HE Prospectus Art and Design 2015 - 2016

Degree courses

15/16

Sussex Coast College Hastings

School of Art & Design in partnership with

Higher Education

Courses at

Sussex Coast College Hastings

Choosing the right degree in the right place is one of the most important decisions you will ever make.

offer a range of art and design courses,

Higher National Diploma

which are validated by the University

are two year courses including strong

of Brighton and Sussex Coast College

work related emphasis. There is a focus

Hastings. If you decide to continue your

on developing practical/technical skills

study with us you will be part of a creative

underpinned

undergraduate community.

Students may progress onto a BA Top Up.

by

theory

and

ideas.

Foundation Degree

B.A. Top-Up

introduces you to new thinking and ideas

is a one year course which is undertaken

and sets this in a work based context

after successfully completing an FdA or an

preparing you for employment in your

HND. Students have the option to take the

chosen field. Students graduate after two

BA Top Up here at Sussex Coast College

years and progress either to employment

or at a different College/University.

or onto a third year B.A. Top-up. Both

After successfully completing this course

Foundation Degrees and Higher National

students are awarded a BA ( Hons ).

Diplomas are valued by employers.

For further information contact : School Administrator : Alison Smith amsmith@sussexcoast.ac.uk Tel : 01424 458505

Applying :

Paying back :

Students must apply for FdA degrees and

You pay nothing back until you are earning

HNDs and the BA Top Up through the

over £ 21,000 a year. Repayments will be

UCAS web site : www.UCAS.com

taken from your salary by the government

The deadline for applications for courses

in the same way as income tax.

starting September 2015 is January 15th

How much you pay back depends

2015. You may apply for five different

on your salary but if your salary falls

courses at the same time. Your tutor/

below £21,000 a year your repayments

teacher will help you with this application.

automatically stop. Student Loans do not go on credit files, and should not impact

Cost :

on your ability to get a mortgage.

The tuition fees for FdA degrees at SCCH

For full details refer to UCAS website.

were £ 7000 pa in 2014. The tuition fees

tuition fee for the BA Top Up was £ 7500.

Living Cost Loans & Grants

The tuition fees are covered by Tuition Fee

There is no upper age limit for

Loans.

tuition fee loans or grants. To

for HNDs at SCCH were £ 5900 pa. The

apply for a Maintenance Loan you

Eligibility :

have to be under 60 at the start of the

All full time students from the UK and

course. Maintenance Loans are available

EU providing you have not studied for a

to all students regardless of household

degree before. Part time students can get

incomes and are paid directly into

loans too.

students’ bank accounts usually three times a year.

Who am I borrowing from ?

The government pays it directly to the college/university.

www.gov.uk/student-finance/who-qualifies

Courses we offer

Foundation Degree Contemporary Crafts Practice (converting to B.A.Hons Designer Maker subject to validation )

Foundation Degree Fashion Design

Foundation Degree Fine Art Contemporary Practice ( converting to B.A.Hons Fine Art Contemporary Practice subject to validation )

Foundation Degree Graphic Communication

Foundation Degree Illustration

Higher National Diploma Photography

BA Hons Art & Design Top-Up with specialism

For more information contact the Subject Leader

Ashley Heminway:

aheminway@sussexcoast.ac.uk

For more information contact the Subject Leader

Hannah Exley-Myers:

hexley@sussexcoast.ac.uk

For more information contact the Subject Leader

Patrick Jones:

pjones@sussexcoast.ac.uk

For more information contact the Subject Leader

Vanessa Marr:

vmarr@sussexcoast.ac.uk

For more information contact the Subject Leader

Joanna Kerr:

jkerr@sussexcoast.ac.uk

For more information contact the Subject Leader

Lucinda Wells:

lwells@sussexcoast.ac.uk

For more information contact the Subject Leader

Andrew Robey:

arobey@sussexcoast.ac.uk

Foundation Degree Contemporary Crafts Practice (converting to B.A.Hons Designer Maker subject to validation )

Print Textiles Glass Ceramics Plaster Paper Plastic Print

For more information contact the Subject Leader

Ashley Heminway:

aheminway@sussexcoast.ac.uk

Understanding how objects are made including

materiality

and

function

is

essential knowledge for anyone wishing

Designer Maker

to practice as a

This course allows

students to use a range of materials and processes to make their work. There is

a strong emphasis on design practice alongside making, providing students with a skill base to establish themselves as a practitioner. During the course students are encouraged to take part in live briefs, competitions and to exhibit their work.

Throughout the course students will gain an understanding of crafts based practice and the context behind their work. The course is taught by creative professionals who are active designer makers and exhibitors. www.pinterest.com/artsussexcoast/fdacontemporary-crafts-practice/ This course is run in partnership with the University of Brighton.

Foundation Degree Fashion Design

For more information contact the Subject Leader

Hannah Exley-Myers

hexley@sussexcoast.ac.uk

FdA

Fashion

Design is an exciting course which will

of the course. With great transport links

introduce you to the many and varied

to London and Brighton, students are also

aspects of Fashion. Over a period of two

encouraged to regularly visit the wealth of

years the course aims to provide you with

cultural resources available to further enrich

the skills of successful visual research,

their own work, and inspire creativity.

through to the development of your own

This course is run in partnership with the

professional fashion and textile designs.

