CSAD Prospectus 2010

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Cardiff School of Art & Design

...Cover story ‘The mouth is a sensual receptor, the site of speech, and a passage-way between the internal andexternal. For me, this is relates to the idea of drawing as expression.

Drawing with my mouth has allowed me to investigate the relationship between mark-making and a direct physicalgesture, where the tongue acts as a tool, dictating the action and journey within the space. This has led to a visceralquality in the work that I believe is my attempt to respond to an experience of being. For in the making of the work,taste, smell and touch become paramount in highlighting a sensory experience that is at once extremely personal butalso universal.’

Blair Staff, BA (hons) Fine Art 2009


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Welcome 2Vision Statement 3Being a CSAD student 5CSAD - a place where science and 7technology meet the creative mind Why choose Cardiff? 9

Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art & Design) 17

Undergraduate Programmes 19Fine Arts 21BA (hons) Fine Art 23

Material Arts 29BA (hons) Ceramics 31BA (hons) Product Design 33BSc (hons) Product Design 35BA (hons) Textile Design for Fashion & Interiors* 37

Creative Communication 39BA (hons) Graphic Communication 41BA (hons) Illustration 43BA/BSc (hons) Mobile, Web & Games Design 45BA (hons) Music Production & Technology 47BSc (hons) Music Production & Technology 49BA (hons) Media Studies with Visual Cultures 51

Architectural Studies 53HND Architectural Design & Technology 55BSc (hons) Architectural Design & Technology 57BSc (hons) Building Maintenance & Management 59BA (hons) Interior Architecture 61* Subject to validation

UWIC Programmes in Bridgend College 63UWIC Programmes in Barry College 63

How to apply for a CSAD 65Undergraduate Programme How to apply - UCAS students 67Applications & Interviews - UCAS students 69International Students 71

Masters Programmes 73MA Ceramics 75MSc Advanced Product Design 77MSc Ecological Building Practice 79Certificate in Professional & Research Skills: 81Art & Design MA Art and Design: Fine Art 83MA Art & Design: Communication 85MFA (Master of Fine Art) 87MDes 89

Research Degrees 91Research Degree Students 95Professional Doctorate Ecological Building Practices 97

CSAD Information 99Research at CSAD 101Research at CSAD 103Enterprise at CSAD 105Cardiff Open Art School 105CSAD Affiliates 107CSAD Alumni 109CSAD - What makes us tick? 110

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2 Cardiff School of Art & Design

...Welcome At Cardiff School of Art & Design, we believe in being at the top of our game and that includesbeing able to deliver programmes that really make a difference. We give our students everyopportunity to explore all kinds of creative and professional possibilities, in an environmentthat recognizes the importance of taking risks and seizing the initiative. We are interested inideas and how these are examined through practice.

We are situated in the real world and recognize the roles that architects, artists, makers anddesigners can play, not least in the recovery fromrecession. We are especially committed to equipping allof our students with the courage and skills needed in aworld where they will have much to offer. Because of this,our graduates are able to make a difference, whereverthey are and in whatever field they find themselves in.

Being a CSAD graduate means a lot and employersrecognize this. Our students work on real projects forreal companies, or show their work in recognized publicarts venue, all before completing their studies. Theyknow how to get on.

All of this happens in one of Europe’s most vibrant capitalcities, where culture and the arts are extraordinarily livelyand the mountains and sea close at hand. It’s a city of architects, designers, makers and artists. It’s also a city of sportand entertainment, not to mention Dr Who and Torchwood!

We look forward to meeting you and to welcoming you further to Cardiff School of Art & Design.

Professor Gaynor Kavanagh DPhil MPhil FMADeanCardiff School of Art & Design



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Vision Statement

Cardiff School of Art & Design aims to be a visibleforce in the arts and creative industries, with a

reputation for programmes, research and enterprisethat befits a European capital city.

We believe in the innate creativity of the individual andseek to provide opportunities for students and staff to

develop their best talents. CSAD graduates aredistinguished as being makers and thinkers, capable of

originality and inventiveness.

Hannah JonesBA (hons) Fine Art 2009

‘The lecturers are great for putting you in touch withtheir contacts. I won the Helen Gregory MemorialPrize which enabled me to go to Italy to work withan artist known to my tutor. The experience wasinvaluable.’


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Richie Leedue to graduate in BA (hons) Illustration 2010

‘I can’t tell you how good this course is. It is so muchbetter than my expectations. It’s a lot morecontemporary and concept driven than I realised.

The people on the course, students and staff, arefantastic. We learn from each other’s various skillsets and interests. That’s when the magic happens -when you collaborate.’



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...being a CSAD student

Our students share our commitment to continue thevitality of the Art School into the future. No one hasa stake in the future more than students, that’s whywe put you, at the centre of everything we do.Whether it is the teaching, the research or the sociallife of the School, we design everything withstudents and the future sustainability of art anddesign in mind.

Studying for a degree at Cardiff School of Art & Designis a demanding experience. We want everything wecreate in our School to be of the highest quality. Webelieve you will make the most of it, getting as muchout of it as you put in and helping to continue our realreputation for real excellence.

Studying at Art School is a journey that will take you toamazing places. You will make discoveries and learnyour subject, have opportunities to travel across theplanet to our partner Universities, make friends for lifeand maybe even fall in love – who knows.

Through your own creativity and research and hardwork, you will be on the way to a professional career asan artist or designer or architect, or perhaps to furtherstudy towards a postgraduate degree and even adoctorate. Almost all of our staff are practicing artistsand designers and have extensive experience of

working in industry, they are working at the leadingedge of research in our disciplines and are experiencedand committed to education too. It is little wonder thatour staff and student retention rates are so high: oncehere, people chose to stay.

To match the excellence of our staff, we have a verywide range of resources and facilities. There are manyspecialist workshops and studios including those forpainting, sculpture, sound, ceramics, print, textiles,graphics, architecture, and product design. CSAD hasequipment that other Art Schools can only be nostalgicabout, we still have a foundry for casting non ferrousmetals for example.

We have managed to keep the best of our history andhave combined it with the facilities of the future; atCSAD you will find well equipped CNC model makingworkshops, digital music studios, audio visual labs andplenty of specialist digital imaging equipment too. Theold and the new combine to make a dynamic andatmospheric 21st Century Art School.

You will study on a programme together with a groupof students who have been carefully selected for theirenthusiasm and ability. Each programme has beencarefully designed to offer a balance of taughtworkshops, practical sessions, lecture programmes and

time for your own self-directed research time in whichyou can really shape your own expertise. We careabout all of our community and so offer excellentsupport structures and activities for students and youwill have your own personal tutor to steer you throughyour studies.

We have first-rate learning and teaching support, aswell as specialist help for those who might need it in anemergency. In addition you have a wide range ofstudent clubs and associations to choose from,extraordinary sports facilities at Cyncoed and a superbsocial life in a City packed with students. The ArtSchool has its own bar ‘Tommy’s’ which holds regularevents, including live bands, so it’s a place where weplay as hard as we work.

We look forward to meeting you at Cardiff School ofArt & Design and hope you will be part of its reputationand history.

Dr Steve Thompson MA RCADeputy Dean & Director of Learning & Teaching

Art Schools are places of passion and vitality. They are places where great ideas areforged, as well as places of intense debate. Cardiff School of Art & Design is part ofthat tradition. We are a leading Art School in a European Capital city and we are as

passionate about Art, Design and Architecture today as we have ever been.


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Paul O’LamasneyMA Ceramics 2008


CSAD - a place where science and technology meet the creative mind

Just as artists have looked to science for newmaterials and for new ideas, so scientists areincreasingly looking to artists to help them givesubstance to their discoveries. Scientists know thatthe old ways of understanding the world no longerwork, they know they need to work with otherpeople, like artists and designers who also want tounderstand things and can look at the world from adifferent direction. Engineers and scientists andartists and designers who deny this synergy willhave little part to play in the 21st century.

This way of working together has a long historystretching back into the mists of time. In the 20thcentury the Dada movements and the Futurists lookedto scientific understanding, the Surrealists to new ideasof psychiatry and today artists are experimenting withgenetics and robotics. Architects and designers havealways called upon the latest scientific developments intheir designs. Very often they have made demands ofscience and engineering for new materials andstructures.

Today science, technology and engineering have partsto play at the centre of CSAD’s creativity. Technology can be understood to be the product of

that knowing, a human response to the world and away of making the world in its own terms. Sometimes,we think of technology only in the way in which itappears in its latest forms and somehow think that art isa rejection or resistance to it - but that is a mistake.Today people often refer to technology when theymean computers or electronics, but they could just aseasily refer to painting, printmaking or ceramics whichcan also be thought of as kinds of technologies.

At CSAD ,we have research students who areinvestigating new techniques and also the psych-dynamic perception of forms. Ceramicists who usechemistry, fluid dynamics and thermodynamics in theirpractice. In painting, we have researchers who areworking with neuroscientists on as aspects of humanconsciousness, perception in attempts to understandhow the mind works. Textiles researchers areexperimenting with new ways of digitally forming andcutting materials. Product designers are exploring theengineering aspects of electronic systems, designingnew medical devices and leading research into newengineering production methods. Media researchersare finding new ways to understand how artificialsystems can replicate and enhance the ways in whichhumans understand things, their research will one day

lead to new kinds of intelligent machines or even newways of understanding what is essential in a humanbeing. At CSAD, we have musicians who areexperimenting with wave forms and the generation ofnew kinds of sounds and games designers using theirskills to understand medicine better. We also haveresearchers who are using science in creative ways tomake the world better for autistic people and otherresearchers who are calling upon scientific knowledgeto build a more sustainable future in an era after carbonenergy.

All of our art and design researchers know that the 21stcentury is going to be extraordinary. One day we willlook as quaint and old fashioned as the people of 1909look in old movies and sepia photographs. What willthe people of 2109 be doing, how will they live - wecan’t know for sure, but we do know that artists anddesigners working today will play their part in shapingthat world, just as the artists and designers who explorethe ‘age of the machine’ a century ago helped to shapeours - for better of for worse. It’s an awesomeresponsibility.

Dr Steve Thompson MA RCADeputy Dean & Director of Learning & Teaching

Art and design is not an alternative to science and technology – they come fromvery similar intellectual traditions. Science is one of the ways in which human

beings satisfy their desire to know something, art is another way.


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Ben Iturralde & Ben Crosskeydue to graduate in BA (hons) Illustration 2010

‘We’ve just come back from Stockholm where wespent time with a renowned illustrator. It was anexcellent opportunity to experience what life will belike as a professional illustrator.’

Ben I: ‘I grew up in Mexico, my parents live in NewYork and I chose to study here because Cardiff is areally cool city and the course is excellent.’

Ben C: ‘The relations with staff are really good.They’re so helpful and approachable and they allowyou freedom to explore the areas you’re interestedin and that suit your working style.’


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Why choose Cardiff?

Emilie CollinsBA (hons) Contemporary Textile Practice 2009

‘I’m originally from Paris but I couldn’t find a coursein France that met all of my requirements. I came toCSAD as it offered a course that allowed forcreativity and had strong practical elements.

I’d recommend bringing a bike, because there arelots of attractions accessible to the city such as thePenarth seafront and Cardiff Bay.’


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Elizabeth WayneBA (hons) Fine Arts 2009

‘Cardiff has a strong artist community. On ourcourse we have exhibited in the city centre whichwas a great way for us to get our work into thecommunity.

Since coming to Cardiff I have joined the BBCNational Chorus of Wales which has given me theopportunity to do the Proms and travel to Paris.

I’d have never experienced these things if I hadn’tstudied here.’



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Why choose Cardiff?

Andy ManBA (hons) Interior Architecture 2009

‘I’m originally from Hong Kong, but have been inCardiff for six years now. The college I studiedmy foundation course at recommended studyingat CSAD.

There’s a good social scene as part of the courseso I have found making friends quite easy. Myadvice to any overseas students coming over tostudy is to go out as much as possible in the firstand second years, as you won’t have any time inthe third year!!!’


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Chris Coughlindue to graduate in BA (hons) Mobile, Weband Games, 2011

‘This course is great for career development.Some of our projects have been quite JamesBondesque!!

The lecturers’ knowledge base is huge and theyput you in touch with their contacts - ourlecturer has introduced us to some greatinventors, which has been very inspirational.

There are lots of excellent facilities here, some ofthe time we use the facilities in otherdepartments and campuses - so we always getwhat we need. We have a Wii and Playstationthat we integrate into our studies.’



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Samantha Yip due to graduate BA (hons) Product Design 2010

‘I’m really enjoying my course - I have learnt somuch more than I thought I would through exposureto all aspects of design.

There is an excellent social scene with a good crossover between year groups.

Cardiff is the ideal place to live - I can’t think ofanywhere I’d like to study more, it’s got a great mixof everything all in walking distance!’

Why choose Cardiff?


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Delyth Horle Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art & Design) 2009

‘The campus is great, with influences around everycorner. I’m staying on to study BA (hons) Fine Arthere in September.

We’ve been to London and to Poland, which wasawesome, the best trip I’ve ever been on. As well as learning stuff, I’ve made lots of newfriends.’


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Zahraa Haji Diploma inFoundation Studies(Art & Design) 2009



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Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art & Design)Campus: Howard Gardens

Course length: One year full-time, Two years part-time

career potential:

A year on Foundation helps you make your mind upabout which direction is best for you. It gives youtime to experiment and explore. Are you a sculptoror an architect? Are you an illustrator or aprintmaker? Are you a ceramist or productdesigner?

