep</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;p&gt;Foundation Degree&lt;br /&gt; DipHE&lt;br /&gt; The first 2 years of a degree&lt;br /&gt; HNC/D&lt;br /&gt; Equivalent Non UK qualification&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Students applying from a related PCA Foundation Degree will have an automatic right of progression providing they have passed. Entry from a similar level of programme at other institutions, direct to Stage 6 of the award, is subject to a successful interview including portfolio presentation and agreed transfer from the students original institution.&lt;br /&gt; In all cases candidates will need to provide evidence of a minimum of 240 credits or equivalent at HE with at least 120 credits each at level 4 and 5&lt;/p&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">JSFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>BA (Hons) Jewellery and Silversmithing (Top Up)</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

										<awardedBy>The Open University</awardedBy> <!-- awarding body -->

									</mlo:qualification>

									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>4</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

									</mlo:credit>

									<presentation>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">JSFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

										<attendanceMode identifier="CM">Campus</attendanceMode>

										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

										<venue>

											<provider>

												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

													<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

												</mlo:location>

											</provider>

										</venue>

									</presentation>

								</course>

							<!--  END OF BA (Hons) Jewellery and Silversmithing (Top Up)  --><!--  BA (Hons) Photography (Top Up) -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>

Photography is a wide- ranging discipline leading to opportunities in many specialist areas including documentary, fashion, fine art, commercial, social and reportage. On Foundation Degree Photography students explore a variety of photographic styles before choosing a specialist pathway. During the 1st year practical, conceptual, contextual and vocational skills are embedded, informing an increasingly self-initiated approach in the 2nd year.

Throughout the BA Photography programme, students benefit from a comprehensive range of industry standard resources including film and digital SLR, medium and large format cameras, lighting, studio and location equipment and silver based and digital post-production processes. Practical modules are designed to develop technical excellence in all aspects of photographic craft skill. We also encourage experimental work and believe, for example, that a pinhole camera is as valid a tool for image making as a large format camera.

Our overriding concern is to match technical excellence with creative endeavour. Photography students are expected to find innovative and original methods of making photographic imagery, underpinned by articulate visual communication skills and an acute understanding of the formal elements of art and design; composition, tone, line and form. The influence of art and design and the media, which is recognised as fundamental to photographic practice, is supported by a complementary studies option encouraging experimentation with disciplines outside of the photography subject specialism.

Throughout the BA Photography degree, critical thinking and reflective self-awareness are embedded in practical and theoretical modules. Links are made between formal lectures in contextual studies and the themes explored by students in their photographic practice, encouraging ownership of personal direction in all aspects of study. This integrated approach is further supported by the direct involvement of theory staff in studio modules and vice versa.

BA Degree Photography recognises changing career opportunities and vocational aspirations. Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of photography related ethics, legislation and business skills,&amp;nbsp;and undertake work-based learning to realistically enable them to meet their career aspirations in the arts, media or associated industries.

Further opportunities on completion of the programme include progression to a BA hons &amp;lsquo;top up&amp;rsquo; year and potentially, post-graduate study. 

The BA (Hons) honours year in Photography affords the opportunity to develop and expand your skills. You will explore in detail your chosen area of photographic practice leading towards the production and presentation of a major body of work that will be exhibited to the public and form the basis of your professional portfolio.

During your photography studies you will have developed a clear artistic direction and a strong professional identity. You will have learned the skills and developed the contacts necessary to enable you to pursue a career in photographic practice, as a self employed artist or in employment in the creative industries.

&amp;nbsp;

Validated by The Open University</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">PHFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>Photography</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>BA (Hons) Photography (Top Up)</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D58%26courseID%3D19%26misCourseCode%3DPHFB1A1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

									<abstract></abstract> <!-- 1234 a one sentence description for use in a course list -->

									<applicationProcedure href="http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/"/>

									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>BA (Hons) Photography (Top Up) at Plymouth College of Art

&amp;nbsp;

ADPH31: Research, Experimentation and Development

Starting from the evaluation of the students previous work and their intentions for the year, this first module will require each student to undertake a period of concentrated research, experimentation and development. The intention is to deconstruct pre-

ADPH32: Creative and Professional Development

Following on from the Research, Experimentation &amp;amp; Development module, this unit is intended to support the further development of ideas, processes and media, but with the purpose of developing these towards finished or presentable outcomes. At the sta

ADPH33: Creative and Professional Conclusion

This module builds upon the students previous achievements to culminate in a final body of work for exhibition, and as a platform for further advanced study or entry into the world of professional practice. As such this corpus of work will demonstrate dep

ADPH34: Contextualisation

This purpose of this module is to support the development of independent critical thinking and to assist students to understand and position themselves as practitioners by situating creative practice within a wider set of historical and theoretical contex</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;p&gt;Foundation Degree&lt;br /&gt; DipHE&lt;br /&gt; The first 2 years of a degree&lt;br /&gt; HNC/D&lt;br /&gt; Equivalent Non UK qualification&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Students applying from a related PCA Foundation Degree will have an automatic right of progression providing they have passed. Entry from a similar level of programme at other institutions, direct to Stage 6 of the award, is subject to a successful interview including portfolio presentation and agreed transfer from the students&amp;rsquo; original institution.&lt;br /&gt; In all cases candidates will need to provide evidence of a minimum of 240 credits or equivalent at HE with at least 120 credits each at level 4 and 5&lt;/p&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">PHFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>BA (Hons) Photography (Top Up)</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

										<awardedBy>The Open University</awardedBy> <!-- awarding body -->

									</mlo:qualification>

									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>4</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

									</mlo:credit>

									<presentation>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">PHFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

										<attendanceMode identifier="CM">Campus</attendanceMode>

										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

										<venue>

											<provider>

												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

													<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

												</mlo:location>

											</provider>

										</venue>

									</presentation>

								</course>

							<!--  END OF BA (Hons) Photography (Top Up)  --><!--  BA (Hons) Textiles (Top Up) -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>Textile Design is a vast subject area with wide ranging creative and commercial applications for fashion, interiors, furnishing, architectural instillations, technical textiles, for use in engineering and medicine and in the production of one off art pieces. This intensely practical course is an exciting and challenging exploration of the potential of textiles. The programme will enable you to learn the design, conceptual and craft skills required to realise your ideas, while not restricting you to a traditional understanding of these practices.

Design development is taught through a series of practical assignments covering contemporary issues, conceptual approaches, research methods and a range of practical and technical workshops. Enabling you to critically evaluate, reflect, develop and realise your practice. Through the programme you will be enabled to specialise within the areas of printed, woven, knitted, stitched and digital textile design.

You will learn skills; techniques and processes that will equip you for practice, commercially, as an independent designer or as a designer maker in your own specialist field.

The teaching team, are committed to supporting and guiding you towards building and sustainingan inventive and individual approach to creative practice. Students are free to express themselves through the design and realisation of: functional work, public realm, sculptural artifacts, installation or conceptually driven outcomes.

A cross-disciplinary approach is encouraged and some students may wish to combine textiles with many other materials and or disciplines. Students are encouraged to develop a strong conceptual base to underpin their particular area of practice. Ongoing input from the Contextual Team will help them to achieve this and to understand the context within which their work sits. Students will also be expected to develop their visual awareness and communication skills via the many possible definitions of what can constitute &amp;lsquo;drawing&amp;rsquo;. Expression through the use of digital technology is encouraged and there will be given opportunities to train in the use of such software as Adobe Photoshop, inDesign, illustrator, 3D Studio Max and basic video editing and web site design.

In preparing for the future students will also be expected to engage with the practicalities of workshop practice, fostering an awareness of the need and means of the day to day maintenance and management of a studio including the protection the health and wellbeing of both themselves and their colleagues and potential employees, through the implementation of correct working practices.

As the course progresses students will be asked to be pro-active in engaging with organisations and people outside the college to generate their own opportunities for free lance design work, exhibitions, residencies, commissioning possibilities and gallery outlets depending on career interests.

Students on this degree will be part of a larger group comprising the other material practitioners across our range of Craft courses. Together you will respond to themed modules in your chosen material practice. Along the way students will gain skills that contemporary practitioners need in order to develop and sustain their practice after graduation and into the world of employment or self-employment. Excellent workshop facilities give the opportunity for a rich exploration of materials, enabling innovative and contemporary practice using specialist craft skills, which are celebrated and shared by expert practitioners.

&amp;lsquo;Transferable&amp;rsquo; skills that give students the ability and the flexibility to move into related areas of the creative industries are a strong element of these programmes.

The themes you will be exploring include: -



Studio Practice

Design for industry

Public art, commissioning, awards and external design briefs

Digital processes, Interdisciplinary practice, Installation and conceptual practice

Sustainability and emotionally durable design

Curation and exhibiting

Drawing development, visual thinking and visual communication

Critical, Contextual and Historical Studies



Underpinning all these themes will be professional and entrepreneurial skills, with opportunities for external placements and internships at home or abroad.

Making has an intrinsic value in our lives. We at PCA recognise the potential of tacit knowledge and the enhanced understanding of the world that comes through our knowledge of material practices. We wish to champion these skills and benefits that are so special and rare in a &amp;lsquo;virtual world&amp;rsquo; whilst also embracing digital technology as another craft skill. The nature of contemporary craft practice has been rapidly changing throughout the last few years. Many other influences have been brought to these disciplines and we embrace these new ways of thinking and encourage the innovative use of materials in interdisciplinary as well as in &amp;lsquo;traditional&amp;rsquo; ways. We have highly skilled lecturers and technicians who have a great deal of experience across the crafts disciplines and all are inquisitive about making and its relevance in today&amp;rsquo;s society.

At PCA we have a strong interest in the sustainability of craft practice In 2009 we held our first International Crafts Conference called &amp;ldquo;Making Futures-Crafts in the context of Global Sustainability agendas&amp;rdquo; . This has enabled the compilation and generation of a great deal of networks and research, making sure that we are at the centre of debate and developments in this area.

To be successful in today&amp;rsquo;s creative industries you need to be resourceful, adaptable and resilient. These courses are designed to engender these qualities but also to give you the specialist skills and knowledge to take forward your creative practice into the future.</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">TDFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>Textiles</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>BA (Hons) Textiles (Top Up)</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D58%26courseID%3D20%26misCourseCode%3DTDFB1A1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

									<abstract></abstract> <!-- 1234 a one sentence description for use in a course list -->

									<applicationProcedure href="http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/"/>

									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>BATX301: External Project/Internship

You are required to undertake and evaluate a period of external learning activities, converting earlier investigations into real opportunities and experiences. The module focuses on the application of your investigations into employment and enterprise opp

BATX302: Research, Experimentation and Development

Starting from the evaluation of your previous work and your intentions for the year, this first module will require you to undertake a period of concentrated research, experimentation and development. The intention is to deconstruct pre-conceived ideas an

BATX303: Creative and Professional Development

Following on from the Research, Experimentation and Development module, this unit is intended to support the further development of ideas, processes and media, but with the purpose of developing these towards finished or presentable outcomes. At the start

BATX304: Contextualisation

This purpose of this module is to support the development of independent critical thinking and to assist students to understand and position themselves as practitioners by situating creative practice within a wider set of historical and theoretical contex

BATX305: Creative and Professional Conclusion

This module builds upon the students previous achievements to culminate in a final body of work for exhibition, and as a platform for further advanced study or entry into the world of professional practice. As such this corpus of work will demonstrate dep</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;p&gt;Foundation Degree&lt;br /&gt; DipHE&lt;br /&gt; The first 2 years of a degree&lt;br /&gt; HNC/D&lt;br /&gt; Equivalent Non UK qualification&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Students applying from a related PCA Foundation Degree will have an automatic right of progression providing they have passed. Entry from a similar level of programme at other institutions, direct to Stage 3 of the award, is subject to a successful interview including portfolio presentation and agreed transfer from the students&amp;rsquo; original institution.&lt;br /&gt; In all cases candidates will need to provide evidence of a minimum of 240 credits or equivalent at HE with at least 120 credits each at level 4 and 5&lt;/p&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">TDFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>BA (Hons) Textiles (Top Up)</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

										<awardedBy>The Open University</awardedBy> <!-- awarding body -->

									</mlo:qualification>

									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>4</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

									</mlo:credit>

									<presentation>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">TDFB1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

										<attendanceMode identifier="CM">Campus</attendanceMode>

										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

										<venue>

											<provider>

												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

													<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

												</mlo:location>

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							<!--  END OF BA (Hons) Textiles (Top Up)  --><!--  BA (Hons) Animation -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>Animators are magicians &amp;ndash; masters of the art of illusion. Our craft was born as we played with shadows and light. We honed our skills breathing life into the drawn line, and now in the revolution of the digital age the possibilities for the animation artist are limitless.



This new BA in Animation welcomes students who have an interest in all areas of creative practice &amp;ndash; from fine art, animation and film. The programme enables you to find and develop your creative voice.

The course is based on learning through making. Lectures and workshops run alongside a professionally mentored animation studio. Students from all years take on studio roles where they learn the essential skills of creative collaboration and professional practice.

The emphasis in the first year is on fundamentals such as storyboarding, narrative, drawing and technical skills, both traditional and CGI. During the second year you extend and deepen your knowledge in your vocational pathway alongside developing production management and entrepreneurial business acumen. In your final year you consolidate your professional identity producing your own animation production, either individually or by taking a lead role in a studio collaboration. By the end of the course you will have begun to market and distribute your work.

The animator&amp;rsquo;s skills are sought after not only by the entertainment industry but also by documentary makers, scientific and architectural visualisation, projection for performance, games, education and fine art practice.</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">ANFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>Animation</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>BA (Hons) Animation</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D59%26courseID%3D21%26misCourseCode%3DANFT1A1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

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									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>Module Title: Drawing

There is no right or wrong way to draw and there are many different approaches. The way you develop your drawing skills becomes your signature. This module celebrates your individuality through drawing, as well as teaching you the skills of draughtsmanship. It will develop your confidence in a personal response to the world through subjective visualization and expressive mark making techniques as well as teaching you the principles of scale, proportion and perspective required by a more objective approach to drawing is required. The tools we use for drawing will extend from our eyes, hands, and a stick of burnt wood to the digital possibilities of satellites tracing our movements as we observe the world.

Module Title: Sequential Visual Communication

As sequential communication, animation ferments an eclectic mix of art forms, theories and technologies. Creative application is limitless. This module invites you to explore time-based form and purpose, starting with symbolism in the single image and how this evolves over time. You will experiment with narrative and non-narrative strategies and effects on audience engagement. You will also delve into the language of editing and sound, and the part they play in the &amp;lsquo;aesthetics' of time.

&amp;nbsp;Module Title: The Illusionist's Tool Kit 

The possibilities of illusion in animation are endless; this module gives you a starting point from which to breathe life into your ideas. The illusionist&amp;rsquo;s toolkit is a foundation in some of the core skills used for contemporary animation production. Workshops will show you how to bring your ideas to life combining traditional methods and digital technology. The module is split into three themes: The craft of animated movement; methods of evoking space and form; and the skills of &amp;lsquo;compositing&amp;rsquo; - combining different elements such as live action and animation. The craft of the illusionist is to use these skills so that there are no boundaries to the imagination.

Module Title: Inter disiciplinary Experimentation

This module is about the use of animation and illusion in other disciplines. The module provides a playful, hands-on experience of the application of animation in a range of contexts. Workshops will expand your imagination and develop your ability to apply animation to other areas of contemporary art practice or wherever your imagination takes you. You will be introduced to methods of interactivity using digital technology, tricks of performance and projection and mechanisms of Automata (animated machines). Throughout, the emphasis will be on enjoyment, creative risk taking and expanding your own understanding of the possible applications of animation beyond the single screen.

Module Title: Professinal Practice &amp;amp; Personal Development Plannning&amp;nbsp; (PDP)

However technically proficient or creatively brilliant you are, you risk falling at the first hurdle if you don&amp;rsquo;t know where you&amp;rsquo;re going or how to get there. This module is about avoiding common pitfalls and achieving your aims in the most effective way. This involves a process of reflecting on where you are and planning your journey of where you want to go, otherwise known as your &amp;lsquo;Professional Development Plan&amp;rsquo; (PDP). The PDP begins with a diagnosis of your current skills and attributes contrasted with the skills required for employment in your dream career. From this we identify those experiences and skills you will need to acquire during your degree course to prepare you for a successful career in your chosen field. Throughout the module you are introduced to a wide range of related skills and knowledge, including: presentation skills; personal SWOT analysis; marketing and networking strategies; employment and freelance contracts; copyright; working for production companies, health and safety considerations of the workplace and the benefits of collaboration.

Module Title: Complemetary Studies

This module provides an opportunity to expand and develop skills and knowledge in fields beyond the immediate programme environment, in subject areas which are nonetheless relevant to your personal career aspirations, and which have the potential to develop new horizons and feedback into future modules. In order to provide for maximum flexibility and personal relevance ordinarily you will select an elective assignment offered by a discipline outside of your own. Example assignments include: web design, creative writing, black and white photography, underwater imaging, applied arts (ceramics, glass, jewellery, metals) etc.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 1

This Level 4 module will introduce you to key ideas and theories and will provide a range of critical approaches supporting the investigation, interpretation and analysis of art, design and media. You will study a range of ideas and concepts that have shaped the way that we engage with, produce and consume art, design and media. You will develop core research and communication skills to help you to articulate and contextualise your understanding of the themes covered throughout this module.

Module Title: Specialism

This module builds on the animation skills introduced in &amp;lsquo;The Illusionist&amp;rsquo;s Toolkit&amp;rsquo; module. Now is the time to direct your skills in a more personal direction. You will identify an area of specialisation and expand your technical expertise in this role. Workshops will enable you to develop individual styles and diverse approaches with the flexibility to meet the requirements of a client&amp;rsquo;s brief. The emphasis will be on how to interpret your observations and communicate them through the subtle interplay of animated performance and aesthetic approaches to character or environments.

Module Title: Studio Practice

At the heart of most good productions is an inspiring studio. It is a creative environment made up of equipment and people with creative ideas and technical ability. Employers are not only looking for creative talent but also the ability to contribute effectively to a team. Every year students from the second and third year produce a number of productions in teams. In this module you learn how to make your contribution valuable and be recognised. Pooling skills and resources through collaborative practice enables you to concentrate on your strengths and produce work quicker, and to a higher standard, than would be possible on your own. This module enables you to further develop a specialist skill and gives you the ability to respond effectively to direction whilst developing your knowledge of how to get the best out of team work when it comes to your turn to take a leading role.

Module title: Sound 

Sound is a key tool for the moving image - enriching the visual experience or communicating what is not seen. Sound can enhance an environment, give impact to an action or psychologically manipulate an audience. In this module you will be taught the technical and creative skills of recording and mixing to broadcast standards. You will also develop the creative skills to design evocative soundscapes and produce sound effects for Foley (synched sound to image).

Module Title: Research &amp;amp; Development 

Research and development is a fundamental stage of pre-production that can make or break a project. Key to a successful career is the ability to create innovative and unique work that stands out from the crowd. This module enables you to identify a subject and through research and development to deepen your personal aesthetic approaches. The module begins with a period of generating creative ideas - exploring personal, narrative and socio-political themes - through writing, image making and exploratory research workshops. You will then deconstruct preconceived ideas and work patterns through rich cognitive, visual and technical experimentation. By the end of the module you will have been enabled to cultivate ideas into project proposals ready for your final year production modules.

Module Title: Professional Practice 2 - Entrepreneurial Practice &amp;amp; Pitching

This module is about being proactive in the market place, knowing how to generate opportunities rather than wait for work to come to you. Learning the skills of effective networking will enable you to build professional relationships with potential clients, creative talent and future investors. You will create a portfolio designed to promote you and your work to potential clients and learn how to pitch your ideas effectively to win contracts. In this module you will get out into the creative market place, identify potential opportunities and respond to the requirements of at least one external brief, competition or commission in a professional manner. You will either work alone or in teams as relevant and required by the selected assignment.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 2

This Level 5 module extends and consolidates the Level 4 introduction to the investigation, interpretation and analysis of art, design and media. Through a series of themed lectures and seminars this module encourages you to make appropriate links between your area of practice and wider theoretical and contextual discourses. You will continue to develop critical approaches to research, which will inform your understanding of the relationship between context and practice.

Module Title: Preproduction

Pre-production is making sure everything is in place for production to begin. This means identifying production needs and potential stumbling blocks before they arise. This module enables you to know exactly what you are doing and how to achieve the best possible results. The concepts and aesthetic style will already have been developed in previous modules, now is the time to make the ideas realizable by testing production methods. Teams will form in relation to the talent and skills needed to make the project a success. In negotiation with your module tutor and peers, you will identify a key role in the production of a project according to your skills and individual focus. You will take responsibility for planning and testing production techniques, work flow and final delivery formats so that the desired aesthetic quality and concepts can be achieved to deadline. It is envisaged that work initiated within this unit is likely to continue into the production module.

