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PLYMOUTH COLLEGE of ART
UNDERGRADUATE COURSE
GUIDE 2020/21
OPEN DAYS MAKING YOUR CONTENTS
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Our Open Days are a chance for you and your A bursary that you won’t have to pay back: About us
friends or family to visit Plymouth, meet and Don’t Just Make - Live Make 4
If you’re a home (UK) student, you’ll be eligible
chat with our friendly programme leaders and 6
to receive financial support from us throughout Plymouth: a city of creativity
admissions staff, tour our studios and facilities,
your studies to help cover programme and travel Space to make 8
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costs. As it’s a bursary, you won’t have to pay The facts 10
best study options for you.
it back and you’ll still have access to other Collaborators 12
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BA (Hons) 3D Design Crafts 18
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BA (Hons) Animation 19
of Residence accommodation within the city,
close to our campus. We work with Host and BA (Hons) Commercial Photography for 20
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suitable accommodation close to our campus BA (Hons) Costume Production & 21
Associated Crafts
SAT 28 SEP 2019 that suits your budget.
BA (Hons) Digital Media Production 22
SAT 12 OCT 2019 BA (Hons) Fashion 23
BA (Hons) Fashion Media & Marketing 24
SAT 9 NOV 2019 BA (Hons) Film 25
BA (Hons) Fine Art 26
SAT 4 JAN 2020 BA (Hons) Game Arts 27
BA (Hons) Graphic Design 28
SAT 13 JUN 2020 BA (Hons) Illustration 29
BA (Hons) Interior Decoration, Design & Styling 30
BA (Hons) Painting, Drawing & Printmaking 31
BA (Hons) Photography 32
BA (Hons) Printed Textile Design & 33
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2 Open Days 3 Undergraduate Course Guide 2020/21
DON’T JUST MAKE – LIVE MAKE (Left) Public and industry
explore the diverse
work at our annual
Creativity doesn’t just happen in the studio, workshop or darkroom. It’s a way of life. A lot has Degree Shows.
changed here since we started out over 160 years ago, but this simple equation of making and (Top) Screenprinting gets
living still shapes everything we do. political at Port Eliot
Festival.
(Bottom) Fine Art student
Molly McCarthy’s tactile
explorations adorn the
We collaborate Live what you do
walls of her studio desk.
We’re an independent, university sector art school We believe that contemporary arts practice
with an internationally distinctive identity. It’s a is the catalyst for personal, professional and
truly collaborative cross-disciplinary environment. cultural transformation, and in order to achieve
Nationally, we’re a Founding Associate of Tate this we pride ourselves in providing high levels
Exchange and internationally, we act as advisors of contact time and studio access, not just a
to the Cheongju International Craft Biennale. few timetabled hours a week. Living what you
Our contribution to the creative industries and do means getting immersed in learning, and
cultural agenda continues to grow, offering more that requires constant access to the facilities,
opportunities each year to collaborate with leading technicians and tuition that you need to develop. An international experience Thinking and making
artists from around the world.
Our onsite exhibition space, The Gallery, Study with us and you’ll expand your critical
Making a difference
showcases international creative artists, and we approach alongside developing skills in research
We are committed to making a difference welcome guest lecturers from overseas at every and analysis. Our academically robust and
in everything that we do. In response to the opportunity. As well as curating, publishing and intellectually stimulating degree programmes are
ongoing drive to marginalise the creative exhibiting abroad ourselves, we arrange exchange delivered by our team of academics, technical
arts in mainstream education in the UK, we programmes with our partners overseas. demonstrators and invited experts who together
founded Plymouth School of Creative Arts and deliver excellence in learning, teaching and
a dedicated building for Foundation Diploma assessment. Our programmes encourage diversity
students. Together, we’re building a progressive in thinking and making - from practical applications
continuum of creative learning and practice through to reflective, analytical writing.
extending from early years to Masters-level
postgraduate study, research and professional We provide a dynamic, stimulating learning
practice. environment from which to test new models of
practice, while investing in the rich relationship
Over 160 years of creativity between practice and theory - based on the
potential in material and visual exploration,
Plymouth College of Art was founded in 1856
collaborative working, cross-fertilisation of ideas,
as the first specialist school of art and design
Making time, making space and the exploration of histories and contemporary
in the city. Since that time, we’ve retained
contexts.
Our tutors are practising artists and designers, our independence, our identity and our ability
and our technicians are highly skilled masters of to respond swiftly to emerging trends and
Join us
their crafts. We’re all making something. Some artistic movements. And the beliefs that hold
are working at degree level, while others are us together haven’t changed. Social justice – Atmosphere is a hard thing to put into words, but
pre-degree or postgraduate – all are contributing through community impact and social mobility, so many people who come here say the same
to the growth of the creative industries in the UK. and creative learning – through pedagogical thing: it feels like home. Study here and you’ll be
We’re proud of our big, open studios, our diverse innovation, are at the heart of everything that choosing somewhere to work hard but also to
ecosystem of materials and our inspirational we do. create, enjoy, aspire and be yourself.
equipment and technologies.
4 Don’t Just Make - Live Make
PLYMOUTH: A CITY OF CREATIVITY
Located on the coast of Devon in the South West of England, Plymouth is Britain’s Ocean City.
With a beautiful waterfront and harbour and plenty of stunning surrounding countryside, our
thriving city offers a wealth of inspiration alongside vibrant culture and world-class events to
more than 35,000 students.