This course has an excellent reputation and a strongtradition of preparing students for taking on a degreecourse. Indeed, many of our students progress to oneof the degree courses available within the School,eventually finding employment in all areas of art &design, including: Fine Art, Graphic Design, Media, 3DDesign and Crafts, Fashion and Textiles, Photographyand Teaching.

If you want to work alongside others who are as keenand talented as yourself, then you should take your firststeps on an exciting journey of discovery by studyinghere.

course content:

The course provides the first step in the training ofcreative artists and designers in all fields. It will enableyou to make the transition from school, college or otherbackgrounds to the highly competitive and specialiseddemands of Higher Education within art and design.

Term one:You will begin the first term with an investigation of thefundamentals of visual language, through an intensiveexamination of drawing, colour, and a range of basic 2Dand 3D visual languages and processes. There is animportant connection between theory and practicalwork, visual research is an integral part of the course.

Term two:In the second term, you will be able to choose an areaof specialisation from the following: Fine Art painting,Photography, Graphic Design (which coversillustration), Fashion/Textiles, and 3D (which coversceramics, product, interior, theatre, furniture designand sculpture). There will also be workshops in anumber of technical areas. Again there is an importantconnection between theory and practical work.

Term three:In the third term, you will work on a major personalproject based on your chosen area specialisation interm two, leading to an individual exhibition at the endof the course. On passing the course you will beawarded the WJEC Level Four Diploma in FoundationStudies (Art & Design).

assessment:

You will be assessed throughout the course in bothformal assessments and personal tutorials. These areconducted once each term, where interim grades andadvice about your work are given. The end of yearFoundation Diploma is offered on the basis of acombination of your performance through the year,and your end of year exhibition.

validated by:

WJEC

entry requirements:

A good portfolio of practical art & design work,especially drawing from observation, and you shouldhave one of the following:• Five passes at GCSE level at grade C or above (or

equivalent)• Three passes at GCSE level at Grade C or above (or

equivalent) and one at A level/AS level orequivalent

• Other degree, diplomas, overseas or equivalentqualifications or experience.

further information:

csad.uwic.ac.uk/artfoundation/ Programme Director: Richard WaringAdministrator: Debbie Alsop - [email protected]


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Undergraduate Programmes


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Oliver Whiting BA (hons) Fine Art 2009



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Fine Arts

Our ambition is very simple - to make Cardiff School of Art & Design one of the best places in the country tostudy Fine Art. We do this by offering a challenging curriculum founded on principles British art schools havefostered over decades: imaginative thinking, critical awareness, sound technical knowledge, and a deepunderstanding of art history. We strongly encourage students to develop their drawing skills, working from lifeand the model, to gain lasting proficiency with tools, materials and processes, and study significant artworks asa source of inspiration and guide to excellence. Working in our city-centre studios and having access to asuperb historical collection at the National Museum, our students are not only immersed in a richcontemporary art scene but have intimate contact with great artists of the past.

We embrace new creative opportunities - new technologies, new media hybrids and interdisciplinarypractices. We are aware that the art of the future, whatever it looks like, will be different from the art of thepresent or the past. Our students are the artists of the future, and we encourage them to break moulds, to lookafresh at what is possible, at what art can do or say. Using technologies like robotics, the internet, orinterventionist practices like walking or social engagement, by combining painting with performance orsculpture with sound, new artists will continue to surprise, excite and confound their audiences.

All our tutors are practicing artists, theorists or writers who use their knowledge and experience to nurturenew talent and promote the next generation of creative practitioners. Our technical staff are closely involved inhelping students with practical issues of process, craft and material manipulation. We have generouslyappointed studio spaces, and technical resources covering a huge range of media. All this helps provide an arteducation of the highest quality and to best prepare students for success in whatever career they pursue.

If you are hard working, ambitious and determined we would like to develop your talents and help fulfil youraspirations. There are few things more rewarding than seeing our former students succeed, and we hope youwill be one of them.

Dr Robert PepperellReader in Fine ArtHead of Department of Fine Arts


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Sonia Zhang BA (hons) Fine Art 2009



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BA (hons) Fine ArtCampus: Howard Gardens

Course length: Three years full-time

career potential:

On completion of the course, many of our graduatesdevelop their professional practice by renting studiospace and pursuing their careers as independentartists. Many find work in art-related occupations.

Our former students are currently employed asteachers or lecturers, in journalism or art writing, asgallery curators or exhibition organisers andassistants, as researchers for publishing houses or intelevision production, film or digital media.

Many will undertake postgraduate study, enteringteaching through attaining a PGCE or continue thedevelopment of their work and ideas by undertaking anMA or MPhil in the UK or abroad.

course content:

This is an exciting, stimulating and flexible studio-basedcourse that will give you a broad-ranging introductionto Fine Art in year one and then enable you tospecialise in your chosen medium in years two andthree, or to work across disciplinary areas.

The course offers five specialist areas of study:Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking, Writing, Media Artsand Performance, each led by tutors who are alsopracticing artists and eminent in their fields. Weoffer additional support in photography (includingdigital and traditional), electronics, animation andceramics.

The course allows you to explore the relationshipsbetween the different disciplines and media whilegiving you an opportunity to develop your talents to

the full in areas that interest you most. Regular visitsfrom significant contemporary artists allow for directcontact with the wider art world and help to build yourunderstanding of the professional context in whichartists work. You will also be introduced to a range ofhistories and theories of art, which will help to informyour own ideas and place your work in a wider context.

specialist areas:painting

The painting area in Fine Art is a challenging andrewarding environment, which celebrates this ancientand complex activity whilst engaging with the widercurrent debates surrounding Fine Art practice.Students each have a dedicated studio space, andregular access to both in-house and visiting teachingstaff throughout their three years. We deploy a rangeof teaching methods - face-to-face tutorials; groupcriticisms; seminars; lectures; and skills and methodsworkshops - designed to develop your confidence,intellectual and hand skills. Drawing, and thedevelopment of appropriate drawing strategies are acore concern at Cardiff, in order to strengthen yourvisual sensibilities and ability to realise your ideas.

printmaking

Personal ideas can flourish through the development ofhigh level skills and this is the central aim of the studyof the printmaking area.

We pride ourselves in promoting the balance betweentraditional print process and the innovation of newdigital media.

We offer all our students expert workshop guidance inetching, silkscreen, lithography, experimental reliefprinting, book arts, and digital manipulationtechniques.

media arts and performance

The area offers a dynamic and experimental element ofthe course that encourages a multidisciplinaryapproach to contemporary art practice. Performanceart, photography, animation, video, sonic, interactiveand installation art, and digital media are explored toenable you to reflect your own ideas and research.

Staff members work with you to deliver lectures on thehistory and development of performance art, video andmedia arts. You are encouraged to contribute to weeklyshows and are supported through tutorials andtechnical workshops covering photomedia (digital andtraditional), image manipulation (Photoshop, etc.),video shooting and editing, Web design and DVDauthoring.

sculpture

What defines sculpture is up for grabs: the world ofideas, matter and things are open for reshaping by eachgeneration of artist/sculptors.


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Andrew Johnstone BA (hons) Fine Art 2009

‘The space you are given here to work on the sculpture programme is fantastic - heaps better than the other unis I looked at, that was one of my deciding factors.’



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Sophia Lewis BA (hons) Art and Creative Writing 2009



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In the sculpture area, students learn a variety oftraditional and innovative processes and skills whichare taught in relation to ideas, history and contexts. A questioning approach is taken to the making ofsculpture, its perimeters and values. Alongside studiopractice, you will explore current and emergingdebates within art and learn how art institutions andpublic art organisations function and the role you canchoose to take in relation to them as an emerging artist.

writing

The Writing area within the BA Fine Art Programmeoffers students the chance to explore all aspects ofwriting within an art-making context. The purpose ofthe area is to support truly innovative work wherewriting is incorporated into, or comments upon, otherforms of artistic practice.

Students will engage with the creative use of writing inrelation to a range of media and methods, includingbook arts, publication, installation, digital media,photography, sound, film, painting, clay processes,sculpture, and time-based media. They will also be wellversed in art theory including history, philosophy,criticism, and curation.

structure of the programme:

Year one:You will be introduced to the full potential of the CardiffSchool of Art & Design, its teaching philosophy,facilities, teaching areas, technical services, and thegeneral ambiance of the city and its surrounding areas.In the first module you are able to select from a richpalette of media and skills to start to build your ownartistic identity, at the end of which you will make aninitial choice of specialist study. You are then based inone of the five disciplinary areas for the duration of thecourse but are given plenty of opportunity and supportto work across areas if appropriate.

Year two:The second year is a time for greater speculation andexperimentation. It is also a period when you can startto focus your personal interests and specialist skills.You will take part in discussions, seminars, skillsworkshops as a compliment to your studio-basedpractice. Overall, it will be a period of self-evaluationaimed at providing a deeper understanding of yourunique concerns and creative personality.

Year three:This year is often seen as the time for consolidation ofideas and techniques, which have matured throughoutthe second year. However, it is important that this doesnot inhibit your experimentation or curtail yourwillingness to take risks. In the final module you willmount a major exhibition that will be open to thepublic, and is an opportunity to launch your futureambitions as a creative practitioner.

history and theory of art:

The history and theory of art component of the courseis a vital source of ideas and references that will enrichyour understanding of the discipline of Fine Art. It istaught through lectures, seminars and workshopsdesigned to engage your intellect and imagination andsupport your understanding of the context withinwhich artists work.

assessment:

You will be assessed throughout the course throughpractical studio-based projects and writtenassignments.

UCAS code:

W100

entry qualifications and applications procedures:

Please turn to p 67 for our advice on how to apply andthe entry level for this programme. Essentially, we havean open mind on the qualifications you bring with you.We simply want to be convinced that you have thecommitment to pursue this degree and the skills tomake it worthwhile.


csad.uwic.ac.uk/fineartAdmissions Tutors:Dave Shepherd - [email protected] Geddes - [email protected]: 029 2041 6669


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Lisa FerrettBA (hons) Ceramics 2009



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Material Arts

Our Department of Material Arts is dedicated to the intimate world of the ‘Maker’ and the highly connectedand diverse world of the ‘Designer’. We deliver programmes that are relevant and responsive to the rapidlyshifting economic and social climate. So these are programmes which don’t stand still, but rather evolve andmerge the idealistic and the pragmatic.

As a student on one of our programmes you’ll be introduced to ways of working that develops your curious,inquisitive and entrepreneurial disposition, allowing you the opportunity of developing a personal manifesto alignedto your newly acquired skills. Our Department consists of four dynamic programme areas. The staff teams arepassionate about their teaching and most are practicing artists, designers or makers.

The product design programme offers you two routes, the BA(hons) and the BSc(hons) Product Design. Bothprogrammes are designed to develop sophisticated and innovative problem solving skills, whilst ensuring a high levelof commercial viability in an ever competitive eco-aware Industry. Graduates from our Product Design programmes,have gone on to work in some of the most prestigious companies and design consultancies around the worldincluding Dyson, Herman Miller, and the BBC.

Our Ceramics programme has, over recent times, developed a niche reputation for producing artists and makers withexceptional skill, creativity, vision, and technical expertise. This is down to a highly skilled ceramics staff, all of whomare practitioners; our excellent resources and technical staff ensure that you’ll quickly develop a confident ‘hands-on’approach to using the equipment.

Textile Design for Fashion and Interiors is a new degree where emphasis will be placed on developing graduates whocan enter both the Fashion and Interiors Industries with expertise in textile design, fabric manipulation, applieddecoration, and surface pattern.

Our programmes will encourage you to create work that can cross over the discipline boundaries. Recentexperiences have shown that hugely creative projects have developed when ceramicists or textile designers startusing specialist equipment in Product Design and visa versa. If you believe you have the necessary drive,enthusiasm, and commitment to follow one of our programmes, then we’d be delighted to hear from you!

Richard Morris MA RCA, FHEAHead of Department of Material Arts


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Hazel Wiggin BA (hons) Ceramics 2009



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career potential:

The main aim of the course is to create confidentand self-sufficient ceramicists with excellent criticalthinking and problem solving skills, who succeed intheir chosen career discipline be it fine art, design orcraft.

Graduates follow a wide range of careers related toceramics and visual arts with many establishing theirown practice, while others have gained employmentworking in education, community arts, art therapy andthe design industry. A significant number of graduatesprogress onto the school’s prestigious MA Ceramicscourse and can subsequently pursue Doctoral studiesin ceramic research.

The course provides a wealth of opportunities forprofessional practice and enterprise activity thatenables students to be well informed about their careerdecisions.

course content:

This is a vital, exciting and challenging course thatencourages a wide innovative approach to clay basedart practice. Central to the philosophy of the course isthe emphasis we place upon fostering your creativity,through the evolution of visual and practical skills andtechnical understandings. History and theory forms anintegral part of the course, enabling you to understandthe ways in which your practice is informed by thework of artists, designers and makers in the past andinfluenced by the theories and debates of today. You will be taught by a team of highly experiencedacademic and technical staff, dedicated to ceramics.Their input is complimented by lectures and

workshops, delivered by eminent artists, makers andtheorists from across the UK, Europe and other keycentres in the world.

Year one:The emphasis in this year is on developing process skilland material understanding. You will undertake a seriesof studio and workshop-based courses, introducingyou to a range of methods of working with clay whichinclude hand-building techniques, throwing andmould-making. Ceramic technology including firingand glazing is taught in ways that will enable you tounderstand and apply the principles with confidence.Practical work is supported by historical and theoreticalstudies including visits to museums and galleries acrossthe UK and Europe.

