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Creative Arts Practice (Professional Placement Year) - BA (Hons)

Bath Spa University

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Course options

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

Explore, innovate and push boundaries with this stimulating contemporary arts degree. This studio-based creative arts degree places making at its heart. You'll gain a practical grounding in a range of creative fields of study, including ceramics, textiles, print and wood/metal/plastics, before choosing your specialism. You’ll also explore the critical, conceptual, ethical and environmental issues in contemporary craft through the role of making within social, cultural and historical contexts.Using a range of specialist workshops and technical support, gain a degree that empowers you with strong making skills. As an aspiring artist-maker, you'll experience a solid grounding in a range of creative disciplines before selecting a focus in your first year. The course encourages and supports you to share ideas and collaborate across subject areas, and you'll gain the skills and confidence to combine practice and theory in radical and innovative ways.Our graduates find employment in a range of relevant areas, from establishing their own creative practice/studio to working as freelance artists/makers/designers. Many now work in areas such as retail and display management, curation, creative production, galleries, project management, research, arts administration, heritage, education, critical writing, gallery and museum learning and teaching, teaching in Higher Education, and postgraduate research. This year provides you with the opportunity to identify, apply for, and secure professional experience, normally comprising one to three placements over a minimum of nine months. Successful completion of this module will demonstrate your ability to secure and sustain graduate-level employment.

Tuition fees

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(International fees)

£ 17,585per year

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University information

Bath Spa University

Bath Spa University

  • University League Table

    92nd

  • Campus address

    Bath Spa Univeristy, 50 Hoxton Street, Hoxton, London, Greater London, N1 6LP, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Art & Design

    55th out of 83 8

  • Entry standards

    / Max 228
    129 56%

    40th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    60.0 60%

    59th

    23

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.98 75%

    71st

    8

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