University of Brighton

With a strong focus on key technical skills, students will be taught how to develop and cut patterns, how to construct beautifully crafted garments, how to present your ideas

clearly

and

professionally,

as

well as how to source the most suitable materials to do this. Within the fashion industry, cultural and critical understanding is an essential element of the creative process. As part of delivering this area, we actively organise visits to both local and national museums, galleries, retailers, and trade fairs (including Premiere Vision in Paris).

These field trips combined with lectures and seminars support both the practical and theoretical elements

Foundation Degree Fine Art Contemporary Practice For more information contact the Subject Leader ( converting to B.A.Hons Fine Art Contemporary Practice subject to validation )

Patrick Jones:

pjones@sussexcoast.ac.uk

The programme

Fine Art

has

broad

delivery

of

specialisms: painting, installation, film, sculpture & printmaking. These disciplines are

underpinned

by

theoretical

and

conceptual considerations that give the course a contemporary edge. The student experience is enriched by a dynamic visiting

lecture

programme

of

both

national and international artists. From the outset of the programme the students have the opportunity to curate and exhibit their work.

Careers education, work placements and visits abroad (New York, Berlin, Istanbul and Paris) all serve to make this a vibrant and challenging programme. www.pinterest.comartsussexcoast/fdafine-art-contemporary-practice/ This course is run in partnership with the University of Brighton.

Foundation Degree Graphic Communication

For more information contact the Subject Leader

Vanessa Marr:

vmarr@sussexcoast.ac.uk

So you want to be a

Graphic Designer ?

Deadlines, late nights working at your Mac;

art

directing;

commissioning;

client meetings, and the undiminishing excitement you get when you see the work that YOU designed on a billboard, in a bookshop or online. No two days will be the same: design a logo in the morning then make the finishing touches to a magazine in the afternoon‌ an FdA in Graphic Communication will prepare you for all this. Taught by practicing professional designers, we will give you a good grounding in idea development, layout skills, typography and work with you to develop professional level skills to put all this into practice and prepare you for work. We offer loads of tutor time, small groups and great facilities. www.pinterest.com/artsussexcoast/fdagraphic-communication/ http://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/fdagraphicshastings/ This course is run in partnership with The University of Brighton.

Foundation Degree Illustration

For more information contact the Subject Leader

Joanna Kerr:

jkerr@sussexcoast.ac.uk

Illustrators

are

interested in telling stories or conveying

Course blog :

messages and the opportunities open to

www.fdaIllustration.blogspot.co.uk

them have changed so much in recent

www.pinterest.com/artsussexcoast/fda-illustration/

years. This course aims to put you in

This course is run in partnership with

the driving seat so that you have an

The University of Brighton.

understanding of the industry as well as the opportunity to develop the skills, approach and understanding to make your own personal visual language.

Students benefit from being part of a vibrant illustration community in Hastings with opportunities to take part in events such as HiFest and work experience both locally and nationally. Another strength of the course is the range of processes that are available including printmaking, animation, 3D, photography and digital technology. If you study illustration here you will also benefit from dedicated space,

small

groups,

well

equipped

technical workshops and tutors who are successful practising illustrators.

Higher National Diploma Photography

For more information contact the Subject Leader

Lucinda Wells:

lwells@sussexcoast.ac.uk

This

Photography

course is a vibrant, energetic, dynamic

and network during regular related events

meeting

academic

held in Hastings including the annual

staff where dialogue, sharing, curious

PhotoHastings, six weeks of photography

minds and practical exploration are

exhibitions taking place all over Hastings

encouraged. It has a strong emphasis

and St Leonards. Our programme is

on creativity combined with professional

taught over two years, three days per

practice. Students have the opportunity to

week and the qualification provides a

study specific disciplines, including both

thorough grounding in key concepts and

wet and digital processes, video and skills

practical skills allowing a route into work

that support the opportunities to work as

or on to further study.

a commercial photographer. There are

www.hndphotographysussexcoast.wordpress.com

considerable opportunities to test skills

www.pinterest.com/artsussexcoast/hnd-photography/

of

students

and

BA Hons Art & Design Top-Up with specialism

For more information contact the Subject Leader

Andrew Robey:

arobey@sussexcoast.ac.uk

This one-year

top-up

degree is primarily aimed at successful HND/Foundation

Degree

graduates

seeking to extend their studies at degree level. Five pathways are available: Fine Art, Visual Communication Design, Craft, Fashion and Photography. Strong tutorial support is underwritten by an expansive visiting lecturer programme and workshop provision. A studio working culture seeks to extend the depth of critical and creative understanding

through

a

programme

of study that integrates research skills, artistic and design endeavor in a dynamic, interdisciplinary learning environment.

Curriculum Study Units : Studio Practice, Historical and Critical Studies, Professional Practice, Reflective Practice. View our bespoke website to look at most recent graduates work during their time on the course : http://thesee.co.uk

Sussex Coast College Hastings Station Approach, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 1BA