Year two:The emphasis in this year is on creativity andexploration. You will build on your understanding andskills developed during the first year. Individualexploration and interpretation is encouraged along witha self-directed study approach, through negotiationand close tutorial guidance. Projects are underpinnedby historical and theoretical lectures and supported bya dynamic visiting lecture programme. You will havethe opportunity to undertake relevant work experienceand are encouraged to take part in our internationalexchange programme.

Year three:Throughout the final year emphasis will be placed onindividual realisation and professional practice, notonly on the standard of work produced but in theidentifying of markets and opportunities available forpursuing your chosen career route. You are given the

opportunity to further focus and consolidate yourindividual interests, producing a body of creative workfor a public exhibition at the end of the course as wellas for exhibition in national shows such as NewDesigners. Your studio practice will be informed by anddeveloped through your dissertation.

assessment:

You are assessed through completed studio projectwork, essays and seminars throughout the course.The degree classification is based on performance inyear three of the course.

UCAS code:

W232




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Emma Holland BA (hons) Product Design 2009



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BA (hons) Product DesignCampus: Llandaff


career potential:

Product designers are highly innovative problemsolvers who apply their knowledge and skill tocreate desirable products. The professional natureof our course prepares you for the creative demandsmade of the practicing designer.

Our graduates are extremely creative, motivated andabove all versatile individuals. They are capable ofworking in a design role, management role, runningtheir own company, involved in research, designeducation, marketing, sales, model making,commercialisation of their undergraduate design workand much more. On successful completion of theundergraduate programme they also have the option ofcontinuing their studies on the MSc Advanced ProductDesign course.

course content:

Our Product Design course has a BA and a BSc route,with approximately 80% commonality.

The BA route has an emphasis on the aesthetic, userand ergonomic aspects of product design.

Our first class facilities enable you to develop state ofthe art virtual prototypes, facsimile models and realworking products. We interact with industry and run'live' projects with national and internationalorganisations such as Dyson, Linpac, GULInternational, BBC Dr Who. Our students at UWIChave also won prestigious competitions such as theRoyal Society of Arts (RSA), Liverpool Design Awards,Institute of Engineering Design, Corus etc.

Year one:• Design process and user needs• Research techniques and design history• Presentation skills, 2D and 3D sketching and

modelling• Materials and manufacturing• Introduction to engineering and technology• Live projects• End of year exhibition

Year two:• Design development• Product usability and interface design• Sustainability, trends, career opportunities• Advanced materials and manufacturing• Live projects• End of year exhibition

Year three:• Design competition • Live projects• Business management and career development• Dissertation • Major design project

(optional collaboration with Industry) • End of year exhibition

assessment:

You will normally be assessed throughout the coursethrough project, presentations and written work.

UCAS codes:

W240

entry requirements:

You will be invited to an interview and portfolio reviewwhere you will be asked to provide evidence of a goodstandard of sketching, problem solving and creativitytogether with a passion for Product Design. Inaddition, we will offer advice and answer any questionsyou may have on your current / future projects.




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Nathan PartingtonBSc (hons) Product Design 2009



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BSc (hons) Product DesignCampus: Llandaff


career potential:

Product designers are highly innovative problemsolvers who apply their knowledge and skill tocreate desirable products. The professional natureof our course prepares you for the creative demandsmade of the practicing designer.

Our graduates are extremely creative, motivated andabove all versatile individuals. They are capable ofworking in a design role, management role, runningtheir own company, involved in research, designeducation, marketing, sales, model making,commercialisation of their undergraduate design workand much more.

On successful completion of the undergraduateprogramme they also have the option of continuingtheir studies on the MSc Advanced Product Designprogramme.

course content:

Our Product Design programme has a BA and a BScroute with approximately 80% commonality. The BScroute has an emphasis on how the product works andthe technical issues involved in the design process.Our first class facilities enable you to develop state ofthe art virtual prototypes, facsimile models and realworking products. We interact with industry and run'live' projects with national and internationalorganisations such as Dyson, Linpac, GULInternational, BBC Dr Who. Our students at UWIChave also won prestigious competitions such as theRoyal Society of Arts (RSA), Liverpool Design Awards,Institute of Engineering Design, Corus etc.

During your course you will study subjects such as:

Year one:• Design process and user needs• Research techniques• Presentation skills, 2D and 3D sketching

and modelling• Materials and manufacturing• Introduction to engineering and technology• Live projects• End of year exhibition

Year two:• Design development• Product usability and interface design• Sustainability, trends, career opportunities• Advanced materials and manufacturing• Engineering and technology for design applications• Live projects• End of year exhibition

Year three:• Design competition • Live projects• Business management and career development• Research and design project • Major design project

(optional collaboration with Industry) • End of year exhibition

assessment:

You will normally be assessed throughout the coursethrough project, presentation and written work. Thereis also an exam at Level 1 and two at Level 2.

UCAS codes:

W240

entry requirements:

You will be invited to an interview and portfolio reviewwhere you will be asked to provide evidence of a goodstandard of sketching, problem solving and creativitytogether with a passion for Product Design. Inaddition, we will offer advice and answer any questionsyou may have on your current/future projects.




csad.uwic.ac.uk/productdesignAdmissions Tutor: Glynn [email protected]


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Barbara Stephens BA (hons) Contemporary Textile Practice 2009

‘I’ve had fun on the course, but it’s been challengingand you have to be prepared to really work. I’vepainted all my life and had more recently becomeinterested in stitching, that’s why I wasrecommended to apply to CSAD.

The piece I worked on for my final show draws frommy American roots and combines painting andstitching techniques.’



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BA (hons) Textile Design for Fashion and Interiors*Campus: Llandaff

Course length: Three years full-time*Subject to validation

career potential:

Textile designers are hugely influential on bothfashion and the design of fabric for interiors. It isthey who inspire these industries and help mouldthe future of our clothing and both home and workenvironments.

With this degree, graduates can enter a wide range ofcareers including studio designers or makers/artists,stylists, buyers, marketing officers, and freelancedesigners.

course content:

The Textile Design for Fashion and Interiors courseprovides you with the necessary skills to enter theTextile, Fashion or Interiors Industries as a TextileDesigner. It will provide you with a rich educational andprofessional experience, and will challenge you toextend your creative abilities and practical and manualdexterity.

Theoretical and contextual understanding of designand making, together with a thorough and relevantprofessional training underpin both routes.

Year one:The first year is diverse, and will introduce you to animaginative programme of themes through a variety ofcreative workshops, lectures and tutorials. Visualstudies and drawing provide the means for exploringideas. Fundamental ideas about colour, pattern,texture, image and form, together with technical andpractical hands-on making skills, are developed in yourfirst year. Lively lectures and seminars examining therole of the Textile Designer in the Fashion and InteriorsIndustries will underpin your studio practice.

Year two:You will continue to explore the Textile Designer’sinput to the Fashion and Interiors Industries. You willstart to make a decision, with the help of exciting, live,commercially biased projects, about which particularpathway you wish to follow. The emphasis here will beon you developing your individual and creative flair,coupled with a greater understanding of thecommercial and professional Textiles Industry.

Year three:In the final year, you will be focused on a professionalapproach, developing your own personal language ofTextiles and research. External consultants, designersand makers contribute to this stage of your course.External student placements, and professional practicesare encouraged, and opportunities for publicexhibitions and International competitions are a keyfeature of this year. You will also have the opportunityof exhibiting your work at New Designers in London,the national showcase of emerging talent in the UK.

assessment:

You will be continuously assessed through a modularprogramme of practical and written projects.

UCAS code:

W231




csad.uwic.ac.ukProgramme Director: Christina [email protected]


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Nicole Miles due to graduate in BA (hons) Illustration 2011

‘I’m from the Bahamas and I really love living andstudying in Cardiff. The Welsh people have been sofriendly… and the other students.

My favourite module so far has been animation. I’ve got loads of examples of my work up on myblog and I’ve had work published in book too. I really enjoy what we do, it’s great seeing whateveryone is working on, the studio atmosphere isbrilliant.

My design recently won the Department’s ChristmasCard competition, which was excellent - I couldn’tbelieve it!’

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Creative Communication

The Department of Creative Communication is a community of people who delight in the unexpected andsolve problems with imagination and creativity.

The future ecology in which designers will operate is taking shape and it does not look like a world we have beenused to. For some time our Department has been at the centre of this revolution. Today, our graduates are helping toshape the future by changing what it means to work with design and media technologies. We passionately believethat we must continue to accept this shift, to shape to understand its nuances. And so we have put together a carefulcombination of courses in order to allow students to do just that. Our students embrace both new and traditionaltechnologies and approaches and mix techniques without prejudice. We do not separate our students by thetechnologies they utilise. That is why we offer a curriculum that combines the techniques and skills which have beenat the core of our culture for thousands of years, with the teaching of the craft of designing for and with the mostexciting and dynamic new and emerging technologies. This combination of edgy forward thinking and a deep love ofour history is what makes Creative Communication at Cardiff School of Art and Design such a unique, exciting andrelevant place to study in preparation for a career in the 21st Century.

I am lucky that my job is so easy, the staff in my department are expert, enthusiastic teachers and practicing artistsand designers, who transmit their enthusiasm to the excellent students we recruit. Cardiff is of course a great place tobe a student, but it is fantastic to work in a vibrant and optimistic European capital city with a strong culture ofcreativity too. Our studios at Llandaff are spacious and the architecture of our department encourages an intense andcreative, community atmosphere.

Where you decide to go with your practice is in your hands, the opportunities are here for you to invent the future ofthe media world. Our aim is always to help students to develop the skills they need to be active employed and self-employed creative practitioners. The shape of that future is very much up to you, this is not a factory, every one ofour graduates is an independent and creative thinker. Our graduates tell us that they are pleased they came to CardiffSchool of Art and Design and the positive community culture that supported them. If you want to be really good atwhat you do we‘d like to invite you to join our ambitious and open-minded community and to work alongside theother motivated and ambitious students that typify our department.

Stuart NeilHead of Creative Communication


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BA (hons) Graphic CommunicationCampus: Llandaff


career potential:

New technologies mean that communication isundergoing an exciting evolution. If you arecreative, curious, articulate and passionate aboutgraphic communication, our programme allows youto develop your imagination, through unrestrictedcreativity, in order to prepare yourself forengagement with this ever-changing landscape.

We have strong links with international designcompanies such as The Brand Union, Together, CarterWong Tomlin , Futerra and The Partners. Graduatespursue high level design and research careers in print,digital screen-based media and the moving image.

course content:

The experienced team of tutor designers and technicaldemonstrators share a passion for innovative, originaland experimental work across a fantastic range ofmedia and processes. Students learn how to usetraditional and electronic media, approach a brief, andanalyse design, as well as research and think morecreatively.

Experimental and commercially oriented briefs allowthe development of real professional skills. Throughoutthe course, visiting speakers with a range of expertisewithin graphic communication help students to preparefor the transition from study to employment.

Year one:The first year provides the basic principles of visualcommunication and the technical skills to help youexpress your ideas with originality and impact.Students are encouraged to create their own wordsand images and to interpret content provided byothers: poetic, lyrical, informational, formal, informal,dramatic or political.

Year two:Year two provides an opportunity for specialisation ineither word-based, image-based or digital screen basedcommunication. Professional skills are developedfollowing briefings from real clients with realcommunication problems to solve. Year two ends witha formal Exhibition from which a number of local andnational design companies select students for summerwork-experience.

Year three:The third year focuses on the professional and creativechallenge of live briefs and competitions and to createtheir own projects. Professional studies prepare thestudents for life after the programme.

assessment:

Students are continually assessed throughout thecourse through practice based studio projects andwritten assignments.

UCAS codes:

W210

entry requirements:

Entry is via portfolio interview. International studentscan apply via an electronic portfolio submission.




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Evacuation by James Southalldue to graduate in BA (hons) Illustration, 2011



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BA (hons) IllustrationCampus: Llandaff


career potential:

Illustration has been enjoying a renaissance, and thedemand for innovative and multi-skilled illustratorsremains constant.

Illustrators can pursue careers within the expandingworld of animation, books and magazines, web andgame design, conceptual design for film and television,advertising, scientific and product visualisation.

Markets for fine art and authorial illustration havegrown, alongside traditional client-led practice.

Graduates may find career pathways in other areaswhere a high level of communication and creative skillsare required.

course content:

Activities are planned to help each student find theircreative voice and enable the future direction andpurpose of their work. To engage with newopportunities and rapid technological shifts, thesuccessful illustrator needs a range of practical abilitiesand the willingness to adapt their work to differentcontexts and purposes.

The course content is therefore designed to students tooperate in multi-tasking situations where digital andhandcrafted processes interconnect. Students areencouraged to develop their own portfolios and skill-base by taking part in self-authored, collaborative andlive projects.

From first to final year, there will be a progression fromtutor-led to negotiated projects. You will developawareness of the demands of professional andcommercial practice, a process enhanced in year threeby live projects. Wider-ranging modules exploringillustration’s contemporary and historical contexts willsupport this aspect of your development.

The programme is taught by academics with extensiveexperience in commercial and educational illustration,interaction design, animation, non-fiction illustration,fine art and exhibitions. A range of visiting speakerswith niche expertise in illustration and creative businessalso support the course.

The principal aspects of the programme are:

• Illustration studies: the development of thepractice of visual communication.

• Drawing and visual experimentation: establishingthe foundation and structure for illustration andvisual communication.

• Critical studies: providing a background ofcontemporary theory, and the means to reflect andunderstand how and why illustrators communicatewith their audiences.

• Professional studies: preparation for the reality ofpractising in the visual communication industry.

assessment:

Through this course you will be assessed through acombination of practical based work and writtenprojects.

UCAS codes:

W220




csad.uwic.ac.uk/illustrationProgramme Director:Chris Glynn - [email protected]


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Meurig Rhys Birddue to graduate in BSc (hons) Mobile Web andGames 2011

‘I’m enjoying studying here a lot and have learnt somuch already.