There’s something special about the way that The city plays host to major exhibitions, including Beyond Plymouth
music, art and film blend in Plymouth. And British Art Show 7 (with British Art Show 9 set to
Just a stone’s throw away is some of the South We’ve always loved our city, but lately there’s an
we are actively involved in an intergenerational return to Plymouth in 2021), We The People Are
West’s most beautiful coastline, moors and even greater buzz to the place than usual. Come
placemaking project that is transforming The Work, Rebel Film Festival and The Atlantic
prehistoric woodlands, as well as exciting creative and find out for yourself.
the city into the regional capital of visual arts – Project, bringing internationally renowned artists
hubs where you can discover independent shops,
reflected in investment from Arts Council England. including Ryoji Ikeda, Postcommodity collective,
cafes, exhibition spaces and more.
Contemporary arts venues such as KARST house Ciara Phillips and Matt Stokes to the city with
innovative contemporary art exhibitions and specially commissioned, site-specific installations.
Less than an hour away, the Eden Project is one Discover Plymouth:
residencies, whilst the college houses our own
of the world’s largest indoor rainforests and plays
well-established Gallery and independent arthouse Alongside the city’s much loved creative spaces, barbicantheatre.co.uk
host to the Eden Sessions each summer, where
cinema. You’ll find live music venues where you a host of newly developed centres for arts and fotonow.org
artists including Björk, Muse, Massive Attack
can catch local and touring bands, as well as DIY enterprise have recently opened. The Box is karst.org.uk
and PJ Harvey have played intimate shows in this
creative communities and community interest the new home for Plymouth’s museum and city madeinplymouth.org
breathtaking setting.
companies springing up all over the city. archives, with a £40 million rebuild set to open in nativemakers.co.uk
2020, with seven large-scale permanent galleries, nudge.community
Nestled into a Cornish hillside and overlooking the
including collections from the South West Film & oceanstudios.org.uk
Atlantic Ocean, St Ives is home to Tate St Ives,
Television Archive. plymouthdance.org.uk
celebrating the artistic connections of the town,
radiantspace.org.uk
which has been a destination for artists since
Meanwhile Ocean Studios in Plymouth’s historic theatreroyal.com
Victorian times. Renowned names associated
Royal William Yard offers collaborative facilities, themarkethall.co.uk
with the town range from Mark Rothko to Barbara
residencies and open-space workshops, and is
Hepworth.
already home to a wealth of creative, independent
businesses – from screenprinting workshops to
contemporary jewellers.
Plymouth’s artistic spirit also shines in the Theatre
Royal, the largest and best attended regional
producing theatre in the UK. Our relationship
with the theatre provides opportunities for
collaborations and industry experience – and it is
currently the venue for our graduation ceremony.
(Above) Bend reality with experimental installations Plymouth Pavilions draws the biggest names
and events at Radiant, one of Plymouth’s many public in music and comedy, and the whole city gets
gallery spaces. Photo © Dom Moore. involved with MTV Music Week, an annual music
(Right) Plymouth, known as Britain’s Ocean City, boasts festival attracting the likes of Clean Bandit,
stunning coastal views. Photo © James Breeden. Rudimental and Charli XCX, to name a few.
6 Plymouth: A city of creativity 7
SPACE TO MAKE
We offer the richest, most diverse ecosystem of materials, technologies, processes, practices, and
exchange of ideas of any art school in the UK. And that synergy gives us a certain kind of energy.
On campus LABs
Our 13,000 square metres of studios and Our LABs are open-access resources that support
workshops across four buildings are filled with your learning and facilitate skill acquisition in
professional workspaces and state-of-the-art response to your ideas and research. During your
facilities. Home to our 2,000-strong community time at the college you’ll work primarily within
of student artists, designers and makers, our a studio-based environment supported by an
city centre campus is a thriving creative hub of exciting and diverse range of media and production
collaboration and innovation, thinking and making. facilities. Each LAB holds a set of skill-specific
A close-knit community where artists, designers workshops that encourage exploration and choice,
and makers combine, it’s a place to explore and as you think through materials, processes and
experiment with processes and materials, both their applications. Our aim is to enable flexibility
contemporary and traditional. and mobility towards cross-disciplinary exchange
at all levels. We value experimentation across
Fashion designers collaborate with filmmakers, both traditional processes and new and emerging
fine artists with photographers, animators with technologies. You will be immersed in a creative
ceramicists. The opportunities for cooperation and environment that offers a menu of curiosity across
exchange are endless and open for discovery. Our a wide range of analogue and digital opportunities.
academic and technical staff are active thinkers,
writers and creative practitioners. Open access rolling workshops
Alongside your curriculum timetable, a programme
External engagement is an important part of your
of rolling workshops is offered during each
learning, and you’ll have the opportunity to gain
semester to encourage exploration, stretching
direct experience across the creative industries
your skills towards an extended practice. These
and cultural sector. This could involve live projects
optional extracurricular activities allow you to play
with national brands, placements, internships
with materials and niche processes outside of your
and volunteering. The college actively encourages
study programme for a low fee.
you to use areas and communal space to curate
• Fab Lab Plymouth research / development • Material Lab ceramic / glass / plaster / metals
and exhibit work collaboratively or individually, in
Make Space Studios / digital design technologies: 3D printing / / wood / plastic
various 2D, 3D, 4D and digital formats.
