Prosthetics and Special Effects Design with Design Foundation Year
Solent University (Southampton)
Prosthetics and Special Effects Design with Design Foundation Year
Course Summary
Got a passion for creative design? Not quite ready to undertake a full honours degree? Solent University’s Design Foundation Programme is perfectly suited to students who may not be from an art- design- or fashion-related background or whose qualifications do not meet the admissions requirements of their chosen course.
To help get you up to speed, this one-year foundation course provides all the creative, technical and study skills needed for entry onto a degree-level art, design or fashion course. Upon completion, you will be able to progress onto a range of art-, design- and fashion- related courses here at Solent.
The course begins with a five-week group project. This enables students to mix with like-minded peers and helps them to settle in quickly. This project also helps students to decide which area they might like to follow at a later stage.
The following ten weeks are spent introducing students to the world of art, design and fashion. This includes design history, vocabulary, methods and academic foundation. This ten-week block will also give students the opportunity to learn and apply two-dimensional and three-dimensional visualisation techniques, giving them the tools required to conduct their final project.
This final project takes place in the last fifteen weeks of the course and is based around the specific discipline that the student will go on to study. The project will be supported by tuition in visual presentation techniques, enabling students to communicate their concepts, development processes and final proposals. Students will also receive instruction in verbal communication and presentation techniques, increasing their confidence in pitching design ideas.
Course Details - Modules
FOUNDATION MODULES
Creative Applications
Contextual Practice
Materials and Methods
Research and Ideas Development
Personal Development Planning
Degree-Related Project
If you successfully pass the foundation year, you will automatically progress to the 3 year BA (Hons) Prosthetics and Special Effects Design degree (please note that these modules may change)
YEAR 1 - CORE MODULES
Design Practice
Professional Application
Image Construction
Character Design
Visual Narrative
Culture and Context
YEAR 2 - CORE MODULES
Extending the Body
Visual Cultures
Horror, Film and Media
Deviant Narratives
Professional Practice for the Creative Economy
YEAR 2 - OPTIONS (please note that not all options are guaranteed to run each academic year)
Digital Bodies
The SFX Morgue
YEAR 3 - CORE MODULES
Creative Research Project – Proposal
Work Based Learning
Dissertation
Creative Research Project - Development and Realisation
YEAR 3 - OPTIONS (please note that not all options are guaranteed to run each academic year)
Speculative Design
Creature and Concept Design
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
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:
PSE3
Institution code:
S30
Campus Name:
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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
From a minimum of two A levels
From A-levels, a BTEC Extended Diploma at PPP or BTEC Diploma at MP or equivalent.
We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds. Applicants who are not in possession of the minimum entry requirements but are able to demonstrate aptitude, enthusiasm and motivation will be considered on an individual basis and may be admitted subject to satisfactory interview and/or portfolio. Please contact us for further details.
In combination with other qualifications
In combination with other qualifications
In combination with other qualifications.
In combination with other qualifications.
In combination with other qualifications.
IELTS a minimum score of 5.5 overall with a minimum of 5.0 in each component.
TOEFL (IBT) a minimum score of 71 overall with a minimum of 19 in each component.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)
5.5
with a minimum 5.0 in each individual component.
This must be a Secure English Language Test (SELT)
All international applicants need to be aware that the English language requirements to attend Solent University, and the English language requirements to obtain a visa from the Home Office, may be different. This means that if you meet the Solent University language requirement to gain a place on the course, you may still have to meet additional requirements to be granted with a visa by the Home Office.
We strongly advise all applicants to visit the Home Office website which outlines all the requirements for a successful visa application and to take a look at this PDF document which outlines both Solent University and Home Office requirements for a number of language tests.
Unistats information
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Fees and funding
EU
9250.0
Year 1
England
9250.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
Scotland
9250.0
Year 1
Wales
9250.0
Year 1
Channel Islands
9250.0
Year 1
International
12000.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
Additional Fee Information are not listed for this Course.
Provider information
East Park Terrace
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Southampton
SO14 0YN
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