We’ve just designed an interactive headset withmotion sensors and facial recognition using a wiiremote and web cam - that’s been my favouriteproject so far.’



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BA/BSc (hons) Mobile, Web and Games DesignCampus: Llandaff


career potential:

Mobile Web and Game Design students areinnovative and dynamic thinkers whose decisionsdrive the future development of technology ratherthan follow it.

Our students aspire to be the architects of newtechnologies, rather than its ‘construction workers’.On the Mobile Web and Games Design course,students learn how to traverse the increasinglypervasive nature of computers and computing, in aworld that is enjoying, embracing and driving anaugmented culture.

The opportunities and problems that accompanytechnological developments that we are seeing ininteractive TV, web products and systems, musicproduction, interactive and networked art, content forwireless mobile platforms, architecture and gamesdesign industry for example, provide a great manyopportunities for graduates.

The world is looking for creative graduates who canbring their imagination and strategic skills tounderstand the wider social and creative potentials ofthis new world. This programme is also offered as atop-up third year.

course content:

The course is relevant, intuitive, technical and creative.By working alongside other students and with our tutordesigners, technicians and researchers, studentsdevelop a rich and speculative understanding ofdesign, interactivity and new media which preparethem to lead and create within a changing economic,social and cultural environment.

Studio practice is supported by seminars and lecturesthat explore a diverse range of philosophical andcontextual ideas. Students work together to make themost of projects and workshops in our fully equippedlaboratories and studio spaces.

Wired and wireless internet connectivity is provided forall students, as well as the opportunity to use soundstudios, art and performance spaces, editing facilitiesand most important of all - the inspiration of others.

Year one:We introduce students to the key skills that are neededfor the new media age. These include: visualcommunication, human technology interaction, radicalthinking, game play as well as the means to developtechnical solutions.

Year two:The second year builds on first year skills with anemphasis on communication design, narrativestrategies and production essentials. There is also moreemphasis on more focused design methodologies andprofessional practice as students develop theirevaluative and critical abilities.

Year three:Students define their own expertise and locatethemselves within a creative research and professionalcontext. This self-directed learning allows students tomake full use of their creativity, strategic abilities andflexibility. The transition from undergraduate study toemployment, or further research, is planned andinstigated long before graduation. At every stage of theprogramme, we encourage students to work within aprofessional environment on 'live' projects.

assessment:

You are continually assessed throughout theprogramme through practical and written projects.

UCAS code:

BA: GW42 BSc: GW4F




csad.uwic.ac.ukProgramme Director:Stuart Neil - [email protected]


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Joe Prescottdue to graduate in Music Production andTechnology in 2010

‘I already knew some people studying in Cardiff, soknew it was a great place to be a student.

Student finances don’t allow you to go to lots of bigconcerts, but Cardiff has loads of great local gigs -Barfly is particularly good for live music.’



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BA (hons) Music Production and TechnologyCampus: Llandaff


career potential:

BA (hons) Music Production and Technology is abrand new, dynamic course of study designed toencompass all the latest music, ideas andtechnologies relevant to the creative musictechnologist of today.

You will have access to CSAD’s music studios andmusic technology lab facilities, which are fullyequipped with the kind of industry standard equipmentyou would expect to find in top end music and filmstudios the world over. Using these facilities, you willexplore avenues as diverse as creative sound design,composition, sonic arts, sound technologies andelectronics.

All of this will happen within the School’s Departmentof Creative Communication, where you will have theopportunity to work alongside other designers,technologists and theorists from courses includingWeb Design, Media Studies, Graphics and Illustration. If you have a desire to discuss the dub, experimentwith the electronic, tweak the treble and solder thesonic, then studying Music Production and Technologyin the unique environment of CSAD is for you. Careeropportunies include: sound design, music productionindustry, sound production for film and TV, sonic artspractitioner, recording and live sound engineer.

course content:

Whether you choose to study the BA or BSc strand,you’ll study a common first-year, so even if you do findthat the grass really is greener on the other side, you’llhave the opportunity to seamlessly transfer betweenprogrammes before you commence your second-yearof study.

Year one:• Sound Technologies I Principles• Sound Technologies I Experimental• Studiocraft• Composition Tool Kit• Sonic Design• Modernism• After Modernism

Year two:• Acoustics and Sonic Spaces I• Sound Technologies II• Music Technology and Composition• Production Project• Music Machines• Sonic Arts Project• Contemporary Society and Cultural Theory• Dissertation Preparation

Year three:• Final Creative Project• Professional Portfolio• Dissertation• Minor Technical Project• Live and Interactive Sound Design

assessment:

Assessment across the programme is mainly through acombination of written and practical coursework. A small part of the assessment is also done throughwritten examination.

UCAS code:

J933




csad.uwic.ac.ukProgramme Director:Matt Erichsen - [email protected]:Jon Pigott - [email protected]


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Lee House (on guitar)due to graduate in BSc Music Production and Technology 2011

‘I’m really, really enjoying this course - it’s just what I wanted it to be. My goal is to become a music producer.

I’m in a progressive metal band from Brighton. I’m the singer. Since I’ve been here, we’ve done quite a bit of gigging and haveperformed at Bloodstock, and at Progpower UK we supported Paul Gilbert. The course has really helped with my band, the skills I’ve learnt go into the production of our own music.’



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BSc (hons) Music Production and TechnologyCampus: Llandaff


career potential:

Our recently updated BSc Music Production andTechnology is an exciting course of study giving youa first hand ‘under the bonnet’ view of musictechnology, along with the opportunity to work withthe more creative aspects of your subject.

You will have access to CSAD’s music studios andmusic technology lab facilities which are fully equippedwith the kind of industry standard equipment youwould expect to find in top end music and film dubbingstudios the world over.

You will study sound technologies and soundengineering alongside production techniques andmodern music composition, all within CSAD’sDepartment of Creative Communications. Here you will have the opportunity to work alongsideother creatives, technologists and theorists fromcourses including Web Design, Media Studies,Graphics and Illustration. If you are technologicallyminded and passionate about music then this is thecourse for you. Career opportunies include: audiotechnician, audio and multimedia service industries,film and TV sound production, audio equipment designand manufacture, recording and live sound engineer.

course content:

Whether you choose to study the BA or BSc strand,you’ll study a common first-year, so even if you do findthat the grass really is greener on the other side, you’llhave the opportunity to seamlessly transfer betweenprogrammes before you commence your second-yearof study.

Year one:• Sound Technologies I Principles• Sound Technologies I Experimental• Studiocraft• Composition Tool Kit• Sonic Design• Modernism• After Modernism

Year two:• Acoustics and Sonic Spaces I• Acoustics and Sonic Spaces II• Engineering Analysis and Reporting• Sound Technologies II• Sound Technologies III• Music Technology and Composition• Production Project• Music Machines• Dissertation Preparation

Year three:• Final Technical Project• Professional Portfolio• Dissertation• Minor Creative Project• Advanced Audio Engineering

assessment:

Assessment across the programme is mainly through acombination of written and practical coursework. A small part of the assessment is also done throughwritten examination.

UCAS code:

J930




csad.uwic.ac.ukProgramme Director:Matt Erichsen - [email protected]:Jon Pigott - [email protected]


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BA (hons) Media Studies with Visual CulturesCampus: Llandaff


career potential:

Cardiff is the heart of Welsh ‘Media-land’, so it is notsurprising that on the completion of the programme,graduates will typically be employed in mediarelated companies; public relations, advertising,teaching, publishing and journalism. We also hopethat a number of our graduates will continue withpostgraduate study.

The degree delivers an excellent range of transferableskills, not least in relation to research, analysis andpresentation, required for many forms of employment.

course content:

This course enables a specific understanding ofcontemporary visual media and questions how weattempt to make sense of ourselves in an increasinglyimage-saturated society.

It will provide students with knowledge andunderstanding of media studies, its history, genres andforms, in relation to broader social, cultural, politicaland theoretical contexts.

This course will enable students to explore a diverserange of texts/mediums such as fine art, gaming, films,television and the Internet. It will introduce students tomajor thinkers and theoretical debates about the waythat contemporary culture is dominated by the visual.

Year one:This is an introductory year in which study skills,theoretical concepts around media studies and visualanalysis are introduced. Skills and theories, learned atthis stage, will act as a foundation to the degree as a

whole. In this year, we help students to learn the skillsof studentship, in addition to beginning to identifyingacademic language and concepts.

Year two:This year will have the specific focus on social andcultural representation. This is broken down into anumber of definite areas such as: Reality, Subcultures,Gender and Sexuality and Consumerism. Students willbe expected to apply knowledge developed in YearOne to achieve a more sophisticated understandingand articulation of the visual cultures and practiceswhich surround us.

Year three:The final year allows students to build on theconfidence and experience gained by engaging in twodissertations that will reflect interests developed overthe degree and possible career interests. Using theadvanced levels of techniques developed over thecourse, students present their research to an audience.This will constitute part of the final assessment.

assessment:

There is continuous assessment throughout thismodular degree. However, only year two and threecontribute to the final degree classification.

UCAS code:

WP23

entry requirements:

We welcome all potential students with a passion foracademic reading, analysis and an interest in the worldaround them.

At A level, we require a minimum of 285 points on theUCAS tariff (or equivalent). Students from A levelMedia Studies, Film Studies, Sociology and Psychology,would find in particular, that this degree taps into someof the major concepts studied at A level.

We do not limit entry to A level, prospective studentswith equivalent qualifications and experiences arewelcomed, and students from non-traditional academicbackgrounds are also encouraged to contact us. Allapplications are to be made through UCAS, and wemay also invite you for an interview.




csad.uwic.ac.uk/mediastudies/Programme Director: Dr. Ashley Morgan - [email protected]


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Architectural Studies

This is such an exciting time to get involved in the creation of our built environment. As environmentalpressures continue to mount, there will be significant changes to the way in which buildings are designed,constructed, modified and upgraded in the next decade or so.

The courses offered by the Department of Architectural Studies encompass a wide range of disciplines, ranging fromconceptual architectural design processes and technical detailing through to project planning and propertymaintenance and repair. Courses are centred around design studios which provide wonderfully vibrant environmentsfor stimulating creative activity and discussion.

You will find that our staff are extraordinarily passionate about what they do and are committed to providing a first-class learning experience. Many staff are also involved in research which informs teaching across the department,ensuring that our graduates are well prepared to engage with the challenges faced by the construction industry in the21st century.

We are keenly aware of the significant responsibility placed upon all those involved in the design, construction andmaintenance of the built environment to protect the natural environment, and so you will find that sustainability is akey theme that permeates through all our courses. This is no mere lip-service to this most vital of issues, but agenuine commitment to empower our students to design and build with integrity and sensitivity.

The truth is that there is much in our built environment which is, at best, mediocre; our goal is to equip our studentswith the knowledge, skills and passion to aim for, and achieve, excellence.

Former students of the department can be found working all around the world, and we are delighted, althoughfrankly not surprised, to receive many glowing reports from employers concerning the quality of our graduates. Infact many final year students over the years received offers of employment before completion of their course.

Make no mistake about it, we expect a lot from our students, but the benefits to be reaped are great, and we canguarantee that your time in UWIC will be fulfilling, enriching and thoroughly enjoyable.

John Counsell BArch MSC Architect RIBAHead of Architectural Studies


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HND Architectural Design and TechnologyCampus: Llandaff

Course length: Two years full-time (also available part-time and part-time as an HNC)

career potential:

You can expect to follow a rewarding career as anarchitectural technologist in a range of organisationsthat require the specialist technical design skills thiscourse provides. Most graduates find employmentwith architectural practices, although opportunitiesexist with building contractors or any largecorporate company that has its own in-house designteam. Careers can also be pursued in more specialistareas such as project management or architecturalconservation. The course is accredited by thechartered Institute of Architectural Technologists(CIAT) and you will be eligible, after a period ofrelevant experience, for membership at Techniciangrade.

You will have the opportunity to progress to the finalyear of the BSc (Hons) Architectural Design andTechnology degree upon successful completion of theHND and, after graduation, will be eligible to worktowards full membership of CIAT as a CharteredArchitectural Technologist.

course content:

The course aims to provide you with the necessaryskills to become effective and integral members ofdesign teams and to contribute to the detailed designand construction of a range of building types.

Working in a studio environment, you will studybuilding techniques, materials and services and willlearn to apply your knowledge through project work. Arange of different presentation techniques will beemployed, including manual drawing, model-makingand use of a range of computer aided designprogrammes.

Year one:You are introduced to core subjects of buildingtechnology, materials and environmental science andsupporting subjects such as architectural draughtingand computer aided design (CAD).

Year two:You will cover further building technology and beintroduced to other subjects such as building contractlaw and economics. There is also a major project thatallows you to integrate theory with practice.

assessment:

You will be continually assessed throughout the courseand undertake a number of assignments and designprojects. There will also be examinations in some areas.

accredited by:

Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists.

UCAS code:

12KW

entry requirements:

120 UCAS Tariff Points from at least one A Level, or equivalent


uwic.ac.uk/courses/constructionAdmissions Tutor: Nick Evan - [email protected]


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BSc (hons) Architectural Design and TechnologyCampus: Llandaff


career potential:

This vocational course allows graduates to follow acareer as a professional architectural technologist,working alongside architects and other constructionprofessionals on the design of new projects or therefurbishment and repair of existing buildings.

Most qualified architectural technologists work inprivate practice, although there are opportunities towork in other organisations that have their own designteams, such as building contractors or large corporatecompanies. Graduates can also pursue careers inrelated areas such as project management orarchitectural conservation.