3D scanning / vinyl cutting / CNC milling /
Recently opened, our 300m² Make Space Studios • Multimedia Lab darkroom / specialist darkroom
CNC routing / laser cutting
Becoming part of our interdisciplinary learning accommodate a range of creative projects from life / scanning darkroom / rostrum / Steenbeck
community offers you a diverse and challenging drawing to large-scale installation work. You will be • Fabric Lab dyeing / sewing / cutting / tufting / green screen / lighting / sound / media
environment to develop your thinking and practice. supported by experienced academic and technical / knitting / embroidery / millinery / textile studios / edit suites / infinity cove / interactive
staff to help and guide you in the latest processes, silk screening / digital embroidery / media / Equipment Resource Centre
(Top right) Students have access to glassblowing techniques and methodologies. sublimation printing
furnaces, ceramics wheels, metal, wood and plastics
• Learning Lab library / Study Zone / learning
workshops. • Imprint Lab drawing / monoprinting / etching technology / collections
/ engraving / intaglio / silkscreening /
(Bottom right) Fashion students work with photography lithography / letterpressing / Digital
and marketing students in the creation of their Fashion
Print Bureau
Lookbook.
8 Space to make 9 Undergraduate Course Guide 2020/21
THE FACTS
1 million newly created jobs by Founded in 1856, Plymouth £13 million invested in spaces Between 2010 and 2016, the Ranked 5th out of 132 UK
2030: the number forecast by College of Art is over 160 and resources for you to make in. value of the creative industries Higher Education Institutions
a 2017 independent report into years old. to the UK economy increased for class equality and
the UK’s creative industries. by almost 45%. widening participation.
Opportunities to engage with The value of the UK’s creative 3.12 million jobs in the UK PCA–PSCA have created 300 We have invested £30 million in
more than 80 art and creative industries is £101.5 billion. creative economy in 2017. new direct permanent jobs in Plymouth city centre between
industry institutions worldwide. Plymouth since 2011/12. 2012 and 2018.
4,000 visitors to our public 87% of creative industry 89% student satisfaction Join a community of more than 90.9% of our full-time UK Plymouth College of Art has
gallery every year, which workers are highly resistant with our learning resources, 1,300 undergraduate students graduates in 2017 are attracted £1.4 million EU
showcases contemporary to the risk of losing their role including Fab Lab Plymouth, across a range of specialist employed or in further funding (including £400,000
artists, designers and makers. to automation in future. industry-standard facilities creative degrees. study (DLHE 16.17). match funding).
and personal studio spaces
(NSS 2018).
10 11
COLLABORATORS
Here are just some of the brands and businesses that we call our friends, which our students have
interacted with through live briefs, lectures and as graduates working in creative roles.
South West
12 Collaborators 13 Undergraduate Course Guide 2020/21
MEET THE GRADUATES
ZOWIE BROACH HENRY SOUTH NATALIE DAVIS JAKE WILLIAMS
Designer & Co-Founder of BOUDICCA, Head of Senior Artist, Industrial Light & Magic Creative Producer & Picture Editor Published author and illustrator
Fashion at the Royal College of Art (RCA).
Henry South, Senior Artist at Industrial Light Natalie specialises in luxury fashion and Jake won the prestigious New Designer of the
Zowie is Head of Fashion at the Royal College & Magic, has worked on some of the biggest beauty, and has worked for ‘Elle’ magazine, Year award at the 32nd annual New Designers
of Art and has previously taught at Parsons blockbusters to hit our screens in the past decade. matchesfashion.com and Condé Nast since festival, one of the UK’s most important dates in
School of Design, New York. She’s co-founder Often working as a texture artist and sculptor graduating. So far, she’s created national the design world calendar. His graduate project
of independent fashion label and design house for 3D modelling and character designs, Henry’s campaigns for Warehouse and produced shoots ‘Resilient Reptiles’ also secured him a three-book
BOUDICCA, launched in 1997, whose pieces have past job titles have included Technical Animator, with Stella McCartney, JW Anderson, Daisy Lowe deal with publisher Pavilion Children’s Books.
been exhibited in the V&A Museum and the Art Character Artist, Environment Artist and Senior and Nicholas Hoult.
Institute of Chicago. In 2014 she returned to the Texture Artist, on on titles that include ‘Guardians “What stood out for me at Plymouth College
college for an exhibition of BOUDICCA’s work called of the Galaxy’, ‘Doctor Strange’, ‘Gravity’, “Studying at the college gave me the of Art is the fact that it’s a dedicated art
‘Move’ in The Gallery. ‘RoboCop’, ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’, ‘Jurassic confidence to believe in my own ability, and college. In other universities that I looked at,
World’, and films in the ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘The showed me that you should work hard and the arts were pushed to the side – but here
“Being at the college allowed me to be myself. Pirates of the Caribbean’ franchises. never be afraid to try something new. My it was really inspiring to see that the whole
It ran a series of ideas through my system and tutors there were incredible. They showed us college is dedicated to creativity and creative
asked me to question them. I learned so much “The college was great and it had a vibrant, the city we were studying in, and opened our subjects. Another big selling point was the
in my time there, but it’s only in retrospect creative atmosphere that allowed me to find eyes to the possibilities that lay before us.” high contact time with tutors, which I really
that I realise how powerful that Foundation out what I was good at, but more importantly took advantage of. Throughout my course,
year really was for me. It gave me a freedom what avenue of art I wanted to pursue. there was never a point when there were long
that no other course has given me. It was a Discovering 3D modelling at the college Graduated from BA (Hons) Photography in 2010. waits to speak to tutors or get feedback on
truly experimental existence for one year.” opened the door to films, games and mediums nat-michele.com work, which was so valuable.”
that I had never given any thought to. Leaving Nat_michele
after the Foundation Diploma and the BA
Graduated from Foundation Diploma in Art & degree, I was set to walk into my Masters in Graduated from BA (Hons) Illustration in 2017.
Design in 1985. animation in Vancouver.” jakewilliams.co.uk
boudiccacouture.com jkwilliams_
Boudiccaword
Graduated from BA (Hons) Photomedia & Design
Communication in 2007.
search Henry South
14 Meet the graduates 15 Undergraduate Course Guide 2020/21
3D DESIGN CRAFTS
This programme allows you to develop a close understanding of a range of rich materials including:
clay, hot and cold glass, metals, Jesmonite, wood and plastics.