Module Title: Production 

This is the culmination of all the previous modules. By now your final project will be fully researched, developed and all the skills and production methods tested and planned -now you make it. The module will begin with a presentation of your final Statement of Intent outlining your role in a fully developed production and how this production will demonstrate your technical, creative and conceptual ability. You will then proceed to fulfil your role as part of a creative team, or in certain circumstances independently, and complete the module with a production that will establish your position as a practitioner within your chosen specialism. As with the pre-production module, you will be expected to evidence your creative and professional development in a variety of appropriate modes, and to maintain and/or extend the professional contacts appropriate to your specialist area

Module Title: Marketing &amp;amp; distribution 

The key to a successful career is not only the work you produce but a targeted marketing strategy. However brilliant your work is, if no one sees it, the professional world won&amp;rsquo;t know who you are or what skills you have to offer. This module enables you to identify your audience and potential employers. Then knowing who your target is enables you to get your work into their hands. Your marketing strategy will have begun to evolve in previous modules: now you fine tune it. Workshops will show you how to create promotional materials for both traditional marketing as well as develop innovative viral, ambient and &amp;lsquo;guerrilla&amp;rsquo; approaches. Your objective will be to fully prepare your production for distribution across a number of platforms. By the end of this module you will have begun to show your work to an international audience, key professionals and potential employers.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 3

The purpose of this module is to support the development of independent critical thinking and to encourage you to understand and position yourself as a practitioner by situating creative practice within a wider set of historical and theoretical contexts. Working with increased autonomy, you will develop a research project that aims to synthesise the relationship between theory and practice and this will help you to develop critical awareness and an understanding of art &amp;amp; design in its widest context. The intention is to allow you to extend your practice with an informed rationale and to position themselves as contemporary practitioners</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;p&gt;Minimum 5 GCSEs, grade C or above, from a general range of educational GCSE subjects, preferably including at least one from Art, Design, Textiles or Media.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; 200 UCAS Points&lt;br /&gt; BTEC National Diploma - MMP grade&lt;br /&gt; GCE (A-Levels) and VCE&lt;br /&gt; Foundation Diploma Art art Design&lt;br /&gt; VDA: AGNVQ, AVCE, AVS&lt;br /&gt; Access to HE Art and Design&lt;br /&gt; Irish/Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers&lt;br /&gt; International Baccalaureate&lt;br /&gt; Other International Qualifications&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Applications welcome from candidates without formal qualifications who can provide evidence of their creativity.&lt;/p&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">ANFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>BA (Hons) Animation</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

										<awardedBy>The Open University</awardedBy> <!-- awarding body -->

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									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>4</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

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										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">ANFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

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										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

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												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

													<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

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								</course>

							<!--  END OF BA (Hons) Animation  --><!--  BA (Hons) Ceramics -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>Some of the oldest surviving manmade artefacts are ceramic objects &amp;ndash; transformed by fire to make everything from cups, plates and amphorae to the tiled skin of the space shuttle, and from medical scalpels and musical instruments to bathoom showers and kitchen sinks.



That something so fundamental can readily be turned into the finest decoration or the most functional sculptural form means that the art, craft and science of ceramics are enduringly relevant and increasingly experimental. We encourage you to explore functional and sculptural ceramics and introduce you to a variety of handbuilding techniques as well as to small batch production methods such as mould making, wheel throwing and slip casting.We have excellent facilities including electric, gas and raku kilns.

There is potential for cross-disciplinary inquiry and for experiment with digital design and 3D modelling software. The programme concentrates on the realities of workshop practice and makes connections with the community of professionals makers outside the College.</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">CEFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>Ceramics</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>BA (Hons) Ceramics</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D59%26courseID%3D22%26misCourseCode%3DCEFT1A1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

									<abstract></abstract> <!-- 1234 a one sentence description for use in a course list -->

									<applicationProcedure href="http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/"/>

									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>Module Title: Drawing Development

In this module, you will develop your existing drawing skills by experiencing a widevariety of different materials and techniques (both traditional and contemporary). Youwill learn ways of depicting complex 3 dimensional objects in two dimensions andexplore 2D design skills. You will develop ways of seeing, looking, thinking anddiscovering. You will develop your visual language skills and an appreciation of thedifferent ways in which an understanding of drawing in its widest sense can assist in thisprocess.Practical experience will be augmented by field trips and study of the use of drawings byhistorical and contemporary artists, designers and makers.At the end of the module, you will be better equipped to visually explore, record andcommunicate your ideas. You will understand the importance of drawing to the designprocess.

Module Title: Introduction to Materials &amp;amp; Processes

In this module, you will be taught how to work safely and responsibly in the variousworkshops.You will have an opportunity to experience working with a range of materials.You will be presented with design problems through a series of short projects in whichyou will be asked to provide solutions and put these into practice in the workshops.You will be asked to undertake research into the work of established artists, designersand makers to inform and support your solutions and your workshop practice.You will maintain sketchbooks and technical journals to record your design process.

Module Title: Design for Industry

In this module you will undertake project(s) that will introduce you to the complexities ofdesigning for industry. You will study historical and contemporary designers, designmovements and relevant industrial models. You will learn all the different parts of theprocess from design to manufacture and selling a product. As part of this you will alsodevelop project management and communication skills with internal and external clients.

Module Title: Artist/Designer Maker

This module will give students the opportunity to operate as an Artist/Designer-Makerworking within the Creative Industries.You will be asked to generate and develop a project leading to the design and creation ofa product(s) or artifact(s). You will be expected to research ways to exhibit the madeobject(s). You will focus on creating a body of work which concentrates on more thanone aspect of the role; to develop a limited edition / batch production range or bespoke,one-off piece. In tandem with the design and making, you will need to investigate theother aspects of working as an Artist/Designer-Maker such as, skills needed to workcompetently in a studio environment and the skills needed for selling, exhibiting andgaining an understanding of the marketplace. You will be introduced to ways of workingsuch as operating a business as a sole trader.You will be introduced to the many sources of opportunity and information such asprofessional organisations, but are encouraged to research within your field and also togenerate new ideas and ways of working where appropriate

Module Title: Professional Practice &amp;amp; Personal Development Planning

This module is designed to help you explore the shape and patterns of employment inyour chosen field and to enable you to start to match your current skills knowledge andcreative portfolio to those that you will require to successfully compete for work in yourintended career. Having identified areas for development you will work with the moduleleader to update your Professional Development Plan (PDP) enabling you to identifythose experiences and skills you will need to acquire during your degree course. Themodule will cover a wide range of general skills including personal SWOT analysis,effective professional communication with employers, CVs, applications, looking atfreelance working, including issues of contracts, copyright and working with agenciesetc.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 1

This Level 4 module will introduce you to key ideas and theories and will provide a rangeof critical approaches supporting the investigation, interpretation and analysis of art,design and media. You will study a range of ideas and concepts that have shaped theway that we engage with, produce and consume art, design and media. You will developcore research and communication skills to help you to articulate and contextualise yourunderstanding of the themes covered throughout this module.

Module Title: Complementary Studies

This module provides an opportunity to expand and develop skills and knowledge infields beyond the immediate programme environment, in subject areas which arenonetheless relevant to your personal career aspirations, and which have the potential todevelop new horizons and feedback into future modules. In order to provide formaximum flexibility and personal relevance ordinarily you will select an electiveassignment offered by a discipline outside of your own. Example assignments include:web design, creative writing, black and white photography, underwater imaging, appliedarts (ceramics, glass, jewellery, metals) etc.

Module Title: Sustainable practices

During this module you will have the opportunity to critically explore Sustainable Practicewithin the current economic, ecological and ethical landscape. You will consider currentdebates on sustainable practices, ecological timescales, and what is imperative within yourpractice. You will be exploring design, manufacturing, marketing and life cycle issues. Youcan seek out possibilities for best practice, design and practical implementation ofknowledge.Theory will be explored through practical experimentation and design and consideration ofwhere in this debate your practice sits.

Module Title: Public Realm

This module will introduce you to an understanding of how artists / designers operatewithin the many different spheres which constitute the &amp;lsquo;Public Realm&amp;rsquo;.In this module you will develop awareness of scope for engagement as anartist/designer/maker in the community (local, national, global community). You willinvestigate the breadth of opportunities for artists to practice in areas such as:&amp;bull; Celebration of craftsmanship&amp;bull; Commemoration of events / public or community figures&amp;bull; Rehabilitation of communities / spaces / traditions.&amp;bull; Engagement and development of ideas / dialogues that are mutually beneficial tomany.

Module Title: Enterprise and Professional Practice

You will learn basic organisational techniques, costings, the basics of marketing and willbe introduced to appropriate legal issues such as Intellectual property. There will be anemphasis on the development of appropriate presentation skills in an employmentcontext. You will effectively begin your professional career while still at college. Animportant element will be the ability to think &amp;lsquo;outside the box&amp;rsquo; and find creative solutionswithin legal and administrative systems.

Module Title: Personal Project

You will design and make work in your own material specialism/s with emphasis on aparticular area of personal interest.This module will allow you to pursue research and develop personal design ideas andalso extend practical knowledge. With greater individual responsibility for your work, andunder tutor guidance you will learn to examine more personal and special references toyour chosen medium. The opportunity to work freely and to explore personal issues willdemonstrate personal strengths and your individual position.Work can be undertaken from a wide range of possibilities and considerations (technical,aesthetic, conceptual, digital, and curatorial).

Module Title: External Design

You will identify and respond to the requirements of at least one external brief,competition or commission in a professional manner. You will be expected to researchthoroughly and produce designs appropriate to the brief you have chosen.You will either work alone or in teams as relevant and required by the selectedassignment.

Module Title: WBL/Internship Preparation (option module)

WBL/Internship preparation is an investigative module, designed to prepare you forexternal work and increase your self awareness and understanding of the vocationalcontext of your academic study. This is supported through developing a greater insightof self, investigations into the relevant creative sector, its employment, enterprise andentrepreneurial activities. Students are encouraged to look to the possibility of findingrelevant work based opportunities, including freelance work and internships, both withinthe creative industries or complementary sectors.The module establishes a sense of employer expectations, sector needs, trends and howthese might change in the future. The module informs effective methods for approachingopportunities in preparation for national or international work-based learning activitiesand internships.

Module Title: Work Based Learning: Experience &amp;amp; Evaluation (option module)

You are required to undertake and evaluate a period of work-based / work-place learningactivities, converting earlier investigations into real opportunities and experiences.The module focuses on the application of your investigations into employment andenterprise opportunities which reflect self-evaluation findings, career progression andvocational aspirations. The module aims to enhance confidence, competencies and skillsto meet professional expectations and provide the basis for a deeper understanding andappreciation of the world of employment, enterprise and entrepreneurship.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 2

This Level 5 module extends and consolidates the Level 4 introduction to theinvestigation, interpretation and analysis of art, design and media. Through a series ofthemed lectures and seminars this module encourages you to make appropriate linksbetween your area of practice and wider theoretical and contextual discourses. You willcontinue to develop critical approaches to research, which will inform your understandingof the relationship between context and practice.

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Module Title: External project / internship (option module)

You are required to undertake and evaluate a period of external learning activities,converting earlier investigations into real opportunities and experiences. The modulefocuses on the application of your investigations into employment and enterpriseopportunities, which reflect self-evaluation findings, career progression and vocationalaspirations. The module aims to enhance confidence, competencies and skills to meetprofessional expectations and provide the basis for a deeper understanding andappreciation of the world of employment, enterprise and entrepreneurship.

Module Title: Research, Experimentation &amp;amp; Development (option module)

Starting from the evaluation of your previous work and your intentions for the year, thisfirst module will require you to undertake a period of concentrated research,experimentation and development. The intention is to deconstruct pre-conceived ideasand work patterns, and to allow new creative formations to emerge through calculatedrisk taking and critical reflection. Throughout, the emphasis is on the exploration anddevelopment of concepts, media and methods, rather than finished outcomes. It is likelythat this intense period of research and experimentation will underpin some of thecritical choices made when you map out your aims in the subsequent Creative &amp;amp;Professional Development module.

Module Title: Creative &amp;amp; Professional Development

Following on from the Research, Experimentation &amp;amp; Development module, this unit isintended to support the further development of ideas, processes and media, but with thepurpose of developing these towards finished or presentable outcomes. At the start ofthis unit, the student will have identified their own focus for investigation and explainedand verified their aims through a Statement of Intent. This will be consolidated into aprogramme of ideas generation and practical studio work through negotiation with themodule leader and appropriate specialist staff. The module will therefore help to confirmaims and objectives, and prototype potential solutions, ahead of the Creative &amp;amp;Professional Conclusion module, and it is envisaged that work initiated within this unit islikely to continue into the concluding module.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 3

This purpose of this module is to support the development of independent criticalthinking and to assist students to understand and position themselves as practitioners bysituating creative practice within a wider set of historical and theoretical contexts. Therelationship (synthesis) between theory and practice will develop critical awareness andan understanding of art &amp;amp; design in its widest context. The intention is to allow thestudent to extend their practice with an informed rationale and to position themselves ascontemporary practitioners.

Module Title: Creative &amp;amp; Professional Conclusion

This module builds upon the students previous achievements to culminate in a final bodyof work for exhibition, and as a platform for further advanced study or entry into theworld of professional practice. As such this corpus of work will demonstrate depth ofunderstanding, creative innovation, aesthetic, conceptual and technical skills, and will besupported by the production of a portfolio of self-promotional materials relating topersonal professional aspirations. Continuing from the Creative &amp;amp; ProfessionalDevelopment module, the student will start this concluding unit by further refining theirarea of investigation through a revised Statement of Intent. This will be consolidated intoa final programme of practical studio work through negotiation with the module leaderand appropriate specialist staff.

&amp;nbsp;

&amp;nbsp;</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;div id=&quot;HE_content&quot;&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Minimum 5 GCSEs, grade C or above, from a general range of educational GCSE subjects, preferably including at least one from Art, Design, Textiles or Media.&lt;br /&gt; 200 UCAS Points&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;BTEC National Diploma - MMP grade&lt;br /&gt; VDA: AGNVQ, AVCE, AVS&lt;br /&gt; Access to HE Art and Design&lt;br /&gt; Irish/Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers&lt;br /&gt; International Baccalaureate&lt;br /&gt; Other International Qualifications&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Applications welcome from candidates without formal qualifications who can provide evidence of their creativity.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">CEFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>BA (Hons) Ceramics</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

										<awardedBy>The Open University</awardedBy> <!-- awarding body -->

									</mlo:qualification>

									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>4</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

									</mlo:credit>

									<presentation>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">CEFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

										<attendanceMode identifier="CM">Campus</attendanceMode>

										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

										<venue>

											<provider>

												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

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							<!--  END OF BA (Hons) Ceramics  --><!--  BA (Hons) Contemporary Crafts -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>In the space of a few years, the relationship between the crafts and design has progressed from one based largely on fading tradition to being highly experimental and innovative. There is a powerful resurgence of interest in the qualities of new, old and retrieved materials, often used in new combinations, and there has been a reassessment of the value of craftsmanship as the benchmark of all good work.



The Plymouth Contemporary Crafts programme is on the pulse of all of these dynamics. Its bi-annual Making Futures conference is driving forward the new thinking. Expansion of the studio facilities to create a purpose built centre for the crafts represents solid confidence in their value, and investment in new technologies, which already includes a digital prototyping &amp;lsquo;Fab Lab&amp;rsquo;, continues.

The range of creative practices includes jewellery making, glassblowing, smithing and textile design, and the taught programmes encompass a wealth of disciplines, materials and approaches. You can expect to become fully immersed in design solutions, material qualities and digital production processes from the initial brief to the finished product.

Contemporary crafts practitioners are not only fired by a love of material qualities and making processes, and the histories of their crafts, but also by drawing, narrative development and by issues such as globalisation and sustainability. These crosscutting themes are central to the programme and to the future of craft practice.</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">CCFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>Crafts</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>BA (Hons) Contemporary Crafts</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

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									<learningOutcome>Module Title: Drawing Development

In this module, you will develop your existing drawing skills by experiencing a widevariety of different materials and techniques (both traditional and contemporary). Youwill learn ways of depicting complex 3 dimensional objects in two dimensions andexplore 2D design skills. You will develop ways of seeing, looking, thinking anddiscovering. You will develop your visual language skills and an appreciation of thedifferent ways in which an understanding of drawing in its widest sense can assist in thisprocess.Practical experience will be augmented by field trips and study of the use of drawings byhistorical and contemporary artists, designers and makers.At the end of the module, you will be better equipped to visually explore, record andcommunicate your ideas. You will understand the importance of drawing to the designprocess.

Module Title: Introduction to Materials &amp;amp; Processes

In this module, you will be taught how to work safely and responsibly in the variousworkshops.You will have an opportunity to experience working with a range of materials.You will be presented with design problems through a series of short projects in whichyou will be asked to provide solutions and put these into practice in the workshops.You will be asked to undertake research into the work of established artists, designersand makers to inform and support your solutions and your workshop practice.You will maintain sketchbooks and technical journals to record your design process.

Module Title: Design for Industry

In this module you will undertake project(s) that will introduce you to the complexities ofdesigning for industry. You will study historical and contemporary designers, designmovements and relevant industrial models. You will learn all the different parts of theprocess from design to manufacture and selling a product. As part of this you will alsodevelop project management and communication skills with internal and external clients.

Module Title: Artist/Designer Maker

This module will give students the opportunity to operate as an Artist/Designer-Makerworking within the Creative Industries.You will be asked to generate and develop a project leading to the design and creation ofa product(s) or artifact(s). You will be expected to research ways to exhibit the madeobject(s). You will focus on creating a body of work which concentrates on more thanone aspect of the role; to develop a limited edition / batch production range or bespoke,one-off piece. In tandem with the design and making, you will need to investigate theother aspects of working as an Artist/Designer-Maker such as, skills needed to workcompetently in a studio environment and the skills needed for selling, exhibiting andgaining an understanding of the marketplace. You will be introduced to ways of workingsuch as operating a business as a sole trader.You will be introduced to the many sources of opportunity and information such asprofessional organisations, but are encouraged to research within your field and also togenerate new ideas and ways of working where appropriate

Module Title: Professional Practice &amp;amp; Personal Development Planning

This module is designed to help you explore the shape and patterns of employment inyour chosen field and to enable you to start to match your current skills knowledge andcreative portfolio to those that you will require to successfully compete for work in yourintended career. Having identified areas for development you will work with the moduleleader to update your Professional Development Plan (PDP) enabling you to identifythose experiences and skills you will need to acquire during your degree course. Themodule will cover a wide range of general skills including personal SWOT analysis,effective professional communication with employers, CVs, applications, looking atfreelance working, including issues of contracts, copyright and working with agenciesetc.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 1

This Level 4 module will introduce you to key ideas and theories and will provide a rangeof critical approaches supporting the investigation, interpretation and analysis of art,design and media. You will study a range of ideas and concepts that have shaped theway that we engage with, produce and consume art, design and media. You will developcore research and communication skills to help you to articulate and contextualise yourunderstanding of the themes covered throughout this module.

Module Title: Complementary Studies

This module provides an opportunity to expand and develop skills and knowledge infields beyond the immediate programme environment, in subject areas which arenonetheless relevant to your personal career aspirations, and which have the potential todevelop new horizons and feedback into future modules. In order to provide formaximum flexibility and personal relevance ordinarily you will select an electiveassignment offered by a discipline outside of your own. Example assignments include:web design, creative writing, black and white photography, underwater imaging, appliedarts (ceramics, glass, jewellery, metals) etc.

Module Title: Sustainable practices

During this module you will have the opportunity to critically explore Sustainable Practicewithin the current economic, ecological and ethical landscape. You will consider currentdebates on sustainable practices, ecological timescales, and what is imperative within yourpractice. You will be exploring design, manufacturing, marketing and life cycle issues. Youcan seek out possibilities for best practice, design and practical implementation ofknowledge.Theory will be explored through practical experimentation and design and consideration ofwhere in this debate your practice sits.

Module Title: Public Realm

This module will introduce you to an understanding of how artists / designers operatewithin the many different spheres which constitute the &amp;lsquo;Public Realm&amp;rsquo;.In this module you will develop awareness of scope for engagement as anartist/designer/maker in the community (local, national, global community). You willinvestigate the breadth of opportunities for artists to practice in areas such as:&amp;bull; Celebration of craftsmanship&amp;bull; Commemoration of events / public or community figures&amp;bull; Rehabilitation of communities / spaces / traditions.&amp;bull; Engagement and development of ideas / dialogues that are mutually beneficial tomany.

Module Title: Enterprise and Professional Practice

You will learn basic organisational techniques, costings, the basics of marketing and willbe introduced to appropriate legal issues such as Intellectual property. There will be anemphasis on the development of appropriate presentation skills in an employmentcontext. You will effectively begin your professional career while still at college. Animportant element will be the ability to think &amp;lsquo;outside the box&amp;rsquo; and find creative solutionswithin legal and administrative systems.

Module Title: Personal Project

You will design and make work in your own material specialism/s with emphasis on aparticular area of personal interest.This module will allow you to pursue research and develop personal design ideas andalso extend practical knowledge. With greater individual responsibility for your work, andunder tutor guidance you will learn to examine more personal and special references toyour chosen medium. The opportunity to work freely and to explore personal issues willdemonstrate personal strengths and your individual position.Work can be undertaken from a wide range of possibilities and considerations (technical,aesthetic, conceptual, digital, and curatorial).

Module Title: External Design

You will identify and respond to the requirements of at least one external brief,competition or commission in a professional manner. You will be expected to researchthoroughly and produce designs appropriate to the brief you have chosen.You will either work alone or in teams as relevant and required by the selectedassignment.

Module Title: WBL/Internship Preparation (option module)

WBL/Internship preparation is an investigative module, designed to prepare you forexternal work and increase your self awareness and understanding of the vocationalcontext of your academic study. This is supported through developing a greater insightof self, investigations into the relevant creative sector, its employment, enterprise andentrepreneurial activities. Students are encouraged to look to the possibility of findingrelevant work based opportunities, including freelance work and internships, both withinthe creative industries or complementary sectors.The module establishes a sense of employer expectations, sector needs, trends and howthese might change in the future. The module informs effective methods for approachingopportunities in preparation for national or international work-based learning activitiesand internships.