Graduates will be eligible, after a period of relevantexperience, to apply for full membership of theChartered Institute of Architectural Technologists tobecome a Chartered Architectural Technologist.

course content:

Course activity is centred on our well-equippedstudios- lively and stimulating spaces where studentsand tutors interact in a variety of different ways; someformal others, more relaxed, but all designed toencourage creative and analytical thinking.

You will learn about different building techniques,materials and other factors that impact on the technicaldesign of buildings. The course enables students todevelop key presentational skills, including the use ofcomputer-aided design (CAD) and apply a creativeattitude to the detailed design of projects. You will alsodevelop an appreciation of the historical context ofarchitectural design; will learn the values ofenvironmentally responsive building design and studyinnovative building techniques.

Year one:You will be introduced to the core subjects of buildingtechnology, materials and environmental science.You will develop skills in CAD visualisation andmodelling, technical hand drawing and presentation.

Year two:You will cover further building technology and subjects,including building contract law and economics. Thereis a greater emphasis on relating theory to practice andintegrating acquired knowledge through designprojects.

A major design project is undertaken, allowing studentsto develop a design from a client’s brief through topresentation and detailing.

Year three:The focus of the final year is around two major design-based projects and a dissertation.

You will also cover specialist subjects in architecturalconservation, management and professional studies.

assessment:

You will be continually assessed throughout the courseand undertake a number of assignments and designprojects. There will also be examinations in some areas.

accredited by:

Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists.

UCAS code:

W290

entry requirements:

285 UCAS Tariff Points from at least two A Levels(or equivalent)




casd.uwic.ac.uk/architectureProgramme Director:Anthony Whyman - [email protected]


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BSc (hons) Building Maintenance and ManagementCampus: Llandaff

Course length: Three years full-time (also available part-time)

career potential:

Graduates will be eligible for employment with awide range of organisations. All buildings requiremaintenance and refurbishment and the ability toeffectively manage this process is valued by localauthorities, housing associations, the owners ofcommercial property, surveying practices,contractors and others. There are also goodprospects for starting new businesses in this area ofactivity.

course content:

The built environment is all around us. It is houses,factories, offices, shops, roads, car parks andunderground services. Many will take thisinfrastructure for granted but it is not permanent; if it isnot regularly maintained it will quickly deteriorate. Thiscourse aims to prepare you to manage thatmaintenance process - safely, effectively andeconomically. There are many elements to the courseto reflect the diversity of skills that the maintenancemanager must possess, from managing a business toorganising the repair of a dangerous structure. It isnever less than an exciting and demanding job.

subject areas:

• The construction of buildings• Maintenance technology and techniques• The management of building maintenance works• Business organisation and management• Property and contract law• Surveying buildings• Finance and economics related to property

maintenance• Environmental building practises

assessment:

You are continuously assessed by projects andexaminations. Where appropriate, projects are practicalin nature and include visiting and surveying a range ofproperties.

accredited by:

The Association of Building Engineers

UCAS code:

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Part-time HNC and HND in Building Technology & Management also available.Please visit our website for further information onthese courses.


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Alex Keelerdue to graduate in BA (hons) Interior Architecture 2011

‘This course has an excellent reputation and strongcareer prospects - that’s why I decided to come tohere. If you’re not fussy, finding work in Cardiff isrelatively easy, I’ve had agency work on and off tofund my studies. There’s a great atmosphere on thecourse, even between the different years. There’s agroup of us first years in today helping the third years put their exhibitions together.’



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BA (hons) Interior ArchitectureCampus: Howard Gardens


career potential:

The world of architecture is at a critical tippingpoint. After centuries of obsessing with the singularfocus of ‘the new’, the shift is at last to theremodelling of what exists, and to the creativeecological recycling of existing buildings for newuses. Some might have called this Interior Design.For us, this has always been our realm of InteriorArchitecture. We led the field and we are still outthere.

You can find excellent employment in interiors andarchitectural firms and also in the worlds of exhibitionand museum design, furniture, product and theatredesign. A few follow the pathways to designjournalism, project management, environmentalresearch, design teaching and post grads in designhistory and theory. The scope is wide; the level oftransferable skill, high. The course’s e-mail database ofthe past 20 years of students acts as a wonderful globalemployment exchange for students on the course.With this distinct degree in Interior architecture as theirbedrock, a small percentage of our students have goneinto architecture postgraduate qualifications (after aperiod in practice).

course content:

As the UK’s first accredited Interior Architecture course(1989), we regard design as a creative but analyticalprocess. You develop a critical response to anychallenge. A passion for poetic assembly is encouragedand our focus is on creating distinctive moods fordistinctive client groups - we look at the re-modelling of

every aspect of existing buildings, not simply thesurface decoration and domestic ‘makeovers’ of ‘Changing Rooms’. We have created an intensive‘studio’ culture with our staffroom at its hub, to prepareyou for a very fast moving industry. There is no ‘hot-desking’. Every student has a studio place. Energyconservation and ecological services design has been along-standing part of the second year curriculum,balanced by socio-political issues and debatesthroughout the whole three years.

Year one:An intensive series of conceptual and analytical designexercises in the Winter term is followed by two/threefive-week design projects to rattle the cage of what ispossible. 19th and 20th century design philosophiesare explored along with the fundamentals of materialsand making. Foundation skills in CAD visualisation,technical hand-drawing and verbal presentation aredelivered. Weekly ‘Issues in Contemporary Design’theory seminars are held in group seminar formats withthree essays delivered in the year.

Year two:Several major projects are undertaken - the firstexhibition related, the others allowing students toinvent their own programmes for a selected series ofexisting city buildings. The weekly Theory series ofvideo seminars wraps around the delivery of a 3500word seminar paper and leads to the development ofthe dissertation outline for Year three. Intense detailingand fabrication knowledge is developed alongsidesophisticated presentation skills.

Year three:A 10,000 word dissertation is completed with supportthrough one-to-one tutorials; there is a professionalpractice exam and wo studio projects, one assessed inJanuary and one in June, the latter being the majority ofthe Degree award, on the final major self-choiceproject where you select the city the building, the clientand the brief. It’s you.

assessment:

Progress through the course is based on continuousassessment. Only third year work counts towards thefinal degree classification.

UCAS codes:

W250




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UWIC Programmes

in Bridgend College

UWIC Programmes

in Barry College

Foundation Degree in Contemporary Furniture DesignFull-time and Part-time Contact: Huw Williams (Course Director) 01656 [email protected]

BA (hons) Degree in Photographic PracticesFull-time and Part-timeContact: David Lewis (Course Director) 01656 [email protected]

Website: www.bridgend.ac.uk

Foundation Degree in Contemporary Textiles PracticeFull-time and Part-time

Foundation Degree in Graphic CommunicationFull-time and Part-time

Foundation Degree in CeramicsFull-time and Part-time

To Apply: Student Services: 01446 25007www.barry.ac.uk/apply

Website: www.barry.ac.uk


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How to applyfor a CSAD Undergraduate Programme


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How to apply UCAS students

UCAS students

All applications for all full-time undergraduateprogrammes are made through UCAS. We hope thatyou will pick Cardiff School of Art & Design as one ofyour five UCAS choices

Information on how to apply and copies of the formsare available on-line (www.ucas.ac.uk) and throughschools, colleges and careers offices.

The closing date for applications to study at CSAD is24th March. We have chosen this date carefullyspecifically to allow students applying the time theyneed to prepare and present their portfolio. When wecall you for interview we want to be sure that yourportfolio is at its absolute best and that you are relaxedand confident in your choice, that is why we havechosen the later date.

Be sure not to rush to accept the first offer you get, youshould choose your degree, the Art School theUniversity and the City in which you will study with thesame care with which we select our students.Remember you don’t have to make a choice until youhave heard from all of your choices. We think it is wiseto make your choice on the basis of a visit and aninterview.

What kind of students do we want?

We expect all of ours students to be motivated andintelligent of course and are very happy to welcomeapplications from students from any part of the world,with any educational background and with any kind ofdisability. If you have a disability that you think mightaffect your experience as a student please contactUWIC’s Disability Adviser for an informal chat if youare thinking about applying to Cardiff School of Art &Design - 029 2041 6170 www.uwic.ac.uk/disability.

Entry levels

For all our undergraduate programmes, our entry levelis 285 points.

What does this mean?

285 points is equivalent to:Foundation, with distinction, or1 A level @ C and Foundation, with merit, or2 A Levels @ C and Foundation, pass, or3 A Level @ B or1 A level @ A + 1 A level @ B

Please remember, we are always willing to talk with youabout your qualifications. Importantly, we recogniseyour experience and your qualifications, even if these

lie in very different areas and don’t match up to thepoints score. Remember it’s your potential andcommitment that we are most interested in and makeexceptions, wherever appropriate.

Selection

If you pick us as one of your five UCAS choices yourapplication form will be sent to Cardiff School of Art &Design by UCAS. Once it arrives, it will be consideredby the tutors who teach on the programme you haveapplied to study on. Even though we always have lotsof applicants we promise to process your application assoon as we can and to read it very carefully.

We will then decide if we think you would be the kindof student who would make the best of CSAD and willinvite you to an interview. Sometimes we may decidethat we do not need to call overseas students to cometo an interview. But you can be sure that the academicstaff will consider carefully the information provided byyou on your UCAS form.

We know that you are also making a choice. Please takethe chance to come and visit Cardiff, meet our staff andstudents and to soak up the atmosphere here on one ofour Open Days.

We know that choosing where to study is a big decision, Helping you to make thatdecision is something we take very seriously at Cardiff School of Art & Design.


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Applications and Interviews UCAS students

Considering your application

The UCAS points tariff is only our starting point.

When we read your application form we are lookingcarefully for evidence that you would be able to makethe most of studying here. We find that it is especiallyimportant to choose good referees.

Your range of qualifications or experience and yourenthusiasm for your subject need to be clear when weread your form - it is enthusiasm and dedication that weare looking for above all else.

Some programmes such as BA Ceramics, BAContemporary Textile Practice and BA Fine Art like toaccept students who have already undertaken aFoundation Programme in Art & Design. It is importantto recognise though that Foundation Studies are notthe sole requirement for access to the art programmes.Other qualifications, for example, a good range ofGCSEs and A levels or their equivalent, at a suitablyhigh standard in appropriate subjects, will be viewedpositively.

For the design, architecture and constructionprogrammes, at least two relevant A levels or theirequivalent is required with courses having differentpoints requirements. Please access the website andfollow the links to the programmes you are interestedin to find out the exact requirements(www.uwic.ac.uk/courses/).

Work and other relevant experiences can also be takeninto account as equivalent to academic qualifications.What we will be looking for is sufficient evidence ofyour ability to sustain study at degree level.

We are also keen that you should demonstrate a goodstandard of English, either through a GCSE in Englishor through competence in written communication.For some programmes GCSE Maths or the equivalent isalso necessary. If you are in any doubt about therelevance of your qualifications or experience pleasecontact us.

Interviews and offers

In some exceptional cases, we will be confident that wecan make you an offer without needing you to come toan interview. However, where it is especially importantthat we see evidence of your work, we will invite you tobring a portfolio to an interview.

Where this isn’t possible, for example because ofdistance, we will ask to see digital or other images ofyour work and can interview you on the telephone. Theinterview isn’t like a job interview, we will try to make itas enjoyable as possible for you so that you are relaxedand able to show your enthusiasm for your chosensubject and to explain to us something about yourmotivation.

It is also a great opportunity for you to interview us, tovisit Cardiff, meet our staff and students, soak up theatmosphere here and ask questions that you did notraise on your Open Day visits.

Portfolios

Where you need to present a portfolio it should containyour art and design work. It is often helpful if at leastsome of it relates to the area in which would like tostudy. Remember we see a lot of students withwonderful portfolios, make sure yours represents thevery best you can do. We are looking for talent andenthusiasm and a willingness to experiment too.

Don’t forget the telephone number! If you are not sure and want to have a chat, phoneus: +44 (0)29 2041 6154 or +44 (0)29 20416637/6696.


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Catia Silva Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art & Design) 2009

‘I’m from Portugal and English is my secondlanguage. I found the language thing a problem atfirst, but have persevered because I really like whatI’m doing. My tutors have been really helpful, sohave my friends on the course.’



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International Students

The Cardiff School of Art & Design Experience

The cultural diversity of the Cardiff School of Art &Design creates a dynamic environment, where you willbe encouraged to share experiences, ideas and beliefs.This has resulted in an internationalised curriculum withthe work of our students being recognised in a globalcontext, putting you on the pathway to the professionalcareer of which you have dreamed.

“My tutors at UWIC invest a great deal of energy intomy theoretical inquiries, whilst the workshoptechnicians have been incredibly generous with theirknowledge and support of my pursuits in bringing myinquiries to fruition.”Rena Friedent, MA Ceramics, from USA

The Cardiff School of Art & Design’ is committed toensuring that all our international students have apositive, productive and enjoyable experience.The School has an International Co-ordinator who isavailable to help you with any aspect of your work andlife both inside and outside of the university.

A programme of support includes:• Free Airport Welcome at London Heathrow or

Cardiff • Induction Programme • Guaranteed accommodation • Student support services • Weekly drop-in sessions with CSAD’s International

co-ordinator • Buddy System where you will be paired with a

student from the UK • Free English Language and Study Skills support • Full Cultural and Social programme (including a

visit to London, shopping in Bath and walking in thebeautiful Welsh countryside)

Studying as an international student in theinternationally renowned Cardiff School of Art andDesign is a life-changing experience. During your timewith us, you will develop personally and professionallyas an artist or designer. Immersed within our creativeenvironment, you will find new inspiration for yourwork through different cultural perspectives.