Encompassing a comprehensive range of practices from designer-makers such as jewellers and
conceptual sculptors, you can become a specialist in your chosen discipline.
• Experience a vibrant mix of designing Collect at the Saatchi Gallery, the Contemporary
and making, with a chance to explore Craft Festival and London Design Fair.
diverse materials.
• Benefit from experienced academic staff
who have exhibited, curated and
The range of material practices covered includes
ceramics, fine metalwork and silversmithing, ANIMATION
glass-blowing and kiln-formed glass,
published internationally. Bring your character designs and illustrative concepts to life, and explore a whole range of
woodworking, mould-making, laser cutting and
• Develop design skills so that your making CAD/CAM. Our workshops house cutting-edge production methods, developing your passion into a career. Globally the animation industry is
is underpinned by sound methodology, and craft facilities, and you can also explore digital estimated to be worth $259 billion, and includes film, children’s television, games, VFX, motion
enjoy opportunities for business start-up making, using sophisticated computer-aided graphics, VR and advertising.
and enterprise. design software and machinery in our Fab Lab.
By exploring histories and contemporary Students work with industry partners including
• Develop your own artistic signature and technical production skills in 2D, CGI and
contexts of designing and making, you’ll expand British Pewter, The Goldsmiths’ Company, the
industry-relevant skills. stop-motion using industry-standard equipment
your critical approach. You will learn how visual Crafts Council, the Association for Contemporary
and software. You’ll learn to work as part of
ideas, research, thinking and making can inform Jewellery, Devon Guild of Craftsmen, the Eden • Learn how to make a character perform in a
a production team, sharing skills with others
one another, responding to issues such as Project, Mount Edgcumbe and Dartington Crystal way that makes the audience buy into what’s
whilst developing your own specialism, as well
globalisation and sustainability. on live briefs, exhibitions and more. happening on screen.
as learning to market and distribute your work.
• Gain valuable industry connections through
You will have the opportunity to meet some You also have the opportunity to curate, exhibit
our strong presence at key global events. We offer regular one-to-one tutorial support,
of the UK’s most inventive contemporary and sell work at internationally known festivals
while lectures from visiting experts enable
craft makers through studio visits and including London Design Fair, as well as visiting
We attract passionate, ambitious students you to make the transition from student to
demonstrations, and have the opportunity to shows including Handwerk & Design and
who explore traditional, experimental and professional. Recent visits include Industrial
visit events such as Sieraad in Amsterdam, Schmuck, Munich.
computer animation, and work on a wide range Light & Magic, BAFTA-winning King Rollo Films
of exciting briefs – including live client projects and Aardman Animations.
and competitions.
(Left) A monochrome
glass bowl crafted by
Our programme team are professional
Katherine Howes, BA You will become a proficient, industry-ready animators, filmmakers and researchers with
(Hons) 3D Design Crafts. animator. You’ll learn how to use tools and excellent industry links, who will assist you in
techniques for short animated performances, building your own network. Trips to FMX and
(Right) Projections by BA
demonstrating your control of gesture-based International Festival of Animated Film give you
(Hons) Animation, Game
Arts and Digital Media
articulation and emotional resonance. the chance to engage with leading animation
Production students. studios, and secure employment and paid
Photo © Morgan Rio. You’ll explore all aspects of animation, such commissions. You’ll also have opportunities to
as narrative development, storyboarding get involved in European-funded initiatives, such
and character performance. You will learn as the Euranim video mapping project.
19 Undergraduate Course Guide 2020/21COSTUME PRODUCTION &
ASSOCIATED CRAFTS
This intensive, practical programme helps you develop into an outstanding costumier, ready for
a wide range of careers in the performance industries. You’ll gain the most sought-after costume
craft skills, including strong technical competence in pattern-cutting and construction, as well as
learning about the historical and cultural contexts of costume, and costume design principles.
• You’ll work on live briefs, designing and You’ll have access to professional studio
producing costumes in collaboration with equipment, including a spray booth, millinery
performers to put a show together. equipment and industrial sewing machines, as well
as our Fab Lab.
COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR • You will receive support from industry
professionals, and become a confident,
You’ll also have access to a professional working
FASHION, ADVERTISING & EDITORIAL enquiring costumier.
theatre – we are on the doorstep of Theatre Royal
• Visit Puy Du Fou historical theme park and Les Plymouth, the largest and most attended regional
From lighting and framing a dramatic fashion shot to visualising concepts for retail, commercial Machines de L’île; discover immersive theatre producing theatre in the UK, where students
photography has the power to inspire. This programme will help you succeed in today’s competitive and large-scale costume in action. attend after-show talks and backstage tours.
photographic industry, and give you the broad range of skills that you’ll need, combining technical
excellence with visual awareness, innovation, business acumen and enterprise. You’ll learn to make costumes to industry standard, You’ll learn from lecturers who have worked on
developing design and illustration skills to West End productions for Cameron Mackintosh
communicate your ideas, and achieve a practical and Andrew Lloyd Webber, and gain insights from
understanding of the rigour involved in making visiting professionals and masterclasses led by
• Learn how to generate ideas, concepts and the confidence in responding to client briefs while costumes for a range of performance types. experts in specialist areas.
creative solutions to client briefs. demonstrating creative and professional skills. In
your second year, you’ll work with real clients to You’ll get the chance to work on incoming
• Operate professionally in a range of commercial
build a professional portfolio. commissions. Our students have made costumes
photographic contexts, maintaining high
standards in practice and ethical conduct. for TV and film including BBC’s ‘Poldark’, and
Students acquire a broad range of entrepreneurial stage productions such as ‘Wicked’ and ‘The
• Develop transferable skills that will maximise abilities in marketing, self-promotion and business Book of Mormon’.
