BA (Hons) 3D Creative Practice*

The entry requirements for this course are 32 UCAS tariff points, a Level 3 qualification in a relevant subject or A Levels. Significant relevant prior learning and experience will also be considered. You might be asked to submit a portfolio of work to support your application.

On receipt of your application, you will be asked to provide a portfolio that demonstrates your art and design ideas and abilities. This may showcase work you have done at school or college, or it may capture independently devised projects. You will then be invited for interview, in which you are able to discuss the course and ask any questions you may have

Assessment reflects the practical and creative nature of the course. You'll be assessed through a range of methods, including development portfolios, sketchbooks, presentations, exhibitions, practical projects and realised creative outcomes.

We encourage experimentation, innovation and individual approaches, with assessment recognising creative development, technical skill, critical thinking and the successful communication of ideas.

Develop the creative, technical and conceptual skills to realise ideas through contemporary 3D practice. You'll experiment with materials, making processes and emerging technologies, exploring how ideas can be expressed through objects, experiences and environments.

By testing, making and refining your work, you'll develop specialist skills in design development, prototyping, production and creative problem-solving. Alongside practical expertise, you'll build the confidence to communicate and present your work in a professional context.

This studio and workshop-based course provides the opportunity to learn through experience. The programme is broad and offers the opportunity to work in art, craft and design-based areas. In encouraging experimentation, the course celebrates combining materials and processes to create innovative ideas and outcomes. 

You will experience new challenges and explore new concepts. Through learning processes and working with a wide range of materials and processes, you will develop a broad, practical skills base. You will be helped to apply these to your own projects, which will give you a distinct and professional body of work that enables you to become a creative professional.

The full-time course is delivered face-to-face over three days a week, timetabled between Monday and Thursday.

Academic year runs from September to June.

You will need to ensure you have the correct PPE to use the workshops, and while we do provide this, you may want to purchase your own. Non-stocked materials and materials in large or expensive quantities may need to be purchased and provided by students. A list of stocked materials can be found in your student handbook, and specialist staff are available to advise and help you.

This course prepares you for a range of careers across the creative and cultural industries. Graduates go on to work as artists, designer-makers, craftspeople, curators, educators and creative entrepreneurs, with many establishing independent or freelance practices.

You’ll graduate with a professional portfolio, transferable creative skills and the confidence to pursue employment, self-employment, collaborative projects, or postgraduate study.