We look forward to meeting you and to you joining inthe great experience that is the Cardiff School of Art &Design.

Application and admission as an international student

Please contact us if you need advice on entryrequirements, applications process and the level ofproficiency needed in the English Language. We canbe more flexible about the timing of application forinternational students than for home students, as weappreciate that your circumstances may well be verydifferent. We understand that coming to an interviewmay not be possible, although we would love to showyou around. Instead we can talk with you on the phoneand possibly ask to see images of some of your work.

Welcome to CSAD, your place is here.

Gareth Barham BA (hons) MCSDCSAD International Student [email protected]+44 (0)29 2041 6902

The Cardiff School of Art & Design has a long history of welcoming students fromaround the world. With students from 125 different countries, the university has a

unique cultural mix. Whether you study for an undergraduate or postgraduatedegree at CSAD, you will have the opportunity to obtain a prestigious qualification

that will help to ensure success in your future career in a global creative industry.

“The great thing about UWIC is that I get to interact with students from different backgrounds and countries so I canbenefit from their different views and experiences.”

Vijaya Kumar Ventkatesh, MSc Advanced Product Design from India


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Masters Programmes


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Shizue KatoMA Ceramics 2008



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MA CeramicsCampus: Howard Gardens

Course length: One year full-time (three semesters, 45 weeks)Two years part-time (six semesters, 90 weeks)

career potential:

Having celebrated its 25th year of student intake theprogramme remains one of the longest establisheddiscreet Masters Ceramics programme in the UK.Over 500 students (with a third from countriesoutside of the EU) have successfully completed theprogramme. Many of our graduates are today’sleading practitioners, researchers, academics andeducationalists in the field of ceramics and relatedprofessions within the visual arts.

course content:

The MA programme aims to enable each student toidentify their true interests and concerns as artists,designers, or makers. From this, students developappropriate methods through which to explore theirideas and articulate them effectively in imaginative orinnovative ways through the medium of ceramics.

Students are engaged with key theories andcontemporary debates, thus fostering theirunderstandings of the ways in which these caninfluence the development of their artworks, and theirfuture practice as artists, makers or academics.

At the beginning of the programme students developmethods and strategies through reflecting uponknown and unfamiliar modes of practice. The outcomeof this initial project can confirm or give new directionthrough the conceptualization and expression of ideas,whilst exploiting appropriately the unique material andvisual properties of the medium of ceramics.

It gives opportunity to examine these issues in depthand begin to develop ways of articulating theirintentions within the work that can be evidenced as anoutcome of deep focused enquiry, constant reflectionand sustained application.

Within the taught programme, an overarching series oflectures and seminars will provide you with groundingin research methods and engage you with keycontemporary debates. Workshops introduce you tonew materials and processes, as well as strengthenexisting knowledge and experience, and are runthroughout the year. As the programme progresses,your practice is supported by individual and grouptutorials.

At key stages in the development of a project, visualpresentations are employed to identify main concerns,to document progress and enhance your overallstudent experience. The balance of study time isnormally 75% practice, and 25% theory.

assessment:

You are assessed through completed projects of studiopractical work and research, based upon visual andwritten text and a final exhibition.

entry requirements:

Students pursing this programme normally have a BAHons degree in the visual arts. Many graduates whoundertake the programme come to us with a number ofyears professional experience as practitioners or enterfrom related areas such as teaching, occasionally post-career. All will be seeking to extend and developsignificantly their practice and deepen their knowledgeand understanding of ceramics.

Applicants should have one of the following:• A good Honours degree (in an appropriate

discipline)• Appropriate professional experience within the

subject• Strong portfolio of work.


csad.uwic.ac.uk/maceramics/Programme Director:Peter Castle - [email protected]

‘I would like to give my congratulationsand very best wishes to the students andex students who have played such animportant role in their contribution to theexcellence of your Ceramics programmeand to our cultural industries in Wales. It is internationally recognised.’Jane Hutt AMMinister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learningand Skills, Welsh Assembly Government


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Abbie CockramBA (hons) Product Design 2009



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MSc Advanced Product DesignCampus: Llandaff

Course length: One year full-timetwo-years part-time

career potential:

Cardiff School of Art & Design and the NationalCentre for Product Design & Development Research(PDR) combine their state of the art design andmanufacturing expertise to underwrite this uniqueMSc programme.

The programme is designed to equip our students withan advanced knowledge of the techniques,technologies, tools and philosophies being employedby today’s forward thinking designers.

It is principally aimed at enabling our graduates todevelop their careers in contemporary product design,product development, and design management.

Graduates can therefore expect to find suitableemployment in modern design consultancies, productdesign and manufacture companies, or high-techcompanies dealing in the development of so called‘information appliances’ such as smart mobile phones.

course content:

You will be encouraged to develop your professionalproduct design skills including the essential designer’sskills of concept sketching, employing form shape andcolour, product design specification, formalpresentation and time management. You will also studythe more technical aspects of design such as Design forManufacture, Advanced 3D CAD, Rapid Prototypingand Rapid Manufacturing. In addition to these moretechnical aspects of design you will gain a deeperunderstanding of the increasingly important ethical andecological issues, faced by today’s product designers.

A key advantage of the programme is its industrialplacement. You will be offered assistance in gaining aplacement either in industry or within PDR. You willalso be in a position to draw on real-world case studiesfrom our industrial partners and PDR who will providelecturing input and genuine "live" case studies for youto work on.

All students studying for the MSc will also undertakethe following taught modules:

• Advanced Product Design Principles and Practice• Sustainability (ecological) Issues in Design for

Production• Research Techniques and Principles• User Testing and Evaluation• Form Shape and Colour

A Professional Development Portfolio module is alsoincluded to enable you to focus the course on yourindividual career aspirations.

The culmination of the MSc programme is the MajorDesign Project. The focus of your project is largelyyour choice, for example you may choose to specialisein such areas as Inclusive design, Sustainable(Ecological) Design, Rapid Product Development(which focuses on the design and development ofproducts through to manufacture using rapid productdevelopment techniques), or Computer EmbeddedDevices (which develops techniques for designing andprototyping high-tech information appliances such assmart mobile phones).

assessment:

Assessment will be continuous throughout theprogramme and will be based on coursework, projectwork and presentations.

entry requirements:

Successful applicants will normally hold an Honoursdegree (2:1 or above) in product design, engineeringdesign or architectural design. However, applicantswith equivalent qualifications and/or professionalexperience will also be considered.


http://csad.uwic.ac.uk/MscAPD/Programme Director: Paul Wilgeroth - [email protected] or call 029 2041 6902


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MSc Ecological Building PracticeCampus: Llandaff

Course length: one year full-time, two years part-time

career potential:

The Masters in Ecological Building Practices (EBP)has been developed and is being delivered incollaboration between the Department ofArchitectural Studies in CSAD at UWIC and theGraduate School for the Environment, Centre forAlternative Technology (GSECAT).

GSECAT is one Europe’s leading environmental centresand have significant experience in developing anddelivering Masters programmes.

The MSc EBP programme is taught in Machynlleth andalso UWIC’s Llandaff campus.

The programme is structured, to enable students froma wide range of built environment disciplines todevelop knowledge and skills related to ecologicalissues. There is currently a lack of understanding inhow to balance the often conflicting issues of society’srequirements for buildings, the availability of resources,both social and economic, and ecological imperatives.

The programme is particularly suitable for studentsemployed in work related to the built environment,either professional or craft based and combines shortand intensive attendance sessions accompanied by afully supported and active Virtual LearningEnvironment.

course content:

The course content depends on whether students wishto transfer to the professional doctorate programme inEBP and therefore graduate with a PGDip in EBP, orgraduate with an MSc in EBP first. If it is the formerthen students complete two 20 credit core modulesand four optional modules.

The core modules are Ecological and EnvironmentalContexts and Research Methods and the optionalmodules are chosen from Thermal Design of Buildings,Ecological Aspects of Building Systems and Services,Renewable Energy Systems, Computer Simulation,Health and the Built Environment, Ecological DesignProject, Materials and construction, and Environmentalassessment and legislation. For students who remain onthe MSc programme they also have to complete a core60 credit Dissertation module.

The programme is fully supported with print and webbased materials, with materials from all modulesavailable on the programme website. There are alsomany additional resources and teaching materialsavailable to students on this programme in relation tosustainability, renewable energy technologies and eco-building.

The delivery has been designed for workingpractioners in mind in that each module is taught face-to-face over two days (except computer simulation anda design project) and the remainder of the tuition isthrough the virtual learning environment.

assessment:

Students are assessed through completed projects foreach module, which includes reports, design projects,computer simulations and a series of practicals.

entry requirements:

Applicants should have one of the following:• A good Honours degree (in an appropriate

discipline)• Appropriate professional experience within the

subject• Appropriate craft experience within the subject.


Dr John Littlewood (UWIC) [email protected] Simon Tucker (GSECAT) [email protected]


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Certificate in Professional and Research Skills: Art & DesignCampus: Howard Gardens

Course length: one day a week (autumn term) part-time students have longer to complete coursework

The Certificate in Professional and Research Skills:Art & Design (CPRS) is a postgraduate award. It aimsto provide a thorough and comprehensiveintroduction to the range of methods, strategies anddebates which can apply to art and designprofessional practice research. It is built around thefour key areas of professional practice: researchmethod, research design, and the criticality that isessential to the generation of knowledge. Theprogramme will enable students to devise andconstruct a successful programme of research andprofessional practice to their art or design subject inthe MDes, MFA, MA, MPhil and PhD programmes.

The CPRS programme has been informed throughoutby the recommendations from the Arts and HumanitiesResearch Council, by the precepts from the QualityAssurance Agency with regard to research skillstraining, and UWIC’s Continual Personal andProfessional Development policy.

The programme offers training in the following areas:

• Professional MethodsStudents are familiarised with a range of methodsapplicable to professional intervention or researchin art and design.

• Research Methods A range of quantitative and qualitative researchmethods specific to art and design are introducedand explored, and students select and gainexperience in those relevant to their research.

• Project Design How to design and management a clear, informedand well-constructed strategic project or researchprogramme.

• Critical Positions in Art and Design An examination of the role ‘position’ plays in theformation of a critical voice and a project focus,explored through key contemporary debates in thetheory and practice of art and design.


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MA Art and Design: Fine ArtCampus: Howard Gardens Campus


career potential:

The MA Art and Design (Fine Art) is a programmefor practicing artists who want to exploreintellectual and creative territories that are currentand challenging.

After a sustained period of study, graduates of the newMA Art and Design (Fine Art) programme are wellplaced to pursue their career as practising artists in acontemporary context. Others may also develop theircareers in arts administration, teaching or lecturing, oras a researcher in the wider creative industries oracademia.

course content:

The MA Art and Design (Fine Art) will help youdevelop your practical and theoretical interests inrelation to a body of artwork that is important in acontemporary fine art context.

To do this, you will:• Formulate an original, professionally designed and

managed project that extends your knowledge andunderstanding of fine art.

• Reflect on the knowledge, skills and understandingthat you need in order to further this body of work.

• Familiarise yourself with a range of contemporaryresearch positions the field.

• Be involved in debate and discussion relating tofine art at an advanced level.

• Toward the end of the course, produce a high-levelfinal exhibition of professional practice thatsynthesises the knowledge, skills andunderstanding acquired on the programme.

All staff involved with this new MA Art and Design(Fine Art) programme are actively involved in makingor writing about art. They bring this knowledge andexperience to the programme, entering into anongoing dialogue with you in order to develop andstrengthen your art practice.

On leaving the programme, you will not only have abetter understanding of your art practice, but will alsobe able to contribute to the wider art world by making aliving as an artist or researcher within the culturalsector. Increasingly, our MA graduates choose topursue their research to Doctoral level, enrolling for aPhD at Cardiff School of Art & Design or elsewhere.This programme is offered in both full-time mode (oneyear duration) and part-time mode (two year duration).In both cases, the programme is delivered on one dayper week during the first and second Semesters(October to June). You will be expected to be self-directed at all other times, negotiating your ownprogramme of learning with your personal tutor.

assessment:

Assessment is though a combination of portfolioreview, essay, viva voce examination, dissertation and afinal exhibition of work.

entry requirements:

Applicants should have a good BA Honours degree (orequivalent), preferably in a related field.


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MA Art & Design: CommunicationCampus: Howard Gardens Campus


career potential:

The MA Art & Design: Communication is aprogramme for practicing artists and designers whowant to explore intellectual and creative territoriesthat are current and challenging.

This programme provides students with theopportunity to undertake practical and theoretically-ledprojects addressing the creative dimensions, socialcontexts and cultural significance of mediated humaninteraction. It seeks to encourage innovatory practiceand the scholarly investigation of what is a complexfield of means, intentions and humanistic potentials.

As an MA Art & Design: Communication student, youwill develop your own creative and practical abilities, aswell as a critical insight into your chosen mode ofcreative communication - be it graphic, sonic,illustrative or interactive for example You will worktowards a certificate in academic research skills, andattend a series of research seminars. Your period ofstudy will culminate in the exhibition of new, practice-based or theoretical work, and the writing of adissertation.

More particularly, the MA Art & Design:Communication will help you to develop your practicaland theoretical interests in relation to a body of workthat will be relevant to a wider social and culturalcontext. To do this, you will:

• Formulate an original, professionally designed andmanaged project that extends your knowledge,understanding and practice within the field ofcommunication.

• Reflect on the knowledge, skills and understandingthat you need in order to develop this body ofwork.

• Familiarise yourself with a range of contemporaryresearch positions within the field.