your potential for employment and successful development, enabling them to develop financially
commercial enterprise in the creative industries. sustainable practices, and thrive in the industry. Our students have seen success in prestigious
• Through our affiliation with the prestigious competitions, reaching the finals of World of
Our photographic resources include industry- Wearable Art New Zealand and The Costume
Association of Photographers (AOP), students
standard studios, one of which provides an infinity Society’s Patterns of Fashion as well as securing
can apply for free student membership.
cove to create a seamless backdrop for shoots. We internships at Glyndebourne, Royal Shakespeare
also provide access to lighting and high-end digital Company, Birmingham Royal Ballet and National
This programme will equip you with advanced
camera equipment, large-format scanners, post- Theatre.
technical skills in studio and location lighting,
production suites and 6,000 pieces of kit that are
digital capture and post-production techniques.
free to hire from our Equipment Resource Centre.
Industry-oriented assignments, supported by
(Left) An image captured by BA (Hons) Commercial
hands-on workshops using sophisticated camera Photography for Fashion, Advertising & Editorial
Students have the opportunity to attend the
and lighting equipment, will also develop your student Max Styles.
annual Visual Culture Symposium in London,
technical skills.
where speakers have included picture editors (Right) An elaborate ringmaster costume, designed by
from ‘The Telegraph’ and the ‘Guardian’, and Fiona Chivers and made by Sophie Pring, BA (Hons)
Our teaching and technical team, as well as
acclaimed photographers. Costume Production & Associated Crafts.
practitioners from industry, will help you to develop
20 Courses 21 Undergraduate Course Guide 2020/21DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTION FASHION
This is a dynamic, outward-facing programme, engaging in a range of commercial moving From innovative pattern-cutting to styling a magazine cover, fashion is one of the largest
image and audio production practices – from TV to cutting-edge digital content. Music videos, employers in the UK’s creative industries. A spirit of independence runs through our vibrant
commercials, vlogs and films are supported through our extensive production facilities, including fashion programme; we develop talented, innovative and versatile individuals. You’ll combine
a Blackmagic portable TV studio that allows you to explore live events and streaming. traditional techniques with new methodologies such as 3D virtual prototyping to become a
creative, confident fashion practitioner.
UK film, TV and online media makers are You will be involved in professional briefs and • Engage with our extensive professional network, and construction skills. Our students have secured
recognised around the world for their craft independent projects, supported by taught including Pentland Brands, Marks & Spencer, placements with Alexander McQueen, Gareth Pugh
and creativity. This degree primes a new sessions, practical workshops and seminars All Saints, Finisterre and more. and Lulu Guinness.
generation of creatives to meet the need for from our team and visiting lecturers.
• Learn to problem-solve and innovate in function
innovative moving-image content. You’ll cover Our staff are all experienced fashion practitioners,
and design, and learn about developments in
everything from idea generation to production We encourage experimentation, risk-taking and and you’ll engage with industry events in London,
materials and technologies, anatomy and
techniques, including camera, sound, light and innovative responses to problems. You’ll be Paris, New York and Berlin, as well as having
human factors.
post-production, preparing you to carve out a part of a collaborative community incorporating the chance to showcase your work at Graduate
successful career in a growing industry, where design and making skills – including graphics, • Secure an internship and develop your Fashion Week.
a smartphone alone can enable your ideas to 3D, sound and performance – into your moving professional skills whilst studying.
reach a global audience. image productions. You will develop professional
• Develop the skills to work across a wide
skills such as marketing and entrepreneurship,
spectrum of careers in fashion.
• Build an innovative portfolio/showreel. gaining expertise in pitching ideas.
• Expand your audiovisual creativity. You’ll establish your identity as a designer, and
We boast industry-standard tools – including
learn the technical and creative skills to realise
• Communicate as a producer, director an infinity cove to create seamless backdrops,
your ideas through pattern-cutting, design and
or designer. sound and editing facilities and a green screen,
manufacture with high levels of craftsmanship,
along with along with 6,000 pieces of kit in our
• Focus on creative film, new television and as well as developing your presentation and
Equipment Resource Centre. We also encourage
commercial media. marketing skills.
you to access resources and specialist
• Develop an international context for your technicians across the institution as a whole.
You will learn about the relationship between
professional creative practice.
design, creativity, sustainability, project
Our academic and technical team are all
management and communication, along
experienced industry professionals, having
with factors that impact design, development
worked with clients such as Honda, Oakley,
and production.
Channel 4 and the BBC.
Our Fashion Studio is a large, light space equipped
with industry-standard technologies. We encourage
cross-disciplinary working; you can expand your
skills by exploring our professional textile print
studios, workshops for jewellery and ceramics, and
our Fab Lab, which houses the latest laser cutting
(Left) A still from a short
and 3D printing technology. You’ll also have the
film by BA (Hons) Digital opportunity to use global trend forecasting tools
Media Production student WGSN and The Future Laboratory.
Patryk Swiatczak.
Through expert industry speakers and
(Right) Outfit created by
Serg Bojorean, BA
collaborations for brands like Finisterre you’ll
(Hons) Fashion. develop market awareness and refine your design
22 Courses 23 Undergraduate Course Guide 2020/21FASHION MEDIA & MARKETING
Fashion is an evolutionary and multi-faceted industry that takes innovations in technology and
culture as inspiration. From creative online campaigns that provoke questions about society,
through to discussions around retail and how in-store experiences and online shopping are
changing the profession, multitudes of processes occur within fashion.