Module Title: Work Based Learning: Experience &amp;amp; Evaluation (option module)

You are required to undertake and evaluate a period of work-based / work-place learningactivities, converting earlier investigations into real opportunities and experiences.The module focuses on the application of your investigations into employment andenterprise opportunities which reflect self-evaluation findings, career progression andvocational aspirations. The module aims to enhance confidence, competencies and skillsto meet professional expectations and provide the basis for a deeper understanding andappreciation of the world of employment, enterprise and entrepreneurship.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 2

This Level 5 module extends and consolidates the Level 4 introduction to theinvestigation, interpretation and analysis of art, design and media. Through a series ofthemed lectures and seminars this module encourages you to make appropriate linksbetween your area of practice and wider theoretical and contextual discourses. You willcontinue to develop critical approaches to research, which will inform your understandingof the relationship between context and practice.

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Module Title: External project / internship (option module)

You are required to undertake and evaluate a period of external learning activities,converting earlier investigations into real opportunities and experiences. The modulefocuses on the application of your investigations into employment and enterpriseopportunities, which reflect self-evaluation findings, career progression and vocationalaspirations. The module aims to enhance confidence, competencies and skills to meetprofessional expectations and provide the basis for a deeper understanding andappreciation of the world of employment, enterprise and entrepreneurship.

Module Title: Research, Experimentation &amp;amp; Development (option module)

Starting from the evaluation of your previous work and your intentions for the year, thisfirst module will require you to undertake a period of concentrated research,experimentation and development. The intention is to deconstruct pre-conceived ideasand work patterns, and to allow new creative formations to emerge through calculatedrisk taking and critical reflection. Throughout, the emphasis is on the exploration anddevelopment of concepts, media and methods, rather than finished outcomes. It is likelythat this intense period of research and experimentation will underpin some of thecritical choices made when you map out your aims in the subsequent Creative &amp;amp;Professional Development module.

Module Title: Creative &amp;amp; Professional Development

Following on from the Research, Experimentation &amp;amp; Development module, this unit isintended to support the further development of ideas, processes and media, but with thepurpose of developing these towards finished or presentable outcomes. At the start ofthis unit, the student will have identified their own focus for investigation and explainedand verified their aims through a Statement of Intent. This will be consolidated into aprogramme of ideas generation and practical studio work through negotiation with themodule leader and appropriate specialist staff. The module will therefore help to confirmaims and objectives, and prototype potential solutions, ahead of the Creative &amp;amp;Professional Conclusion module, and it is envisaged that work initiated within this unit islikely to continue into the concluding module.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 3

This purpose of this module is to support the development of independent criticalthinking and to assist students to understand and position themselves as practitioners bysituating creative practice within a wider set of historical and theoretical contexts. Therelationship (synthesis) between theory and practice will develop critical awareness andan understanding of art &amp;amp; design in its widest context. The intention is to allow thestudent to extend their practice with an informed rationale and to position themselves ascontemporary practitioners.

Module Title: Creative &amp;amp; Professional Conclusion

This module builds upon the students previous achievements to culminate in a final bodyof work for exhibition, and as a platform for further advanced study or entry into theworld of professional practice. As such this corpus of work will demonstrate depth ofunderstanding, creative innovation, aesthetic, conceptual and technical skills, and will besupported by the production of a portfolio of self-promotional materials relating topersonal professional aspirations. Continuing from the Creative &amp;amp; ProfessionalDevelopment module, the student will start this concluding unit by further refining theirarea of investigation through a revised Statement of Intent. This will be consolidated intoa final programme of practical studio work through negotiation with the module leaderand appropriate specialist staff.

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									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;div id=&quot;HE_content&quot;&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Minimum 5 GCSEs, grade C or above, from a general range of educational GCSE subjects, preferably including at least one from Art, Design, Textiles or Media.&lt;br /&gt; 200 UCAS Points&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;BTEC National Diploma - MMP grade&lt;br /&gt; VDA: AGNVQ, AVCE, AVS&lt;br /&gt; Access to HE Art and Design&lt;br /&gt; Irish/Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers&lt;br /&gt; International Baccalaureate&lt;br /&gt; Other International Qualifications&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Applications welcome from candidates without formal qualifications who can provide evidence of their creativity.&lt;/p&gt;

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									<mlo:qualification>

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										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>6</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

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										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

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										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

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												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

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							<!--  END OF BA (Hons) Contemporary Crafts  --><!--  BA (Hons) Design for Games -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>Design for Games at Plymouth is much more than learning how to create yet another point-and-shoot scenario &amp;ndash; although to be able to do that calls for a tremendous range of skills. Our students learn about the commercial entertainment industry and we equip them to find career openings, but the programme takes a much wider cultural view.



The programme recognises that games technology is being put to a huge range of purposes, for example in education, medical simulation and architecture, and is informing the spread of new ideas about social and democratic design. The meaning and value of games and play are changing and deepening.

We teach the complete design chain from drawing on paper to developments in Photoshop, to making 3D models and adding texture and rig, as well as sound production, narrative structure and character development. You will explore how digital games have evolved in genre and design to become complex experiential-narrational texts with the power to influence how we understand stories and information. And just as the industry relies on teamwork among specialists we will encourage you to collaborate.

Tuition is provided through lectures, studio-based activities and online through a virtual learning environment. You will be encouraged to meet practising designers and to participate in study visits, external commissions, national competitions and exhibitions. The reality of the games producing world is built into everything we do.</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">DFFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>Design for Games</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>BA (Hons) Design for Games</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D59%26courseID%3D24%26misCourseCode%3DDFFT1A1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

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									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>&amp;nbsp;Module Title: Game Play, Theory and Practice

This module focuses upon the key characteristics of games and game-play to provide anunderstanding of the fundamental features that make an interesting and successfulgame. Students will be introduced to a range of genres, historical and contemporary, andwill explore their experiential qualities through play and analysis. Students will berequired to demonstrate a critical appreciation and understanding of game structurethrough debate and written assignments, and through the research, development, andpresentation to peers, of a &amp;lsquo;games concept&amp;rsquo;

&amp;nbsp;Module Title: Drawing For Games 1

Beginning with basic mark-making on paper, this module will provide anintroduction to all aspects of drawing, from life drawing through colour theory, tostoryboarding as well as implying character and atmosphere. The module isdesigned to increase overall visual perception. It will also provide a thoroughgrounding in Photoshop.

Module Title: 3D Models for Games

This module will provide an introduction to creating and using 3D computergenerated models within a gaming context.Object creation and texturing will be covered as will polygon budgeting andmapping techniques. Lighting theory and practice and the use of physicssimulations will be introduced.You will then be required to use these skills to generate the layout of a leveldesign and test it in a game engine.

&amp;nbsp;Module Title: Audio for Games

This module is designed to provide an introduction to all aspects of sound production andpost-production for use in game environments. Location and studio sound recording,sequencing and multi-track layering will all be covered as will the use of audio in thegeneration of emotions and sense of place.

&amp;nbsp;Module Title: Professional Practice and Personal Development Planning (PDP)

This module is designed to help you explore the shape and patterns of employment in yourchosen field and to enable you to start to match your current skills knowledge and creativeportfolio to those that you will require to successfully compete for work in your intended career.Having identified areas for development you will work with the module leader to update yourProfessional Development Plan (PDP) enabling you to identify those experiences and skills you willneed to acquire during your degree course. The module will cover a wide range of general skillsincluding personal SWOT analysis, effective professional communication with employers, CVs,applications, looking at freelance working, including issues of contracts, copyright and workingwith agencies etc.

&amp;nbsp;Module Title: Work-Based Learning: Investigation and Preparation

PCAD 100 is an investigation and preparation module, designed to increase your selfawarenessand understanding of the vocational context of your academic study. This issupported through developing a greater insight of self, investigations into the relevantcreative sector, its employment, enterprise and entrepreneurial activities, alsoestablishing a sense of employer expectations, sector needs and how these might changein the future. The module informs effective methods for approaching opportunities inpreparation for work-based learning activities at Level 5 and a wider employmentcontext.

&amp;nbsp;Module Title: Complementary Studies

This module provides an opportunity to expand and develop skills and knowledge in fieldsbeyond the immediate programme environment, in subject areas which are nonethelessrelevant to your personal career aspirations, and which have the potential to developnew horizons and feedback into future modules. In order to provide for maximumflexibility and personal relevance ordinarily you will select an elective assignment offeredby a discipline outside of your own. Example assignments include: web design, creativewriting, black and white photography, underwater imaging, applied arts (ceramics, glass,jewellery, metals) etc.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 1

This Level 4 module will introduce you to key ideas and theories and will provide a rangeof critical approaches supporting the investigation, interpretation and analysis of art,design and media. You will study a range of ideas and concepts that have shaped theway that we engage with, produce and consume art, design and media. You will developcore research and communication skills to help you to articulate and contextualise yourunderstanding of the themes covered throughout this module.

&amp;nbsp;Module Title: Professional Team Brief

To further develop and consolidate the awareness and critical understanding of thecapabilities of games design and its supporting infrastructure. This module is built arounda team production assignment emphasising the creation of an innovative and groundbreakinggame.You will evaluate your activities in the form of a written report and productionassignment with accompanying production diaries.

&amp;nbsp;Module Title: 3D Animation for Games

This module will provide a thorough grounding in the principles and practice of animationwithin a games context. Character, vehicle, weapon and environment animation will allbe covered.Once mastered, students will be required to demonstrate these skills within the contextof a game engine.

Module Title: Narrative Structures

This module will introduce you to narrative theories and practices with a specificreference to writing for games. This will include an exploration of genres,structuralism, psychoanalysis, gender, ethnicity, age and politics in relation todeveloping character and story. Emphasis will be placed on developing knowledgeof their character&amp;rsquo;s worlds, allowing believable, logical character creation.&amp;bull; Story is structure&amp;bull; Using theory in practice

&amp;nbsp;Module Title: Personal Project

To consolidate and support the development of individual production skills, the utilisationof creative processes and the establishment of a unique style within the games market.Through a negotiated individual or team assignment, you will further develop the skills ofproduction, research and creativity established throughout the programme.

Module Title: Drawing for Games 2

This module is designed to ensure that you continue to develop your drawing skillsregardless of your specific area of interest. Through a series of short, sharp drawingexercises the module with underscore the skills developed in Drawing for Games 1 anddevelop further skills in areas such as storyboarding and speedpainting.

&amp;nbsp;Module Title: Final Major Project

As this is the final practical module of your foundation degree you should use this assignment toconsolidate your design for games skills through the utilisation of your creative design and orproduction processes and further enhance your unique style within your chosen area of the gamesdesign industry. Through a negotiated individual or team assignment, you will further develop yourcreativity including those skills in production and research, which you have been developingthroughout the programme. You will present the outcomes of this work appropriately in order tofurther enhance your portfolio and CV.

&amp;nbsp;Module Title: External Design (Option module for BA (Hons))

You will identify and respond to the requirements of at least one external brief,competition or commission in a professional manner. You will be expected to researchthoroughly and produce designs appropriate to the brief you have chosen.You will either work alone or in teams as relevant and required by the selectedassignment.

&amp;nbsp;Module Title: Work-based Learning: Experience and Evaluation

You are required to undertake and evaluate a period of work-based / work-place learningactivities, converting earlier investigations into real opportunities and experiences.The module focuses on the application of your investigations into employment andenterprise opportunities which reflect self-evaluation findings, career progression andvocational aspirations. The module aims to enhance confidence, competencies and skillsto meet professional expectations and provide the basis for a deeper understanding andappreciation of the world of employment, enterprise and entrepreneurship.

&amp;nbsp;Module Title: Contexts of Practice 2

This Level 5 module extends and consolidates the Level 4 introduction to theinvestigation, interpretation and analysis of art, design and media. Through a series ofthemed lectures and seminars this module encourages you to make appropriate linksbetween your area of practice and wider theoretical and contextual discourses. You willcontinue to develop critical approaches to research, which will inform your understandingof the relationship between context and practice.

&amp;nbsp;Module Title: Research, Experimentation and Development

Starting from the evaluation of your previous work and your intentions for the year, thisfirst module will require you to undertake a period of concentrated research,experimentation and development. The intention is to deconstruct pre-conceived ideasand work patterns, and to allow new creative formations to emerge through calculatedrisk taking and critical reflection. Throughout, the emphasis is on the exploration anddevelopment of concepts, media and methods, rather than finished outcomes. It is likelythat this intense period of research and experimentation will underpin some of the criticalchoices made when students map out their aims in the subsequent Creative &amp;amp;Professional Development module.

&amp;nbsp;Module Title: Creative and Professional Development

Following on from the Research, Experimentation &amp;amp; Development module, this module isintended to support the further development of ideas, processes and media, but with thepurpose of developing these towards finished or presentable outcomes. At the start ofthis module you will have identified your own focus for investigation and explained andverified your aims through a Statement of Intent. This will be consolidated into aprogramme of ideas generation and practical studio work through negotiation with themodule leader and appropriate specialist staff. The module will therefore help to confirmaims and objectives, and prototype potential solutions, ahead of the Creative &amp;amp;Professional Conclusion module, and it is envisaged that work initiated within this moduleis likely to continue into the concluding module.

Module Title: Creative and Professional Conclusion

This module builds upon your previous achievements to culminate in a final body of workfor exhibition, and as a platform for further advanced study or entry into the world ofprofessional practice. As such this corpus of work will demonstrate depth ofunderstanding, creative innovation, aesthetic, conceptual and technical skills, and will besupported by the production of a portfolio of self-promotional materials relating topersonal professional aspirations. Continuing from the Creative &amp;amp; ProfessionalDevelopment module, you will start this concluding unit by further refining your area ofinvestigation through a revised Statement of Intent. This will be consolidated into a finalprogramme of practical studio work through negotiation with the module leader andappropriate specialist staff.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 3

The purpose of this module is to support the development of independent critical thinkingand to encourage you to understand and position yourself as a practitioner by situatingcreative practice within a wider set of historical and theoretical contexts. Working withincreased autonomy, you will develop a research project that aims to synthesise therelationship between theory and practice and this will help you to develop criticalawareness and an understanding of art &amp;amp; design in its widest context. The intention is toallow you to extend your practice with an informed rationale and to position themselvesas contemporary practitioners.</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;div id=&quot;DFFH1A1213&quot;&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Minimum 5 GCSEs, grade C or above, from a general range of educational GCSE subjects, preferably including at least one from Art, Design, Textiles or Media.&lt;br /&gt; 200 UCAS Points&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;BTEC National Diploma - MMP grade&lt;br /&gt; VDA: AGNVQ, AVCE, AVS&lt;br /&gt; Access to HE Art and Design&lt;br /&gt; Irish/Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers&lt;br /&gt; International Baccalaureate&lt;br /&gt; Other International Qualifications&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Applications welcome from candidates without formal qualifications who can provide evidence of their creativity.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">DFFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>BA (Hons) Design for Games</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

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										<credit:level>4</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

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										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

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												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

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													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

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													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

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									</presentation>

								</course>

							<!--  END OF BA (Hons) Design for Games  --><!--  BA (Hons) Fashion -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>Great fashion design gets to the heart of the relationship between individual creativity and the social and political environment. It is about understanding the dynamics of social change, setting trends and pushing back the boundaries of design, while simultaneously drawing on exquisite traditions of craftsmanship and on universal fascination with the qualities of fabric, pattern, texture and colour.



The Plymouth course will prepare you for a competitive industry in continuous flux. The design approach encompasses everything from haute couture to technical apparel, from the catwalk to making for the high street. It will allow you to explore and experiment with techniques, materials and ideas before specialising. Whether mastering the technical skills of pattern cutting, using an industrial CAD/CAM process or organising and styling a photo shoot, you will gain confident insights into the contextual, constructional and marketing aspects of fashion.

Throughout the BA degree course, you will be able to explore another creative practice and work on multidisciplinary projects. The aim is to extend understanding of the complex relationship between the creative arts and society while developing essential project management and communication expertise. Many of the modules incorporate business skills to provide an insight into the marketing issues that affect production, design &amp;ndash; and individual career progress.</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">FAFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>Fashion</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>BA (Hons) Fashion</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D59%26courseID%3D25%26misCourseCode%3DFAFT1A1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

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									<applicationProcedure href="http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/"/>

									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>Module Title: Fashion Fundamentals: Design &amp;amp; Concept

This module will introduce you to the creative research methodologies relevant to designdevelopment, from initial concepts through to final designs. Extending your visual languageskills which will enable you to effectively communicate ideas in the field of fashion andacross the creative disciplines.A variety of traditional and contemporary skills in illustration and fabric manipulation will beinvestigated enabling you to produce a portfolio relevant to future briefs. Encouraging youto independently explore and experiment with techniques whilst developing a common levelof understanding of expected outcomes in relation to concept and design processes inherentin the fashion industry.

 Module Title: Fashion Fundamentals: Realisation &amp;amp; Technology

Learning the principles of construction and production techniques you will extend yourpractical skills from which you will be able to realise your future designs. Whilst gainingconfidence and knowledge of the industrial machinery you will further develop thevocabulary relating to construction, plus an increased awareness of how these elements canrelate to your designs.Throughout the module you will learn pattern making from blocks, dart manipulation andthe professional technical requirements of a pattern prior to production.Individual skills will be extended through self study on experimenting with materials,pattern development and construction techniques to encourage independent researchregarding the relationship between design and construction.

Module Title: Surface Textiles for Fashion

Surface textile designs are a valuable asset to garment design and throughout this moduleyou will learn how to complete a variety of traditional and contemporary techniques.Whilst developing your awareness of ethical and sustainable issues within the fashionindustry you will research pattern, style and cultural influences to inform your futurepractice. Continuing to extend your visual communication skills through sampling,illustration and print.

Module Title: Sustainability &amp;amp; Ethics

Following the development of your individual designs, in module 103, you will beencouraged to combine the theories of pattern making with the creative constructiontechniques required to realize your designs. Moving between 2D and 3D formats you willindependently investigate and experiment with techniques to create innovative effects.This investigative module creates an opportunity to apply knowledge gained, understand thepossible restraints of construction and explore alternate methodologies. The completion ofthe design process through the making of your individual garments will ensure you canbegin to plan your personal development effectively. Whilst considering your consumer youcan continue to make informed design or production decisions which will influence theoutcome.

 Module Title: Fashion Marketing &amp;amp; Promotion

Encouraging you to look at a range of contributing factors which identify consumers acrossthe market levels in the fashion industry this module will help you to understand therelationship between marketing, promotion and design.Raising awareness of methodologies used within the industry such as branding,advertisement placement, points of sale and the use of technologies you will relate theseelements to your own designs. This knowledge will then be applied to produce relevantmarketing material and a digital platform to showcase your work.

Module Title: Professional Practice &amp;amp; Personal Development Planning

This module is designed to help students explore the shape and patterns of employment intheir chosen field. Enabling them to match their current skills, knowledge and creativeportfolio to those required to successfully compete for work. Having identified areas fordevelopment students will work with the module leader to update their ProfessionalDevelopment Plan (PDP) enabling them to identify experiences and skills which should beacquired during the degree course.The module will cover a wide range of general skills including personal SWOT analysis,effective professional communication with employers, CVs, applications, looking at freelanceworking; including issues of contracts, copyright and working with agencies.

 Module Title: Complementary Studies

This module provides an opportunity to expand and develop skills and knowledge in fields beyondthe immediate programme environment, in subject areas which are nonetheless relevant to yourpersonal career aspirations, and which have the potential to develop new horizons and feedbackinto future modules. In order to provide for maximum flexibility and personal relevance ordinarilyyou will select an elective assignment offered by a discipline outside of your own. Exampleassignments include: web design, creative writing, black and white photography, underwaterimaging, applied arts (ceramics, glass, jewellery, metals) etc.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 1

This Level 4 module will introduce you to key ideas and theories and will provide arange of critical approaches supporting the investigation, interpretation and analysisof art, design and media. You will study a range of ideas and concepts that haveshaped the way that we engage with, produce and consume art, design and media.You will develop core research and communication skills to help you to articulateand contextualise your understanding of the themes covered throughout thismodule.

Module Title: Extended Visual Communication

You will continue to develop and extend your illustration and visual communicationtechniques though the start of your second year of study. Creating ideas and exploringdesign concepts you will further your awareness of appropriate research practice andmethodologies.Ext ending your knowledge of contemporary concepts of fashion discourse you will developa range of potential outcomes. Production of your digital portfolio will clearly express thedesign narrative responding to an external brief and also your position within a designframework.

Module Title: Design Realisation

You will be taught and individually explore alternate techniques in construction which willencourage your creative response to your individually proposed outcomes. Throughinvestigation of traditional and contemporary methodologies it is expected that you willexperiment and challenge preconceived expectations. Using independent study time toexperiment and innovatively challenge preconceptions of construction.Developing this range of skills will further your specialist knowledge of textile constructionand encourage you to apply and reference methodologies across cultures, agencies andmarket levels.

Module Title: Business Studies &amp;amp; Promotion for Fashion

This module provides you with the opportunity to investigate and explore the variousprocesses utilised in the fashion industry for good business practice. Gaining furtherunderstanding of how economic and cultural aspects may determine change in a business.Through the examination of business practice currently used you will identify key factorsand their subsequent relationships to business promotion.The module concludes with the preparation of a business plan which contains relevantinformation to your vocational progression, showing awareness of macro and microelements which could impact your decisions.

Module Title: Fashion for the Lens

Clothing has many different uses, particularly in the use of film or photography. This moduleexamines the relationship between the photographer, film director, stylist and designer intheir use of clothing as a semiotic to convey atmosphere, personality and many otherelements.Collaborating with other subject areas you will be expected to consider the technical aspectsof clothing such as weight, reflection, movement and style which may enhance or hinder thewearer as necessary. This knowledge will be taught alongside the methodologies of stylingfor different promotional platforms and will offer opportunities to produce a range ofoutcomes.