• Be involved in debate and discussion relating tocontemporary communication at an advancedlevel.

• Toward the end of the course, produce a high-levelfinal exhibition of practice-led or theoretically-situated outcomes and academic scholarship thatsynthesises the knowledge, skills andunderstanding acquired on the programme

course content:

After a sustained period of study, graduates of the newMA Art & Design: Communication programme are wellplaced to pursue their career as practicingcontemporary communicators in a variety ofprofessional or creative industries contexts (forexample graphic design, illustration, new media, themass media, journalism, public relations andmarketing). Others may seek to develop their careers ineducation and academia (teaching, lecturing or furtherresearch).

Staff involved with the new MA Art & Design:Communication programme are actively involved inmaking or writing about many different areas ofcontemporary communication. They bring thisknowledge and experience to the programme, enteringinto an ongoing dialogue with you in order to developand strengthen your professional practice andintellectual outlook. On leaving the programme, you

will not only have a better understanding ofcommunication in its widest sense, but will also be ableto contribute to that field as a creative communicator,administrator, teacher or researcher.

We anticipate that some of our MA Art & Design:Communication graduates may choose to pursue theirresearch to Doctoral level, enrolling for a PhD at CardiffSchool of Art & Design or elsewhere.

This programme is offered in both full-time mode (oneyear duration) and part-time mode (two year duration).In both cases, the programme is delivered on one dayper week during the first and second Semesters(October to June). You will be expected to be self-directed at all other times, negotiating your ownprogramme of learning with your personal tutor.

assessment:

Assessment is though a combination of portfolioreview, essay, viva voce examination, dissertation and afinal exhibition of work.

entry requirements:

Applicants should have a good BA Honours degree (orequivalent), preferably in a related field.


Programme Leader:Kevin Edge - [email protected]


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MFA (Master of Fine Art)Campus: Howard Gardens Campus


career potential:

This programme is designed to fit the requirementsof contemporary professional artists. Graduates ofthe new MFA (Master of Fine Art) programme arewell placed to pursue a career within the field ofcontemporary visual art.

course content:

Our new MFA (Master of Fine Art) programme focuseson the professional aspects of an artist's work. You will develop and strengthen your existing practice,within a critical academic context, through a negotiatedprogramme of learning with the support of staff andtechnicians.

As an MFA student, you will also work towards acertificate in professional skills. We welcome recentgraduates as well as those with more establishedpractices.

The MFA (Master of Fine Art) programme aims todevelop your ability to:

• Formulate an original, professionally designed andmanaged project that extends your knowledge andunderstanding of fine art.

• Reflect on the knowledge, skills and understandingthat you need in order to further this body of work.

• Familiarise yourself with a range of contemporaryprofessional positions the field

• Be involved in debate and discussion relating tofine art at an advanced level.

• Toward the end of the course, produce a high-levelfinal exhibition of professional practice thatsynthesises the knowledge, skills andunderstanding acquired on the programme.

All staff involved with the new MFA (Master of FineArt) programme are actively involved in making orwriting about art. They bring this knowledge andexperience to the programme, entering into anongoing dialogue with you in order to develop andstrengthen your art practice within a critical,professional context.

We particularly welcome recent graduates and thosewhose career is already focused on art practice and theproduction of new work. This may include teachers orlecturers who want to develop practice-based projectswithin an educational environment, or artists who areundertaking residencies or commissions and who wishto enhance their professional work through a processof critical self-reflection with the support of subject-specialist academic staff and technicians.

This programme is designed so that you will be able tosustain your professional practice whilst studyingtowards your Masters qualification.

This programme is offered in both Full-time mode (1year duration) and Part-time mode (2 year duration). Inboth cases, the programme is delivered on one day perweek during the first Semester (October to January). Atall other times you are expected to be self-directed,negotiating your own programme of learning with yourpersonal tutor and supervisory team.

assessment:

Assessment is though a combination of portfolioreview, report and reflective-journal writing, viva voceexamination and a final exhibition of work.

entry requirements:

Applicants should have a good BA Honours degree (orequivalent) in a relevant field. We also recognise thevalue of prior learning and experience within relatedfields.


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career potential:

With emphasis on practice, the MDes is intendedfor those who have, and wish to maintain, a careerin any form of professional design practice. TheMDes provides an opportunity for advanced designstudy in the context of a professional situation andwill be attractive to graduates in employment whowould like to study for a higher degree; employerswho are seeking a means to develop their staff and:design entrepreneurs seeking intellectual support inthe development of a design idea.

The MDes programme has been designed withContinuing Professional and Personal Development inmind and will open opportunities to develop furthercareer opportunities and to develop designers asmanagers, strategists and entrepreneurs. MDes students will receive masters level training inspecialist, subject-specific intellectual tools that willserve them in good stead, primarily as professionalpracticing designers and managers of designenterprise. Additionally, they will be given thetransferable skills of strategic vision, agility, reflectionand critical evaluation which are in demand in relationto 21st Century global entrepreneurship in the widereconomy and workplace. Wherever possible they willwork with and involve their employers, clients orstakeholders in regard to their own development andthat of their particular design project.

typical career destinations:

• Professional Design Practice• Design Enterprise• Design Management• Further Post Graduate and Doctoral Study

assessment:

The assessment for this programme is through acombination of portfolio review, report and reflective-journal writing, vive voce and a final exhibition of work.

entry requirements:

Applicants should have a good BA Honours degree (orequivalent) in a relevant field. We also recognize thevalue of prior learning and experience within relatedfields.


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Through its research, CSAD aims to generate newknowledge and understanding of art and design, and tocontribute to the creative industries, the cultural sector,manufacturing, the professions and the community.Furthermore, the School is a co-founding institution(with Newport School of Art Media and Design), ofWales Institute of Research in Art and Design(WIRAD), allowing the research experience of itsstudents and supervisors to be enhanced throughcross-School collaboration and exchange.

CSAD provides opportunities to undertake supervisedresearch that lead to the awards of Master ofPhilosophy (MPhil; 1-2 years full-time, 2-5 years part-time) or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD; 3-4 years full time,4-7 years part time).

The awards of MPhil and PhD are achieved through asustained piece of original investigative researchleading to a thesis that can be theoretical or practice-based. The School welcomes research degreeapplications in the following fields: art, design, designtechnologies, and the history and theory of art anddesign.

It is also keen to promote interdisciplinary researchbetween art and design and other fields of practice orenquiry.

Details of subject areas in which CSAD staff areespecially keen to supervise research can be found onthe School’s Research Degrees website athttp://www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/researchdegrees/supervisors.htm.

The School’s MPhil and PhD programmes providetraining in generic research skills, applicable to allsubjects, and in research skills and methods which arespecific to art and design. Details of the art and designresearch training programme can be found under theheading of the Certificate in Professional and ResearchSkills programme elsewhere in this prospectus.

For further details, contact Dr Clive Cazeaux,Graduate Studies Co-ordinator, on 029 2041 6680 or [email protected].

Cardiff School of Art & Design has a long history in the generation of art anddesign research. It has an active and supportive research environment, and its

supervisors have significant expertise in the various ways in which art, design andengineering theory and practice can contribute to knowledge.

The School’s research is recognised as playing a key role in supporting economic,social and cultural development in Wales and the UK.


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Research Degree StudentsJan BennettPart-time PhD student in Fine ArtThe subject of this research is the representation ofgenetically and technologically modified humans withincontemporary visual art practice and popular andscientific media. The study examines their respectiveroles in forming public opinion as well as in educatingreaders and viewers in relation to potential anddeveloping technologies; comparing and contrastingthe context for and objectives of artists and scientists inrelation to biotechnology. The purpose of the study isto demonstrate through both theory and practice, theways in which the critical intersection between art andscience informs our understanding of human being andhuman becoming.

My research is conducted through a survey andinvestigation of the creation, development and culturalplacement of biogenetic and biotechnological imagerywithin the visual arts, popular and scientific media;theoretical perspectives concerning biotechnology,visual theory and case studies. The practice, thereflexive and subjective material realisation of thecritical and objective visual and theoretical enquiryleading to the production of artworks which participatein and challenge the opposition between progress andtransgression in art and science, investigates how theseoppositions relate, conflict and intersect.(taken from http://www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/researchdegrees/example_jbennett.htm)

Sara MoorhouseFull-time PhD student in CeramicsMy research examines and analyses the spatial activitycreated by colour combinations, drawn fromlandscape, when applied to three-dimensional form.Colours perform spatially upon a two-dimensionalsurface in a multitude of ways and these may beaffected significantly by other formal qualities of three-dimensional works.

My research has shown that bands of colour arrangedupon the three-dimensional bowl, display spatialmanoeuvres that are not found within identicalalignments of hues upon a two-dimensional surface. A key finding to date is the ‘tilt effect’, an illusion thatbends form and creates tension between inner andouter surfaces. This phenomenon is so resolute andcompelling, that not only can a dual tilt appear, butfurther unexpected spatial events can be produced.Such effects, once determined, may be used as anabstract language across the mediums of painting andceramics.

Through manipulation of hue, the colours and spirit oflandscape can be represented; through hue and form,and so illusion, landscape can be further realised, tosuggest its weight, movement, contours, scale andambiguous nature.

Alison GrahamFull-time PhD research student in CeramicsThe investigation is grounded within theoriesassociated with the creation and perception of visualphenomena, specifically key psychological andphysiological principles relating to the illusoryproperties of colour and tone.

My research examines selected artists who exploit theillusory effects resulting from the ways they apply andcompose colour in their artworks. These findings havebeen used to develop a framework for the conduct andevaluation of the studio-based strand of the project.Practical trials explore illusory effects identified boththrough the literature/field review and independentpractice. These effects include the role of the colouredground, tonal gradation, contrasting colours, gradationof contrast and the relationship between pigment andglaze, with specific regard to the effects oftransparency and opacity and how the physicalproperties of these relationships affect the productionof hue, tone and saturation. A final set of trials willexamine the ways arrangements of selectedcombinations of pigment and glaze create illusoryeffects of depth and movement, and the aestheticresults and other relevant outcomes will be evaluated,according to terms drawn from the theoretical strand ofthe study. A series of new artworks will demonstratethe ways combinations of pigment and glaze, and thecomposition of these, can be exploited to articulate theillusory effects of depth and movement on ceramicsurfaces. (taken from http://www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/researchdegrees/example_agraham.htm)


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Professional Doctorate Ecological Building PracticesCampus: UWIC Llandaff/GSECAT Machynlleth

Course length: Two to nine years part-time (typically three and a half years)

career potential:

The Professional Doctorate in Ecological BuildingPractices (D.EBP) is the sixth title within UWIC’ssuccessful Professional Doctorate programme,which has been running since 2005. The D.EBP isthe first poffessional doctorate programme in CSADand builds upon the MSc in EBP, and commenced inApril 2009. The D.EBP has two intakes each year,September and February. Like the MSc in EBP, theD.EBP has been developed and is being delivered incollaboration between the Department ofArchitectural studies in CSAD UWIC and theGraduate School for the Environment, Centre forAlternative Technology (GSECAT).

The course was developed to meet the growingrequirement for specialist knowledge and skills in thefield of built environment, with particular reference toenvironmental and ecological practice.

Doctoral degrees are awarded for the creation andinterpretation, construction and/or exposition ofknowledge which extends the forefront of a discipline,usually through original research. Holders of doctoraldegrees will be able to conceptualise, design andimplement projects for the generation of significantnew knowledge and/or understanding and have thequalities needed for employment that require both theability to make informed judgements on complex issuesin specialist fields and an innovative approach totackling and solving problems. The distinction betweenthe PhD and the Professional Doctorate is that whereasa PhD focused on the development of new theory aProfessional Doctorate focuses on the development ofnew professional practice knowledge.

The Professional Doctorate Programme aims to meetthe demans for high level professional craft andprofessional ‘green jobs’ which have been highlightedas extremely important to mitigate against climatechange and also extremely important to the economicsof the UK. In 2008 and 2009, both the Welsh AssemblyGovernment and the UK Government launched in2008 a funding strategy (Green Skills) to meet the needfor green jobs.

course content:

The course commences with an MRes and is integratedwithin the Professional Doctorate programme andoffers rigorous training in research methodology. Itcomprises the Professinal Development Portfolio(twice). Contextualising Professional Change module(CPC) plus specific student centred research methodselement with the Advanced Research: Pntological ,epistemological and methodological perspectivesmodule. The MRes offers students the opportunity toidentify a professional change context through theProfessional Development Portfolio and thecontextualising Professional Change module and todevelop their understanding of research methodologythrough Advanced Research: Ontological,epistemological and methodological perspectivesmodule alongside a customised programme of personaldevelopment in the Professional Development PortfolioModule.

The delivery has been designed for workingpractitioners in mind in that the majority of tuition isthrough VLE, using Blackboard software and videoconferencing. The initial CPC module is taught andassessed over three intensive days plus a further dayfor presentations. Thereafter, there is a minimumattendance of once a year face-to-face, but studentsare encouraged to join a number of other face to faceand VLE research seminar sessions during each year ateither GSECAT Machynlleth or UWIC Llandaff.

assessment:

Students are assessed through completed projects foreach module which includes reports specific to theirchosen professional practice research project.

entry requirements:

Applicants should have one of the following:• 120 credits from a relevant master programme

including a 20 credit Research methods moduledegree. For students who have not undertaken a20 credits Research Methods module from arelevant masters programme will undertake thismodule from the MSc programme in EBP.


Programme Directors:Dr John Littlewood (UWIC) - [email protected] Simon Tucker (GSECAT) [email protected]/mscecologicalbuildingpractices/


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Research at CSAD

cultural potential of best-practice in the sector. Inaddition, research is being undertaken in to therelationship between this pedagogic model, and thedevelopment of student creativity, motivation andindependence.