• Work collaboratively with students and We’ll encourage you to develop team-working skills
professionals from the world of image-making, and form networks with industry and specialist
fashion publishing and PR. creatives. Our programme has included guest
speakers from ‘Vogue’, ‘Dazed’, ‘It’s Nice That’
• Tap into current trends and market insights, with
and Topshop. You will graduate with a varied
access to global forecasting tools such as
portfolio of creative work produced using an array
WGSN and The Future Laboratory.
• Gain experience in professional photo and film
of traditional and digital media. FILM
shoots using our industry-standard equipment Access to technical support, along with professional You’ll be making films from day one, considering film in relation to culture, society and the wider
and studios. studios and audiovisual equipment, will underpin world, and exploring a wide range of practical skills and theoretical approaches. You will be
your creative journey. With above-average contact encouraged to work collaboratively, and develop networks that will support your creative and
• Visit key fashion events including London and
time with your specialist tutors, highly skilled professional future.
Paris Fashion Week.
technicians and free professional kit hire from
• Explore a wide range of techniques in art our Equipment Resource Centre, you can realise
direction, styling, photography, film, graphics, your aspirations to direct fashion shoots, style for
retail design, fashion writing, social media promos or explore journalistic opportunities. • Work with external clients, building your kit, including 4K HD cinematography, Super 16mm
and advertising. confidence and your professional networks. film, underwater film resources, professional
sound design apparatus and extensive support
• Access our top-of-the-range facilities.
This degree enables you to develop strong equipment. Our professional post-production
conceptual, visual and written communication • Screen your own work professionally. editing facilities utilise current professional
skills. Strictly for the fashion-curious, it is practice- software packages including Adobe Creative Suite,
based and multidisciplinary, designed to help You’ll investigate a variety of production contexts Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer and Pro Tools.
talented and self-motivated students become and aesthetics, enabling you to contribute fresh
innovators and strategists. ideas to contemporary moving image culture and We have a team of highly experienced lecturers
the creative industries. Armed with a thorough and technicians, and offer a visiting lecturer
You’ll have opportunities for independent understanding of the demands of filmmaking, programme of internationally recognised
collaboration across campus and, combined with you’ll have the opportunity to produce your cinematographers and editors. In recent years
an exclusive mix of subject matter, this ensures own films, creating imaginative and challenging we have welcomed Jan Harlan, Ben Wheatley and
that you will have the opportunity to diversify and personal work. Walter Campbell to campus.
tailor your learning.
You’ll develop skills from writing and production Our programme has links with NAHEMI, BFI,
design to cinematography and editing. You will the Royal Television Society and the Aesthetica
learn research, planning and organisational skills Short Film Festival, as well as independent
to support your practical work. filmmaking professionals. Students have the
opportunity to attend international film festivals,
(Right) Designing the set, styling the model and assisting Our facilities include film and green screen work in partnership with Plymouth Arts Cinema
in filming and photography for the Fashion Lookbook. studios, sound recording and post-production (an independent arts cinema located on campus)
(Far right) BA (Hons) Film student Michael Stroud uses the studios and Foley studio space. Our Equipment and with external clients.
stunning location of nearby Dartmoor for his production. Resource Centre is stocked with a wide range of
24 Courses 25 Undergraduate Course Guide 2020/21GAME ARTS
The UK games industry is the largest in Europe, responsible for creating some of the most
recognisable games in the world. Increasingly, gaming and virtual reality are becoming part of
everyday life. This degree realises the spread of new ideas about social and democratic design,
putting you ahead of the field in this area.
• Leave primed for employment in both AAA and confident and independent approach to creative
indie companies, with a rounded understanding working methods.
of the game arts industry.
You’ll have access to a wide range of specialist
• Develop a high level of skills in both 2D and
equipment, including studios packed with
3D, gaining the fundamental skills to develop
industry - standard 2D, 3D and animation kit,
your personal creative approach.
such as VR - ready Alienware computers for 3D
• Learn about the latest game industry software, renders and Wacom tablets. Our Game Arts
FINE ART so that you leave industry-ready. programme is delivered via lectures, practical
studio-based activities, and online through a
You’ll learn the complete creative process – from virtual learning environment.
This programme explores contemporary art-making in its broadest sense, encouraging an ambitious, visualising your ideas through concept art to
critically engaged approach, characterised by its focus on the development of individual practice- prototyping game play. We’ll introduce you to Students will benefit from a programme of visiting
based study, within the supportive context of an independent specialist art college. cutting-edge technology that will help bring your lecturers and artists, including creative directors,
ideas to life. You’ll learn how VR technology can concept artists and coders. We will encourage
be used to create assets and content for 3D game you to collaborate on live industry-led projects,
• Gain an understanding of the creative sector develop a professional understanding of the engines, and work as a team using 3D modelling meet practising designers and participate in
and the potential for future employment creative activity of external partners, including to create concepts and environments for virtual external commissions, national competitions and
within it. galleries and practising artists. You will be able reality worlds. You will explore sound production, exhibitions, as well as attending professional
to place your work within the wider context of narrative structuring, character development events such as FMX, Germany; Develop:Brighton;
• Benefit from expert staff, national and and animation techniques. We’ll instil in you a Euranim, Lille; and EGX.
contemporary fine art practice, preparing you for
international events, impressive industry links,
your career or further study.
and an inspiring programme of visiting artists
(Left) A large sculpture
and speakers.