&amp;nbsp;Module Title: Curatorship &amp;amp; Journalism

Looking though the eyes of a curator you will continue to gain an understanding ofpromotion, location and exhibition techniques. Examining how artists and designers mayintroduce concepts through their use of textiles and garments to explore theories andpersonal viewpoints. You will investigate written marketing techniques, terminology andcritical journalism. Exploring theories which surround these elements and producing yourown responses.Alongside this you will develop the project management skills required to instigateexhibitions from concept through to realization.

Module Title: External project /freelance work/ internship

Students are required to undertake and evaluate a period of external learning activities,converting earlier investigations into real opportunities and experiences. The modulefocuses on the application of your investigations into employment and enterpriseopportunities which reflect self-evaluation findings, career progression and vocationalaspirations.The module aims to enhance confidence, competencies and skills to meet professionalexpectations and provide the basis for a deeper understanding and appreciation of the worldof employment, enterprise and entrepreneurship.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 2

This Level 5 module extends and consolidates the Level 4 introduction to the investigation,interpretation and analysis of art, design and media. Through a series of themed lecturesand seminars this module encourages you to make appropriate links between your area ofpractice and wider theoretical and contextual discourses. You will continue to develop criticalapproaches to research, which will inform your understanding of the relationship betweencontext and practice.

Module Title: Research, Experimentation &amp;amp; Development

Starting from the evaluation of your previous work and your career aspirations this finalyear module will require you to undertake a period of concentrated research,experimentation and development. Providing you with the time to explore and investigateideas that will support your design development, showcase your skills and ensure you canreach your goals.The intention is to deconstruct or question pre-conceived ideas and to allow new creativeformations to emerge through calculated risk taking and critical reflection. Throughout thismodule, the emphasis is on the exploration and development of concepts, market levels andmethods, rather than finished outcomes. It is likely that this intense period of research andexperimentation will underpin your Statement of Intent which will clarify your intendedoutcomes of this year.

Module Title: Creative &amp;amp; Professional Development

To successfully visual communicate your area of research practice to an external audiencewill be the focus of this module. Clarifying your position as a practitioner and usingprofessional methodologies will be your priority. It is expected that your portfolio andsketchbook will show innovative and experimental sampling and design development from arange of primary and secondary resources, using mixed medias and CAD to a professionallevel.Clarifying ownership of your work, techniques and interrelationships which have contributedto the design development will be the purpose of this module. The development of aportfolio which supports your progression is your priority.

Module Title: Creative &amp;amp; Professional Conclusion

This module concludes your journey to culminate in the final construction of a body of workfor exhibition. An appropriate piece of work which is their platform for progression intofurther study or entry into the world of professional practice. As such this corpus of workwill demonstrate depth of understanding, creative innovation, aesthetic, conceptual andtechnical skills.You will start this concluding unit by confirming how the interrelationship of your contextualwork and your design practice has evolved throughout the final year modules. Expectationsof outcomes and intended progression to ensure realization should be fully supported andqueries answered at this stage.</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;p&gt;Minimum 5 GCSEs, grade C or above, from a general range of educational GCSE subjects, preferably including at least one from Art, Design, Textiles or Media.&lt;br /&gt; 200 UCAS Points&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;BTEC National Diploma - MMP grade&lt;br /&gt; VDA: AGNVQ, AVCE, AVS&lt;br /&gt; Access to HE Art and Design&lt;br /&gt; Irish/Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers&lt;br /&gt; International Baccalaureate&lt;br /&gt; Other International Qualifications&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Applications welcome from candidates without formal qualifications who can provide evidence of their creativity.&lt;/p&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">FAFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>BA (Hons) Fashion</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

										<awardedBy>The Open University</awardedBy> <!-- awarding body -->

									</mlo:qualification>

									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>6</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

									</mlo:credit>

									<presentation>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">FAFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

										<attendanceMode identifier="CM">Campus</attendanceMode>

										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

										<venue>

											<provider>

												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

													<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

												</mlo:location>

											</provider>

										</venue>

									</presentation>

								</course>

							<!--  END OF BA (Hons) Fashion  --><!--  BA (Hons) Film -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>Film is a practice-based programme of study that aims to provide a stimulating environment in which students are able to explore a range of practices, processes and theoretical approaches to contemporary filmmaking. The programme explores the connections between film and other visual, narrative and performing arts, making the most of the unique interdisciplinary art college environment.



You will be encouraged to embrace the role of film artist, investigating various production roles, with the aim of contributing new ideas and talent to contemporary moving image culture and the creative industries. Our aim is to support the development of distinct voices, the creation of imaginative and challenging personal film work, and the realisation of individual career aspirations, within appropriate professional contexts.

In 2012 students studying on this programme won &amp;lsquo;Best Undergraduate Fiction&amp;rsquo; Film at the Royal Television Society (RTS) National Awards, screened work at the New York Tribeca Film Festival, and exhibited at Prime Cuts at the Truman Brewery, East London. Graduates have progressed to work in a variety of professional contexts including Ridley Scott Associates, BBC Films, Two Four Productions, as well as working as independents and freelancers, and progressing to Postgraduate Study.

PCA has a comprehensively stocked film production resource, offering students the opportunity to experiment with technologies including, Super16mm and High Definition cinematography, Industry Standard Audio and Lighting equipment, 5.1 Surround Sound, Professional Post-Production facilities, and underwater film and video technologies.</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">FMFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>Film</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>BA (Hons) Film</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D59%26courseID%3D26%26misCourseCode%3DFMFT1A1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

									<abstract></abstract> <!-- 1234 a one sentence description for use in a course list -->

									<applicationProcedure href="http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/"/>

									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>Module Title: Practical Screencraft 1

During this introductory module you will explore the technical practices and protocols ofprofessional film and video production. In a series of practical studio workshops andseminars you be introduced to contemporary camera and camera support technologies,lighting, audio recording, dubbing, editing and post-production. You will also examinecontemporary studio practices and crewing protocols, in addition to the relevant healthand safety procedures that underpin professional film and video production. During thismodule you will develop your practical and technical skills by producing a series of shortfilms and practical exercises which demonstrate your understanding of key technologies,processes and protocols in a range of production contexts and environments.

Module Title: Moving Narratives 1

This module is an investigation into cinematic storytelling. It will focus on a wide rangeof different ways that film can articulate meaning to an individual, examining traditionalstory structures, scriptwriting and storyboarding, as well as more alternative uses of filmas a storytelling medium. Using cultural texts from cinema, stage, television, music,literature, and the Internet, it will explore the notion of storytelling in its various forms,and will encourage students to develop an awareness of how composition, light, space,movement, performance, and sound are key to creating powerful narratives in film.

Module Title: Ideas &amp;amp; Concepts

This practical module explores notions of personality, innovation, and authorship in film.You will investigate a range of ways of generating ideas and developing concepts. Themodule is intended to support and extend your skills in initiating and evolving your ownpersonal response to a given theme in relation to your aspirations as a filmmaker.Through seminars, workshops and studio projects you will explore examples ofcontemporary film practices, developing a range of relevant approaches while benefitingfrom the diverse experiences and exchange of ideas within the group. You will present totutors and peers all work and research produced during this module including one filmpiece developed to an appropriate level for screening. You will reflect on and evaluateyour experience in a learning log.

Module Title: Directing &amp;amp; Performance

Progressing from the Ideas and Concepts module this practical module explores directingand performance in film. You will investigate a range of approaches to collaboration anddirection. There will be a focus on the role of performance in filmmaking. You will applyyour learning through the production of a short film piece. The module is intended tosupport your development in relation to your personal aspirations. Through seminars,workshops and studio projects you will explore examples of contemporary film practices,developing a range of relevant approaches while benefiting from the diverse experiencesand exchange of ideas within the group. You will present to tutors and peers all work andresearch produced during this module including one film piece developed to anappropriate level for screening. You will reflect on and evaluate your experience in alearning log.

Module Title: Editing &amp;amp; Montage

This module is designed to provide you with a practical introduction to the art of filmediting and its role in the storytelling process. Building upon the digital editing softwareskills that provide the focus of the Practical Screencraft 1 module, the Editing andMontage module will explore both historical and contemporary movements in filmediting, developing your theoretical and conceptual understanding of this art formthrough practice.You will examine how various editorial styles, techniques and conventions mightarticulate meaning to an audience, exploring grammar and syntax, structure, pace,rhythm, timbre and the poetic possibilities of this art form. You will also explore howediting can used to alter perception and manipulate emotions, from creatingatmospheres of tension, compressing or extending time, to suggesting a causal /contextual relationship between unconnected images.

&amp;nbsp;Module Title: Complementary Studies

This module provides an opportunity to expand and develop skills and knowledge infields beyond the immediate programme environment, in subject areas which arenonetheless relevant to your personal career aspirations, and which have the potential todevelop new horizons and feedback into future modules. In order to provide formaximum flexibility and personal relevance ordinarily you will select an electiveassignment offered by a discipline outside of your own. Example assignments include:web design, creative writing, black and white photography, underwater imaging, appliedarts (ceramics, glass, jewellery, metals) etc.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 1

This Level 4 module will introduce you to key ideas and theories and will provide a rangeof critical approaches supporting the investigation, interpretation and analysis of art,design and media. You will study a range of ideas and concepts that have shaped theway that we engage with, produce and consume art, design and media. You will developcore research and communication skills to help you to articulate and contextualise yourunderstanding of the themes covered throughout this module.

Module Title: Practical Screencraft 2

During this module you will extend and consolidate your knowledge of professionalproduction techniques and practices that were introduced in the Practical Screencraft 1module (BAFI101). You will be introduced to a range of highly specialised productiontechnologies and more advanced workflow methodologies, with the opportunity tointeract with external professional production service providers. You will be encouragedto adopt a rigorously organised and professional approach to film production and to fullyengage with and explore various key production roles within a film crew.

Module Title: Moving Narratives 2

This module provides an opportunity for you to consider film from various theoretical,philosophical and cultural perspectives. This module will continue to explore and developyour learning in cinematic storytelling, supported by a programme of critical screeningsin which you will be able to critically engage with such areas as (for example) postcolonialcinemas, cinemas of difference, such as Queer Cinema and Feminist Film, ThirdCinemas and various national cinemas. You will be encouraged to explore issues ofrelevance to contemporary film studies such issues of identity and difference, aesthetics&amp;amp; technologies, globalisation, post-modernity &amp;amp; the redundancy / hybridisation of genre.

Module Title: Professional Futures

This module focuses on the development of you as a creative, professional practitioner.It allows you to reflect on your current portfolio of skills, knowledge and experience, andto situate your work within contemporary film arts practice. You will have theopportunity to explore a variety of vocational contexts for filmmaking practice, as well asinvestigating alternative contexts of exhibition and public promotion.You will be asked to consider the sustainability of your practice beyond your teachingand learning experience, encouraged to build and maintain relevant professionalnetworking opportunities, and to consider your future as creative practitioners. You willalso develop your understanding of legalities, copyright issues, e-publishing and digitalexhibition, as well developing your presentation skills. The module will also focus onsustainability in practice, developing awareness of and researching the environmentalissues that surround filmmaking.

Module Title: Negotiated Project

This module allows you to focus on an independent, self-initiated project with emphasisplaced on building on your previous knowledge, ability and experience within a specificarea of film practice. You will work autonomously under the guidance and supervision ofthe module leader and will need to demonstrate a clear vision and viability for yourproject. The module will culminate in a body of work that demonstrates developedcreative skills and conceptual awareness in a specific film production context.

Module Title: Comparative Film Practices

In this practical module, you will be able to consider and develop your practice byproducing a short film in response to one of a number of themed &amp;lsquo;options&amp;rsquo; such as (forexample) realism and formalism, aesthetics and technologies, genre and postmodernism,and collaboration and authorship. You will engage with a programme offilm screenings, theoretical texts and workshop activities which will examine areas ofsynergy and opposition within each of these &amp;lsquo;options.&amp;rsquo; You will demonstrateengagement with your chosen &amp;lsquo;option&amp;rsquo; by producing an original film project in whichrelevant concepts, debates and positions are explored and articulated which will inturn be supported by an online blog which will include a reflective journal, productiondocuments and research &amp;amp; design materials.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 2

This Level 5 module extends and consolidates the Level 4 introduction to theinvestigation, interpretation and analysis of art, design and media. Through a series ofthemed lectures and seminars this module encourages you to make appropriate linksbetween your area of practice and wider theoretical and contextual discourses. You willcontinue to develop critical approaches to research, which will inform your understandingof the relationship between context and practice.

Module Title: Research, Experimentation and Development

Starting with self-evaluation of your previous work and your intentions for the year, thisfirst module will require you to undertake a period of concentrated research,experimentation and development. The intention is to deconstruct pre-conceived ideasand work patterns, and to allow new creative formations to emerge through calculatedrisk taking and critical reflection. Throughout, the emphasis is on the exploration anddevelopment of concepts, media and methods, rather than finished outcomes. It is likelythat this intense period of research and experimentation will underpin some of thecritical choices made when students map out their aims in the subsequent Creative &amp;amp;Professional Realisation module.

Module Title: Creative and Professional Development

Following on from the Research, Experimentation &amp;amp; Development module, this module isintended to support the further development of ideas, processes and media, but with thepurpose of developing these towards finished or presentable outcomes. At the start ofthis module, you will have identified your own focus for investigation and explained andverified your aims through a Statement of Intent. This will be consolidated into aprogramme of ideas generation and practical studio work through negotiation with themodule leader and appropriate specialist staff. The module will therefore help to confirmaims and objectives, and prototype potential solutions, ahead of the Creative &amp;amp;Professional Realisation module, and it is envisaged that work initiated within thismodule is likely to continue into the concluding module.

 Module Title: Creative and Professional Realisation

This module builds upon the students previous achievements to culminate in a final bodyof work for exhibition, and as a platform for further advanced study or entry into theworld of professional practice. As such this corpus of work will demonstrate depth ofunderstanding, creative innovation, aesthetic, conceptual and technical skills, and will besupported by the production of a portfolio of self-promotional materials relating topersonal professional aspirations. Continuing from the Creative &amp;amp; ProfessionalDevelopment module, the student will start this concluding unit by further refining theirarea of investigation through a revised Statement of Intent. This will be consolidated intoa final programme of practical studio work through negotiation with the module leaderand appropriate specialist staff.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 3

This purpose of this module is to support the development of independent criticalthinking and to assist you to understand and position yourself as a practitioner bysituating creative practice within a wider set of historical and theoretical contexts. Therelationship (synthesis) between theory and practice will develop critical awareness andan understanding of art &amp;amp; design in its widest context. The intention is to allow you toextend your practice with an informed rationale and to position yourself as acontemporary practitioner.</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;p&gt;Minimum 5 GCSEs, grade C or above, from a general range of educational GCSE subjects, preferably including at least one from Art, Design, Textiles or Media.&lt;br /&gt; 200 UCAS Points&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;BTEC National Diploma - MMP grade&lt;br /&gt; VDA: AGNVQ, AVCE, AVS&lt;br /&gt; Access to HE Art and Design&lt;br /&gt; Irish/Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers&lt;br /&gt; International Baccalaureate&lt;br /&gt; Other International Qualifications&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Applications welcome from candidates without formal qualifications who can provide evidence of their creativity.&lt;/p&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">FMFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>BA (Hons) Film</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

										<awardedBy>The Open University</awardedBy> <!-- awarding body -->

									</mlo:qualification>

									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>4</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

									</mlo:credit>

									<presentation>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">FMFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

										<attendanceMode identifier="CM">Campus</attendanceMode>

										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

										<venue>

											<provider>

												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

													<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

												</mlo:location>

											</provider>

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									</presentation>

								</course>

							<!--  END OF BA (Hons) Film  --><!--  BA (Hons) Fine Art -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>The place of individualism in a curriculum geared to collective social and industrial needs has been argued over continuously since the first Modernist art schools were being set up. And that&amp;rsquo;s just as it should be: fine art continues to be the vehicle for radical argument and originality and breathes energy into all of the applied arts, and vice versa.



At Plymouth we continue to support the notion of fine art as the essential foundation of an arts school &amp;ndash; equivalent to visual philosophy, and represented in frequently unconventional, but always profound, personallymotivated creative expression.

Our twin pathway Fine Art programme will encourage you to develop an energetic and inquisitive approach to your making and to see it in social and cultural context.

The aim is to ensure that as a professional fine artist you will be able to secure yourself a viable and visible position in 21st century society and be able to draw on the range of creative practices, critical insights and professional skills developed on the programme.</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">FIFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>Fine Art</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>BA (Hons) Fine Art</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D59%26courseID%3D27%26misCourseCode%3DFIFT1A1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

									<abstract></abstract> <!-- 1234 a one sentence description for use in a course list -->

									<applicationProcedure href="http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/"/>

									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>Module Title: Introduction to Practice

This module provides essential induction and orientation for the programme. A series ofshort projects stimulate creative ideas through introductions to fundamental techniquesin key mediums.

&amp;nbsp;Module Title: Thinking Through Practice

This module supports you in advancing your practice through a body of work focussedaround a theme. It is;- negotiated with your tutors,- a response to your achievements and feedback from module BAFA101,- developed through self-evaluation.You will develop further depth of enquiry and breadth of practice. Increased interactionwith your peers will support your development of skills in communication and analysis.

Module Title: Personal Project

This module allows you to produce a body of work to test and demonstrate your chosendirectionfor the remaining two years of the course. In doing so, you will work closely withtutors in discussing where your aptitudes and ambitions lie, and work on a personallydefinedproject.

Module Title: Critical and Curatorial Practices 1

This level four module explores curatorial practice in both historical and contemporarycontexts. You will look at a range of curatorial practices, including collecting, archiving,exhibiting and emerging modes. In order to develop your knowledge of the criticalthinking around these subjects, this module also questions the social and ethicalimplications of the roles of curator or artist/curator and encourages you to becomecritically astute practitioners.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 1

This Level 4 module will introduce you to key ideas and theories and will provide a rangeof critical approaches supporting the investigation, interpretation and analysis of art,design and media. You will study a range of ideas and concepts that have shaped theway that we engage with, produce and consume art, design and media. You will developcore research and communication skills to help you to articulate and contextualise yourunderstanding of the themes covered throughout this module.

Module Title: Complementary Studies

This module provides an opportunity to expand and develop skills and knowledge in fieldsbeyond the immediate programme environment, in subject areas which are nonethelessrelevant to your personal career aspirations, and which have the potential to developnew horizons and feedback into future modules. In order to provide for maximumflexibility and personal relevance ordinarily you will select an elective assignment offeredby a discipline outside of your own. Example assignments include: web design, creativewriting, black and white photography, underwater imaging, applied arts (ceramics, glass,jewellery, metals) etc.

Module Title: Active / Reactive

This module sets the scene for stage 2 through studio practice and integrated theoryleading to a body of artwork that is critically informed and which may be reactive tocontemporary cultural, or current social concerns. Weekly seminars conducted in thestudio will focus initially upon themes informed by external forces in contemporaryculture, politics or society. Creative studio practice will be critically reactive to thethemes of the seminars. By the end of the module you will be active in selecting the subjects for group analysis.

Module Title: Praxis

This module allows you to develop a substantial body of studio practice, supported bystudio-based peer evaluation, workshops and informed by peer-led seminars. You willexplore a variety of methods of ideas development and examine how your concepts canbe articulated in different ways through diverse mediums, practices, visual and nonvisualcreative languages. You will choose the topics for analysis, which should be framedby your own emerging creative and critical interests, or by shared group interest topics,agreed collectively.

Module Title: Critical and Curatorial Practices 2

This level five module enables you to explore contemporary curatorial roles and contextsthrough visits to and from a range of art-world professionals, and attendance at lecturesand seminars on the practicalities of exhibition making. The module encourages you todevelop a curatorial position through practice and testing out ideas. The module alsorequires you to demonstrate critical and reflective thinking, planning, problem-solvingand task management.Taking up a position within discourse on the basis of relevant knowledge and beingprepared to defend that position while acknowledging the potential need to change thatposition.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 2

This Level 5 module extends and consolidates the Level 4 introduction to theinvestigation, interpretation and analysis of art, design and media. Through a series ofthemed lectures and seminars this module encourages you to make appropriate linksbetween your area of practice and wider theoretical and contextual discourses. You willcontinue to develop critical approaches to research, which will inform your understandingof the relationship between context and practice.

Module Title: Research, Experimentation and Development

Starting from the evaluation of your previous work and your intentions for the year, thisfirst module will require you to undertake a period of concentrated research,experimentation and development. The intention is to deconstruct pre-conceived ideasand work patterns, and to allow new creative formations to emerge through calculatedrisk taking and critical reflection. Throughout, the emphasis is on the exploration anddevelopment of concepts, media and methods, rather than finished outcomes. It is likelythat this intense period of research and experimentation will underpin some of the criticalchoices made when students map out their aims in the subsequent Creative &amp;amp;Professional Development module.

Module Title: Creative and Professional Development

Following on from the Research, Experimentation &amp;amp; Development module, this module isintended to support the further development of ideas, processes and media, but with thepurpose of developing these towards finished or presentable outcomes. At the start ofthis module you will have identified your own focus for investigation and explained andverified your aims through a Statement of Intent. This will be consolidated into aprogramme of ideas generation and practical studio work through negotiation with themodule leader and appropriate specialist staff. The module will therefore help to confirmaims and objectives, and prototype potential solutions, ahead of the Conclusion module,and it is envisaged that work initiated within this module is likely to continue into theconcluding module.