Centre for Fine Art Research (CFAR)The Centre for Fine Art Research provides a mediumthrough which a number of groups with differinginterests within the same generic field can interact andcollaborate. The Centre’s groups include:

CFAR Group: Painting ResearchMembers of the Group use journeys as inspiration fornew workings. Along the way they are creating a‘museum’ of materials that contextualise and examinetheir individual thinking in the context of the creativeprocess.

CFAR Group: Colloquium for the Study ofWalking as a Visual Practice A peer network of international artists is beingestablished by the Colloquium to develop the conceptof walking as an art practice.

CFAR Group: History and Theory of Art, Designand MediaPromotes original investigation in the fields of thehistory and theory of art, design and media.

CFAR Group: Printmaking Research Group(PROOF)Creates print-based works of art in collaboration withartists such as Ivor Davies, Terry Setch and Mary LloydJones. Mary has worked with the Group extensivelyover the past two years and recently had a majorlaunch of her digital work at the National Library ofWales, the design and production of which was incollaboration with the PROOF members.

Centre for Research in CeramicsThis Centre’s wide ranging research outputs includeJeffrey Jones’ book The Studio Potter in Britain, arefereed international journal, Interpreting Ceramics:www.interpretingceramics.com and the ResearchingCeramics Online Database: www.researchingceramics.net

Cardiff School of Art & Design is a centre for both research and knowledgegeneration. In the 2008 RAE exercise the assessment panel found that in Media

Arts, Fine Art and Ceramics, CSAD is world leading and that the rest of ourresearch is Internationally excellent. This spectacular result is a testament to the

dedication and quality of the School’s staff.

Most of the School’s academic staff are eitherresearch active or directly involved with knowledgegeneration and exchange of value to the economyand cultural environment. The School’s researchstrategy calls for staff to engage with research thatenhances their teaching activities, thereby directlybenefiting the School’s students.

CSAD is a founding member of the Wales Instituteof Research in Art & Design (WIRADwww.wirad.ac.uk), which is host to a wide variety ofexciting research into art, design and architecture.

Here are details of some of the Research Groupsand Centres based in the School.

Centre for Creative PedagogiesArt & design pedagogy has traditionally been based noton subject-knowledge, but on a philosophical positionthat affirms the ‘emancipatory and transformative'nature of education. Staff active in this theme areexploring the extent to which art & design strategiesare supported by theoretical and/or action researchstudies, and looking at the cross-disciplinary and cross-


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Sensory Design Research GroupThe Group’s aim is to design, develop and distribute arange of experiential, sensory and educationaltechnologies. Its Reactive Colours™ project securedsupport funding from National Endowment for Science,Technology and the Arts (NESTA) and interest frommany organisations including Smart TechnologiesLimited, Architects of Air, National Autistic Society UKand from Autism Cymru. The group’s leader, WendyKeay-Bright is holder of an honorary Autism CymruS4C Charity of the Year Award in recognition of herwork.

MeATMeAT research is lead by a philosophical discoursecentred about embodied interaction. We imagine andmake theoretical and practical experiments that explorehow technology is enacted as a component of thesoma. We also develop strategies for theimplementation of enactive technologies andcollaborate in our research with Transtechnology :University of Plymouth.(http://www.wirad.ac.uk/research-themes/meat/)

Textiles Research GroupThe many possible ways in which textiles may interfacewith digital textile practice is being researched by thisGroup who wish to analyse technology’s impact oncreativity and innovation.

Ecological Built Environment Research andEnterprise (ebere)EBERE focuses on research and enterprise centred onthe creation and preservation of the Built Environmentfrom an ecological perspective and which adopts aholistic approach to principles and application at themicro level for shelter and to the macro level forcommunities and beyond. Groups active in this themeare investigating how design techniques, strategies andapplications can take a low impact and harmoniousapproach to enhance how people use the builtenvironment for their living, working and for theirleisure environment.

Further details of our research and our involvementwith the Wales Institute for Research into Art & Designsee: http://www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/research.htm

Dr Steve Gill, FHEADirector of ResearchCardiff School of Art & Design

Research at CSADOver 73% of Cardiff School of Art & Design’s academic staff are research active,

with a commitment to research outcomes that are beneficial to our sectors and tostudent learning. A high proportion of this activity addresses particular problems

or issues through original enquiry, experiment and practice. Our work is making a realistic and positive contribution to culture,

the environment and the economy, in Wales and worldwide.


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enterprise at CSADThe enterprising students and staff in Cardiff Schoolof Art & Design engage in a variety of activities,creating knowledge and sharing ideas, contributingto the vibrant culture of Wales’s capital city andbeyond.

You’d expect an Art & Design school to exhibit workand we do - both at the heart of where we work and inthe fabulous venues available throughout the city.We’re not shy of showing off internationally either, withexhibitions in Europe and even as far away as China.

We share our expertise in other ways; working withbusinesses to maximise their research anddevelopment, supporting new initiatives within acompany with a graduate knowledge transferpartnership or ensuring their existing staff have theskills needed to meet today’s challenges by offeringtailor made continuous professional developmentprogrammes.

We share our skills and knowledge, offering accessibleshort courses through Cardiff Open Art School,providing an opportunity for everyone to engage withthe Art School experience.

As one of the leading Art &Design Schools in the UK

we take our role in thecreative industries veryseriously. For five yearsnow we’ve championedthe Welsh design

community by organisingthe internationally

renowned Cardiff DesignFestival. This annual event celebrates

successes with a showcase of the best work and aseries of talks, events, exhibitions, parties.

We’re fiercely proud of our relationship withemployers, working closely to ensure that ourgraduates have the skills that make them highly soughtafter. We run live briefs set by industry partners,involve practitioners in developing curriculum and playa leading role with the appropriate skills councils,making sure we play our part in creating a futuredesigned for success.

For further examples of the projects we enjoy,please visit:www.csad.ac.ukwww.cardiffdesignfestival.org

Enterprise at CSADCardiff Open Art School

cardiff open art schoolDo you love the idea of studying art but don’t wantto commit to doing a degree? Then Cardiff Open ArtSchool provides a wonderful opportunity for you todevelop your art and design skills whether forpersonal enjoyment or to build a portfolio to helpyou apply for a job or course.

It’s a great way of getting the buzz from meeting upwith like-minded creative people each week and to bea part of the university’s lively culture with our excitingprogramme of exhibitions and talks. Each term we runevening classes in painting, life drawing, inspirationaldrawing, printmaking, Adobe Photoshop, ceramics anddigital photography, and also organise Summer andEaster Schools, the perfect alternative to a moretraditional holiday. Our courses are open to all ages andabilities, from absolute beginners to experiencedartists. No qualifications are necessary, just enthusiasmand a desire to learn and experiment. All our tutors arepracticing artists and designers and provide studentswith one to one mentoring and advice as well as wholeclass tuition.

We've recently joined forces with Fotogallery to offer a unique new programme of short courses inphotography, digital video and web design at theChapter Arts Centre, Canton. For the latest informationon the courses that we’re running visit:www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/coas.htm or call 029 2020 1560


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Affiliates may join us for an agreed timescale, either inthe term or vacation periods, subject to space andfacilities being available.

Each affiliate will have an agreed plan and formalagreement with us, before the placement can begin.Subject to the degree of need, affiliates could havearrangements for mentoring and technical supportduring the course of their placement.

Affiliates will need to abide by the rules of conduct ofthe University and use the studio space or facilitiesprovided for the sole purpose as identified in theagreement. They will hold responsibility for health andsafety in the same ways as a member of staff or astudent.

The School will provide access to studio/workshopspace and appropriate technical facilities for the span ofthe agreed Affiliate Programme. This will also includelighting, heating and access to the campus library andopen access computers.

The fee will not cover the cost of consumable materials. But, access to relevant lectures and seminars on masters and research seminars canbe provided.

It anticipated that placements will be for a minimumof 10 weeks or the maximum of a year. The weeks canbe taken sequentially or in groups, subject to CSADfacilities and resources being available. Affiliates mustabide by the access agreements undertaken.

Interest in affiliation to Fine Arts and Ceramics areas areespecially encouraged.

For further information and for discussion ofpossible affiliations, please contact Angie Dutton,Enterprise Co-ordinator, [email protected]

CSAD AffiliatesThe purpose of the non-academic Affiliate Programme is to enable participants to

develop their skills, knowledge and practices at postgraduate level. Affiliation can help graduates develop their ability to pursue an independent

creative career as a practising artist or designer. It can also be used as anopportunity to build up a portfolio of work, prior to applying for postgraduate

degree opportunities within the School.

Centre for Personal & Professional Development

UWIC’s Centre for Personal & ProfessionalDevelopment offers a wide range of coursesdesigned to improve skills.

Whether it’s pursuing an interest or gaining accreditedqualifications to improve a Continuing ProfessionalDevelopment portfolio, we can help. We work withcommunities, employers, artists, designers, teachersand individuals to develop courses that are relevant toyou.

For more information or for a list of courses currentlyplanned please contact:

Centre for Personal & Professional DevelopmentUniversity of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC)Llandaff Campus, Western Avenue, Cardiff CF5 2YB

Tel: 029 2020 1560uwic.ac.uk


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So, you’re thinking about studying at UWIC - buthave you ever wondered what will happen aftergraduation?

We know for a fact that the skills and ideas you develophere will stand you in good stead and that you will bebest placed to carve out for yourself the career youwant. Over the years, CSAD graduates have made areal difference as designers, makers, architects andartists. They have brought their skills and ideas tomany forms of creative engagement that have beenquietly enriching our lives in so many ways.

Amongst CSAD graduates is the fashion designer,David Emanuel who studied here 1972-75. Theinternational product design guru, Ross Lovegrove andfashion designer, Julien McDonald, both took theirFoundation year at CSAD. These are just three ofthousands of extraordinary people, who once studiedwith us and are now successfully working in the artsand creative industries worldwide.

The people you meet at CSAD are likely to be friendsand professional contacts for life. Just as you will keepin touch with them, so we are keen to keep in touchwith you

Whatever their chosen field, our alumni (latin fornurslings, foster-sons or pupils, but used by universitiesto mean ‘former students’) are brought together by thesimple fact that they studied at the Cardiff School of Art& Design.

If you choose to study at UWIC, you become a memberof the UWIC Alumni Society as soon as you graduate.UWIC Alumni benefit from a lifetime of opportunities,which include access to the UWIC Careers Service formany years after graduation, as well as access tolibraries and sports facilities. Add to this the network ofindividuals who excel in their chosen field, and you’llsee that being a UWIC Graduate has definiteadvantages,

CSAD AlumniIn July 2009, Howard Gardens Gallery curated a show It wouldn’t have been

worth it without the struggle featuring graduates of our programmes who aremaking a name for themselves, such as the Fine Artist, Marega Palster. Showing

recent work is just one of several ways that we can help our graduates. Another isto enable graduates to use our facilities through the CSAD Affiliates programme for

the production and development of their own work. You can put yourself on ourmailing lists to be sure to be invited back to our exhibitions, lectures and degree

shows. And as a CSAD graduate you become part of UWIC Alumni Society…

We’re proud of the education we provide, and of thestudents who come here, and that pride does not stopat your graduation ceremony - we’re here for you forthe long term. We look forward to welcoming you intoour network, and to making sure that the networkworks for you.

If you wish to contact the Alumni Officer please call029 2020 1592, or email [email protected]


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Everyone at CSAD is committed to ensuring that theSchool is one of the best in the UK.

We believe that our research, learning, enterprise andteaching are seamless activities and the source of ourindividuality as a school. To be top-flight in any one ofthese areas means being top-flight in them all. That’swhere we are at...

We are risk-taking, imaginative and driven to make astand for all that is worthwhile in the arts, design andarchitecture.

We believe that our students are our colleagues, co-conspirators and companions.

We are in this together!

Dean of Cardiff School of Art & Design Professor Gaynor Kavanagh DPhil MPhil FMA

Deputy to the Dean and Director of Learning & TeachingDr Steve Thompson MA RCA

Director of Research Dr Steve Gill FHEA

Director of EnterpriseOlwen Moseley BA FHEA

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What makes CSAD tick?


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minimal environmental impact.Please recycle this publication.

The information in this prospectus isalso available on the CSAD website:

csad.uwic.ac.ukwhere content can be viewed in yourpreferred format.

The information given in this prospectus is intended as ageneral guide to UWIC, its courses and facilities, and does notform part of a contract. UWIC reserves the right to modify orwithdraw without notice any of the courses or facilitiesdescribed in this prospectus.

All the information contained in this publication was correct atthe time of writing.

Compiled by: CSAD

Edited by: CSAD

Designed by: Sarah Garwood, Creative Services, UWIC

Cover photography by: Phil Boorman

Photography by: Phil Boorman, Mal Bennett, CSAD and Dave Barnes

Printed by: HSW Print

A warm thank you to all the academic and support staff andstudents who helped with the production of this prospectus.

Cardiff Bay, Chris GlynnProgramme Director, BA (hons) Illustration


Sophie Oates BA (hons) Fine Arts 2009

‘I love Cardiff - you can’t get boredhere - I’m staying!’

Last word...

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‘At the heart of Creativity in Cardiff for over 140 years…’

Cardiff School of Art & Design

University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC),

Howard Gardens, Cardiff, CF24 0SP

Tel: +44 (0)29 2041 6154

Fax: +44 (0)29 2041 6944

University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC),

Llandaff Campus, Western Avenue, Cardiff, CF5 2YB

Tel: +44 (0)29 2041 6637/6696

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