Fda Art & Design degree

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LOCATION & START DATE
Cornwall College Camborne - 15 September 2025
LEVEL
Level 5 Levels Explained
DURATION
2 Years
LEARNING AREA
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ATTENDANCE
Full-time

Course information

Smiling student drawing in her sketchbook sitting by a desk. The FdA Art & Design Practice Degree is a radical and innovative interdisciplinary art degree programme. It reflects the direction the creative industries are taking by encouraging the blurring of boundaries between traditional art and design disciplines.

The freedom of the flexible curriculum allows you to nurture your creative potential and direct your study to achieve the skills and unique personal portfolio you need to enter the workplace.

You will have dedicated studio workspace and access to a wide range of purpose-built workshops and digital facilities. These include textiles, photography, print making, fine art, ceramics, graphic design and multimedia with full technical support.

A key feature of the art degree programme is its engagement with a variety of employers through live briefs and input into the course by industry specialists.

Through ongoing professional development, the programme will build your confidence as you develop and evaluate an individual programme of study. You will learn to balance time and resources and identify opportunities which will be important skills for your chosen career.

Work-based learning is embedded throughout, through the Sustainable Practice and Creative Enterprise initiative which acts as a forum to bring together students and creative industry representatives to work on live projects.

We also offer an Access to HE Art & Design and the Foundation Diploma in Art & Design programmes. Both the perfect preparation for university-level study in the field of contemporary art & design.

For examples of student artwork please follow the link for our virtual summer show: https://bit.ly/CCShow2022  

Download FdA Art And Design Practice Programme Specification (2024-25) at https://www.cornwall.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/FdA-Art-And-Design-Practice-Programme-Specification-2024-25.pdf  

Indicative Module Year 1:

Visual Language & Research
Materials & Processes 1
Ideas at Work
Extramural Project
Materials & Processes 2
Personal & Employability Skills Development

Indicative Module Year 2:

Evaluation
Practice in Context
Negotiated Project
Consolidation
Professional Identity

48 UCAS points from AS and A-Levels (at least 32 points must be at A2-level) or relevant level 3 qualification, i.e. BTEC National Diploma / BTEC Extended Diploma - PPP Grades required (specific unit grades may be requested).

Access to HE Diplomas in a relevant subject - 45 credits at level 3 (specific unit grades may be requested) or a Foundation Diploma in Art & Design.

GCSEs at grade C/grade 4 or above in English Language and Mathematics: alternatives at Level 2 may be considered.

Mature applicants with relevant experience but without the stated qualifications will be considered individually and are encouraged to apply.

Please note: a portfolio interview will be required.

Possible Careers Fine Artist Ceramicist/Potter Textile Artist/Designer Fine Art Sculptor Graphic Designer Illustrator Art Gallery/Museum Manager/Assistant Teacher/Lecturer/Technician Curator Arts Administration Community Project Work Advertising Art/Creative Director Tattoo Artist Product Designer Interior/Spatial/Window Designer

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