 Module Title: Creative and Professional Conclusion (option)

This module builds upon your previous achievements to culminate in a final body of workfor exhibition, and as a platform for further advanced study or entry into the world ofprofessional practice. As such this corpus of work will demonstrate depth ofunderstanding, creative innovation, aesthetic, conceptual and technical skills, and will besupported by the production of a portfolio of self-promotional materials relating topersonal professional aspirations. Continuing from the Creative &amp;amp; ProfessionalDevelopment module, you will start this concluding unit by further refining your area ofinvestigation through a revised Statement of Intent. This will be consolidated into a finalprogramme of practical studio work through negotiation with the module leader andappropriate specialist staff.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 3

The purpose of this module is to support the development of independent critical thinkingand to encourage you to understand and position yourself as a practitioner by situatingcreative practice within a wider set of historical and theoretical contexts. Working withincreased autonomy, you will develop a research project that aims to synthesise therelationship between theory and practice and this will help you to develop criticalawareness and an understanding of art &amp;amp; design in its widest context. The intention is toallow you to extend your practice with an informed rationale and to position themselvesas contemporary practitioners.

Module Title: Critical and Curatorial Conclusion (option)

This level six module builds upon your previous achievements to culminate in thepresentation of a final body of work. It encourages you to identify and explore an aspectof curatorial practice relevant to your own interests and desired career path. To this end,you may negotiate the form of your project from a number of options, working towardsthe development and implementation of an independent exhibition project, fullydeveloped exhibition or curatorial project proposal, publication, dissemination orexhibition event.</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;p&gt;Minimum 5 GCSEs, grade C or above, from a general range of educational GCSE subjects, preferably including at least one from Art, Design, Textiles or Media.&lt;br /&gt; 200 UCAS Points&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;BTEC National Diploma - MMP grade&lt;br /&gt; VDA: AGNVQ, AVCE, AVS&lt;br /&gt; Access to HE Art and Design&lt;br /&gt; Irish/Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers&lt;br /&gt; International Baccalaureate&lt;br /&gt; Other International Qualifications&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Applications welcome from candidates without formal qualifications who can provide evidence of their creativity.&lt;/p&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">FIFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>BA (Hons) Fine Art</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

										<awardedBy>The Open University</awardedBy> <!-- awarding body -->

									</mlo:qualification>

									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>4</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

									</mlo:credit>

									<presentation>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">FIFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

										<attendanceMode identifier="CM">Campus</attendanceMode>

										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

										<venue>

											<provider>

												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

													<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

												</mlo:location>

											</provider>

										</venue>

									</presentation>

								</course>

							<!--  END OF BA (Hons) Fine Art  --><!--  BA (Hons) Glass -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>Transparent or translucent, crystalline or resinous, reflective or refractive, glass has fascinated people for 5,000 years. Silica sand is transformed by melting into a material that flows when hot and becomes solid as it cools. It can last for hundreds of years or shatter in a fraction of a second. And in the hands of a new generation of experimental makers, it is being used in numerous unexpected ways &amp;ndash; in architecture, product design and the fine arts, with thousands of objects and uses in between.



&amp;nbsp;Plymouth is one of very few colleges in the UK with its own glass-making studio and able to offer expert teaching in glass blowing, kiln forming, architectural processes and casting. Still fewer colleges run programmes that encourage students to develop cross-over skills, combining craft disciplines and exploiting points of connection with new media. The programme is based on learning-through-making, beginning in the first year with a general introduction to design for industry and studio practice, and thereafter gradually developing and refining students&amp;rsquo; expertise and professionalism, for example through links with established artists and industry. Glass at Plymouth has a long history of international collaboration. Links with courses in Shanghai, Beijing and Pretoria have been developing for 17 years.</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">GLFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>Glass</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>BA (Hons) Glass</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D59%26courseID%3D28%26misCourseCode%3DGLFT1A1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

									<abstract></abstract> <!-- 1234 a one sentence description for use in a course list -->

									<applicationProcedure href="http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/"/>

									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>Module Title: Drawing Development

In this module, you will develop your existing drawing skills by experiencing a widevariety of different materials and techniques (both traditional and contemporary). Youwill learn ways of depicting complex 3 dimensional objects in two dimensions andexplore 2D design skills. You will develop ways of seeing, looking, thinking anddiscovering. You will develop your visual language skills and an appreciation of thedifferent ways in which an understanding of drawing in its widest sense can assist in thisprocess.Practical experience will be augmented by field trips and study of the use of drawings byhistorical and contemporary artists, designers and makers.At the end of the module, you will be better equipped to visually explore, record andcommunicate your ideas. You will understand the importance of drawing to the designprocess.

Module Title: Introduction to Materials &amp;amp; Processes

In this module, you will be taught how to work safely and responsibly in the variousworkshops.You will have an opportunity to experience working with a range of materials.You will be presented with design problems through a series of short projects in whichyou will be asked to provide solutions and put these into practice in the workshops.You will be asked to undertake research into the work of established artists, designersand makers to inform and support your solutions and your workshop practice.You will maintain sketchbooks and technical journals to record your design process.

Module Title: Design for Industry

In this module you will undertake project(s) that will introduce you to the complexities ofdesigning for industry. You will study historical and contemporary designers, designmovements and relevant industrial models. You will learn all the different parts of theprocess from design to manufacture and selling a product. As part of this you will alsodevelop project management and communication skills with internal and external clients.

Module Title: Artist/Designer Maker

This module will give students the opportunity to operate as an Artist/Designer-Makerworking within the Creative Industries.You will be asked to generate and develop a project leading to the design and creation ofa product(s) or artifact(s). You will be expected to research ways to exhibit the madeobject(s). You will focus on creating a body of work which concentrates on more thanone aspect of the role; to develop a limited edition / batch production range or bespoke,one-off piece. In tandem with the design and making, you will need to investigate theother aspects of working as an Artist/Designer-Maker such as, skills needed to workcompetently in a studio environment and the skills needed for selling, exhibiting andgaining an understanding of the marketplace. You will be introduced to ways of workingsuch as operating a business as a sole trader.You will be introduced to the many sources of opportunity and information such asprofessional organisations, but are encouraged to research within your field and also togenerate new ideas and ways of working where appropriate

Module Title: Professional Practice &amp;amp; Personal Development Planning

This module is designed to help you explore the shape and patterns of employment inyour chosen field and to enable you to start to match your current skills knowledge andcreative portfolio to those that you will require to successfully compete for work in yourintended career. Having identified areas for development you will work with the moduleleader to update your Professional Development Plan (PDP) enabling you to identifythose experiences and skills you will need to acquire during your degree course. Themodule will cover a wide range of general skills including personal SWOT analysis,effective professional communication with employers, CVs, applications, looking atfreelance working, including issues of contracts, copyright and working with agenciesetc.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 1

This Level 4 module will introduce you to key ideas and theories and will provide a rangeof critical approaches supporting the investigation, interpretation and analysis of art,design and media. You will study a range of ideas and concepts that have shaped theway that we engage with, produce and consume art, design and media. You will developcore research and communication skills to help you to articulate and contextualise yourunderstanding of the themes covered throughout this module.

Module Title: Complementary Studies

This module provides an opportunity to expand and develop skills and knowledge infields beyond the immediate programme environment, in subject areas which arenonetheless relevant to your personal career aspirations, and which have the potential todevelop new horizons and feedback into future modules. In order to provide formaximum flexibility and personal relevance ordinarily you will select an electiveassignment offered by a discipline outside of your own. Example assignments include:web design, creative writing, black and white photography, underwater imaging, appliedarts (ceramics, glass, jewellery, metals) etc.

Module Title: Sustainable practices

During this module you will have the opportunity to critically explore Sustainable Practicewithin the current economic, ecological and ethical landscape. You will consider currentdebates on sustainable practices, ecological timescales, and what is imperative within yourpractice. You will be exploring design, manufacturing, marketing and life cycle issues. Youcan seek out possibilities for best practice, design and practical implementation ofknowledge.Theory will be explored through practical experimentation and design and consideration ofwhere in this debate your practice sits.

Module Title: Public Realm

This module will introduce you to an understanding of how artists / designers operatewithin the many different spheres which constitute the &amp;lsquo;Public Realm&amp;rsquo;.In this module you will develop awareness of scope for engagement as anartist/designer/maker in the community (local, national, global community). You willinvestigate the breadth of opportunities for artists to practice in areas such as:&amp;bull; Celebration of craftsmanship&amp;bull; Commemoration of events / public or community figures&amp;bull; Rehabilitation of communities / spaces / traditions.&amp;bull; Engagement and development of ideas / dialogues that are mutually beneficial tomany.

Module Title: Enterprise and Professional Practice

You will learn basic organisational techniques, costings, the basics of marketing and willbe introduced to appropriate legal issues such as Intellectual property. There will be anemphasis on the development of appropriate presentation skills in an employmentcontext. You will effectively begin your professional career while still at college. Animportant element will be the ability to think &amp;lsquo;outside the box&amp;rsquo; and find creative solutionswithin legal and administrative systems.

Module Title: Personal Project

You will design and make work in your own material specialism/s with emphasis on aparticular area of personal interest.This module will allow you to pursue research and develop personal design ideas andalso extend practical knowledge. With greater individual responsibility for your work, andunder tutor guidance you will learn to examine more personal and special references toyour chosen medium. The opportunity to work freely and to explore personal issues willdemonstrate personal strengths and your individual position.Work can be undertaken from a wide range of possibilities and considerations (technical,aesthetic, conceptual, digital, and curatorial).

Module Title: External Design

You will identify and respond to the requirements of at least one external brief,competition or commission in a professional manner. You will be expected to researchthoroughly and produce designs appropriate to the brief you have chosen.You will either work alone or in teams as relevant and required by the selectedassignment.

Module Title: WBL/Internship Preparation (option module)

WBL/Internship preparation is an investigative module, designed to prepare you forexternal work and increase your self awareness and understanding of the vocationalcontext of your academic study. This is supported through developing a greater insightof self, investigations into the relevant creative sector, its employment, enterprise andentrepreneurial activities. Students are encouraged to look to the possibility of findingrelevant work based opportunities, including freelance work and internships, both withinthe creative industries or complementary sectors.The module establishes a sense of employer expectations, sector needs, trends and howthese might change in the future. The module informs effective methods for approachingopportunities in preparation for national or international work-based learning activitiesand internships.

Module Title: Work Based Learning: Experience &amp;amp; Evaluation (option module)

You are required to undertake and evaluate a period of work-based / work-place learningactivities, converting earlier investigations into real opportunities and experiences.The module focuses on the application of your investigations into employment andenterprise opportunities which reflect self-evaluation findings, career progression andvocational aspirations. The module aims to enhance confidence, competencies and skillsto meet professional expectations and provide the basis for a deeper understanding andappreciation of the world of employment, enterprise and entrepreneurship.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 2

This Level 5 module extends and consolidates the Level 4 introduction to theinvestigation, interpretation and analysis of art, design and media. Through a series ofthemed lectures and seminars this module encourages you to make appropriate linksbetween your area of practice and wider theoretical and contextual discourses. You willcontinue to develop critical approaches to research, which will inform your understandingof the relationship between context and practice.

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Module Title: External project / internship (option module)

You are required to undertake and evaluate a period of external learning activities,converting earlier investigations into real opportunities and experiences. The modulefocuses on the application of your investigations into employment and enterpriseopportunities, which reflect self-evaluation findings, career progression and vocationalaspirations. The module aims to enhance confidence, competencies and skills to meetprofessional expectations and provide the basis for a deeper understanding andappreciation of the world of employment, enterprise and entrepreneurship.

Module Title: Research, Experimentation &amp;amp; Development (option module)

Starting from the evaluation of your previous work and your intentions for the year, thisfirst module will require you to undertake a period of concentrated research,experimentation and development. The intention is to deconstruct pre-conceived ideasand work patterns, and to allow new creative formations to emerge through calculatedrisk taking and critical reflection. Throughout, the emphasis is on the exploration anddevelopment of concepts, media and methods, rather than finished outcomes. It is likelythat this intense period of research and experimentation will underpin some of thecritical choices made when you map out your aims in the subsequent Creative &amp;amp;Professional Development module.

Module Title: Creative &amp;amp; Professional Development

Following on from the Research, Experimentation &amp;amp; Development module, this unit isintended to support the further development of ideas, processes and media, but with thepurpose of developing these towards finished or presentable outcomes. At the start ofthis unit, the student will have identified their own focus for investigation and explainedand verified their aims through a Statement of Intent. This will be consolidated into aprogramme of ideas generation and practical studio work through negotiation with themodule leader and appropriate specialist staff. The module will therefore help to confirmaims and objectives, and prototype potential solutions, ahead of the Creative &amp;amp;Professional Conclusion module, and it is envisaged that work initiated within this unit islikely to continue into the concluding module.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 3

This purpose of this module is to support the development of independent criticalthinking and to assist students to understand and position themselves as practitioners bysituating creative practice within a wider set of historical and theoretical contexts. Therelationship (synthesis) between theory and practice will develop critical awareness andan understanding of art &amp;amp; design in its widest context. The intention is to allow thestudent to extend their practice with an informed rationale and to position themselves ascontemporary practitioners.

Module Title: Creative &amp;amp; Professional Conclusion

This module builds upon the students previous achievements to culminate in a final bodyof work for exhibition, and as a platform for further advanced study or entry into theworld of professional practice. As such this corpus of work will demonstrate depth ofunderstanding, creative innovation, aesthetic, conceptual and technical skills, and will besupported by the production of a portfolio of self-promotional materials relating topersonal professional aspirations. Continuing from the Creative &amp;amp; ProfessionalDevelopment module, the student will start this concluding unit by further refining theirarea of investigation through a revised Statement of Intent. This will be consolidated intoa final programme of practical studio work through negotiation with the module leaderand appropriate specialist staff.

&amp;nbsp;

&amp;nbsp;</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;div id=&quot;HE_content&quot;&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Minimum 5 GCSEs, grade C or above, from a general range of educational GCSE subjects, preferably including at least one from Art, Design, Textiles or Media.&lt;br /&gt; 200 UCAS Points&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;BTEC National Diploma - MMP grade&lt;br /&gt; VDA: AGNVQ, AVCE, AVS&lt;br /&gt; Access to HE Art and Design&lt;br /&gt; Irish/Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers&lt;br /&gt; International Baccalaureate&lt;br /&gt; Other International Qualifications&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Applications welcome from candidates without formal qualifications who can provide evidence of their creativity.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">GLFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>BA (Hons) Glass</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

										<awardedBy>The Open University</awardedBy> <!-- awarding body -->

									</mlo:qualification>

									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>4</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

									</mlo:credit>

									<presentation>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">GLFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

										<attendanceMode identifier="CM">Campus</attendanceMode>

										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

										<venue>

											<provider>

												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

													<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

												</mlo:location>

											</provider>

										</venue>

									</presentation>

								</course>

							<!--  END OF BA (Hons) Glass  --><!--  BA (Hons) Graphic Design -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>Graphic design is an exciting, dynamic and expanding area of creative practice and courses like ours, which set the digital media on an equal footing with a range of experimental craft processes and encourage designers to make and model their ideas, are back in demand.



The graphic design industry continues to play a vital role at every level of society, bringing clarity to the confusion of hospitals and transport systems, and style and elegance to the surface of ordinary things and to everyday life. Through our commitment to setting the core skills of visual communication, such as typography, print and illustration, on an equal footing with digital media and experimentation, we will encourage you to develop an individual style and identity.

You will investigate and practice communicating your ideas through a range of design disciplines &amp;ndash; from brand identity to magazine design, illustration to information graphics, multimedia to web-based digital graphics.

&amp;nbsp;</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">GDFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>Graphic Design</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>BA (Hons) Graphic Design</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D59%26courseID%3D29%26misCourseCode%3DGDFT1A1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

									<abstract></abstract> <!-- 1234 a one sentence description for use in a course list -->

									<applicationProcedure href="http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/"/>

									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>Module Title: Art and Language

This module will take an innovative look at the relationship of images to texts, and textsto images, exploring images as narrative vehicles, and typography as images. Exampleswill be taken from a range of sources &amp;ndash; from contemporary fine arts, to interactivepoetry, to the design and illustration fields (etc). The intention is to support you in linewith your intended trajectory (i.e., FD or BA) by providing you with creative examplesand opportunities that will allow you to explore the relationships between images andtexts, and to test the possibilities of both as primary elements of communication media.This module will also develop hand-rendering skills alongside digital imaging techniquesand narrative development.

Module Title: Visual Communication

This module is intended to expose you to a wide range of visual traditions and their andillustrative fields of communication. Observation, analysis, research methodologies andcreative problem-solving strategies, will be core to this study alongside the practice offundamental traditional and digital skills, and art &amp;amp; design principles such as colour,composition, shape, form and texture. You will respond in line with your intendedtrajectory (i.e., FD or BA) to a number of projects that will develop your strategies andskills for generating and recording ideas. Through these projects you will cultivate yourawareness of a range of &amp;lsquo;visual languages&amp;rsquo; and develop your visual communication skills.

Module Title: Print Processeses and Outputs

Within this module, you will focus on problem solving and creative play with a range ofprint processes. In line with your intended trajectory (i.e., FD or BA) you will besupported to explore both experimental hand drawn practises and the production ofartwork through digital processes and software ready for final print production. In thismodule you will build on your knowledge of creative print-making processes e.g. screenprinting, etching and collagraph.

Module Title: Inter disciplinary experimentation

This module is about play. Play as research and experimentation that will enable you torespond imaginatively across a range of media and communication environments. In linewith your intended trajectory (i.e., FD or BA) you will be encouraged to use and developdrawing, construction and assembly, print-making and digital imaging processes, andassociated materials and techniques through a range of workshop activities. Throughout,the emphasis will be on experimentation and creative risk-taking, including thecombination of media and process to formulate your own visual language and personaldirection.

Module Title: Professinal Practice and Personal development Planning (PDP)

This module is designed to help you explore the shape and patterns of employment in yourchosen field and to enable you to start to match your current skills knowledge and creativeportfolio to those that you will require to successfully compete for work in your intended career.Having identified areas for development you will work with the module leader to update yourProfessional Development Plan (PDP) enabling you to identify those experiences and skills you willneed to acquire during your degree course. The module will cover a wide range of general skillsincluding personal SWOT analysis, effective professional communication with employers, CVs,applications, looking at freelance working, including issues of contracts, copyright and workingwith agencies etc.

Module Title: Work-Based Learning: Investigation and preparation

PCAD 100 is an investigation and preparation module, designed to increase your selfawarenessand understanding of the vocational context of your academic study. This issupported through developing a greater insight of self, investigations into the relevantcreative sector, its employment, enterprise and entrepreneurial activities, alsoestablishing a sense of employer expectations, sector needs and how these might changein the future. The module informs effective methods for approaching opportunities inpreparation for work-based learning activities at Level 5 and a wider employmentcontext.

Module Title: Complementary Studies

This module provides an opportunity to expand and develop skills and knowledge in fieldsbeyond the immediate programme environment, in subject areas which are nonethelessrelevant to your personal career aspirations, and which have the potential to developnew horizons and feedback into future modules. In order to provide for maximumflexibility and personal relevance ordinarily you will select an elective assignment offeredby a discipline outside of your own. Example assignments include: web design, creativewriting, black and white photography, underwater imaging, applied arts (ceramics, glass,jewellery, metals) etc.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 1

This Level 4 module will introduce you to key ideas and theories and will provide a rangeof critical approaches supporting the investigation, interpretation and analysis of art,design and media. You will study a range of ideas and concepts that have shaped theway that we engage with, produce and consume art, design and media. You will developcore research and communication skills to help you to articulate and contextualise yourunderstanding of the themes covered throughout this module.

&amp;nbsp;Module Title: Brand Identity (Option Module)

This module of study will further investigate the relationship between Graphic Designpractices, contemporary processes in relationship to establishing a Brand Identity.Project assignments will range from developing visual distinctiveness for consumerproducts to company identities and institutions.In line with your intended trajectory (i.e., FD or BA) the module will require you to applya visual tonal voice to achieve legend with attitude originality and personality.

Module Title: Interactive Graphics (Option Module)

The module is designed to build on and apply digital interactive applications in line withyour intended trajectory (i.e., FD or BA). Based on the development and creation ofresearch, from paper based design development to preliminary ideas, through to finalproduction of design idea using a combination of software and applicable hardwaretechnical skills. Formative individual presentations of design progress are considered tobe integral to your development within this module of study, culminating in finalpresentations of work.

Module Title: Information Graphics (Option Module)

In line with your intended trajectory (i.e., FD or BA) this module involves the creation ofsigns and symbols in ways that make ideas, emotions and information easier tounderstand and accessible to knowledge. As such, it plays a crucial role in how wenavigate and manipulate the contemporary world. This module will introduce you to arange of information graphic issues and activities, including instructional, directional andeducational situations in which you will have the opportunity to design for outcomesacross a range of media &amp;ndash; 2D &amp;amp; 3D static, moving image and interactive.

Module Title: Motion Graphics/Animation (Option Module)

The module is designed to build on a communication pathway that is specialist withinMotion Design and Animation.Time and sound are the key dimensions of the dynamic information and spaces depictedin moving form of image media, from non-interactive film and TV to interactive video andweb-based applications. In line with your intended trajectory (i.e., FD or BA) through aseries of lectures and hands-on workshops this module will introduce you to design formoving image media, allowing you to develop the specialist skills to explore a range ofsolutions within the context of professional moving image production technologies andprocesses.

