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What You Will Study

Year 1 (level 4)

Introduces You to The Breadth of Materials and Techniques Within the Applied Arts, Where You Have the Opportunity to Work Across All the Material Areas, Experimenting with Glass, Ceramics, Metal, and Mixed Media.

Modules

• History and Context
• Creative Futures 1
• Visual Communication
• Material Exploration
• Craft Processes
• Material and Language

Year 2 (level 5)

Expand Your Making Skills Within Your Main Material Choice, Developing a Depth of Knowledge and Understanding About Materials and Craft Skills and Allowing You to Advance Your Creative Style. The key Professional Skills of Understanding the Market, Publicity, and Costings Are Also Developed Through Practical Projects.

Modules

• Critical Thinking
• Creative Futures: Making a Living
• Extended Practice (Applied Arts)
• Art Practice
• Practice in Context
• Specialist Study (Applied Arts)

Year 3 (level 6)

Allows You to Realise Your Ideas in The Direction of Your Choice, with Students Developing Their Themes to Produce Collections, Demonstrating High-Quality Making Skills and Innovative Design Solutions.

Modules

• Dissertation
• Creative Futures: Professional Practice
• Negotiated Practice
• Applied Arts Degree Project

The Information Listed in This Section Is an Overview of The Academic Content of The Programme that Will Take the Form of Either Core or Option Modules. Modules Are Designated as Core or Option by Professional Body Requirements and Internal Academic Framework Review, so May Be Subject to Change.

Key course features

• Excellent gallery and commercial links, with a focus on craft skills to enable you to become exceptional makers.
• Focus is placed on developing your business skills in areas such as pricing, publicity, and marketing; we are consistently praised by external examiners for how well-prepared our students are for professional life.
• You will be taught by a dedicated team of research-active practitioners who exhibit their work both nationally and internationally.
• Work on live projects, exhibitions, competitions, and commissions for public and private clients; this will give you confidence for your future career, for example, when approaching galleries and retail outlets with your work.
• Be part of an end-of-year degree show exhibition - view the 2022 Degree Show e-magazine, Unjammed.

Our?Careers & Employability service is there to help you make decisions and plan the next steps towards a bright future. From finding work or further study to working out your interests, skills, and aspirations, they can provide you with the expert information, advice, and guidance you need.

Designers who can respond creatively to applied art and design problems remain in high demand. Our graduates have careers in a wide range of areas including education, restoration work, museums, and retail. A proportion go on to work in or set up their galleries.

This degree teaches you to be a highly skilled designer maker, utilizing traditional craft skills to create objects for exhibition and sale. Alongside the practical skills you will learn, the course will develop your understanding of the core business skills needed as a professional maker, with opportunities to show your work at a variety of venues and sell to the public.

A degree in Applied Art provides a variety of future opportunities for graduates. Jobs include, but are not limited to:

• Independent Maker
• Creative Business owner
• Silversmith
• Jeweller
• Ceramicist
• Blacksmith
• Gallery curator
• Teacher

There are also options for further study including our?MA Professional Art Practitioner,?MA Interdisciplinary Art Practice,?and?PGCE?courses.

Teaching & Assessment

Assessment Is Predominantly Through Practical and Design Work Such as Maquettes, Sketchbooks, Samples, and Finished Objects. Work Is Presented to Tutors, and Verbal Feedback Is Given Instantly, Followed by More Expansive Written Feedback.

You'll Be Assessed for Each Module. Formative Assessments Are Used to Monitor Progress and Can Take Place at Any Time. These Consist of A Band Grading, Plus Evaluative Comments, and A Feedback Tutorial if Appropriate. Grading Isn't Finalised until The End of The Year when Work Is Reviewed and Moderated by An External Examiner.

Teaching and Learning

Wrexham University Is Committed to Supporting Our Students to Maximise Their Academic Potential.

We Offer Workshops and Support Sessions in Areas Such as Academic Writing, Effective Note-making, ng and Preparing for Assignments. Students Can Book Appointments with Academic Skills Tutors Dedicated to Helping Deal with The Practicalities of University Work. Our Student Support Section Has More Information on The Help Available.

Contact Time Is 14 Hours per Week for Level 4, 12 Hours per Week for Level 5, and 10 Hours per Week for Level 6. The Workshop Facilities Are Open and Staffed 5 Days a Week and Students Have Constant Access to The Workshops.