Alongside dedicated studio workspace, you installation exhibited
can access bookable ‘project spaces’, Mac by BA (Hons) Fine Art
This programme encourages diversity in thinking student Siobhan Fedden.
suites, drawing studios, workshops for fine art
and making, based on the potential in both
printmaking, ceramics, glass, wood and plastics, (Right) Tim Nguyen, a
material and conceptual exploration, collaborative
our Fab Lab and Equipment Resource Centre. BA (Hons) Game Arts
working and cross-fertilisation of ideas, while
graduate, has worked on
investing in the rich relationship between practice top games such as ‘Halo
The college’s public exhibition space, The Gallery,
and theory. Wars 2’.
draws a range of international artists and shows;
you will have opportunities to attend artists’ talks,
You will engage with a range of processes including
workshops and screenings.
2D, 3D, 4D and hybrid practices, and workshops in
drawing, painting, sculpture, performance, video,
You will also have opportunities to engage with
sound, printmaking and critical writing.
organisations, galleries and museums including
KARST, Ocean Studios, The Box, Spike Island, Tate
You’ll learn to work to a brief, explore creative
galleries and Newlyn Art Gallery.
ideas singularly and with peers, and manage
independent projects to conclusion. You will
26 Courses 27 Undergraduate Course Guide 2020/21GRAPHIC DESIGN ILLUSTRATION
Graphic design informs, instructs and persuades, and applications of the discipline touch every It takes an illustrator with a bold, clear vision to create striking, memorable images. This
aspect of your life. We want you to investigate, influence, innovate, and be at the forefront of this programme will encourage you to develop your personal style, reflecting the unique way you see
evolving subject. We will challenge you to explore the relationship between graphic design and the world. You’ll explore different contexts of image-making, from traditional publishing and
the wider world, developing your own unique communication style. commercial applications through to independent books and products.
Our students work beyond the studio, collaborating • Gain traditional and digital skills, as you define We value your imagination and energy, alongside
with fashion, film and product design. You’ll your visual identity and prepare to enter the your conceptual thinking and idea development,
explore solutions to real-life design problems and creative industries. and we will support you in honing your creative
create innovative outcomes, considering societal skills and knowledge of professional practice and
needs from politics to sustainability, becoming • Benefit from strong industry links and high contemporary trends. You will be encouraged to
a socially aware practitioner who can drive real contact time with our dedicated Illustration enter national and international competitions,
change and positive impact. team, whose creative specialisms include secure work placements, and work on live industry
independent publishing, children’s books, briefs and commissions.
You will gain design skills including illustration, printmaking and art direction.
photography, typography, moving image and a Illustration is a competitive discipline that requires
variety of print methods. You will explore brand • Think beyond traditional collaborations with high levels of commitment – we will support you
identity, information graphics, apps and web-based designers, creative directors and publishers; in developing professional skills including creative
digital design, including digital storytelling and UI. build illustration communities, form collectives problem-solving, project management, and working
You’ll work on independent and co-design projects, and start pop-up shops. to briefs and deadlines.
graduating as a confident designer with
a professional portfolio. • Develop your talents for enterprise and You’ll have opportunities to build a professional
entrepreneurship through Pylon Press, and network, as well as the chance to exhibit, publish
You will have access to a dedicated design studio, gain opportunities to promote and sell your and promote your work. You’ll develop and identify
Fab Lab Plymouth and Mac suites with industry- work in the Illustration Shed – our very own personal strengths, helping you to recognise
standard software, Risograph printing, screen- pop-up shop. transferable skills and how they will be useful
printing and letterpress facilities. for employment.
• Our staff are practising designers, with Our students exhibit at major international shows In Years 2 and 3, you will have your own dedicated
experience in design, typography, publishing, such as D&AD, where they have won awards workspace in our studios and opportunities to
branding, photography, printmaking and more. including ‘Best In Show’, and London Design Fair. work with other specialist workshops and facilities
Study trips will give you the opportunity to visit within the college.
• Gain work experience through The Agency,
our in-house design studio, with paid projects agencies and exhibitions in cities such as New
to develop your enterprise skills. York, Berlin, Barcelona and Paris, where we have
strong professional connections.
• Explore both traditional resources and
digital technology to support your creative Our industry connections include Dalton Maag,
design thinking. JCDecaux, Sky Arts, GF Smith and Saatchi &
Saatchi. Our graduates’ diverse careers include
designing for the Bolshoi Theatre, Tate, Katy Perry
and Nine Inch Nails.
(Above) A multi-media immersive installation from Allie
Wood, BA (Hons) Graphic Design.
(Right) Charlotte Leadley, BA (Hons) Illustration, has
developed her own unique and colourful style.
28 Courses 29 Undergraduate Course Guide 2020/21PAINTING, DRAWING & PRINTMAKING
By offering specialist technical and critical study in painting, drawing and printmaking, this
programme is exceptional in the UK and aimed at students who are excited by the prospect of
a rigorous materials-based and process-driven education in art practice. Studying materials and
techniques, you’ll also develop and contextualise your own professional practice.
• Develop essential techniques in oil painting, progress throughout the three years is driven by
water-based painting, drawing and fine print. a comprehensive series of technical workshops.
• Experience freedom to pursue your creative
You’ll also gain a thorough, critical understanding
voice and work in a group of like-minded
of the key theories in contemporary art, and will
students.
have opportunities to take part in live exhibitions
INTERIOR DECORATION, • Work in your own creative space in our
purpose-built studios.
and projects. You will develop an ambitious
working practice based on an investigation of
DESIGN & STYLING • Develop your professional practice through
the material and technical possibilities of your
creative work, with drawing at the centre of all you
opportunities such as residencies, live briefs
This programme is one of few in the UK to develop your skills in interior decoration, emphasising do and make.
or international exchange; or find out about
colour, surface and ambience in a range of environments. From a door handle or light switch to teaching drawing and painting in our own
the impact of colour, texture and materials, this can become your space in which to experiment. Our printmaking studios offer relief and intaglio
Creative School for 4-to-16-year-olds.
processes, and our digital Fab Lab houses the
• Exhibit and curate, with frequent shows latest laser cutting and 3D printing technologies,
throughout the programme and encouragement giving your ideas scope for diverse outcomes.