Module Title: Typographics (Option Module)

This module will explore further the relationships of texts to images; the focus will be onthe creation of original letterforms and typestyles as a catalyst for expressive narrativegraphic communication. In line with your intended trajectory (i.e., FD or BA) the moduleprovides you with opportunities to investigate and develop creative lettering as a visuallyexpressive discipline applied to diverse forms of communication from brand identity andpublishing to motion graphics and environmental interior/exterior applications. You willfurther develop hand-rendering skills and experience a wider range of 2D and 3Dmaterials, processes and techniques alongside digital imaging support.

Module Title: Desigm for Publishing (Option Module)

Within this module you will be given the opportunity to further practice hand-made,autographic and digital methods of print production. Mixed media image making will beactively encouraged. In line with your intended trajectory (i.e., FD or BA), the designproblem solving focus will be publication design, experimenting and developing a varietyof creative outcomes from limited edition books to multiple paged magazines, poster artto graphic novels and webzines. Target audiences will be identified and formats,software, substrates, binding and presentation techniques investigated.

Module Title: Self Promotion: Digital Portfolio

Within this module you will begin to explore the possibilities in developing an interactivedigital portfolio. In line with your intended trajectory (i.e., FD or BA), you will be able toexplore content that can take the form of images, text and short basic animations,considering through your design and planning stages how best to engage end users withyour work in a digital environment, from website portfolios to interactive cds.

Module Title: Self Promotion: Print Support

This module provides you with the opportunity to develop formal or informal creativeself-promotion marketing material in line with your intended trajectory (i.e., FD or BA)and pertinent to your career aspirations. Having researched a range of self-promotionand presentation strategies, you will develop and realise your own ideas as you considerstrategies for setting your graphics practice apart from the competition.

Module Title: Self promotion: Portfolio &amp;amp; Presentation

Throughout the programme you will have explored many different areas of practice andinvestigated various career options in line with your PDP and Work Based Learning. Yourprogression route may involve continuing your education, employment in the industry, selfemploymentor an artistic pursuit that requires funding from bodies such as the Arts Council. Thismodule will represent the culmination of your creative and professional discoveries to date as youdevelop, refine and present your professional portfolio as a creative and professional body of workin line with your intended trajectory (i.e., FD or BA) by providing. For example, for FD studentswe would expect a professionally presented portfolio in preparation for vocational opportunities,while BA students would creatively present a body of work that displays exploratory responses toassignments supporting identification of future aspirations and direction.

Module Title: External Design (Option module for BA (Hons))

You will identify and respond to the requirements of at least one external brief,competition or commission in a professional manner. You will be expected to researchthoroughly and produce designs appropriate to the brief you have chosen.You will either work alone or in teams as relevant and required by the selectedassignment.

Module Title: Final Major Project

As this is the final practical module of your foundation degree you should use this assignment toconsolidate your illustration experience through the utilisation of your conceptual, technical anddesign skills, further enhancing your unique style within your chosen area of Graphic Design.Through a negotiated individual or team assignment, you will further develop your creativityincluding those skills in production, design and research, which you have been developingthroughout the programme. You will present the outcomes of this work appropriately in order tofurther enhance your portfolio and CV.

&amp;nbsp;Module Title: Work-Based Learning: Experience and Evalutaion

You are required to undertake and evaluate a period of work-based / work-place learningactivities, converting earlier investigations into real opportunities and experiences.The module focuses on the application of your investigations into employment andenterprise opportunities which reflect self-evaluation findings, career progression andvocational aspirations. The module aims to enhance confidence, competencies and skillsto meet professional expectations and provide the basis for a deeper understanding andappreciation of the world of employment, enterprise and entrepreneurship.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 2

This Level 5 module extends and consolidates the Level 4 introduction to theinvestigation, interpretation and analysis of art, design and media. Through a series ofthemed lectures and seminars this module encourages you to make appropriate linksbetween your area of practice and wider theoretical and contextual discourses. You willcontinue to develop critical approaches to research, which will inform your understandingof the relationship between context and practice.

Module Title: Research, Experimentation &amp;amp; Development

Starting from the evaluation of your previous work and their intentions for the year, this firstmodule will require each you to undertake a period of concentrated research, experimentation anddevelopment. The intention is to deconstruct pre-conceived ideas and work patterns, and to allownew creative formations to emerge through calculated risk taking and critical reflection.Throughout, the emphasis is on the exploration and development of concepts, media andmethods, rather than finished outcomes. It is likely that this intense period of research andexperimentation will underpin some of the critical choices made when you map out your aims inthe subsequent Creative &amp;amp; Professional Development module.

Module Title: Creative &amp;amp; Professional Development

Following on from the Research, Experimentation &amp;amp; Development module, this module isintended to support the further development of ideas, processes and media, but with thepurpose of developing these towards finished or presentable outcomes. At the start ofthis module, you will have identified your own focus for investigation and explained andverified your aims through a Statement of Intent. This will be consolidated into aprogramme of ideas generation and practical studio work through negotiation with themodule leader and appropriate specialist staff. The module will therefore help to confirmaims and objectives, and prototype potential solutions, ahead of the Creative &amp;amp;Professional Conclusion module, and it is envisaged that work initiated within this moduleis likely to continue into the concluding module.

Module Title: Creative &amp;amp; Professional Conclusion

This module builds upon your previous achievements to culminate in a final body of work forexhibition, and as a platform for further advanced study or entry into the world of professionalpractice. As such this corpus of work will demonstrate depth of understanding, creativeinnovation, aesthetic, conceptual and technical skills, and will be supported by the production of aportfolio of self-promotional materials relating to personal professional aspirations. Continuingfrom the Creative &amp;amp; Professional Development module, you will start this concluding unit byfurther refining your area of investigation through a revised Statement of Intent. This will beconsolidated into a final programme of practical studio work through negotiation with the moduleleader and appropriate specialist staff.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 3

The purpose of this module is to support the development of independent critical thinkingand to encourage you to understand and position yourself as a practitioner by situatingcreative practice within a wider set of historical and theoretical contexts. Working withincreased autonomy, you will develop a research project that aims to synthesise therelationship between theory and practice and this will help you to develop criticalawareness and an understanding of art &amp;amp; design in its widest context. The intention is toallow you to extend your practice with an informed rationale and to position themselvesas contemporary practitioners.</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;div id=&quot;GDFT1A1112&quot;&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Minimum 5 GCSEs, grade C or above, from a general range of educational GCSE subjects, preferably including at least one from Art, Design, Textiles or Media.&lt;br /&gt; 200 UCAS Points&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;BTEC National Diploma - MMP grade&lt;br /&gt; VDA: AGNVQ, AVCE, AVS&lt;br /&gt; Access to HE Art and Design&lt;br /&gt; Irish/Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers&lt;br /&gt; International Baccalaureate&lt;br /&gt; Other International Qualifications&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Applications welcome from candidates without formal qualifications who can provide evidence of their creativity.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">GDFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>BA (Hons) Graphic Design</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

										<awardedBy>The Open University</awardedBy> <!-- awarding body -->

									</mlo:qualification>

									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>4</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

									</mlo:credit>

									<presentation>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">GDFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

										<attendanceMode identifier="CM">Campus</attendanceMode>

										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

										<venue>

											<provider>

												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

													<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

												</mlo:location>

											</provider>

										</venue>

									</presentation>

								</course>

							<!--  END OF BA (Hons) Graphic Design  --><!--  BA (Hons) Illustration -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>Illustrators can educate and instruct, entertain and entice &amp;ndash; all at the same time. Traditionally their skills have been at the service of commissioning customers: illustrators work to a brief bringing to a client&amp;rsquo;s table imagination and conceptual thinking, along with their highly developed problem solving skills.



Our programme introduces you to professional practice but it also encourages self-directed and authorial approaches which will extend the boundaries of your visual language. And as working &amp;lsquo;outside the commission&amp;rsquo; has become more popular, our illustrators have begun to develop new installation and exhibition spaces, where audiences can engage with their work.

The College offers an unusually rich experience across the range of illustration media and 2D, 3D and digital techniques. The output targets include traditional publishing, independent books, &amp;lsquo;zines and limited prints, through to the range of emerging and new media practices. The course emphasises research, drawing and experimental image-making and modelling, delivered with excellent teaching support</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">ILFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>Illustration</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>BA (Hons) Illustration</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D59%26courseID%3D30%26misCourseCode%3DILFT1A1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

									<abstract></abstract> <!-- 1234 a one sentence description for use in a course list -->

									<applicationProcedure href="http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/"/>

									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>Module Title: Art &amp;amp; Language

This module will take an innovative look at the relationship of images to texts, and textsto images, exploring images as narrative vehicles, and typography as images. Exampleswill be taken from a range of sources &amp;ndash; from contemporary fine arts, to interactivepoetry, to the design and illustration fields (etc). The intention is to support you in linewith your intended trajectory (i.e., FD or BA) by providing you with creative examplesand opportunities that will allow you to explore the relationships between images andtexts, and to test the possibilities of both as primary elements of communication media.This module will also develop hand-rendering skills alongside digital imaging techniquesand narrative development.

Module Title: Visual Communtication

This module is intended to expose you to a wide range of visual traditions and their andillustrative fields of communication. Observation, analysis, research methodologies andcreative problem-solving strategies, will be core to this study alongside the practice offundamental traditional and digital skills, and art &amp;amp; design principles such as colour,composition, shape, form and texture. You will respond in line with your intendedtrajectory (i.e., FD or BA) to a number of projects that will develop your strategies andskills for generating and recording ideas. Through these projects you will cultivate yourawareness of a range of &amp;lsquo;visual languages&amp;rsquo; and develop your visual communication skills.

Module Title: Print Processes &amp;amp; Outputs

Within this module, you will focus on problem solving and creative play with a range ofprint processes. In line with your intended trajectory (i.e., FD or BA) you will besupported to explore both experimental hand drawn practises and the production ofartwork through digital processes and software ready for final print production. In thismodule you will build on your knowledge of creative print-making processes e.g. screenprinting, etching and collagraph.

Module Title: Interdisciplinary Experimentation

This module is about play. Play as research and experimentation that will enable you torespond imaginatively across a range of media and communication environments. In linewith your intended trajectory (i.e., FD or BA) you will be encouraged to use and developdrawing, construction and assembly, print-making and digital imaging processes, andassociated materials and techniques through a range of workshop activities. Throughout,the emphasis will be on experimentation and creative risk-taking, including thecombination of media and process to formulate your own visual language and personaldirection.

Module Title: Professional Practice &amp;amp; personal Development Planning (PDP)

This module is designed to help you explore the shape and patterns of employment in yourchosen field and to enable you to start to match your current skills knowledge and creativeportfolio to those that you will require to successfully compete for work in your intended career.Having identified areas for development you will work with the module leader to update yourProfessional Development Plan (PDP) enabling you to identify those experiences and skills you willneed to acquire during your degree course. The module will cover a wide range of general skillsincluding personal SWOT analysis, effective professional communication with employers, CVs,applications, looking at freelance working, including issues of contracts, copyright and workingwith agencies etc.

Module Title: Work-Based Learning: Investigation &amp;amp; Preparation

PCAD 100 is an investigation and preparation module, designed to increase your selfawarenessand understanding of the vocational context of your academic study. This issupported through developing a greater insight of self, investigations into the relevantcreative sector, its employment, enterprise and entrepreneurial activities, alsoestablishing a sense of employer expectations, sector needs and how these might changein the future. The module informs effective methods for approaching opportunities inpreparation for work-based learning activities at Level 5 and a wider employmentcontext.

Module Title: Complementary Studies

This module provides an opportunity to expand and develop skills and knowledge in fieldsbeyond the immediate programme environment, in subject areas which are nonethelessrelevant to your personal career aspirations, and which have the potential to developnew horizons and feedback into future modules. In order to provide for maximumflexibility and personal relevance ordinarily you will select an elective assignment offeredby a discipline outside of your own. Example assignments include: web design, creativewriting, black and white photography, underwater imaging, applied arts (ceramics, glass,jewellery, metals) etc.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 1

This Level 4 module will introduce you to key ideas and theories and will provide a rangeof critical approaches supporting the investigation, interpretation and analysis of art,design and media. You will study a range of ideas and concepts that have shaped theway that we engage with, produce and consume art, design and media. You will developcore research and communication skills to help you to articulate and contextualise yourunderstanding of the themes covered throughout this module.

Module Title: Illustrative Practices (Option Module)

You will extend your experience of working in a commercial context, analysing the needsof clients and users as part of a live brief/competition. In order to support thedevelopment of ideas that suit the requirements of the brief, you will be expected toshow evidence of purposeful and thorough research. In line with your intended trajectory(i.e., FD or BA) you will create a body of work that develops your own visual language aswell as displaying a high level of professionalism.

Module Title: Interactive Illustration (Option Module)

The module is designed to build on and apply digital interactive applications in line withyour intended trajectory (i.e., FD or BA). Based on the development and creation ofresearch, from paper based design development to preliminary ideas, through to finalproduction of design idea using a combination of software and applicable hardwaretechnical skills. Formative individual presentations of design progress are considered tobe integral to your development within this module of study, culminating in finalpresentations of work.

Module Title: Independent Practices (Option Module)

In line with your intended trajectory (i.e., FD or BA) this module provides you with theopportunity to explore self-initiated and authorial approaches to Illustration. You willundertake a self directed project that supports your creative direction and enables you toexplore, develop and critically analyse your own personal visual language. You will needto develop entrepreneurial skills as you take responsibility of the whole process fromconcept to final product, taking design, manufacture, marketing and distribution intoconsideration.

Module Title: Motion Graphics/Animation (Option Module)

The module is designed to build on a communication pathway that is specialist withinMotion Design and Animation.Time and sound are the key dimensions of the dynamic information and spaces depictedin moving form of image media, from non-interactive film and TV to interactive video andweb-based applications. In line with your intended trajectory (i.e., FD or BA) through aseries of lectures and hands-on workshops this module will introduce you to design formoving image media, allowing you to develop the specialist skills to explore a range ofsolutions within the context of professional moving image production technologies andprocesses.

Module Title: Sequential&amp;nbsp; Image Making (Option Module)

Compared to stand alone illustrations, image-making that unfolds in a sequence has totake into consideration timing and pace alongside conveying action and atmosphere. Inline with your intended trajectory (i.e., FD or BA), within this module you will take on therole of Illustrator as storyteller or communicator through the production of sequentialimages. Developing your skills in exploring image-text relationships through visualnarrative, you will extend your awareness of the potential contexts of Illustration and theconvergence of your practice with other disciplines, such as creative writing, graphicdesign and animation.

Module Title: Design for Publishing (Option Module)

Within this module you will be given the opportunity to further practice hand-made,autographic and digital methods of print production. Mixed media image making will beactively encouraged. In line with your intended trajectory (i.e., FD or BA), the designproblem solving focus will be publication design, experimenting and developing a varietyof creative outcomes from limited edition books to multiple paged magazines, poster artto graphic novels and webzines. Target audiences will be identified and formats,software, substrates, binding and presentation techniques investigated.

Module Title: Self Promotion: Digital Portfolio 

Within this module you will begin to explore the possibilities in developing an interactivedigital portfolio. In line with your intended trajectory (i.e., FD or BA), you will be able toexplore content that can take the form of images, text and short basic animations,considering through your design and planning stages how best to engage end users withyour work in a digital environment, from website portfolios to interactive cds.

Module Title: Self Promotion: Print Support

This module provides you with the opportunity to develop formal or informal creativeself-promotion marketing material in line with your intended trajectory (i.e., FD or BA)and pertinent to your career aspirations. Having researched a range of self-promotionand presentation strategies, you will develop and realise your own ideas as you considerstrategies for setting your illustrative practice apart from the competition.

Module Title: Self promotion: Portfolio &amp;amp;Presentation

Throughout the programme you will have explored many different areas of practice andinvestigated various career options in line with your PDP and Work Based Learning. Yourprogression route may involve continuing your education, employment in the industry,self-employment or an artistic pursuit that requires funding from bodies such as the ArtsCouncil. This module will represent the culmination of your creative and professionaldiscoveries to date as you develop, refine and present your professional portfolio as acreative and professional body of work in line with your intended trajectory (i.e., FD orBA) by providing. For example, for FD students we would expect a professionallypresented portfolio in preparation for vocational opportunities, while BA students wouldcreatively present a body of work that displays exploratory responses to assignmentssupporting identification of future aspirations and direction.

Module Title: External design (Option Module for BA (Hons))

You will identify and respond to the requirements of at least one external brief,competition or commission in a professional manner. You will be expected to researchthoroughly and produce designs appropriate to the brief you have chosen.You will either work alone or in teams as relevant and required by the selectedassignment.

Module Title: Final Major Project

As this is the final practical module of your foundation degree you should use this assignment toconsolidate your illustration experience through the utilisation of your conceptual, technical anddesign skills, further enhancing your unique style within your chosen area of illustration practice.Through a negotiated individual or team assignment, you will further develop your creativityincluding those skills in production, design and research, which you have been developingthroughout the programme. You will present the outcomes of this work appropriately in order tofurther enhance your portfolio and CV.

Module Title: Work-based Learning: Experience and Evaluation

You are required to undertake and evaluate a period of work-based / work-place learningactivities, converting earlier investigations into real opportunities and experiences.The module focuses on the application of your investigations into employment andenterprise opportunities which reflect self-evaluation findings, career progression andvocational aspirations. The module aims to enhance confidence, competencies and skillsto meet professional expectations and provide the basis for a deeper understanding andappreciation of the world of employment, enterprise and entrepreneurship.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 2

This Level 5 module extends and consolidates the Level 4 introduction to theinvestigation, interpretation and analysis of art, design and media. Through a series ofthemed lectures and seminars this module encourages you to make appropriate linksbetween your area of practice and wider theoretical and contextual discourses. You willcontinue to develop critical approaches to research, which will inform your understandingof the relationship between context and practice.

Module Title: Research, Experimentation &amp;amp; Development

Starting from the evaluation of your previous work and your intentions for the year, this firstmodule will require you to undertake a period of concentrated research, experimentation anddevelopment. The intention is to deconstruct pre-conceived ideas and work patterns, and to allownew creative formations to emerge through calculated risk taking and critical reflection.Throughout, the emphasis is on the exploration and development of concepts, media andmethods, rather than finished outcomes. It is likely that this intense period of research andexperimentation will underpin some of the critical choices made when you map out your aims inthe subsequent Creative &amp;amp; Professional Development module.

Module Title: Creative &amp;amp;Professional Development

Following on from the Research, Experimentation &amp;amp; Development module, this module isintended to support the further development of ideas, processes and media, but with thepurpose of developing these towards finished or presentable outcomes. At the start ofthis module, you will have identified your own focus for investigation and explained andverified your aims through a Statement of Intent. This will be consolidated into aprogramme of ideas generation and practical studio work through negotiation with themodule leader and appropriate specialist staff. The module will therefore help to confirmaims and objectives, and prototype potential solutions, ahead of the Creative &amp;amp;Professional Conclusion module, and it is envisaged that work initiated within this moduleis likely to continue into the concluding module.

Module Title: Creative &amp;amp; Professonal Conclusion

This module builds upon your previous achievements to culminate in a final body of workfor exhibition, and as a platform for further advanced study or entry into the world ofprofessional practice. As such this corpus of work will demonstrate depth ofunderstanding, creative innovation, aesthetic, conceptual and technical skills, and will besupported by the production of a portfolio of self-promotional materials relating topersonal professional aspirations. Continuing from the Creative &amp;amp; ProfessionalDevelopment module, you will start this concluding module by further refining your areaof investigation through a revised Statement of Intent. This will be consolidated into afinal programme of practical studio work through negotiation with the module leader andappropriate specialist staff.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 3

The purpose of this module is to support the development of independent critical thinkingand to encourage you to understand and position yourself as a practitioner by situatingcreative practice within a wider set of historical and theoretical contexts. Working withincreased autonomy, you will develop a research project that aims to synthesise therelationship between theory and practice and this will help you to develop criticalawareness and an understanding of art &amp;amp; design in its widest context. The intention is toallow you to extend your practice with an informed rationale and to position themselvesas contemporary practitioners.</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;div id=&quot;HE_content&quot;&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Minimum 5 GCSEs, grade C or above, from a general range of educational GCSE subjects, preferably including at least one from Art, Design, Textiles or Media.&lt;br /&gt; 200 UCAS Points&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;BTEC National Diploma - MMP grade&lt;br /&gt; VDA: AGNVQ, AVCE, AVS&lt;br /&gt; Access to HE Art and Design&lt;br /&gt; Irish/Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers&lt;br /&gt; International Baccalaureate&lt;br /&gt; Other International Qualifications&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Applications welcome from candidates without formal qualifications who can provide evidence of their creativity.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">ILFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>BA (Hons) Illustration</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

										<awardedBy>The Open University</awardedBy> <!-- awarding body -->

									</mlo:qualification>

									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>4</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

									</mlo:credit>

									<presentation>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">ILFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

										<attendanceMode identifier="CM">Campus</attendanceMode>

										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

										<venue>

											<provider>

												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

													<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

												</mlo:location>

											</provider>

										</venue>

									</presentation>

								</course>

							<!--  END OF BA (Hons) Illustration  --><!--  BA (Hons) Jewellery and Silversmithing -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>The design and making of &amp;lsquo;objects of desire&amp;rsquo; using precious metals and precious or semi-precious stones is riding a tide of exciting experiment that relies on new ways of retrieving, recycling and reformulating traditional materials. Plymouth jewellery and silversmithing students are encouraged to be part of the new ethically aware trend in jewellery design.



The College&amp;rsquo;s impressive studio facilities and the close connection between making and digital design media provide a highly stimulating environment for invention.

