Drawing with Integrated Foundation Year

Course Summary

Explore your creativity and expand your professional skills by entering the creative industries on an Integrated Foundation Year degree. Taught over four years, these courses include an introductory year to build a solid foundation before you go on to specialise in your chosen subject at degree level. If you're interested in taking on a new subject, or have been out of education for a while, then our Integrated Foundation Year courses might just be for you. These four-year courses include an introductory year to help you build the core skills needed for degree-level study. This is a chance for you to let your imagination run wild and explore your creativity, expand your professional skills and develop enhanced subject knowledge. We'll help you nurture your expertise in problem solving, risk-taking, designing and making as you develop your abilities. Develop expertise and knowledge of drawing by exploring traditional and contemporary approaches to the discipline. Thinking through drawing, you’ll investigate the material and conceptual possibilities of the field and its applications in cultural and professional contexts to develop a drawing language of your own. Falmouth is one of only a few UK universities to offer a bespoke drawing degree and is the ideal location to grow your skills and critical and contextual understanding of this exciting field of practice. You will: Develop technical, design thinking and production skills in your chosen specialism Learn teamwork, leadership and project management skills through a variety of learning environments Develop critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills through the development of unique and innovative projects Go on to study your chosen course specialism at degree level Work in our purpose-built, dedicated suite of studios with like-minded peers where you can engage in critical discussions and student-led debates Engage with Cornwall's unique landscape and heritage Study a variety of approaches and processes to the discipline, including life drawing, printmaking, etching, digital methods and the moving image Have the opportunity to take part in a range of informative study visits Have opportunities to go on a work placement in your second year and make industry connections while exploring the practical applications of drawing in professional contexts Have the chance to exhibit your work throughout your degree. Previous spaces have included Trelissick House, Wheal Martyn Clay Works, Gallery Tresco, R.K. Burt Paper Gallery and ShelterBox Truro

Course Details - Modules

You'll build your skills, expertise and career opportunities through contextual and historical theories and industry-level practice. Projects and exercises will teach you to record the material world through observation, memory and imagination, theories and systems, and concepts and narratives. You'll develop your portfolio of work, and have the chance to visit culturally rich European capitals. Foundation Year: If you choose the Integrated Foundation Year pathway, you'll study five core modules in your foundation year. These are all designed to help you explore the foundational elements of your subject. You'll gain relevant technical skills, learn to experiment and take risks, develop an understanding of professional practice, have opportunities to work across disciplines and collaborate with other students on live project briefs. By the time you progress into year one of your degree, you'll have a deeper knowledge of your subject, a clear understanding of your strengths, and develop a practical and technical skillset and the confidence to excel in your chosen subject. Modules: Explore Technique Apply Industry Launch Year One In the first year of your BA Drawing degree, the structure of the course is primarily tutor-led. You'll be introduced to a number of processes and approaches to the discipline, and you'll research artists past and present, taking inspiration from subjects like perspective, architecture, digital and historical techniques, and natural environments and anatomy. Weekly life drawing classes will address issues like proportion, form, tone and structure. And you'll be able to strengthen your studies with visits to museums and galleries, where you'll view original drawings from various collections. From halfway through the year, you'll be gradually led towards a more independent mode of learning. Modules Recording & Translating Complementary Practice 1 Communication and Expression Complementary Practice 2 Year two Through longer and more sustained projects, you will examine contemporary applications of drawing, like mapping, communication, narrative, reportage, animation and art practice. The year features a student-managed exhibition and further opportunities to get your work into public venues. A series of debates and seminars with visiting lecturers will further expand the critical and contextual context on these approaches. You'll deliver a presentation about a drawing-related subject, and help research and deliver a group debate with third-year students. A work-based learning experience with an organisation, individual, location or business of your choice will give you the chance to bring your expertise to a professional context. Working collaboratively, you will then set up a live event, which will further explore potential applications of drawing in the professional context of your choice. Project work will allow for more personal strands of exploration, supported by tutors, life drawing, printmaking and relevant workshops. Visiting lecturers will be a regular feature of your second year, while our European study trip is a popular option. Modules Strategies and Processes Negotiated Project 1 Complementary Practice 3 Advanced Complementary Practice Year three During your final year, you'll work on a project reflecting and building on your personal discoveries and ambitions, complemented by your dissertation and supporting personal tutorials. You'll contribute to our series of drawing debates, and work on a major negotiated project demonstrating your learning, showcasing your ideas and skills, and culminating in an exhibition Modules Negotiated Project 2 Dissertation Final Project The modules above are those being studied by our students, or proposed new ones. Programme structures and modules can change as part of our curriculum enhancement and review processes. If a certain module is important to you, please discuss it with the Course Leader.

Course Details – Assessment Method

Foundation Year: Assessments are 100% coursework based Assessment will take place at the end of each module, and you'll get feedback and evaluation throughout the year. You'll be assessed through visual, verbal and written assignments, including your portfolio and a reflective journal. Progressing in your specialism Students studying on courses with an Integrated Foundation Year must successfully complete all foundation modules before they can progress to the next stage of their course. Your specialism: Continuous monitoring. Twice-yearly studio practice. Assessments. Written assignments. Self-evaluation. Final-year dissertation, project and exhibition.

Course Details – Professional Bodies

Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.

How to Apply

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application Codes

Course code: FY10

Institution code: F33

Campus Name: Main Site

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Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Foundation

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

International applicants

Standard Qualification Requirements

We welcome A Levels in a wide range of subjects, especially in those relevant to the course for which you apply.

A typical offer is between 104 and 120 UCAS points, primarily from Level 3 equivalent qualifications, such as A levels, a BTEC Extended Diploma or a Foundation Diploma, or current, relevant experience. Grade 4 (or C) or above in GCSE English Language, or equivalent, is a minimum language requirement for all applicants. Due to the creative nature of our courses, you will be considered on your own individual merit and potential to succeed on your chosen course. Please contact the Applicant Services team for advice if you are predicted UCAS points below this range, or if you have questions about the qualifications or experience you have.