• Work on many different kinds of interiors from Specialist modules cover interior textiles, history of
to develop your own gallery opportunities
domestic to commercial. design, surface pattern and surface design. Hard
and connections. The programme has a strong network of industry
skills that you will develop include drawing, colour
• Experience live projects with clients, contacts, such as Winsor & Newton, Artmill
pattern and styling, editorial photography, and use
photographers, filmmakers and designers. Based in 5,500 square feet of open-plan studios Gallery, who host yearly exhibitions with our
of CAD software.
with double-height ceilings and north light windows, students, and Q-Art, which collaborates with
• Develop a range of skills, including CAD,
you will be encouraged to develop an ambitious students for its renowned Crit Club, most recently
photography and prototyping in hard and You will work in spacious design studios, with
working practice across all three disciplines. Your at Tate Modern.
soft surfaces. skilled technical support staff. You will have
access to our Fab Lab for digital prototyping, as
Our programme develops visually intelligent well as wood, metal and glass workshops, digital
graduates, who are inspired by interior decoration print facilities, AVA CAD 3D design software,
and design and acquainted with manufacturing and design intelligence facilities. Our extensive
techniques. The projects you’ll work on will photographic resources include large-format
introduce you to a diverse range of interiors – scanners as well as an infinity cove, a large white
from retail to luxury. curved solid backdrop for shoots. (Left) A second-year
interior decoration group
You’ll develop products, including upholstery, Getting out and seeing the industry in action is project for Devon &
accessories and furniture, and gain smart central to learning. This programme builds on our Cornwall Refugee Support.
manufacturing skills through the use of 3D and existing industry links, including visiting Decorex,
(Right) A portrait in oil by
digital equipment. You will learn how to design for Chelsea Harbour and many other events in London Aleksandra Sosnowska, BA
different levels of the market and develop excellent and Europe, helping you build your network of (Hons) Painting, Drawing &
client presentation skills. companies and products. Printmaking.
30 Courses 31PHOTOGRAPHY PRINTED TEXTILE DESIGN
This distinctive programme focuses on a blend of creative and critical practice. It examines and This programme will stimulate your entrepreneurial spirit, equipping you to be a first-class
encourages the many types of photographic image-making that emerge from photography as designer. The subject is broad and dynamic, covering everything from fashion to bed linen and
contemporary art. wallpapers. We’ll encourage you to understand commercial opportunities and develop your own
design personality.
• Develop creative, production and critical skills
across a range of lens and photographic-based
media and consider the production, distribution • Work on ambitious projects for well-known development, CAD skills, technical knowledge and
and meaning of images, as well as the brands such as Mercedes-Benz, Zandra Rhodes, professional practice will all be integrated into your
relationship between practice and theory. Clarks, Princess Yachts and British Ceramic Tile. learning. We also actively support you in entering
national and international design competitions.
• Benefit from extensive facilities and equipment, • Learn about pricing, selling and marketing, both
with access to a range of industry-standard for established brands and your own.
Our studios have printing tables, a dye laboratory,
photographic studios, traditional darkrooms, • Benefit from your own workspace and access and a range of state-of-the-art digital printers and
lighting and camera equipment. to printing tables, large-format digital printers, scanners enabling you to sample fabrics with
• Learn in the unique environment and sublimation printers and a large-format immediate turnaround. You’ll have access to AVA
study experience of a specialist art college, transfer press. software, WGSN and The Future Laboratory, and
characterised by creativity, experimentation a large-format sublimation printer and transfer
and imagination. Our students become accomplished, inspirational press, as well as knitting machines, digital
textiles designers. You will learn how to design embroidery machines and tufting guns.
Taking an enquiring and experimental approach, for fashion and interiors, printing on all kinds of
while developing your technical and communication surfaces using our screen printing and digital We arrange regular visits from artists and
skills, will open up a range of creative and printing equipment. With access to our Fab Lab, designers, and you’ll be introduced to potential
professional possibilities for you. You will examine you can use digital technology to challenge the employers through live projects for top brands.
photography as a contemporary art form, and in concepts of materials and texture. You’ll also have the chance to complete a work
relation to culture, society and the wider world. placement with a well-known brand or design
You’ll be encouraged to experiment and expand on studio. Study trips include Heimtextil in Frankfurt,
Gaining entrepreneurial skills, you’ll explore how to your knowledge of materials, printing techniques and Première Vision and Maison & Objet in Paris.
promote your work through exhibitions, publications and processes. Drawing, design research and
and online formats. You will learn how to develop
supportive professional networks, and how to
fund your emerging practice. Professional practice
modules will also provide you with the grounding
in business, legal and ethical considerations that
you’ll need to pursue your own career.
(Above) An image from You will have access to camera and lighting
a series captured by equipment, industry-standard photographic
Josh Huxham, BA (Hons) studios, digital and traditional darkrooms and high-
Photography. specification digital imaging and printing facilities,
(Right) A range of interior
as well as 6,000 pieces of kit free to hire from our
products inspired by Equipment Resource Centre.
the English countryside,
produced by Hannah You’ll be taught by staff who are practising artists
Seward, BA (Hons) Printed and have internationally recognised experience.
Textile Design. Through talks by artists, curators and publishers,
along with international study trips, we explore
the collective and individual opportunities available
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