The BA course begins with an introduction to materials and techniques, and to design and conceptual issues, gradually leading you towards fully developed professional practice. Steps along the way include work placements or internships and taking part in exhibitions such as the annual New Designers exhibition.&amp;nbsp;</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">JSFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>Jewellery and Silversmithing</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>BA (Hons) Jewellery and Silversmithing</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D59%26courseID%3D31%26misCourseCode%3DJSFT1A1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

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									<learningOutcome>Module Title: Drawing Development

In this module, you will develop your existing drawing skills by experiencing a widevariety of different materials and techniques (both traditional and contemporary). Youwill learn ways of depicting complex 3 dimensional objects in two dimensions andexplore 2D design skills. You will develop ways of seeing, looking, thinking anddiscovering. You will develop your visual language skills and an appreciation of thedifferent ways in which an understanding of drawing in its widest sense can assist in thisprocess.Practical experience will be augmented by field trips and study of the use of drawings byhistorical and contemporary artists, designers and makers.At the end of the module, you will be better equipped to visually explore, record andcommunicate your ideas. You will understand the importance of drawing to the designprocess.

Module Title: Introduction to Materials &amp;amp; Processes

In this module, you will be taught how to work safely and responsibly in the variousworkshops.You will have an opportunity to experience working with a range of materials.You will be presented with design problems through a series of short projects in whichyou will be asked to provide solutions and put these into practice in the workshops.You will be asked to undertake research into the work of established artists, designersand makers to inform and support your solutions and your workshop practice.You will maintain sketchbooks and technical journals to record your design process.

Module Title: Design for Industry

In this module you will undertake project(s) that will introduce you to the complexities ofdesigning for industry. You will study historical and contemporary designers, designmovements and relevant industrial models. You will learn all the different parts of theprocess from design to manufacture and selling a product. As part of this you will alsodevelop project management and communication skills with internal and external clients.

Module Title: Artist/Designer Maker

This module will give students the opportunity to operate as an Artist/Designer-Makerworking within the Creative Industries.You will be asked to generate and develop a project leading to the design and creation ofa product(s) or artifact(s). You will be expected to research ways to exhibit the madeobject(s). You will focus on creating a body of work which concentrates on more thanone aspect of the role; to develop a limited edition / batch production range or bespoke,one-off piece. In tandem with the design and making, you will need to investigate theother aspects of working as an Artist/Designer-Maker such as, skills needed to workcompetently in a studio environment and the skills needed for selling, exhibiting andgaining an understanding of the marketplace. You will be introduced to ways of workingsuch as operating a business as a sole trader.You will be introduced to the many sources of opportunity and information such asprofessional organisations, but are encouraged to research within your field and also togenerate new ideas and ways of working where appropriate

Module Title: Professional Practice &amp;amp; Personal Development Planning

This module is designed to help you explore the shape and patterns of employment inyour chosen field and to enable you to start to match your current skills knowledge andcreative portfolio to those that you will require to successfully compete for work in yourintended career. Having identified areas for development you will work with the moduleleader to update your Professional Development Plan (PDP) enabling you to identifythose experiences and skills you will need to acquire during your degree course. Themodule will cover a wide range of general skills including personal SWOT analysis,effective professional communication with employers, CVs, applications, looking atfreelance working, including issues of contracts, copyright and working with agenciesetc.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 1

This Level 4 module will introduce you to key ideas and theories and will provide a rangeof critical approaches supporting the investigation, interpretation and analysis of art,design and media. You will study a range of ideas and concepts that have shaped theway that we engage with, produce and consume art, design and media. You will developcore research and communication skills to help you to articulate and contextualise yourunderstanding of the themes covered throughout this module.

Module Title: Complementary Studies

This module provides an opportunity to expand and develop skills and knowledge infields beyond the immediate programme environment, in subject areas which arenonetheless relevant to your personal career aspirations, and which have the potential todevelop new horizons and feedback into future modules. In order to provide formaximum flexibility and personal relevance ordinarily you will select an electiveassignment offered by a discipline outside of your own. Example assignments include:web design, creative writing, black and white photography, underwater imaging, appliedarts (ceramics, glass, jewellery, metals) etc.

Module Title: Sustainable practices

During this module you will have the opportunity to critically explore Sustainable Practicewithin the current economic, ecological and ethical landscape. You will consider currentdebates on sustainable practices, ecological timescales, and what is imperative within yourpractice. You will be exploring design, manufacturing, marketing and life cycle issues. Youcan seek out possibilities for best practice, design and practical implementation ofknowledge.Theory will be explored through practical experimentation and design and consideration ofwhere in this debate your practice sits.

Module Title: Public Realm

This module will introduce you to an understanding of how artists / designers operatewithin the many different spheres which constitute the &amp;lsquo;Public Realm&amp;rsquo;.In this module you will develop awareness of scope for engagement as anartist/designer/maker in the community (local, national, global community). You willinvestigate the breadth of opportunities for artists to practice in areas such as:&amp;bull; Celebration of craftsmanship&amp;bull; Commemoration of events / public or community figures&amp;bull; Rehabilitation of communities / spaces / traditions.&amp;bull; Engagement and development of ideas / dialogues that are mutually beneficial tomany.

Module Title: Enterprise and Professional Practice

You will learn basic organisational techniques, costings, the basics of marketing and willbe introduced to appropriate legal issues such as Intellectual property. There will be anemphasis on the development of appropriate presentation skills in an employmentcontext. You will effectively begin your professional career while still at college. Animportant element will be the ability to think &amp;lsquo;outside the box&amp;rsquo; and find creative solutionswithin legal and administrative systems.

Module Title: Personal Project

You will design and make work in your own material specialism/s with emphasis on aparticular area of personal interest.This module will allow you to pursue research and develop personal design ideas andalso extend practical knowledge. With greater individual responsibility for your work, andunder tutor guidance you will learn to examine more personal and special references toyour chosen medium. The opportunity to work freely and to explore personal issues willdemonstrate personal strengths and your individual position.Work can be undertaken from a wide range of possibilities and considerations (technical,aesthetic, conceptual, digital, and curatorial).

Module Title: External Design

You will identify and respond to the requirements of at least one external brief,competition or commission in a professional manner. You will be expected to researchthoroughly and produce designs appropriate to the brief you have chosen.You will either work alone or in teams as relevant and required by the selectedassignment.

Module Title: WBL/Internship Preparation (option module)

WBL/Internship preparation is an investigative module, designed to prepare you forexternal work and increase your self awareness and understanding of the vocationalcontext of your academic study. This is supported through developing a greater insightof self, investigations into the relevant creative sector, its employment, enterprise andentrepreneurial activities. Students are encouraged to look to the possibility of findingrelevant work based opportunities, including freelance work and internships, both withinthe creative industries or complementary sectors.The module establishes a sense of employer expectations, sector needs, trends and howthese might change in the future. The module informs effective methods for approachingopportunities in preparation for national or international work-based learning activitiesand internships.

Module Title: Work Based Learning: Experience &amp;amp; Evaluation (option module)

You are required to undertake and evaluate a period of work-based / work-place learningactivities, converting earlier investigations into real opportunities and experiences.The module focuses on the application of your investigations into employment andenterprise opportunities which reflect self-evaluation findings, career progression andvocational aspirations. The module aims to enhance confidence, competencies and skillsto meet professional expectations and provide the basis for a deeper understanding andappreciation of the world of employment, enterprise and entrepreneurship.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 2

This Level 5 module extends and consolidates the Level 4 introduction to theinvestigation, interpretation and analysis of art, design and media. Through a series ofthemed lectures and seminars this module encourages you to make appropriate linksbetween your area of practice and wider theoretical and contextual discourses. You willcontinue to develop critical approaches to research, which will inform your understandingof the relationship between context and practice.

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Module Title: External project / internship (option module)

You are required to undertake and evaluate a period of external learning activities,converting earlier investigations into real opportunities and experiences. The modulefocuses on the application of your investigations into employment and enterpriseopportunities, which reflect self-evaluation findings, career progression and vocationalaspirations. The module aims to enhance confidence, competencies and skills to meetprofessional expectations and provide the basis for a deeper understanding andappreciation of the world of employment, enterprise and entrepreneurship.

Module Title: Research, Experimentation &amp;amp; Development (option module)

Starting from the evaluation of your previous work and your intentions for the year, thisfirst module will require you to undertake a period of concentrated research,experimentation and development. The intention is to deconstruct pre-conceived ideasand work patterns, and to allow new creative formations to emerge through calculatedrisk taking and critical reflection. Throughout, the emphasis is on the exploration anddevelopment of concepts, media and methods, rather than finished outcomes. It is likelythat this intense period of research and experimentation will underpin some of thecritical choices made when you map out your aims in the subsequent Creative &amp;amp;Professional Development module.

Module Title: Creative &amp;amp; Professional Development

Following on from the Research, Experimentation &amp;amp; Development module, this unit isintended to support the further development of ideas, processes and media, but with thepurpose of developing these towards finished or presentable outcomes. At the start ofthis unit, the student will have identified their own focus for investigation and explainedand verified their aims through a Statement of Intent. This will be consolidated into aprogramme of ideas generation and practical studio work through negotiation with themodule leader and appropriate specialist staff. The module will therefore help to confirmaims and objectives, and prototype potential solutions, ahead of the Creative &amp;amp;Professional Conclusion module, and it is envisaged that work initiated within this unit islikely to continue into the concluding module.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 3

This purpose of this module is to support the development of independent criticalthinking and to assist students to understand and position themselves as practitioners bysituating creative practice within a wider set of historical and theoretical contexts. Therelationship (synthesis) between theory and practice will develop critical awareness andan understanding of art &amp;amp; design in its widest context. The intention is to allow thestudent to extend their practice with an informed rationale and to position themselves ascontemporary practitioners.

Module Title: Creative &amp;amp; Professional Conclusion

This module builds upon the students previous achievements to culminate in a final bodyof work for exhibition, and as a platform for further advanced study or entry into theworld of professional practice. As such this corpus of work will demonstrate depth ofunderstanding, creative innovation, aesthetic, conceptual and technical skills, and will besupported by the production of a portfolio of self-promotional materials relating topersonal professional aspirations. Continuing from the Creative &amp;amp; ProfessionalDevelopment module, the student will start this concluding unit by further refining theirarea of investigation through a revised Statement of Intent. This will be consolidated intoa final programme of practical studio work through negotiation with the module leaderand appropriate specialist staff.

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									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;div id=&quot;HE_content&quot;&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Minimum 5 GCSEs, grade C or above, from a general range of educational GCSE subjects, preferably including at least one from Art, Design, Textiles or Media.&lt;br /&gt; 200 UCAS Points&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;BTEC National Diploma - MMP grade&lt;br /&gt; VDA: AGNVQ, AVCE, AVS&lt;br /&gt; Access to HE Art and Design&lt;br /&gt; Irish/Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers&lt;br /&gt; International Baccalaureate&lt;br /&gt; Other International Qualifications&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Applications welcome from candidates without formal qualifications who can provide evidence of their creativity.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">JSFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>BA (Hons) Jewellery and Silversmithing</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

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									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>4</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

									</mlo:credit>

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										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">JSFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

										<attendanceMode identifier="CM">Campus</attendanceMode>

										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

										<venue>

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												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

													<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

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								</course>

							<!--  END OF BA (Hons) Jewellery and Silversmithing  --><!--  BA (Hons) Photography -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>This programme aims to produce photography graduates who demonstrate excellence in terms of their technical competency, awareness of the photography market, business acumen, entrepreneurialism and enterprise. It will enable you to sustain your own practice, create an identity, build a reputation and promote and exhibit your work in a range of contexts.



From the first, we will will immerse you in the diverse landscape of contemporary photography, from social documentary, fashion and landscape to architectural and environmental practice. In discovering your own &amp;lsquo;eye&amp;rsquo; you will experiment with studio set building and specialist location photography as well as high end digital techniques. Practical assignments will give you a grounding in the essential business, legal and ethical considerations that will underpin your career. By the end of the second year you will begin to have an idea of your artistic direction. Deepening experiment during the third year leads to an exhibition at a major national venue.</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">PHFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>Photography</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>BA (Hons) Photography</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D59%26courseID%3D32%26misCourseCode%3DPHFT1A1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

									<abstract></abstract> <!-- 1234 a one sentence description for use in a course list -->

									<applicationProcedure href="http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/"/>

									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>Module Title: Photographic Technologies 1

This module introduces the practical photographic skills and techniques that you need onthe first year of study and will continue to develop throughout the programme. Througha series of inductions and workshops you will be shown a range of digital and analoguephotographic technologies and processes. The module helps you to develop yourpractical photographic knowledge and provides you with solid technical foundation forstudio and location-based photography.

Module Title: Photography and Visual Practice

This module introduces you to contemporary photography and visual practice andexplores the dominance of photography in visual culture. Along with gaining anintroduction to the practical and technical fundamentals of photography, you will engagein a critical exploration of current and historical thinking about the role of photography ineveryday culture, gain an understanding of dominant ideas and concepts and apply themthrough practical testing, in the production of a body of work, in order to establish anunderstanding of contemporary visual practice.

Module Title: Photographic Genres

Through a series of themed lectures you will examine current and historical debatesabout contemporary photographic practice in relation to the production, consumptionand distribution of photographic images. The module explores the conventions of genrein relation to photography, in respect of formal and aesthetic conventions and also interms of the treatment of the subject matter, ethics, and broader social and culturalcontext. You will undertake a practical study that responds to the issues and themescovered in the lecture series and produce and present a body of photographic work thatarticulates your understanding of photographic genres.

Module Title: Professional Practice 1 Investigation and Preparation

This module is designed to help you explore the structure and standards of employmentin the creative industries. You will begin to start matching your current skills; knowledgeand creative practice and investigate opportunities that lead to your intended career. Youwill identify areas for development and will work with the module leader to progress yourProfessional Development Plan (PDP), establishing experiences and skills you will need toacquire during your programme. The module aims to develop your autonomy and buildupon future aspirations and help you to communicate and network successfully with inthe creative industries.

Module Title: Complementary Studies

This module provides an opportunity to expand and develop skills andknowledge in fields beyond the immediate programme environment, in subjectareas which are nonetheless relevant to your personal career aspirations, andwhich have the potential to develop new horizons and feedback into futuremodules. In order to provide for maximum flexibility and personal relevanceordinarily you will select an elective assignment offered by a discipline outside ofyour own. Example assignments include: web design, creative writing, blackand white photography, underwater imaging, applied arts (ceramics, glass,jewellery, metals) etc.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 1

This Level 4 module will introduce you to key ideas and theories and will providea range of critical approaches supporting the investigation, interpretation andanalysis of art, design and media. You will study a range of ideas and conceptsthat have shaped the way that we engage with, produce and consume art,design and media. You will develop core research and communication skills tohelp you to articulate and contextualise your understanding of the themescovered throughout this module.

Module Title: Contemporary Photographic Practice (Option)

This module explores contemporary modes of thinking through photographic practice. Italso provides you with the opportunity to further develop an understanding ofcontemporary photography, and enables you to begin to establish your individualphotographic style. The module focuses on the development creative innovation,combined with the refinement of technical skills and research techniques in order torespond to a brief that invites you to produce a body of work that will be presented to anaudience, as an exhibition and/or publication.

Module Title: Photography for Change (Option)

This module offers you an opportunity to establish a greater understanding ofdocumentary photography impacts upon society and has the potential and power tobring about change, culturally, politically, and socially. This module considers theconcept of the photograph as a document and its role within contemporary visualculture.

(Option) Module Title: Photography, Craft and Sustainable Practice

In this module you will be exploring and questioning the craft skills of photography. Youwill be investigating, through practical and contextual research methods, the materialityof photographic mediums and the environmental and social impact of photographicproduction methods. You will also be considering the link between concepts andnarratives in imagery and production methodologies, exploring the narrative potential ofthe medium in both material and conceptual terms.

(Option) Module Title: Independent Study Module

The purpose of this module is to focus on an independent, self-initiated project withemphasis placed on building on your previous knowledge, ability and experience within aspecific area of photographic practice. You will work autonomously under the guidanceand supervision of your tutors and will need to demonstrate a clear vision for yourproject. The module will culminate with the presentation a body of work thatdemonstrates developed creative skills and conceptual awareness in a specificphotographic arts context.

Module Title: Professional Practice 2 Experience and Evaluation

This module is designed to build on skills and knowledge developed in PPPD100. You willcontinue to develop your professional practice, gain practical work-based, or workrelatedexperience and extend your knowledge of the creative and commercial world.You will develop your understanding of working independently and to appreciate workingwithin the creative industries. Working independently you will use your initiative andbuild upon experiences gained thus far, which will lead to your continued professionaldevelopment to help consolidate your personal and future career requirements. You arealso required to investigate methods of self-promotion used by creative practitioners andselect and develop an appropriate approach to promote your work.

Module Title: Photographic Technologies 2

This module continues to develop the practical skills and techniques gained in BACP104. Through a series of inductions and workshops you will be introduced to a variety of advanced photographicskills, techniques and processes, which provide support for your needs throughout the second year of the programme. This will give you a strong technical foundation for advanced photographicpractice, covering image capture, post-production and finishing. You will be required to work tosafe and professional standards, ensuring you continue to your understanding of all elements ofrisk assessment, COSHH assessment and awareness of equipment safety checks in the shape ofP.A.T testing.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 2

This Level 5 module extends and consolidates the Level 4 introduction to theinvestigation, interpretation and analysis of art, design and media. Through a series ofthemed lectures and seminars this module encourages you to make appropriate linksbetween your area of practice and wider theoretical and contextual discourses. You willcontinue to develop critical approaches to research, which will inform your understandingof the relationship between context and practice.

Module Title: Research, Experimentation and Development

Starting with self-evaluation of your previous work and your intentions for the year, thisfirst module will require you to undertake a period of concentrated research,experimentation and development. The intention is to deconstruct pre-conceived ideasand work patterns, and to allow new creative formations to emerge through calculatedrisk taking and critical reflection. Throughout, the emphasis is on the exploration anddevelopment of concepts, media and methods, rather than finished outcomes. It is likelythat this intense period of research and experimentation will underpin some of thecritical choices made when students map out their aims in the subsequent Creative &amp;amp;Professional Development module.

 Module Title: Creative and Professional Development

Following on from the Research, Experimentation &amp;amp; Development module, thismodule is intended to support the further development of ideas, processes andmedia, but with the purpose of developing these towards finished or presentableoutcomes. At the start of this module, you will have identified your own focus forinvestigation and explained and verified your aims through a Statement ofIntent. This will be consolidated into a programme of ideas generation andpractical studio work through negotiation with the module leader andappropriate specialist staff. The module will therefore help to confirm aims andobjectives, and prototype potential solutions, ahead of the Creative &amp;amp;Professional Realisation module, and it is envisaged that work initiated withinthis module is likely to continue into the concluding module.

Module Title: Creative and Professional Conclusion

This module builds upon the students previous achievements to culminate in afinal body of work for exhibition, and as a platform for further advanced study orentry into the world of professional practice. As such this corpus of work willdemonstrate depth of understanding, creative innovation, aesthetic, conceptualand technical skills, and will be supported by the production of a portfolio of selfpromotionalmaterials relating to personal professional aspirations. Continuingfrom the Creative &amp;amp; Professional Development module, the student will start thisconcluding unit by further refining their area of investigation through a revisedStatement of Intent. This will be consolidated into a final programme of practicalstudio work through negotiation with the module leader and appropriatespecialist staff.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 3

This purpose of this module is to support the development of independent criticalthinking and to assist you to understand and position yourself as a practitionerby situating creative practice within a wider set of historical and theoreticalcontexts. The relationship (synthesis) between theory and practice will developcritical awareness and an understanding of art &amp;amp; design in its widest context.The intention is to allow you to extend your practice with an informed rationaleand to position yourself as a contemporary practitioner.</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;p&gt;Minimum 5 GCSEs, grade C or above, from a general range of educational GCSE subjects, preferably including at least one from Art, Design, Textiles or Media.&lt;br /&gt; 200 UCAS Points&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;BTEC National Diploma - MMP grade&lt;br /&gt; VDA: AGNVQ, AVCE, AVS&lt;br /&gt; Access to HE Art and Design&lt;br /&gt; Irish/Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers&lt;br /&gt; International Baccalaureate&lt;br /&gt; Other International Qualifications&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Applications welcome from candidates without formal qualifications who can provide evidence of their creativity.&lt;/p&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">PHFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>BA (Hons) Photography</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

										<awardedBy>The Open University</awardedBy> <!-- awarding body -->

									</mlo:qualification>

									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>4</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

									</mlo:credit>

									<presentation>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">PHFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

										<attendanceMode identifier="CM">Campus</attendanceMode>

										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

										<venue>

											<provider>

												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

													<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

												</mlo:location>

											</provider>

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								</course>

							<!--  END OF BA (Hons) Photography  --><!--  BA (Hons) Textiles -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>The Plymouth textiles programme will introduce you to a wide range of potential specialisms, from surface pattern design for industry to one-off pieces for gallery exhibition. You will be within touching distance of fashion design studios on one side and the College&amp;rsquo;s craft workshops on the other, providing you with limitless opportunities to investigate new combinations of materials and to introduce them as readily to sculptural experiment as to forays into interior design or fashion fabrics.



The international market for textile design in fashion, interiors and accessories is huge, and this programme aims to help you explore widely before identifying a special interest.

