Creative Practice

In partnership with Burton and South Derbyshire College, we're offering you the chance to pursue a foundation degree in Creative Practice

This vocational course is designed to meet the needs of the creative and cultural industries and includes the practical skills, knowledge and expertise required to succeed in the sector. You will have the opportunity to explore a range of different approaches to creative practice and discover subject specialism that appeals to you most. So you may choose to develop your practice in a range of medium and approach. For example, photography, fine art, or textiles - the choice is yours.

You will experience regular engagement with industry practice and have the opportunity to explore and interact with real world situations that are typical of the sector. You will be expected to develop your skills through a range of activities that typically includes most, if not all of the following activities:

Live briefs
Competitions
Exhibiting and selling work
Private commissions
Creative enterprise activities in teams and/or individually
Working on creative projects with charities, the voluntary sector and other organisations
On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: FdA Contemporary Creative Practice

Year One: Practical Practice; Visual Exploration; Historical and Contemporary Context; Collaborative Working

Year Two: Explorative Practice; Industry Communication; Exhibiting Showcase; Creative Futures (Life after University 1)

Your course will provide you with opportunities to test your understanding of your subject informally before you complete the formal assessments that count towards your final mark. Each module will give you a variety of opportunities to receive informal feedback from your tutor. These may include classroom discussions, discussions in the virtual learning environment, presentations, milestone assessments, and practice assessments. Informal feedback is developmental and any grades you may receive for these do not count towards your module mark. There is a formal or ‘summative’ assessment at the end of each module. This includes a range of coursework assessments, such as essays, reports, portfolios, performance, presentations, final year, independent project and written examinations. The grades from formal assessments count towards your module mark.