Traditional hand crafted and digital techniques include surface manipulation, knitting, embroidery, printing and pattern design. Resources include digital embroidery and knitting machines and a textile dyeing and printing facility. Our Mimaki printer and laser cutter offer exciting options for fabric design and surface embellishment.</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">TDFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>Textiles</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>BA (Hons) Textiles</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D59%26courseID%3D33%26misCourseCode%3DTDFT1A1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

									<abstract></abstract> <!-- 1234 a one sentence description for use in a course list -->

									<applicationProcedure href="http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/"/>

									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>Module Title: Drawing Development

In this module, you will develop your existing drawing skills by experiencing a widevariety of different materials and techniques (both traditional and contemporary). Youwill learn ways of depicting complex 3 dimensional objects in two dimensions andexplore 2D design skills. You will develop ways of seeing, looking, thinking anddiscovering. You will develop your visual language skills and an appreciation of thedifferent ways in which an understanding of drawing in its widest sense can assist in thisprocess.Practical experience will be augmented by field trips and study of the use of drawings byhistorical and contemporary artists, designers and makers.At the end of the module, you will be better equipped to visually explore, record andcommunicate your ideas. You will understand the importance of drawing to the designprocess.

Module Title: Introduction to Materials &amp;amp; Processes

In this module, you will be taught how to work safely and responsibly in the variousworkshops.You will have an opportunity to experience working with a range of materials.You will be presented with design problems through a series of short projects in whichyou will be asked to provide solutions and put these into practice in the workshops.You will be asked to undertake research into the work of established artists, designersand makers to inform and support your solutions and your workshop practice.You will maintain sketchbooks and technical journals to record your design process.

Module Title: Design for Industry

In this module you will undertake project(s) that will introduce you to the complexities ofdesigning for industry. You will study historical and contemporary designers, designmovements and relevant industrial models. You will learn all the different parts of theprocess from design to manufacture and selling a product. As part of this you will alsodevelop project management and communication skills with internal and external clients.

Module Title: Artist/Designer Maker

This module will give students the opportunity to operate as an Artist/Designer-Makerworking within the Creative Industries.You will be asked to generate and develop a project leading to the design and creation ofa product(s) or artifact(s). You will be expected to research ways to exhibit the madeobject(s). You will focus on creating a body of work which concentrates on more thanone aspect of the role; to develop a limited edition / batch production range or bespoke,one-off piece. In tandem with the design and making, you will need to investigate theother aspects of working as an Artist/Designer-Maker such as, skills needed to workcompetently in a studio environment and the skills needed for selling, exhibiting andgaining an understanding of the marketplace. You will be introduced to ways of workingsuch as operating a business as a sole trader.You will be introduced to the many sources of opportunity and information such asprofessional organisations, but are encouraged to research within your field and also togenerate new ideas and ways of working where appropriate

Module Title: Professional Practice &amp;amp; Personal Development Planning

This module is designed to help you explore the shape and patterns of employment inyour chosen field and to enable you to start to match your current skills knowledge andcreative portfolio to those that you will require to successfully compete for work in yourintended career. Having identified areas for development you will work with the moduleleader to update your Professional Development Plan (PDP) enabling you to identifythose experiences and skills you will need to acquire during your degree course. Themodule will cover a wide range of general skills including personal SWOT analysis,effective professional communication with employers, CVs, applications, looking atfreelance working, including issues of contracts, copyright and working with agenciesetc.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 1

This Level 4 module will introduce you to key ideas and theories and will provide a rangeof critical approaches supporting the investigation, interpretation and analysis of art,design and media. You will study a range of ideas and concepts that have shaped theway that we engage with, produce and consume art, design and media. You will developcore research and communication skills to help you to articulate and contextualise yourunderstanding of the themes covered throughout this module.

Module Title: Complementary Studies

This module provides an opportunity to expand and develop skills and knowledge infields beyond the immediate programme environment, in subject areas which arenonetheless relevant to your personal career aspirations, and which have the potential todevelop new horizons and feedback into future modules. In order to provide formaximum flexibility and personal relevance ordinarily you will select an electiveassignment offered by a discipline outside of your own. Example assignments include:web design, creative writing, black and white photography, underwater imaging, appliedarts (ceramics, glass, jewellery, metals) etc.

Module Title: Sustainable practices

During this module you will have the opportunity to critically explore Sustainable Practicewithin the current economic, ecological and ethical landscape. You will consider currentdebates on sustainable practices, ecological timescales, and what is imperative within yourpractice. You will be exploring design, manufacturing, marketing and life cycle issues. Youcan seek out possibilities for best practice, design and practical implementation ofknowledge.Theory will be explored through practical experimentation and design and consideration ofwhere in this debate your practice sits.

Module Title: Public Realm

This module will introduce you to an understanding of how artists / designers operatewithin the many different spheres which constitute the &amp;lsquo;Public Realm&amp;rsquo;.In this module you will develop awareness of scope for engagement as anartist/designer/maker in the community (local, national, global community). You willinvestigate the breadth of opportunities for artists to practice in areas such as:&amp;bull; Celebration of craftsmanship&amp;bull; Commemoration of events / public or community figures&amp;bull; Rehabilitation of communities / spaces / traditions.&amp;bull; Engagement and development of ideas / dialogues that are mutually beneficial tomany.

Module Title: Enterprise and Professional Practice

You will learn basic organisational techniques, costings, the basics of marketing and willbe introduced to appropriate legal issues such as Intellectual property. There will be anemphasis on the development of appropriate presentation skills in an employmentcontext. You will effectively begin your professional career while still at college. Animportant element will be the ability to think &amp;lsquo;outside the box&amp;rsquo; and find creative solutionswithin legal and administrative systems.

Module Title: Personal Project

You will design and make work in your own material specialism/s with emphasis on aparticular area of personal interest.This module will allow you to pursue research and develop personal design ideas andalso extend practical knowledge. With greater individual responsibility for your work, andunder tutor guidance you will learn to examine more personal and special references toyour chosen medium. The opportunity to work freely and to explore personal issues willdemonstrate personal strengths and your individual position.Work can be undertaken from a wide range of possibilities and considerations (technical,aesthetic, conceptual, digital, and curatorial).

Module Title: External Design

You will identify and respond to the requirements of at least one external brief,competition or commission in a professional manner. You will be expected to researchthoroughly and produce designs appropriate to the brief you have chosen.You will either work alone or in teams as relevant and required by the selectedassignment.

Module Title: WBL/Internship Preparation (option module)

WBL/Internship preparation is an investigative module, designed to prepare you forexternal work and increase your self awareness and understanding of the vocationalcontext of your academic study. This is supported through developing a greater insightof self, investigations into the relevant creative sector, its employment, enterprise andentrepreneurial activities. Students are encouraged to look to the possibility of findingrelevant work based opportunities, including freelance work and internships, both withinthe creative industries or complementary sectors.The module establishes a sense of employer expectations, sector needs, trends and howthese might change in the future. The module informs effective methods for approachingopportunities in preparation for national or international work-based learning activitiesand internships.

Module Title: Work Based Learning: Experience &amp;amp; Evaluation (option module)

You are required to undertake and evaluate a period of work-based / work-place learningactivities, converting earlier investigations into real opportunities and experiences.The module focuses on the application of your investigations into employment andenterprise opportunities which reflect self-evaluation findings, career progression andvocational aspirations. The module aims to enhance confidence, competencies and skillsto meet professional expectations and provide the basis for a deeper understanding andappreciation of the world of employment, enterprise and entrepreneurship.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 2

This Level 5 module extends and consolidates the Level 4 introduction to theinvestigation, interpretation and analysis of art, design and media. Through a series ofthemed lectures and seminars this module encourages you to make appropriate linksbetween your area of practice and wider theoretical and contextual discourses. You willcontinue to develop critical approaches to research, which will inform your understandingof the relationship between context and practice.

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Module Title: External project / internship (option module)

You are required to undertake and evaluate a period of external learning activities,converting earlier investigations into real opportunities and experiences. The modulefocuses on the application of your investigations into employment and enterpriseopportunities, which reflect self-evaluation findings, career progression and vocationalaspirations. The module aims to enhance confidence, competencies and skills to meetprofessional expectations and provide the basis for a deeper understanding andappreciation of the world of employment, enterprise and entrepreneurship.

Module Title: Research, Experimentation &amp;amp; Development (option module)

Starting from the evaluation of your previous work and your intentions for the year, thisfirst module will require you to undertake a period of concentrated research,experimentation and development. The intention is to deconstruct pre-conceived ideasand work patterns, and to allow new creative formations to emerge through calculatedrisk taking and critical reflection. Throughout, the emphasis is on the exploration anddevelopment of concepts, media and methods, rather than finished outcomes. It is likelythat this intense period of research and experimentation will underpin some of thecritical choices made when you map out your aims in the subsequent Creative &amp;amp;Professional Development module.

Module Title: Creative &amp;amp; Professional Development

Following on from the Research, Experimentation &amp;amp; Development module, this unit isintended to support the further development of ideas, processes and media, but with thepurpose of developing these towards finished or presentable outcomes. At the start ofthis unit, the student will have identified their own focus for investigation and explainedand verified their aims through a Statement of Intent. This will be consolidated into aprogramme of ideas generation and practical studio work through negotiation with themodule leader and appropriate specialist staff. The module will therefore help to confirmaims and objectives, and prototype potential solutions, ahead of the Creative &amp;amp;Professional Conclusion module, and it is envisaged that work initiated within this unit islikely to continue into the concluding module.

Module Title: Contexts of Practice 3

This purpose of this module is to support the development of independent criticalthinking and to assist students to understand and position themselves as practitioners bysituating creative practice within a wider set of historical and theoretical contexts. Therelationship (synthesis) between theory and practice will develop critical awareness andan understanding of art &amp;amp; design in its widest context. The intention is to allow thestudent to extend their practice with an informed rationale and to position themselves ascontemporary practitioners.

Module Title: Creative &amp;amp; Professional Conclusion

This module builds upon the students previous achievements to culminate in a final bodyof work for exhibition, and as a platform for further advanced study or entry into theworld of professional practice. As such this corpus of work will demonstrate depth ofunderstanding, creative innovation, aesthetic, conceptual and technical skills, and will besupported by the production of a portfolio of self-promotional materials relating topersonal professional aspirations. Continuing from the Creative &amp;amp; ProfessionalDevelopment module, the student will start this concluding unit by further refining theirarea of investigation through a revised Statement of Intent. This will be consolidated intoa final programme of practical studio work through negotiation with the module leaderand appropriate specialist staff.

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									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;div id=&quot;HE_content&quot;&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Minimum 5 GCSEs, grade C or above, from a general range of educational GCSE subjects, preferably including at least one from Art, Design, Textiles or Media.&lt;br /&gt; 200 UCAS Points&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;BTEC National Diploma - MMP grade&lt;br /&gt; VDA: AGNVQ, AVCE, AVS&lt;br /&gt; Access to HE Art and Design&lt;br /&gt; Irish/Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers&lt;br /&gt; International Baccalaureate&lt;br /&gt; Other International Qualifications&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Applications welcome from candidates without formal qualifications who can provide evidence of their creativity.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">TDFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>BA (Hons) Textiles</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

										<awardedBy>The Open University</awardedBy> <!-- awarding body -->

									</mlo:qualification>

									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>4</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

									</mlo:credit>

									<presentation>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">TDFT1A1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

										<attendanceMode identifier="CM">Campus</attendanceMode>

										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

										<venue>

											<provider>

												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

													<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

												</mlo:location>

											</provider>

										</venue>

									</presentation>

								</course>

							<!--  END OF BA (Hons) Textiles  --><!--  Masters in Entrepreneurship for Creative Practice -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>This Masters programme is for creative practitioners and graduates who want to accelerate their existing practice, find a new direction or start a new enterprise. It is structured to deliver concrete outcomes that can immediately be applied to your practice, rigorously testing your critical and entrepreneurial awareness. The entrepreneurial landscape is fast changing as we re-define the traditional boundaries, perceptions and definitions of the &amp;lsquo;entrepreneur&amp;rsquo; for the 21st Century.

&amp;nbsp;

The course will challenge your intellectual, practical and creative ambitions by providing you with opportunities to showcase your work and undertake live external projects in arts and business organisations. You will be encouraged to experiment, to stretch and transform your practice with interdisciplinary creative thinking in a real world environment. Visiting lecturers and our network of industry and creative entrepreneurs provide an experiential platform to nurture and nourish your practice.

The course is equally suitable for those who want to develop their career as a self employed practitioner, as a creative entrepreneur within an organisation, or in a combination of the two as part of a &amp;lsquo;portfolio&amp;rsquo; career approach.</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">MAPH1B1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>MA</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>Masters in Entrepreneurship for Creative Practice</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D51%26courseID%3D34%26misCourseCode%3DMAPH1B1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

									<abstract></abstract> <!-- 1234 a one sentence description for use in a course list -->

									<applicationProcedure href="http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/"/>

									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>No added content</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;p&gt;Normally a first degree of at least upper second class standard in an Art, Design, Crafts or&amp;nbsp;Media discipline. Equivalent experience may be considered as alternative fulfillment as part or all of the requirement in individual cases - judgements will be made on relevance of previous art and design work.&lt;/p&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">MAPH1B1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>Masters in Entrepreneurship for Creative Practice</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

										<awardedBy>The Open University</awardedBy> <!-- awarding body -->

									</mlo:qualification>

									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>4</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

									</mlo:credit>

									<presentation>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">MAPH1B1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

										<attendanceMode identifier="CM">Campus</attendanceMode>

										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

										<venue>

											<provider>

												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

													<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

												</mlo:location>

											</provider>

										</venue>

									</presentation>

								</course>

							<!--  END OF Masters in Entrepreneurship for Creative Practice  --><!--  Masters in Critical Curatorial Practices -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>Boundaries between disciplines are increasingly blurred and contemporary curatorial and creative practices habitually overlap. Our Critical Curatorial Practices programme offers recent graduates and existing practitioners the opportunity to pursue a project-led examination of the underlying social and creative trends and, in the process, to develop and put into practice their own curatorial interests.



The course will introduce you to a range of creative curatorial issues, intentions and associated media forms supported by our international, national and local curatorial partnerships. You will individualise your learning through live projects appraised in relation to the matrix of local-global issues, interactions and opportunities that shape contemporary cultural conditions.

The course will allow you to hone your research, planning and logistical skills in a multi-faceted investigative context. You will have space, time and encouragement to explore and develop curatorial processes, tools and models appropriate to your needs.

We welcome applications from all practitioners interested in the curatorial process and for whom the opportunity to participate in a live external projectbased MA is attractive.</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">MAPH1D1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>MA</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>Masters in Critical Curatorial Practices</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D51%26courseID%3D35%26misCourseCode%3DMAPH1D1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

									<abstract></abstract> <!-- 1234 a one sentence description for use in a course list -->

									<applicationProcedure href="http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/"/>

									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>No added content</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;p&gt;Normally a first degree of at least upper second class standard in an Art, Design, Crafts or&amp;nbsp;Media discipline. Equivalent experience may be considered as alternative fulfillment as part or all of the requirement in individual cases - judgements will be made on relevance of previous art and design work.&lt;/p&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">MAPH1D1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>Masters in Critical Curatorial Practices</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

										<awardedBy>The Open University</awardedBy> <!-- awarding body -->

									</mlo:qualification>

									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>4</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

									</mlo:credit>

									<presentation>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">MAPH1D1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

										<attendanceMode identifier="CM">Campus</attendanceMode>

										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

										<venue>

											<provider>

												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

													<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

												</mlo:location>

											</provider>

										</venue>

									</presentation>

								</course>

							<!--  END OF Masters in Critical Curatorial Practices  --><!--  Masters in Creative Practices for Sustainability -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>The more depleted our planetary resources become, the greater society&amp;rsquo;s need for change-making creative practitioners who are equipped to lead the transition to a sustainable culture. This programme is for those who design by thinking and making &amp;ndash; by hand or by digital means &amp;ndash; and who are concerned about the upstream and downstream effects on our human, social, natural and economic capital.

&amp;nbsp;

The course provides you with a cross-disciplinary skill set for dealing with the challenges associated with globalisation, environmental degradation, societal inequalities, resource depletion and over-consumption. You will learn about emerging eco- and other technologies that change the way we conceive, make, distribute and sell, and you will be given insights into the ethical demands of the new marketplace.

The course is suitable for practitioners across the spectrum of design and craft disciplines. We also encourage applications from the applied, visual and fine arts and media.</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">MAPH1E1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>MA</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course -->

									<dc:title>Masters in Creative Practices for Sustainability</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D51%26courseID%3D36%26misCourseCode%3DMAPH1E1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

									<abstract></abstract> <!-- 1234 a one sentence description for use in a course list -->

									<applicationProcedure href="http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/"/>

									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>No added content</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;p&gt;Normally a first degree upper second class standard (2.1) in an Art, Culture, Design and/or Media discipline is required. Students from other disciplinary areas (humanities and sciences) with sustainability and art/design/media interests and ambitions are also encouraged to apply.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Applicants with Accredited Prior Learning (APL) credits from previous qualifications and equivalent experience as a professional in creative practice (Accredited Prior Experiential Learning-APEL) are also considered as alternative fulfilment of the requirements. In all cases, prospective students must demonstrate their capability of studying at postgraduate level.&lt;/p&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">MAPH1E1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>Masters in Creative Practices for Sustainability</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

										<awardedBy>The Open University</awardedBy> <!-- awarding body -->

									</mlo:qualification>

									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>7</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

									</mlo:credit>

									<presentation>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">MAPH1E1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

										<attendanceMode identifier="CM">Campus</attendanceMode>

										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

										<venue>

											<provider>

												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

													<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

												</mlo:location>

											</provider>

										</venue>

									</presentation>

								</course>

							<!--  END OF Masters in Creative Practices for Sustainability  --><!--  Masters in Contemporary Craft -->

								<course>

									<dc:description>Something fundamental about the act of making empowers the master as much as the student of craft. Craft engages the body, the head and the heart. Our programme is structured to cater for those who share this profound involvement in making and who are willing to take their practice in new directions. Studio and workshop will become your laboratory for research and experiment.



Craft has an important role to play in the transition to a sustainable culture. By questioning and subverting aspects of mass-production and consumerism, the craft disciplines are generating experimental practices that are reshaping ideas about form and function. Contemporary craft focuses on the local, the personal, the marginal and the meaningful.

If you would like to develop new ways of thinking and making or to deepen your knowledge of a specific process, technique or material, this course will support you with a programme of structured research, intellectually bracing theory and innovative practice.

We welcome applicants from backgrounds across contemporary and traditional craft practices, including glass, ceramics, textiles, metalwork and jewellery, bookbinding, print and multimedia.</dc:description> <!-- general summary of the course -->

									<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">MAPH1G1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

									<dc:subject>MA</dc:subject>	<!-- the topic of the course MA-->

									<dc:title>Masters in Contemporary Crafts</dc:title> <!-- name of the course -->

									<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//artadvantage.php%3FpageID%3D51%26courseID%3D37%26misCourseCode%3DMAPH1G1314%26courseField%3Dcourse_info</mlo:url> <!-- URL for the course -->

									<abstract></abstract> <!-- 1234 a one sentence description for use in a course list -->

									<applicationProcedure href="http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/"/>

									<mlo:assessment></mlo:assessment> <!-- text describing the broad approach to assessment -->

									<learningOutcome>No added content</learningOutcome> <!-- text describing the learning outcomes -->

									<mlo:prerequisite>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Entry requirements&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Normally a first degree upper second class standard (2.1) in an Art or Design discipline is required. Students from other disciplinary areas (humanities and sciences) with sustainability and art/design/media interests and ambitions are also encouraged to apply and could be accepted to the course if they have the appropriate levels of technical ability.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Applicants with Accredited Prior Learning (APL) credits from previous qualifications and equivalent experience as a professional in creative practice (Accredited Prior Experiential Learning-APEL) are also considered as alternative fulfilment of the requirements. In all cases, prospective students must demonstrate their capability of studying at postgraduate level.&lt;/p&gt;</mlo:prerequisite> <!-- entry requirements --> 

									<mlo:qualification>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">MAPH1G1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<dc:title>Masters in Contemporary Crafts</dc:title> <!-- qualification title awarded -->

										<awardedBy>The Open University</awardedBy> <!-- awarding body -->

									</mlo:qualification>

									<mlo:credit>

										<credit:scheme>The Open University</credit:scheme> <!-- the name of the credit scheme under which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:level>7</credit:level> <!-- The point in a credit scheme or framework at which credits are awarded -->

										<credit:value>120</credit:value> <!-- the number of credits awarded -->

									</mlo:credit>

									<presentation>

										<dc:identifier xsi:type="courseDataProgramme:internalID">MAPH1G1314</dc:identifier> <!-- course code -->

										<mlo:start dtf="2012-09-01">The exact start date will be discussed at interview.</mlo:start>

										<applyTo>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</applyTo>

										<studyMode identifier="FT">Full time</studyMode> <!-- study mode -->

										<attendanceMode identifier="CM">Campus</attendanceMode>

										<attendancePattern identifier="DT">Daytime</attendancePattern> <!-- day or evening -->

										<venue>

											<provider>

												<dc:description>Based in Plymouth City Centre</dc:description> <!-- general info about us and facilities -->

												<dc:title>Tavistock Place</dc:title>

												<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/</mlo:url>

												<mlo:location>

													<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

													<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

													<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

													<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

													<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

													<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

												</mlo:location>

											</provider>

										</venue>

									</presentation>

								</course>

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		<mlo:town>Plymouth</mlo:town>

		<mlo:postcode>PL4 8AT</mlo:postcode>

		<mlo:address>Plymouth College of Art</mlo:address>

		<mlo:address>Tavistock Place</mlo:address>

		<mlo:address>Plymouth</mlo:address>

		<mlo:phone>01752 203434</mlo:phone>

		<mlo:fax>01752 203444</mlo:fax>

		<mlo:email>enquiries@plymouthart.ac.uk</mlo:email>

		<mlo:url>http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk//contact.php</mlo:url>

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	</provider>

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